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Born on 16 October 1975 in Capetown, Jacques Kallis made his international debut in late 1995 and went on to play international cricket until July 2014, representing South Africa in 166 Tests, 328 ODIs and 25 T20Is. He broke several global and South African records. Most notably, he is the only batsman from his country to score over 10,000 runs ...
1000 runs, 50 wickets and 50 catches. One-Day Internationals. 5000 runs and 50 fielding dismissals. One-Day Internationals. 4th. Most player-of-the-series awards (15) Combined Test, ODI and T20I ...
Oct 16, 2014 · Jacques Henry Kallis; Cape Town’s crusader. Statistically, Kallis is the third greatest Test batsman of all time behind Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting , though he played two Tests less than ...
List A Matches. Debut. 1994/95. Last. Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Hambantota - July 12, 2014.
Oct 15, 2023 · On this day in 1975, one of the greatest all-rounders of all time was born in Cape Town. While there are great cricketers whose contributions can’t be justified by mere numbers, South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis isn’t one of them. He boasts of being the only player to retire with 20,000+ international runs, 500+ wickets and 300+ catches.
Sep 11, 2020 · In the same way that Sean Connery and Jack Nicholson, regardless of the characters they play, are always Sean Connery and Jack Nicholson, so Jacques Kallis is always Jacques Kallis. Nelson, stood stonily atop his column in Trafalgar Square, is more likely to lash out at a diarrhetic pigeon than Kallis is to allow anything or anyone to change his mind or his method.
Oct 16, 2019 · Jacques Kallis was a mighty all-round talent for South Africa for 18 years. After his dominant performances in England in 2012, he was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Jacques Kallis played his 166th and final Test in 2013 and retired with 13,289 runs at 55.37 – with 45 centuries – and 292 wickets at 32.65. He also took 200 catches.
