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Shaun Maclean Pollock was born on July 16, 1973 at Port Elizabeth in Cape Province.
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| Batting Style |
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Right-arm fast medium |
| Bowling Style |
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Right-hand bat |
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| Career Statistics |
Tests |
ODIs |
| Matches |
100 |
259 |
| Wickets |
391 |
348 |
| Bowling average |
23.25 |
24.29 |
| 5 wickets in innings |
16 |
4 |
| 10 wickets in innings |
1 |
N/A |
| Best bowling |
7 for 87 |
6 for 35 |
| Runs scored |
3406 |
2805 |
| Batting average |
31.24 |
25.04 |
| 100s |
2 |
0 |
| 50s |
14 |
11 |
| Top score |
111 |
75 |
| Catches |
- |
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| Stumping |
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| Test Debut |
| Shaun Pollock made his test debut in Nov. 16-20, 1995 against England at Centurion. |
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| ODI Debut |
| Shaun Pollock made his ODI debut against England at Cape Town on Jan. 9, 1996. |
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Achievements and World Records
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2003. |
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Shaun Pollock recently received the SA Player's Player award and the SA ODI Player of the Year Award. |
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He is currently tenth on the all time Test Wicket takers list and has taken well over 300 ODI wickets. |
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Shaun Pollock was named 12th in the all time best ever bowler ratings in the LG ICC Ratings. |
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Shaun Pollock became only the fifth player in Test cricket to capture 300 wickets & 3000 runs. |
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| Present life |
| Shaun Pollock is one of the key players in the South African team, and undoubtedly one of the top all-rounders in cricket today. |
