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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 was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium swing bowler. [2]
Perhaps the greatest all-rounder of all time and certainly the best in recent times, Jacques Kallis' stats in all forms of the game makes for jaw-dropping stuff. The only man to have scored ...
Jacques Kallis is the broad-shouldered colossus of the South African team, a figure whose looming presence inspires calm in some and dread in others. Few players who belong to the...
Aug 23, 2020 · Kallis was a brilliant batsman, a penetrative fast bowler and one of the safest slip fielders the game has ever seen. In an illustrious career spanning 19 years, he breached several statistical milestones and set the benchmark high for all-rounders. Only player to make 12,000 international runs and take 500 wickets.
Oct 16, 2019 · Jacques Kallis was a mighty all-round talent for South Africa for 18 years. After his dominant performances in England in 2012, he was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Jacques Kallis played his 166th and final Test in 2013 and retired with 13,289 runs at 55.37 – with 45 centuries – and 292 wickets at 32.65. He also took 200 ...
Sep 11, 2020 · In the same way that Sean Connery and Jack Nicholson, regardless of the characters they play, are always Sean Connery and Jack Nicholson, so Jacques Kallis is always Jacques Kallis, writes Telford Vice. First published in 2014. Women have never struggled to make Shane Warne look silly.
Oct 15, 2023 · While there are great cricketers whose contributions can’t be justified by mere numbers, South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis isn’t one of them. He boasts of being the only player to retire with 20,000+ international runs, 500+ wickets and 300+ catches.
Sep 15, 2023 · When it comes to South Africa's greatest cricketer, it's hard to look past Jacques Henry Kallis. Born and raised in Cape Town, Kallis cut his teeth at Wynberg High School in the Southern Suburbs, where his exploits would later lead to the school's cricket oval being named after him.
Oct 16, 2018 · Jacques Kallis ripped apart England's batting lineup with a spell of 6/54. A five-match Test series between hosts England and South Africa stood at a deadlock of 1-1 after the first three Test...
Jul 30, 2014 · South Africa legend Jacques Kallis has announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket. The 38-year-old all-rounder withdrew from the Test scene in 2013 - scoring a century in...
