CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Shaun Pollock
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
SP
423Internationals
7,386Career runs
3Centuries
829Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 108
- Innings
- 156
- Runs
- 3,781
- Average
- 32.31
- Strike rate
- 52.52
- Highest score
- 111
- Not outs
- 39
- 100s
- 2
- 50s
- 16
- Ducks
- 9
- 4s
- 412
- 6s
- 35
- Balls faced
- 7,198
Bowling
- Matches
- 108
- Innings
- 202
- Balls
- 24,353
- Maidens
- 1,222
- Runs conceded
- 9,733
- Wickets
- 421
- Average
- 23.11
- Economy
- 2.39
- Strike rate
- 57.84
- Best innings
- 7/87
- Best match
- 10/147
- 4 wickets
- 23
- 5 wickets
- 16
- 10 wickets
- 1
Fielding
- Matches
- 108
- Innings
- 205
- Catches
- 72
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 72
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 72
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.351
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 303
- Innings
- 205
- Runs
- 3,519
- Average
- 26.45
- Strike rate
- 86.69
- Highest score
- 130
- Not outs
- 72
- 100s
- 1
- 50s
- 14
- Ducks
- 20
- 4s
- 248
- 6s
- 58
- Balls faced
- 4,059
Bowling
- Matches
- 303
- Innings
- 297
- Balls
- 15,712
- Maidens
- 313
- Runs conceded
- 9,631
- Wickets
- 393
- Average
- 24.50
- Economy
- 3.67
- Strike rate
- 39.97
- Best innings
- 6/35
- Best match
- 6/35
- 4 wickets
- 12
- 5 wickets
- 5
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 303
- Innings
- 300
- Catches
- 108
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 108
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 108
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.360
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 12
- Innings
- 9
- Runs
- 86
- Average
- 12.28
- Strike rate
- 122.85
- Highest score
- 36*
- Not outs
- 2
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 3
- 4s
- 4
- 6s
- 4
- Balls faced
- 70
Bowling
- Matches
- 12
- Innings
- 11
- Balls
- 243
- Maidens
- 1
- Runs conceded
- 309
- Wickets
- 15
- Average
- 20.60
- Economy
- 7.62
- Strike rate
- 16.20
- Best innings
- 3/28
- Best match
- 3/28
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 12
- Innings
- 12
- Catches
- 2
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 2
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 2
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.166
- Best innings
- 1 (1ct 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
413 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-03 | South Africa v West Indies | ODI | South Africa won by 8 wickets |
| 2008-02-01 | South Africa v West Indies | ODI | South Africa won by 5 wickets |
| 2008-01-27 | South Africa v West Indies | ODI | South Africa won by 7 wickets |
| 2008-01-25 | South Africa v West Indies | ODI | South Africa won by 86 runs |
| 2008-01-20 | South Africa v West Indies | ODI | South Africa won by 6 wickets |
| 2008-01-18 | South Africa v West Indies | T20I | South Africa won by 4 wickets |
| 2008-01-10 | South Africa v West Indies | Test | South Africa won by an innings and 100 runs |
| 2007-12-16 | South Africa v West Indies | T20I | West Indies won by 5 wickets |
| 2007-12-02 | South Africa v New Zealand | ODI | South Africa won by 5 wickets |
| 2007-11-30 | South Africa v New Zealand | ODI | New Zealand won by 7 wickets |
| 2007-11-25 | South Africa v New Zealand | ODI | South Africa won by 2 wickets |
| 2007-11-23 | South Africa v New Zealand | T20I | South Africa won by 3 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 · 14 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17.00 | 3.03 | 33.60 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 | 147 | 39 | 36.75 | 56.97 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 258 | 6 | 13 | 22.00 | 2.57 | 51.30 |
| 2006 | 8 | 16 | 391 | 63 | 35.54 | 75.33 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 519 | 16 | 19 | 40.10 | 2.89 | 83.15 |
| 2005 | 7 | 9 | 134 | 67 | 22.33 | 60.08 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 223 | 13 | 23 | 30.43 | 2.50 | 72.78 |
| 2004 | 11 | 16 | 251 | 44 | 17.92 | 40.68 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 617 | 21 | 43 | 29.65 | 2.71 | 65.58 |
| 2003 | 11 | 15 | 452 | 66 | 50.22 | 61.58 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 734 | 22 | 45 | 20.97 | 2.22 | 56.57 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 | 231 | 99 | 77.00 | 62.09 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 372 | 10 | 15 | 26.20 | 2.37 | 66.20 |
