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Personal Information

Full Name Shaun Maclean Pollock
Born July 16, 1973 Port Elizabeth, Cape Province
Age 51 Years, 5 Months, 10 Days
National Side South Africa
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Right-arm fast medium
Sport Cricket

Ranking

Test ODI T20
Batting - - -
Bowling - - -

Man of the Match

Test ODI T20 World Cup CL
10 22 1 0

Career Information

Teams Played South Africa, Africa XI, ICC World XI, Dolphins, Durham, KwaZulu-Natal B, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa A, Warwickshire, Young South Africa, Mumbai Indians, Sachins Blasters
Career Span

Shaun Maclean Pollock Profile

Shaun Maclean Pollock Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

M I N/O R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s AVG S/R CT ST Ducks R/O
Test
108 156 39 3781 111 v SL 2 16 412 35 32.31 52.52 72 0
ODI
303 205 72 3519 130 v ASI 1 14 248 58 26.45 86.69 108 0
World Cup
31 20 4 279 52 v ZIM 0 1 13 4 17.43 75.60 12 0
T20I
12 9 2 86 36* v WI 0 0 4 4 12.28 122.85 2 0
IPL
13 8 0 147 33 v DC 0 0 12 8 18.37 132.43 2 0

Bowling Performance

I O M R W Best 3s 5s AVG E/R S/R Mtc
Test
202 4058.5 1222 9733 421 7/87 v AUS 28 16 23.11 2.39 57.84
ODI
297 2618.4 313 9631 393 6/35 v WI 31 5 24.50 3.67 39.97
World Cup
31 269 37 970 31 5/36 v AUS 0 1 31.29 3.60 52.06
T20I
11 40.3 1 309 15 3/28 v NZ 2 0 20.60 7.62 16.20
IPL
13 46 1 301 11 3/12 v KKR 1 0 27.36 6.54 25.09

Shaun Maclean Pollock Profile

What happens when one has the bloodline of legendary cricketers like Peter and Graeme Pollock? Nothing less than an international cricket sensation is born. Shaun Pollock, son of great Peter Pollock and nephew of Graeme Pollock was one of the greatest disciplined bowlers in the history of the game. Naive and young, Shaun made his debut in 1995 and soon rose to the standards of international cricket.

Starting off as a first-change bowler, Shaun soon graduated to take the new ball, and paired up with quickie Allan Donald; their twin pace attack soon became the backbone for South Africa's success in the latter half of 1990's. Considered as one of the straightest bowlers, who would bowl from close to the stumps, Shaun Pollock had the rare ability to swing the ball both ways, which deceived even the best of the best batsmen. Known for his accuracy and ability to constantly bowl in the corridor of uncertainty, Shaun will be remembered for his seven-wicket haul in the scorching heat of Adelaide in 1998, on a perfect batting pitch.

While his focus was always on the off stump, a surprise sprung from nowhere, as Shaun was made the captain of the side, after Hansie Cronje was shown the exit door from the game forever. Irrespective of the undercurrents of demoralisation and lost valour within the team, Shaun rose to the occasion and brought the team close to its lost international standards. Known for not being muck with the bat, Polly as he was fondly known, always contributed lower down the order and played some match winning innings.

However, he soon faced flak from all facets of the game and mounting criticisms towards his game, forced Shaun to announce his retirement on his home ground – Durban, in early 2008. Though Shaun's withdrawal from the game came as a shock to many of his fans, his smile and exuberance will remain captured in the hearts of every cricket fanatic.

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