Global InformationJacques Kallis information
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| Full name | Jacques Henry Kallis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1975 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jakes, Woogie,[1] Kalahari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 262) | 14 December 1995 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 December 2013 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 38) | 9 January 1996 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 July 2014 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 4) | 21 October 2005 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 2 October 2012 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993/94–2003/04 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006/07–2007/08 | Cape Cobras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2010/11 | Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–2013/14 | Cape Cobras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15–2015/16 | Sydney Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacques Henry Kallis OIS (born 16 October 1975) is a South African cricket coach and former professional cricketer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and as one of the greatest all-rounders ever to play the game, he is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium swing bowler.[2] As of 2022[update], Kallis is the only cricketer in the history of the game to score more than 10,000 runs and take over 250 wickets in both ODI and Test match cricket. He has also taken 131 ODI catches. He scored 13,289 runs in his Test match career, took 292 wickets, and 200 catches. Kallis scored 45 Test match centuries and is the third highest test match run scorer in history. Kallis won 23 Man-of-the-Match awards, the most by any player in Test history.[3][4]
He was declared the Player of the Tournament in South Africa's victorious 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy (now referred to as ICC Champions Trophy) campaign, which to date is South Africa's only ICC tournament win in their history. Kallis finished as the 2nd highest run-scorer in the tournament and was its leading wicket taker with 'Man of the Match' awards in both the semi-final and the final. In the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Kallis picked up a spell of 5 wickets for 30 runs.
Kallis played 166 Test matches and had a batting average of over 55 runs.[5][6] From October to December 2007, he scored five centuries in four Test matches. With his century in the second innings of the third Test against India in January 2011, his 40th in all, he moved past Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest scorer of Test centuries, behind only Sachin Tendulkar's 51.
Kallis was named Leading Cricketer in the World in 2008 Wisden for his performances in 2007 in addition to being the "ICC Test Player of the Year" and ICC Player of the Year in 2005.[7] He has been described by Kevin Pietersen and Daryll Cullinan as the greatest cricketer to play the game, and along with Wally Hammond and Sir Garry Sobers is one of the few Test all-rounders whose Test batting average is over 50 and exceeds his Test bowling average by 20 or more.[8]
Kallis became the fourth player and first South African to score 13,000 Test runs on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand on 2 January 2013.[9] He was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013.[10] He retired from Test and first-class cricket after playing in the second test against India at Durban in December 2013;[11][12][13] Kallis scored his 45th Test hundred in this match, making him one of the few batsmen to score a century in his final Test.[14][15] He retired from all forms of international cricket on 30 July 2014.[16]
In December 2019, it was announced that Jacques Kallis would rejoin the South African national cricket team, The Proteas, as the team's batting consultant for the duration of the summer.[17] In August 2020, he was inducted to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[18]
- ^ "Player Profile". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Mohak Singh (3 December 2023). "Ranking the Best All Rounders in Cricket History". Zap Cricket. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Tests – 1000 runs, 50 wickets, and 50 catches, ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 21 November 2007
- ^ "ODIs – 1000 runs, 50 wickets and 50 catches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
- ^ "All-round records. Test matches. Statsguru". Stats.espncricinfo.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Jacques Kallis. South Africa Cricket. Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ "Jacques Kallis. South Africa Cricket. Cricket Players and Officials". Content-nz.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Hobson, Richard (12 November 2009). "Refreshed Kevin Pietersen hoping for change of stance from South African fans". The Times. London.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Jacques Kallis is fourth man to reach 13,000 Test runs". Bbc.co.uk. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Kallis, Amla, Steyn among Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year". Wisden India. 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "South Africa Cricket News: Jacques Kallis to retire after Durban Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ NDTVCricket. "South Africa's Jacques Kallis to quit Tests after India series. India vs South Africa Series, 2013-14 - News. NDTVSports.com". Sports.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Kallis to call time on Test career. London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Batting records / Hundred in last match". ESPNcricinfo. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Records / Test matches / Batting records / Oldest player to score a hundred". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Kallis retires from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Jacques Kallis: It feels good to be back in Proteas set-up". www.sacricketmag.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Abbas and Lisa Sthalekar enter ICC's Hall of Fame". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2020.