New Zealand / Players
Full name Victor Pollard
Born September 7, 1945, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Current age 64 years 79 days
Major teams New Zealand, Canterbury, Central Districts
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 32 | 59 | 7 | 1266 | 116 | 24.34 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 0 | |||
| ODIs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 55 | 33.50 | 145 | 46.20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 130 | 207 | 33 | 5314 | 146 | 30.54 | 6 | 30 | 81 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 55 | 33.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 32 | 49 | 4421 | 1853 | 40 | 3/3 | 5/57 | 46.32 | 2.51 | 110.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 130 | 20155 | 6931 | 224 | 7/65 | 30.94 | 2.06 | 89.9 | 6 | 1 | |||
| List A | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | India v New Zealand at Chennai, Feb 27-Mar 2, 1965 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v New Zealand at Leeds, Jul 5-10, 1973 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v New Zealand at Swansea, Jul 18, 1973 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Australia at Dunedin, Mar 30, 1974 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1964/65 - 1974/75 |
| List A span | 1973 - 1973/74 |
Wisden Overview
Lancashire born, the short, dark, stocky was a determined batsman who, if the situation demanded, could attack with enthusiasm. That, allied to his useful offspin - he took 40 Test wickets - and electric fielding, usually in the covers, made him a great asset. Pollard was a Baptist lay preacher who was fiercely opposed to playing cricket on Sundays, but was a determined competitor on any other day. In his 32 Tests for New Zealand, he was an important member of a side fighting to establish itself as a force in the game. In his debut series, in England in 1965, he headed the batting averages with 56.20. In his last series, back in England in 1973, he averaged 100.66, scoring 116 at Trent Bridge, when New Zealand were set 479 to win and made a brave 440, and 105 not out at Lord's. He retired at the end of the tour. Martin Williamson
- The last-mile blues (Mar 11, 2008)
- Birth of the one-day final (Sep 7, 2003)
- Vic Pollard takes on new vice-captain's role (Feb 19, 2003)
- Vic Pollard back in the middle - but for politics not sport (Jul 22, 2002)
Mar 16, 2004
Vic Pollard
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Jun 11, 1973
Vic Pollard hooks Tony Greig to the boundary,
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1973
Vic Pollard
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