According to Sir Don Bradman, Graeme Pollock was perhaps the finest left-handed batsman the game has ever produced. His batting average of 60.97 is the second highest Test average of all-time.
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He scored 2256 runs in 23 Tests which included 7 hundreds and 11 fifties. Like Barry Richards, even his career was cut short due to South Africa’s suspension from international cricket.
He is certainly a South African great and was voted as ‘South Africa’s Player of the 20th Century’ recently.
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