| 2001 | 13 | 18 | 573 | 111 | 52.09 | 52.18 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 7 | 1,098 | 26 | 55 | 21.38 | 2.25 | 56.83 |
| 2000 | 11 | 15 | 198 | 33 | 13.20 | 34.19 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 579 | 19 | 42 | 19.50 | 2.12 | 54.97 |
| 1999 | 10 | 12 | 289 | 69 | 36.12 | 48.48 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 596 | 19 | 48 | 16.66 | 2.01 | 49.60 |
| 1998 | 14 | 22 | 593 | 92 | 29.65 | 53.32 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 1,112 | 25 | 69 | 20.44 | 2.35 | 52.05 |
| 1997 | 8 | 14 | 364 | 82 | 36.40 | 48.40 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 752 | 13 | 23 | 28.82 | 2.69 | 64.26 |
| 1996 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 14.50 | 34.11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 4 | 12 | 8.41 | 2.02 | 24.91 |
| 1995 | 4 | 5 | 129 | 36 | 32.25 | 50.98 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 253 | 6 | 9 | 35.44 | 2.65 | 80.00 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 13 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 43.00 | 95.55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 21.83 | 2.78 | 47.00 |
| 2007 | 24 | 18 | 318 | 90 | 26.50 | 83.46 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 381 | 24 | 21 | 37.23 | 3.49 | 64.00 |
| 2006 | 21 | 17 | 379 | 69 | 29.15 | 98.95 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 383 | 21 | 32 | 17.34 | 2.98 | 34.87 |
| 2005 | 20 | 12 | 183 | 37 | 22.87 | 86.72 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 211 | 20 | 21 | 32.52 | 4.01 | 48.57 |
| 2004 | 18 | 13 | 278 | 54 | 39.71 | 86.60 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 321 | 18 | 18 | 32.44 | 3.79 | 51.33 |
| 2003 | 21 | 13 | 138 | 38 | 17.25 | 89.61 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 154 | 21 | 24 | 27.83 | 3.63 | 46.00 |
| 2002 | 37 | 27 | 362 | 69 | 22.62 | 94.76 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 382 | 37 | 53 | 23.84 | 3.86 | 37.00 |
| 2001 | 18 | 9 | 91 | 26 | 30.33 | 75.83 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 120 | 18 | 21 | 25.09 | 3.25 | 46.23 |
| 2000 | 37 | 21 | 185 | 34 | 13.21 | 68.51 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 270 | 37 | 61 | 21.62 | 3.97 | 32.60 |
| 1999 | 23 | 17 | 248 | 52 | 15.50 | 68.31 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 363 | 23 | 34 | 19.70 | 3.51 | 33.64 |
| 1998 | 16 | 13 | 289 | 66 | 36.12 | 79.83 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 362 | 16 | 20 | 28.55 | 4.00 | 42.75 |
| 1997 | 23 | 18 | 438 | 75 | 36.50 | 90.12 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 486 | 23 | 35 | 23.97 | 3.97 | 36.17 |
| 1996 | 16 | 11 | 160 | 66 | 32.00 | 82.90 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 193 | 16 | 24 | 24.33 | 3.96 | 36.79 |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 4 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36 | N/A | 144.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 19.00 | 4.75 | 24.00 |
| 2007 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 6.00 | 104.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 18.46 | 8.13 | 13.61 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 24 | 13.00 | 130.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 34.00 | 8.50 | 24.00 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.33 | 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 · Centurion
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v England · Cape Town
- Best recorded bowling · 7/87
Test v Australia · Adelaide
- Highest recorded innings · 111 runs
Test v Sri Lanka · Centurion
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v West Indies · New Wanderers Stadium
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 England23 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst West Indies16 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Australia13 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Sri Lanka13 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Australia42 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst New Zealand40 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Pakistan36 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Sri Lanka35 matches with recorded figures