Shaun Pollock

Pollockc. 2005
Personal information
Full name	Shaun Maclean Pollock
Born	(1973-07-16)16 July 1973 (age 52) Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Nickname	Polly
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right armfast-medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Andrew Pollock (grandfather) Peter Pollock (father) Graeme Pollock (uncle)
International information
National side	South Africa (1995–2008)
Test debut (cap 261)	16 November 1995 v England
Last Test	10 January 2008 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 39)	9 January 1996 v England
Last ODI	3 February 2008 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.	7
T20I debut (cap 10)	21 October 2005 v New Zealand
Last T20I	18 January 2008 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	7
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992/93–2003/04	KwaZulu-Natal
1996–2002	Warwickshire
2004/05	Dolphins
2008	Mumbai Indians
2008	Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 108 303 186 435 Runs scored 3,781 3,519 7,021 5,494 Batting average 32.31 26.45 33.11 26.66 100s/50s 2/16 1/14 6/35 3/24 Top score 111 130 150* 134* Balls bowled 24,353 15,712 39,067 21,588 Wickets 421 393 667 573 Bowling average 23.11 24.50 23.25 22.93 5 wickets in innings 16 5 22 7 10 wickets in match 1 0 2 0 Best bowling 7/87 6/35 7/33 6/21 Catches/stumpings 72/– 108/– 132/– 153/–
Medal record Representing South Africa Men'sCricket Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur List-A cricket
Source:CricketArchive,20 September 2016

Shaun Maclean PollockOIS (born 16 July 1973) is a South African cricket commentator and formercricketer, who was captain in all formats of the game. A bowling all-rounder, Pollock along withAllan Donald formed a bowling partnership for many years. From 2000 to 2003 he was the captain of theSouth African cricket team, and also played for Africa XI, World XI,Dolphins andWarwickshire. He was chosen as theWisden Cricketer of the Year in 2003. Pollock was a member of the South Africa team that won the1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the first ICC trophy the country has won.

On 11 January 2008 he announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket after his 303rdOne Day International on 3 February.^[1] Pollock now works as a commentator onSuperSport's coverage of South African cricket.

In November 2021, he was inducted to theICC Cricket Hall of Fame.^[2]

He is joint 10th in the all-time best ever bowler ratings in the ICC Ratings,^[3] and has taken over 400 wickets and at the time of his retirement was one of only six players to have scored 3000 runs and taken 300 wickets in Test matches.

In June 2007 he represented an Africa XI in anODI game against an Asia XI inBangalore. Playing as a specialist batsman, Pollock scored 130 from number 7 in the batting order, the highest ever score by an ODI batsman in that position.^[4] The record would however not last long,MS Dhoni bettered it later in the series. In 2007, he received the SA Player's Player award and the SA ODI Player of the Year Award.^[5][6]

He was the leading wicket taker for South Africa in Tests untilDale Steyn overtook him on 26 December 2018. He took over 400 test wickets and scored over 3,700 test runs in his 108 Test matches.^[7][8]

Shaun Pollock was a bowling all-rounder. AfterHansie Cronje was banned from cricket for life, Pollock took over the captaincy in April 2000. He was eventually removed from the captaincy after South Africa's performance in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.^[9]

Although no longer captain, he retained his place in the team. After a disappointing Test series tour of Australia in 2005/2006, he faced criticism for losing his wicket taking ability. He has the lowest (best) economy rate of any bowler to have taken 300 ODI wickets,^[10] and he is also the first South African and only the tenth player to take 400 Test wickets. In September 2007 he was dropped from the South African test side for the first time in his career.^[7] Pollock was later readded to the test series against theWest Indies, whereupon he announced his retirement, effective on 3 February 2008. He stated that "I realise I have been blessed by God and feel I have nurtured my talents to the best of my abilities."^[1] After South Africa sealed a series victory against the West Indies, Graeme Smith paid tribute to Pollock, stating "It's very important that people celebrate what he's given to South African cricket and what he's achieved as an individual."^[11]

Pollock took four wickets in four balls on his first appearance for Warwickshire – in a limited-overs (B&H Cup) game v Leicestershire at Birmingham in 1996.

In Summer 2008 Pollock represented Mumbai Indians in theIndian Premier League, and Durham Dynamos in the 2008 Twenty20 Cup in England. He played for Durham County Cricket Club in the North East of England and along with fellow South African Albie Morkel was used mainly in the Twenty20 Cup competition.

Of the 18 players who have bowled at least 2,000 balls for South Africa in ODIs, Pollock's economy rate of 3.65 runs per over was the second best behind that ofFanie de Villiers.^[12]

• Shaun Pollock has the record for the most Test centuries while batting at number 9 or below (2).^[13]
• He also holds the record for playing the most ODI innings before scoring a century (189).^[14]
• Shaun Pollock also holds the record for becoming the first test captain to be stranded or to be remained unbeaten on 99 in a test innings.^[15][16]
• He too holds the record for taking the most ODI wickets when playing at home soil (193).^[17]
• Shaun Pollock holds the record for bowling most Maiden overs in ODI history (313).

Pollock comes from a family of mainly Scottish ancestry. His paternal grandfather,Andrew Pollock, who played for Orange Free State, was born in Edinburgh.^[18] He attended Northwood School in Durban,KwaZulu-Natal. He is married with two daughters. His wife was a finalist in the Miss South Africa pageant in the early '90s and worked for a South African telecom company.^[19] He is ateetotaler and a devout Christian.^[20][21] Pollock is a graduate of theUniversity of Natal with a bachelor's degree incommerce.

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