Shaun Pollock
On scorecards: SM Pollock
In-game rating: 96/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Shaun Pollock played 108 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1995 to 2008. The first came against England at SuperSport Park, with 3 wickets, and the last against West Indies at Kingsmead in 2008.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,377 runs at 32.6 in 70 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 111 from 106 balls against Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park in 2001, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 7 for 87 against Australia at Adelaide Oval in 1998.
In all: 2 hundreds, 16 fifties, 16 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 29.1 across 59 Tests; away it was 36.5 across 49 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 718 runs at 27.6 in 23 Tests. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 13 Tests and 426 runs at 23.7. Shaun Pollock captained South Africa in 26 Tests, winning 14 and losing 5. The scorecards record 10 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 49 of the Tests Shaun Pollock played and lost 27, with 32 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 108 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 106 | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 2001 | Won |
| 106* | 195 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2001 | Drawn |
| 99* | 170 | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 2002 | Won |
| 92 | 138 | Sri Lanka | Newlands | 1998 | Won |
| 82 | 129 | Pakistan | Sheikhupura Stadium | 1997 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/87 | 41 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1998 | Drawn |
| 6/30 | 13.4 | Sri Lanka | Newlands | 2001 | Won |
| 6/39 | 17.4 | England | Trent Bridge | 2003 | Lost |
| 6/50 | 22.3 | Pakistan | Kingsmead | 1998 | Lost |
| 6/56 | 21.4 | India | Mangaung Oval | 2001 | Won |
Best in a match: 10/147 against India (2001).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 718 | 27.62 | 0/4 | 91 | 23.74 |
| West Indies | 16 | 551 | 36.73 | 1/0 | 70 | 22.96 |
| Australia | 13 | 517 | 28.72 | 0/2 | 40 | 36.85 |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | 553 | 32.53 | 1/3 | 48 | 22.33 |
| India | 12 | 464 | 29.00 | 0/3 | 52 | 19.63 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 550 | 42.31 | 0/2 | 45 | 21.36 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 277 | 34.63 | 0/1 | 43 | 21.93 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 110 | 36.67 | 0/1 | 23 | 15.48 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 15.44 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 59 | 1,922 | 29.12 | 1/7 | 235 | 21.09 |
| Away | 49 | 1,859 | 36.45 | 1/9 | 186 | 25.69 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38 | 1,404 | 31.91 | 0/8 | 161 | 20.46 |
| 2000s | 70 | 2,377 | 32.56 | 2/8 | 260 | 24.77 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 13 | 426 | 23.67 | 0/1 | 53 | 21.60 |
| Kingsmead | 12 | 491 | 40.92 | 0/3 | 44 | 21.80 |
| Newlands | 11 | 279 | 25.36 | 0/1 | 51 | 19.53 |
| SuperSport Park | 10 | 337 | 48.14 | 1/1 | 27 | 26.30 |
| St George's Park | 9 | 356 | 23.73 | 0/1 | 37 | 20.27 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 161 | 40.25 | 0/1 | 7 | 50.71 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1995 at SuperSport Park
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 2008 at Kingsmead
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