(1967-03-04) 4 March 1967 (age 57) Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right arm off break
International information
National side
South Africa (1993–2001)
Test debut (cap 253)
2 January 1993 v India
Last Test
23 April 2001 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 25)
9 February 1993 v Pakistan
Last ODI
4 November 2000 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1983/84–1995/96
Border
1984/85
Impalas
1984/85–1990/91
Western Province
1991/92–1996/97
Transvaal
1995
Derbyshire
1997/98–2002/03
Gauteng
2001
Kent
2003/04
Easterns
2003/04–2004/05
Titans
Career statistics
Competition
Tests
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
70
138
246
330
Runs scored
4,554
3,860
16,261
8,824
Batting average
44.21
32.99
44.79
32.32
100s/50s
14/20
3/23
44/79
9/49
Top score
275*
124
337*
127*
Balls bowled
120
174
992
378
Wickets
2
5
10
8
Bowling average
35.50
24.80
48.60
38.62
5 wickets in innings
0
0
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
0
Best bowling
1/10
2/30
2/27
2/30
Catches/stumpings
67/–
62/–
245/–
155/–
Source: CricInfo, 2 June 2008
Daryll John Cullinan (born 4 March 1967) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played Test cricket and One Day Internationals for South Africa as a specialist batsman. He was regarded as the most gifted batsman of his generation as he was equally adept against pace or spin.[citation needed] Cullinan has said that his most important batting fundamentals were his balance, knowing where his off-stump was and getting his defence in order.[1] He ended up playing 70 tests and 138 ODIs for South Africa.[2] Cullinan's career Test average of 44.21 is only surpassed by ten South Africans with more than ten Tests.[3] At the time of his retirement, he held the record for scoring the most test centuries for South Africa, with 14.[4]
Cullinan was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only ICC trophy the country has won to date.
He also occasionally gives his insight about the sport through various platforms and calls himself a huge supporter of T20 cricket.[5][6] He was also a vocal advocate for the inclusion of more associate nations in ICC tournaments especially in T20 format when he specifically made the point during the 2012 ICC World Twenty20.[7] He was embroiled in numerous controversies during the latter part of his career including the fallout with the team-mates, fallout with the cricket board for his involvement in the Indian Cricket League.
^"Batting is a life of torment". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^HAT Taal-en-feitegids, Pearson, December 2013, ISBN 978-1-77578-243-8
^"South Africa Highest averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
^"Hooper and Lara breathe fresh life into West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^"A good slipper needs to train as hard as some of the best keepers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^"Watch - 'You just want to get out in one piece when facing Allan Donald' - Daryll Cullinan". ThePapare.com. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^"World T20 should include more Associates - Cullinan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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Lanka Gujarat Stadium, Ahmedabad, India ODI 22 October 1989 Won 4 DaryllCullinan Handled the ball 46 South Africa West Indies Kingsmead Cricket Ground...
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