34 Facts About Graeme Pollock

Robert Graeme Pollock was born on 27 February 1944 and is a former cricketer for South Africa, Transvaal and Eastern Province.

Graeme Pollock's completed career Test match batting average of 60.97 remains the third best behind Sir Don Bradman and Adam Voges.

Graeme Pollock has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including being voted in 1999 as South Africa's Cricketer of the 20th Century, one of Wisden's Cricketers of the Year in 1966, as well as being retrospectively selected in 2007 as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 1967 and 1969.

In 2009, Graeme Pollock was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

Graeme Pollock was born into a Scottish family in Durban, Natal Province, Union of South Africa on 27 February 1944.

Graeme Pollock's grandfather was a Presbyterian minister, and his father, Andrew, was a former first-class cricketer with Orange Free State and the editor of the Eastern Province Herald.

When Graeme Pollock joined the provincial eleven they became Big Dog and Little Dog.

Graeme Pollock was selected for his first match for the school First XI as a leg spinner, taking six wickets for five runs.

At 15, Graeme Pollock was selected to represent South Africa schoolboys.

In 1960, aged 16 and still attending Grey High School, Graeme Pollock was chosen to appear for Eastern Province.

Graeme Pollock then went on to take two wickets in Border's second innings.

Graeme Pollock played five matches for Eastern Province in his debut season, scoring 384 runs at an average of 48.00.

Graeme Pollock had a disappointing start to the tour, making 1 and 0 against Western Australia, dismissed twice by McKenzie.

Graeme Pollock recovered in the next match scoring 127 not out against a Western Australia Combined XI.

Graeme Pollock made his Test debut at the Gabba in Brisbane making 25 in a rain-interrupted match before again being dismissed by McKenzie.

Graeme Pollock was not successful in the Second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, making 16 and 2 as South Africa were heavily defeated by eight wickets.

Graeme Pollock finished his maiden series with 399 runs to his name, at an average of 57.00.

Graeme Pollock was selected in all five Tests against the tourists.

England won the First Test at Kingsmead convincingly by an innings and 104 runs, with Graeme Pollock making 5 and a first ball duck.

Graeme Pollock was included to tour England with the South African team in 1965.

Graeme Pollock made his runs out of 160 added in 140 minutes, the last 91 of his runs coming in 70 minutes.

The Third Test was played at Kingsmead in Durban and Graeme Pollock made 67 not out in the second innings, with Ali Bacher batting South Africa to an eight wicket victory.

Graeme Pollock's form continued into the series and he averaged 73.85.

Graeme Pollock managed to break Jackie McGlew's South African Test record of 255 when he scored 274 in the 2nd Test in Durban.

Graeme Pollock was 26 years of age when his Test career was brought to an end.

The side, of which Graeme Pollock was a member, played five games against England which were promoted at the time as "Tests," but which are not now recognised as such.

Graeme Pollock had a poor series by his standards, but he did make 114 in the final match at The Oval, sharing in a fifth wicket partnership of 165 with Gary Sobers.

In 1971, Graeme Pollock took part in a protest organised by Barry Richards and Mike Procter against the South African government's apartheid policy as it referred to cricket.

Graeme Pollock ended his international career at the age of 42 with a 144 against the rebel Australian team that toured South Africa in 1987.

Graeme Pollock scored 1376 runs, including 5 centuries, at an average of 65.52.

Graeme Pollock made 20,940 runs in first-class cricket, including 64 centuries and 99 fifties, at an average of 54.67.

Graeme Pollock had an upright batting stance and his footwork was balanced and correct.

Graeme Pollock used a heavy bat and liked to play the cover drive.

In 2003, Graeme Pollock expressed his thoughts about the sporting boycott of South Africa:.