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Full name Victor Pollard
Born September 7, 1945, Burnley, Lancashire, England
Current age 63 years 37 days
Major teams New Zealand,Canterbury,Central Districts
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
32
59
7
1266
116
24.34
2
7
4
19
0
ODIs
3
2
0
67
55
33.50
145
46.20
0
1
9
1
1
0
First-class
130
207
33
5314
146
30.54
6
30
81
0
List A
3
2
0
67
55
33.50
0
1
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
32
49
4421
1853
40
3/3
5/57
46.32
2.51
110.5
0
0
0
ODIs
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
130
20155
6931
224
7/65
30.94
2.06
89.9
6
1
List A
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Career statistics
Test debut
India v New Zealand at Chennai, Feb 27-Mar 2, 1965 scorecard
Last Test
England v New Zealand at Leeds, Jul 5-10, 1973 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v New Zealand at Swansea, Jul 18, 1973 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand v Australia at Dunedin, Mar 30, 1974 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1964/65 - 1974/75
List A span
1973 - 1973/74
Profile
Wisden Overview Lancashire born, the short, dark, stocky was a determined batsman who, if the situation demanded, could attack with enthusiasm. That, allied to his useful offspin - he took 40 Test wickets - and electric fielding, usually in the covers, made him a great asset. Pollard was a Baptist lay preacher who was fiercely opposed to playing cricket on Sundays, but was a determined competitor on any other day. In his 32 Tests for New Zealand, he was an important member of a side fighting to establish itself as a force in the game. In his debut series, in England in 1965, he headed the batting averages with 56.20. In his last series, back in England in 1973, he averaged 100.66, scoring 116 at Trent Bridge, when New Zealand were set 479 to win and made a brave 440, and 105 not out at Lord's. He retired at the end of the tour. Martin Williamson
