Dave Callaghan
77South Africa · BAT · 1992 to 2000 · on scorecards: DJ Callaghan
BATTING
- Matches
- 29
- Innings
- 25
- Runs
- 493
- Average
- 25.94
- Strike rate
- 67.9
- High score
- 169*
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 10
- Average
- 36.5
- Economy
- 4.93
- Strike rate
- 44.4
- Best figures
- 3/32
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 6 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 5
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dave Callaghan played 29 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 2000. The first came against India at Newlands, with a score of 17, and the last against Australia at Newlands in 2000.
The highest score in the archive is 169 not out from 143 balls against New Zealand at SuperSport Park in 1994, in a match South Africa won. In all: 1 hundred. At home the average was 36.0 across 17 ODIs; away it was 17.8 across 7 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against New Zealand: 219 runs at 73.0 in 4 ODIs. St George's Park was the most frequent ground, with 3 ODIs and 78 runs at 39.0. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 16 of the ODIs Dave Callaghan played and lost 12.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 29 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169* | 143 | New Zealand | SuperSport Park | 1994 | Won |
| 45* | 82 | India | St George's Park | 1992 | Won |
| 32* | 26 | India | SuperSport Park | 1992 | Lost |
| 30 | 47 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1994 | Lost |
| 26 | 43 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1994 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/32 | 6 | New Zealand | SuperSport Park | 1994 | Won |
| 2/15 | 5 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1994 | Won |
| 1/13 | 5 | India | St George's Park | 1992 | Won |
| 1/15 | 5 | New Zealand | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1994 | Won |
| 1/17 | 5 | India | Wanderers Stadium | 1992 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 136 | 27.20 | 0/0 | 2 | 70.50 |
| Australia | 8 | 76 | 15.20 | 0/0 | 2 | 29.50 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 219 | 73.00 | 1/0 | 4 | 18.25 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 20 | 6.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 35.00 |
| West Indies | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 17.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 360 | 36.00 | 1/0 | 7 | 34.57 |
| Away | 7 | 89 | 17.80 | 0/0 | 2 | 42.50 |
| Neutral | 5 | 44 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 38.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27 | 478 | 26.56 | 1/0 | 10 | 36.50 |
| 2000s | 2 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's Park | 3 | 78 | 39.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 16.33 |
| Newlands | 3 | 36 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kingsmead | 3 | 17 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| SuperSport Park | 2 | 201 | – | 1/0 | 3 | 15.00 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 10.00 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 2 | 19 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 17.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1992 at Newlands
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2000 at Newlands
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 February 1965
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 726
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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