Shaun Pollock | Detailed Test Bowling Stats

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). It is to be noted that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan. All Home and Away stats of Pakistani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS

1. GENERAL INFO

2. BASIC STATS AND RANKS

3. RANKS IN DIFFERENT CRITERIA

5. TOP 7 INNS BY WKTS

GENERAL INFO

Bowler Name	SM Pollock
Nation	SA
First Played	1995
Last Played	2008

BASIC STATS AND RANKS

PARAMETER	STAT	RANK	RATING LINK
Wkts	421	8	Top 25 In Wkts
Average	23.12	15	Top 25 In Ave
Relative Average	22.13	9	Top 25 In R Ave
Strike Rate (SR)	57.85	NI 50	Top 25 In SR
Relative SR	58.07	NI 50	Top 25 In R SR
Best Bowling By Wkts	6.00	23	Top 25 In BBW

RANKS IN DIFFERENT CRITERIA

RATING TYPE	RATING	RANK	RATING LINK
Home	686.86	18	Top 25
Away	734.08	24	Top 25
Non Asians In Asia	730.40	13	Top 15
Non Asians Outside Asia	738.26	15	Top 15
Top Form	765.68	17	Top 25
Top Form Home	715.20	23	Top 25
Top Form Away	754.20	17	Top 25
Wkts/Inn	735.74	49	Top 25
Impact Innings	741.77	14	Top 25
Overall	750.29	18	Top 25

CONDITIONS STATS

At Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
AUS	6	778	376	8	0	47.00	97.25
ENG	26	3338	1276	56	1	22.79	59.61
WI	20	2440	1032	50	3	20.64	48.80
NZ	9	960	345	17	0	20.29	56.47
IND	16	1731	665	39	2	17.05	44.38
PAK	13	1387	555	27	1	20.56	51.37
SL	13	1269	519	26	1	19.96	48.81
ZIM	4	318	124	10	1	12.40	31.80
BAN	2	132	63	2	0	31.50	66.00
TOTAL	109	12353	4955	235	9	21.09	52.57

Away From Home

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
AUS	17	2454	1098	32	1	34.31	76.69
ENG	16	2381	884	35	2	25.26	68.03
WI	11	1573	575	20	1	28.75	78.65
NZ	12	1482	598	26	1	23.00	57.00
IND	7	979	356	13	0	27.38	75.31
PAK	9	980	406	18	2	22.56	54.44
SL	11	1212	553	22	0	25.14	55.09
ZIM	6	699	232	13	0	17.85	53.77
BAN	4	240	76	7	0	10.86	34.29
TOTAL	93	12000	4778	186	7	25.69	64.52

In Asia

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
IND	7	979	356	13	0	27.38	75.31
PAK	9	980	406	18	2	22.56	54.44
SL	11	1212	553	22	0	25.14	55.09
BAN	4	240	76	7	0	10.86	34.29
TOTAL	31	3411	1391	60	2	23.18	56.85

Outside Asia

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
AUS	23	3232	1474	40	1	36.85	80.80
ENG	42	5719	2160	91	3	23.74	62.85
WI	31	4013	1607	70	4	22.96	57.33
NZ	21	2442	943	43	1	21.93	56.79
IND	16	1731	665	39	2	17.05	44.38
PAK	13	1387	555	27	1	20.56	51.37
SL	13	1269	519	26	1	19.96	48.81
ZIM	10	1017	356	23	1	15.48	44.22
BAN	2	132	63	2	0	31.50	66.00
TOTAL	171	20942	8342	361	14	23.11	58.01

Overall

OPPOSITION	INNS	BALLS	RUNS	WKTS	5Fs	AVE	SR
AUS	23	3232	1474	40	1	36.85	80.80
ENG	42	5719	2160	91	3	23.74	62.85
WI	31	4013	1607	70	4	22.96	57.33
NZ	21	2442	943	43	1	21.93	56.79
IND	23	2710	1021	52	2	19.63	52.12
PAK	22	2367	961	45	3	21.36	52.60
SL	24	2481	1072	48	1	22.33	51.69
ZIM	10	1017	356	23	1	15.48	44.22
BAN	6	372	139	9	0	15.44	41.33
TOTAL	202	24353	9733	421	16	23.12	57.85

TOP 7 INNS BY WKTS

RANK	OVERS	MDNS	RUNS	WKTS	OPP	VENUE	HOST	DATE
1	41.0	11	87	7	AUS	Adelaide	AUS	1998-01-30
2	13.4	6	30	6	SL	Cape Town	SA	2001-01-02
3	17.4	4	39	6	ENG	Trent Bridge	ENG	2003-08-14
4	22.3	6	50	6	PAK	Kingsmead	SA	1998-02-26
5	21.4	10	56	6	IND	Bloemfontein	SA	2001-11-03
6	29.2	9	78	6	PAK	Faisalabad	PAK	2003-10-24
7	26.5	17	28	5	WI	Kingston	WI	2001-04-19