Top 5 South African fast bowlers of all time

#1 Shaun Pollock

Shaun Pollock is South Africa’s leading wicket-taker

From a family of legendary cricketers, Shaun Pollock is the most successful bowler from South Africa. His consistency in line and length and the skill to move the ball, made him the perfect new ball bowler.

He played his first Test match against England at Centurion in 1995 and took 3 wickets in the only innings played in the game and claimed his first 5-wicket haul later in the series. He then became a formidable bowler for them bagging tons of wickets in both Tests and ODIs.

Pollock was given the captaincy of the side after the horrendous match-fixing scandal which saw the exit of Hansie Cronje. His job was to lift a demoralized side, which he did quite well. The captaincy was later handed over to the young Graeme Smith.

In February 2008, he played his last international game against West Indies and ended up being the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in Tests and ODIs, records that are yet to be broken.

He was involved with Mumbai Indians in the first year of the Indian Premier League and later, went on to coach them.

Shaun Pollock’s bowling career:

Format	Matches	Wickets	Best	Average	Economy	Strike Rate	5W	10W
Test	108	421	87/7	23.11	2.39	57.8	16	1
ODI	303	393	35/6	24.50	3.67	39.9	5	0
T20I	12	15	28/3	20.60	7.62	16.2	0	0
Total	423	829