Top 10 South African middle order batsmen of all time

#2 Graeme Pollock

He is often regarded as the greatest batsman that South Africa have ever produced and it is a pity that due to the boycott suffered by his nation, Graeme Pollock's career was only restricted to 23 Test matches.

Sir Donald Bradman stated that Pollock was the greatest left-handed batsmen to have ever played the game and was on the same level as Garry Sobers. An average of 60.97 in 23 Test matches is a clear indication of the sort of talent that he possessed as a batsman.

He batted at number 4 most of the time and Pollocks' greatest gift other than his technical excellence was his timing. He was a young sensation and scored his first Test century when he was only 19 years old.

On the other hand, his masterly 274 not out against Australia in 1970 at Durban remained the highest individual score by a South African for decades. Pollock scored a total of 2256 runs in 23 Tests and made 7 centuries, in addition to 11 half-centuries.