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South Africa
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Jacques Kallis
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100
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5631
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24/39
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189
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13385
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197
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3173
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26 April
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2006
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(born
16 October 1975 in
Cape Town ) is a
South African Cricketer . One of the best
All-rounder s in the modern game, he is a dogged right-handed
Batsman and muscular
Fast-medium bowler who can
Swing The Ball both ways off a good line and length.
Kallis made his
First-class debut in 1993/94 as an 18-year-old, playing for
Western Province . His first
Test appearance was in December 1995 against
England at
Durban , but he struggled with the bat in his first few matches. His breakthrough came in 1997 with 61 against
Pakistan , but more notably two matches later when he salvaged a draw for
South Africa with a fighting century against
Australia at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground .
In 2004 Kallis became only the second player in Test history (after
Sir Donald Bradman ) to make a century in five consecutive
Matches . In
2005 he set the record for the fastest half-century, as measured by balls faced, in Test cricket history, scoring 50 against
Zimbabwe off only 24 balls. That Kallis holds this record belies his reputation as a defensive, unadventurous batsman of the old-fashioned type. Regardless of style, Kallis has a very impressive
Batting Average of over 55, and is rated as one of the best batsmen in the world. Although still a very capable bowler with almost 200 Test wickets, he has impressed mostly with the bat in recent years.
In 2005 Kallis was selected for the World XI team to play an Asian XI in a benefit match for those affected by the
Tsunami Of 2004 , along with countryman
Shaun Pollock . In the same year he was awarded the
Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC player of the year. The award was shared with
Andrew Flintoff of England, his only serious competitor as the world's leading all-rounder, after the votes of the academy were tied. Kallis also won the ICC Test Player of the Year award.
Kallis was awarded the captaincy of South Africa for the third and final test match against
Australia in
2006 when
Graeme Smith stood down with an injury. This was Kallis' 99th Test match. To that point in the season, Kallis had scored two Test centuries against Australia, both in losing efforts; taking his career tally to a South African record of 24 Test centuries. As one of the most enduring batsmen of his generation, Kallis' wicket has become arguably the most prized in Test cricket, with the exception of Australia captain
Ricky Ponting . These two batsmen are currently seen to be in a race for the world record tally of Test runs, held by West Indian great
Brian Lara .
Jacques Kallis' current positions in the
ICC Rankings of international cricket are as follows:
Test Batting 2nd (points 877 - career best 1st - career high points 898).
Test Bowling 22nd (points 583 - career best 4th - career high points 742).
Test All-rounders 1st (career best 1st).
ODI Batting 27th (points 641 - career best 1st - career high points 817).
ODI Bowling 69th (points 413 - career best 11th - career high points 641).
ODI All-rounders n/a (only top 5 are ranked - career best 1st).
