CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Jacques Kallis
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
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519Internationals
25,534Career runs
62Centuries
577Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 166
- Innings
- 280
- Runs
- 13,289
- Average
- 55.37
- Strike rate
- 45.97
- Highest score
- 224
- Not outs
- 40
- 100s
- 45
- 50s
- 58
- Ducks
- 16
- 4s
- 1,488
- 6s
- 97
- Balls faced
- 28,903
Bowling
- Matches
- 166
- Innings
- 272
- Balls
- 20,232
- Maidens
- 848
- Runs conceded
- 9,535
- Wickets
- 292
- Average
- 32.65
- Economy
- 2.82
- Strike rate
- 69.28
- Best innings
- 6/54
- Best match
- 9/92
- 4 wickets
- 7
- 5 wickets
- 5
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 166
- Innings
- 315
- Catches
- 200
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 200
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 200
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.634
- Best innings
- 4 (4ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 328
- Innings
- 314
- Runs
- 11,579
- Average
- 44.36
- Strike rate
- 72.89
- Highest score
- 139
- Not outs
- 53
- 100s
- 17
- 50s
- 86
- Ducks
- 17
- 4s
- 911
- 6s
- 137
- Balls faced
- 15,885
Bowling
- Matches
- 328
- Innings
- 283
- Balls
- 10,750
- Maidens
- 79
- Runs conceded
- 8,680
- Wickets
- 273
- Average
- 31.79
- Economy
- 4.84
- Strike rate
- 39.37
- Best innings
- 5/30
- Best match
- 5/30
- 4 wickets
- 2
- 5 wickets
- 2
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 328
- Innings
- 324
- Catches
- 131
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 131
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 131
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.404
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 25
- Innings
- 23
- Runs
- 666
- Average
- 35.05
- Strike rate
- 119.35
- Highest score
- 73
- Not outs
- 4
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 5
- Ducks
- 0
- 4s
- 56
- 6s
- 20
- Balls faced
- 558
Bowling
- Matches
- 25
- Innings
- 19
- Balls
- 276
- Maidens
- 1
- Runs conceded
- 333
- Wickets
- 12
- Average
- 27.75
- Economy
- 7.23
- Strike rate
- 23.00
- Best innings
- 4/15
- Best match
- 4/15
- 4 wickets
- 1
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 25
- Innings
- 25
- Catches
- 7
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 7
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 7
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.280
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
507 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-12 | Sri Lanka v South Africa | ODI | South Africa won by 82 runs |
| 2014-07-09 | Sri Lanka v South Africa | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 87 runs |
| 2014-07-06 | Sri Lanka v South Africa | ODI | South Africa won by 75 runs |
| 2013-12-26 | South Africa v India | Test | South Africa won by 10 wickets |
| 2013-12-18 | South Africa v India | Test | Match drawn |
| 2013-12-08 | South Africa v India | ODI | South Africa won by 134 runs |
| 2013-12-05 | South Africa v India | ODI | South Africa won by 141 runs |
| 2013-11-27 | South Africa v Pakistan | ODI | Pakistan won by 1 runs |
| 2013-11-24 | South Africa v Pakistan | ODI | Pakistan won by 23 runs |
| 2013-10-23 | Pakistan v South Africa | Test | South Africa won by an innings and 92 runs |
| 2013-10-14 | Pakistan v South Africa | Test | Pakistan won by 7 wickets |
| 2013-02-14 | South Africa v Pakistan | Test | South Africa won by 4 wickets |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 19 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | 12 | 309 | 115 | 25.75 | 47.03 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 657 | 12 | 10 | 34.90 | 2.63 | 79.50 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 | 944 | 224 | 67.42 | 55.79 | 4 | 1 | 121 | 7 | 1,692 | 13 | 11 | 28.27 | 2.54 | 66.72 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 | 359 | 161 | 51.28 | 53.82 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 667 | 7 | 1 | 232.00 | 3.80 | 366.00 |
| 2010 | 11 | 19 | 1,198 | 201 | 79.86 | 54.01 | 6 | 2 | 107 | 17 | 2,218 | 19 | 12 | 47.83 | 2.88 | 99.58 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11 | 532 | 120 | 48.36 | 50.18 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 1,060 | 10 | 7 | 41.71 | 2.83 | 88.28 |
| 2008 | 15 | 23 | 665 | 132 | 31.66 | 45.89 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 4 | 1,449 | 26 | 29 | 28.37 | 2.86 | 59.41 |
| 2007 | 9 | 17 | 1,210 | 186 | 86.42 | 52.17 | 5 | 6 | 135 | 7 | 2,319 | 18 | 20 | 25.75 | 2.92 | 52.80 |
| 2006 | 8 | 15 | 620 | 114 | 44.28 | 42.96 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 1,443 | 13 | 15 | 32.73 | 3.16 | 62.06 |
| 2005 | 10 | 16 | 928 | 149 | 71.38 | 47.20 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 11 | 1,966 | 18 | 19 | 39.42 | 3.11 | 76.00 |
| 2004 | 11 | 21 | 1,288 | 162 | 80.50 | 50.70 | 5 | 7 | 148 | 12 | 2,540 | 13 | 12 | 48.41 | 2.90 | 100.00 |
| 2003 | 8 | 14 | 698 | 177 | 49.85 | 47.77 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 4 | 1,461 | 16 | 19 | 38.42 | 3.07 | 75.00 |
| 2002 | 9 | 14 | 706 | 139 | 64.18 | 49.09 | 2 | 5 | 91 | 2 | 1,438 | 16 | 31 | 26.90 | 3.67 | 43.87 |
| 2001 | 13 | 23 | 1,120 | 189 | 70.00 | 40.34 | 2 | 7 | 118 | 12 | 2,776 | 23 | 35 | 26.65 | 2.58 | 61.88 |
