PLAYER CAREER

Vic Pollard

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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New Zealand1965–1974

Scorecard coverage and data completeness

Career snapshots and available scorecards have different scopes. These counts describe recorded batting or bowling innings, not every international appearance.

Player archive coverage
Format	Matches	Bat inns	Balls recorded	Boundaries recorded	First scorecard	Latest scorecard
Test	32	59	15	47	1965-02-27	1973-07-05
ODI	2	2	2	2	1973-07-18	1974-03-30

35Internationals

1,333Career runs

2Centuries

—Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 32
Innings: 59
Runs: 1,266
Average: 24.34
Strike rate: —
Highest score: 116
Not outs: 7
100s: 2
50s: 7
Ducks: 4
4s: —
6s: 4
Balls faced: —

Bowling

Matches: 32
Innings: 49
Balls: 4,421
Maidens: 207
Runs conceded: 1,853
Wickets: 40
Average: 46.32
Economy: 2.51
Strike rate: 110.52
Best innings: 3/3
Best match: 5/57
4 wickets: 0
5 wickets: 0
10 wickets: 0

Fielding

Matches: 32
Innings: 57
Catches: 19
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 19
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 19
Dismissals / inns: 0.333
Best innings: 3 (3ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches: 3
Innings: 2
Runs: 67
Average: 33.50
Strike rate: 46.20
Highest score: 55
Not outs: 0
100s: 0
50s: 1
Ducks: 0
4s: 9
6s: 1
Balls faced: 145

Bowling

Matches: 3
Innings: —
Balls: —
Maidens: —
Runs conceded: —
Wickets: —
Average: N/A
Economy: N/A
Strike rate: N/A
Best innings: -
Best match: -
4 wickets: —
5 wickets: —
10 wickets: —

Fielding

Matches: 3
Innings: 3
Catches: 1
Stumpings: 0
Dismissals: 1
Keeper catches: 0
Fielder catches: 1
Dismissals / inns: 0.333
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

35 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances


Date	Match	Format	Result
1974-03-30	Australia v New Zealand	ODI	Australia won by 7 wickets
1973-07-20	England v New Zealand	ODI	No result
1973-07-18	England v New Zealand	ODI	England won by 7 wickets
1973-07-05	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by inns & 1 runs
1973-06-21	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1973-06-07	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 38 runs
1973-02-07	New Zealand v Pakistan	Test	Pakistan won by inns & 166 runs
1971-02-25	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 8 wickets
1969-11-08	New Zealand v Pakistan	Test	Match drawn
1969-10-30	New Zealand v Pakistan	Test	New Zealand won by 5 wickets
1969-10-24	New Zealand v Pakistan	Test	Match drawn
1969-10-03	India v New Zealand	Test	New Zealand won by 167 runs

New Zealand

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Test · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

1965449 runs
196666 runs
196873 runs
1969260 runs
197152 runs
1973366 runs

Test · Wickets by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact wickets at right

196510 wickets
19664 wickets
19684 wickets
196918 wickets
19710 wickets
19734 wickets

Exact yearly figures · 6 seasons

Test archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1973	4	7	366	116	73.20	—	2	2	41	0	—	4	4	40.50	2.23	108.50
1971	1	2	52	34	26.00	42.62	0	0	6	0	122	2	0	N/A	3.37	N/A
1969	10	18	260	51	16.25	—	0	1	—	2	—	17	18	30.22	2.28	79.50
1968	4	8	73	24	9.12	—	0	0	—	1	—	8	4	79.00	2.56	184.50
1966	3	6	66	25	13.20	—	0	0	2	1	—	4	4	15.25	2.44	37.50
1965	10	18	449	81	28.06	—	0	4	—	0	—	14	10	71.60	2.73	157.20

ODI

ODI · Runs by yearEach bar is one calendar year · exact runs at right

197355 runs
197412 runs

Exact yearly figures · 2 seasons

ODI archive totals by year
Year	Mat	Bat inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	BF	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	Bowl SR
1974	1	1	12	12	12.00	36.36	0	0	1	0	33	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
1973	1	1	55	55	55.00	49.10	0	1	8	1	112	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A

MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

1965-02-27
First available scorecard
Test v India · Chennai
1966-03-11
Best recorded bowling · 3/3
Test v England · Auckland
1973-06-07
Highest recorded innings · 116 runs
Test v England · Nottingham
1974-03-30
Latest available scorecard
ODI v Australia · Dunedin