Full name Robert Graeme Pollock
Born February 27, 1944, Durban, Natal
Current age 65 years 254 days
Major teams South Africa, Eastern Province, Transvaal
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Relation Father - AM Pollock, Uncle - R Howden, Brother - PM Pollock, Cousin - RM Nicholson, Cousin - CR Nicholson, Son - AG Pollock, Son - GA Pollock, Nephew - SM Pollock
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 23 | 41 | 4 | 2256 | 274 | 60.97 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| First-class | 262 | 437 | 54 | 20940 | 274 | 54.67 | 64 | 99 | 248 | 0 | |
| List A | 118 | 112 | 19 | 4656 | 222* | 50.06 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 23 | 13 | 414 | 204 | 4 | 2/50 | 2/50 | 51.00 | 2.95 | 103.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 262 | 3743 | 2062 | 43 | 3/46 | 47.95 | 3.30 | 87.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 118 | 63 | 59 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.61 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Dec 6-11, 1963 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v Australia at Port Elizabeth, Mar 5-10, 1970 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1960/61 - 1986/87 |
| List A span | 1969/70 - 1986/87 |
Perhaps the finest left-hand batsman the game has ever produced - Donald Bradman certainly thought so, classing only Garry Sobers as his equal among those he saw play. Another deprived of greater exposure by South Africa's isolation, Pollock showed in his 23 Tests what an awesome talent he possessed; his highest score of 274 was for many years the South African Test record. Pollock was an extremely powerful batsman, although his timing was perhaps his most obvious natural asset, and could also bowl effective legspin at times. He scored his maiden first-class century when he was just 16 and then posted his first Test hundred at 19 in Australia. Part of the cricketing Pollock family, brother of Peter and uncle to Shaun, he now sits on the South African selection committee.
Neil Manthorp
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1966
- Different era, same brilliance ... Pt 2 (Sep 19, 2007)
- 'Lara the greatest among his peers' (Nov 18, 2006)
- Gloriously walking into the sunset (Sep 12, 2006)
- All the time in the world (Mar 6, 2006)
- All the time in the world (Mar 2, 2006)
Feb 26, 2009
Graeme Pollock waves his ICC Hall of Fame cap
© Getty Images
Nov 27, 1997
Graeme and Shaun Pollock
© Action Photographics
Feb 1972
Graeme Pollock dropped by Ian Chappell off Ashley Mallett
© The Cricketer International
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