| 2000 | 11 | 18 | 780 | 160 | 48.75 | 40.47 | 2 | 3 | 94 | 7 | 1,927 | 19 | 17 | 33.82 | 2.53 | 80.05 |
| 1999 | 10 | 15 | 830 | 148 | 69.16 | 35.65 | 3 | 5 | 77 | 5 | 2,328 | 14 | 22 | 25.77 | 2.69 | 57.40 |
| 1998 | 15 | 26 | 785 | 132 | 34.13 | 39.76 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 1,974 | 24 | 24 | 31.83 | 2.23 | 85.29 |
| 1997 | 5 | 8 | 226 | 101 | 28.25 | 30.91 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 731 | 8 | 7 | 25.00 | 2.26 | 66.28 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 10.76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.50 | N/A |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 19 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1.66 | 26.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 50 | 19.00 | 69.09 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 110 | 3 | 3 | 40.66 | 6.42 | 38.00 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 126 | 72 | 31.50 | 82.35 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 153 | 2 | 3 | 25.66 | 5.92 | 26.00 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | 368 | 76 | 40.88 | 77.63 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 474 | 8 | 6 | 33.00 | 4.71 | 42.00 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | 593 | 104 | 59.30 | 89.30 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 7 | 664 | 11 | 11 | 27.45 | 4.87 | 33.81 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | 538 | 81 | 44.83 | 81.76 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 4 | 658 | 10 | 4 | 71.75 | 5.03 | 85.50 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | 394 | 121 | 43.77 | 78.17 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 504 | 9 | 6 | 27.66 | 5.35 | 31.00 |
| 2007 | 25 | 23 | 859 | 91 | 50.52 | 73.48 | 0 | 7 | 68 | 9 | 1,169 | 23 | 19 | 33.00 | 5.26 | 37.63 |
| 2006 | 14 | 13 | 373 | 119 | 31.08 | 69.07 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 540 | 12 | 17 | 23.58 | 4.82 | 29.35 |
| 2005 | 20 | 19 | 658 | 91 | 41.12 | 66.86 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 3 | 984 | 15 | 8 | 49.00 | 5.27 | 55.75 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | 770 | 139 | 59.23 | 78.09 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 15 | 986 | 16 | 11 | 39.63 | 5.45 | 43.63 |
| 2003 | 15 | 13 | 594 | 125 | 59.40 | 74.81 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 6 | 794 | 15 | 14 | 41.00 | 5.21 | 47.14 |
| 2002 | 32 | 31 | 1,144 | 104 | 44.00 | 74.09 | 1 | 9 | 92 | 15 | 1,544 | 31 | 42 | 27.92 | 4.78 | 35.04 |
| 2001 | 17 | 16 | 794 | 107 | 56.71 | 73.86 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 12 | 1,075 | 17 | 18 | 32.00 | 4.48 | 42.77 |
| 2000 | 39 | 38 | 1,300 | 98 | 44.82 | 66.59 | 0 | 11 | 103 | 18 | 1,952 | 37 | 46 | 29.47 | 4.77 | 37.02 |
| 1999 | 24 | 23 | 861 | 100 | 39.13 | 67.16 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 8 | 1,282 | 23 | 27 | 26.59 | 4.24 | 37.59 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | 812 | 113 | 45.11 | 74.08 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 1,096 | 17 | 19 | 24.47 | 5.07 | 28.94 |
| 1997 | 15 | 15 | 519 | 82 | 39.92 | 67.40 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 770 | 11 | 4 | 74.25 | 5.12 | 87.00 |
| 1996 | 12 | 12 | 258 | 67 | 28.66 | 59.72 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 432 | 5 | 4 | 26.25 | 4.37 | 36.00 |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 6 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 7 | 154 | 61 | 38.50 | 117.55 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 131 | 7 | 7 | 14.85 | 6.93 | 12.85 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 224 | 73 | 37.33 | 116.66 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 192 | 5 | 2 | 54.50 | 6.41 | 51.00 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | 201 | 64 | 40.20 | 119.64 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 168 | 5 | 3 | 33.00 | 8.25 | 24.00 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 115.38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 17.00 | N/A |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 111.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Durban
- First century in this archive · 101 runs
Test v Australia · Melbourne
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
ODI v West Indies · Dhaka
- Best recorded bowling · 6/54
Test v England · Headingley, Leeds
- Highest recorded innings · 224 runs
Test v Sri Lanka · Newlands
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v Sri Lanka · Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa
Records against the opposition
Selected studies with at least ten batting or bowling innings. Each page includes sample sizes, yearly trends and the scorecards behind the figures.
TestAgainst England31 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Australia28 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst West Indies24 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Pakistan19 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Australia47 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst New Zealand45 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Pakistan42 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst West Indies40 matches with recorded figures