Jacques Kallis
97South Africa · AR · 1996 to 2014 · on scorecards: JH Kallis
BATTING
- Matches
- 328
- Innings
- 314
- Runs
- 11579
- Average
- 44.36
- Strike rate
- 72.89
- High score
- 139
- 100s / 50s
- 17 / 86
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 273
- Average
- 31.79
- Economy
- 4.84
- Strike rate
- 39.3
- Best figures
- 5/30
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 131 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 17
CAREER IN BRIEF
Jacques Kallis played 328 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2014. The first came against England at Newlands, with a score of 38, and the last against Sri Lanka at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in 2014.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 7,859 runs at 47.1 in 218 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 139 from 142 balls against West Indies at Wanderers Stadium in 2004, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 5 for 30 against West Indies at Bangabandhu National Stadium in 1998.
In all: 17 hundreds, 86 fifties, 2 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 46.6 across 142 ODIs; away it was 40.8 across 107 ODIs. The most runs came against West Indies: 1,666 runs at 50.5 in 40 ODIs. Kingsmead was the most frequent ground, with 24 ODIs and 773 runs at 42.9. Jacques Kallis captained South Africa in 13 ODIs, winning 6 and losing 6. The scorecards record 32 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 210 of the ODIs Jacques Kallis played and lost 103.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 328 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 142 | West Indies | Wanderers Stadium | 2004 | Won |
| 128* | 109 | Netherlands | Warner Park | 2007 | Won |
| 125* | 147 | Zimbabwe | St Lawrence Ground | 2003 | Won |
| 121* | 133 | West Indies | St George's Park | 2008 | Won |
| 119* | 160 | India | Kingsmead | 2006 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/30 | 7.3 | West Indies | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 5/41 | 8.4 | Pakistan | Newlands | 2002 | Won |
| 4/22 | 6.2 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2001 | Won |
| 4/33 | 8.5 | Bangladesh | Senwes Park | 2002 | Won |
| 3/3 | 4.1 | India | Kingsmead | 2006 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 50 | 1,660 | 34.58 | 1/13 | 34 | 47.97 |
| New Zealand | 45 | 1,449 | 40.25 | 3/9 | 37 | 29.62 |
| Pakistan | 42 | 1,273 | 42.43 | 1/11 | 42 | 29.64 |
| West Indies | 40 | 1,666 | 50.48 | 4/12 | 42 | 23.02 |
| England | 38 | 1,054 | 31.94 | 1/8 | 25 | 33.44 |
| India | 37 | 1,535 | 61.40 | 2/11 | 31 | 36.23 |
| Sri Lanka | 36 | 1,434 | 46.26 | 3/10 | 31 | 29.74 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 574 | 57.40 | 1/5 | 13 | 27.00 |
| Kenya | 8 | 360 | 90.00 | 0/4 | 5 | 34.00 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 287 | 57.40 | 0/2 | 5 | 22.00 |
| Ireland | 3 | 131 | 65.50 | 0/1 | 3 | 20.33 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 147 | 147.00 | 1/0 | 2 | 33.50 |
| Asia XI | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 14.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 142 | 5,178 | 46.65 | 6/40 | 116 | 32.61 |
| Away | 107 | 3,712 | 40.79 | 7/29 | 79 | 34.90 |
| Neutral | 79 | 2,689 | 45.58 | 4/17 | 78 | 27.44 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77 | 2,550 | 40.48 | 5/16 | 56 | 30.46 |
| 2000s | 218 | 7,859 | 47.06 | 11/58 | 192 | 32.58 |
| 2010s | 33 | 1,170 | 37.74 | 1/12 | 25 | 28.72 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead | 24 | 773 | 42.94 | 2/5 | 20 | 25.90 |
| SuperSport Park | 21 | 781 | 48.81 | 0/6 | 15 | 36.07 |
| Newlands | 21 | 662 | 38.94 | 1/5 | 21 | 27.57 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 19 | 638 | 39.88 | 1/4 | 13 | 40.69 |
| St George's Park | 18 | 670 | 47.86 | 1/5 | 14 | 39.43 |
| Buffalo Park | 13 | 409 | 34.08 | 0/3 | 8 | 49.13 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1996 at Newlands
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2014 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 16 October 1975
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 15,885
- Ducks
- 17
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 64.7
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 74.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 120.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 55.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 78.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 6,409 balls faced in that period.
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