Jacques Kallis

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BenDoolan
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Jacques Kallis

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Is calling it a day after the current Test v India. His numbers are extraordinary;

165 Tests, 13,174 runs, HS 224, 58 x 50's, 44 x 100's, @55.12, 292 wickets, BB 6-54, 5 x 5wi, @32.53, 199 catches

Compared to Sir Garfield Sobers;

93 Tests, 8032 runs, HS 365*, 30 x 50's, 26 x 100's, @57.78, 235 wickets, BB 6-73, 6 x 5wi, @34.03, 109 catches

Compared to Sir Ian Botham;

102 Tests, 5200 runs, HS 208, 22 x 50's, 14 x 100's, @33.54, 383 wickets, BB 8-34, 27 x 5wi, 4 x 10wm, @28.40, 120 catches

Phenomenal stuff.
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One of the better cricketers to watch on his day…could destroy an opponent with either bat or ball…
A shade behind Sobers IMHO, but a fair length in front of Beefy who was arguably more damaging on song, but also more erratic with bat as evidenced by his average
One S. Watson could learn a thing or two about how to play as an all rounder from JK...
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An absolute great. Opening bowl and bat at times. Could have played successfully as either.
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Got a ton in his last test. What an all time great.
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No fuss, no bullshit cricketer who defined the term "all-rounder"

Sad he will not be fronting up against us next year.

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BERT wrote:Got a ton in his last test. What an all time great.
As opposed to others who hung around purely to increase their stats.
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