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 Jacques Kallis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Cape Town) is a South African cricketer.
Kallis was awarded the captaincy of South Africa for the third and final test match against Australia in 2006 when Graeme Smith stood down with an injury.
In 2005 Kallis was selected for the World XI team to play an Asian XI in a benefit match for those affected by the tsunami of 2004, along with countryman Shaun Pollock.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jacques_Kallis   (560 words)

  
 Jacques Kallis
Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Cape Town Cape Town quick summary:
(Kallis set the record for the fastest half-century as measured by balls bowled in Test cricket history, EHandler: no quick summary.
(Kallis has a batting average[Click link for more facts about this topic] of 55, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/jacques_kallis.htm   (676 words)

  
 Caribbean Net News
Kallis and Jacques Rudolph (35) set up the South African win with a fourth wicket stand of 90 off 65 balls but there were some anxious moments before the win was clinched to the delight of a noisy capacity crowd of 30,000.
Kallis, who was named man of the series, followed up his 718 runs at an average of 178 in the Test series with 361 runs in the one-day games at an average of 180.5.
Kallis came in after Herschelle Gibbs was out in the sixth over and made his runs off 142 balls and hit 11 fours and three sixes.
www.caribbeannetnews.com /cgi-bin/GPrint2002.pl?file=2004/02/05/odi5.htm   (727 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sport : Kallis is a class act in grand theatre
With Jacques Kallis scoring a patient unbeaten 103, the visiting team recovered to finish at 227 for five at close.
Kallis was in splendid nick right through his blemishless innings and his presence meant there was solidity in the middle, just what the doctor ordered for a team that had embarked on this tour with plenty to learn and gain.
Kallis reached his century with a scintillating square-drive and his emotional reaction only highlighted the significance of this innings.
www.hindu.com /2004/11/29/stories/2004112903691700.htm   (938 words)

  
 Jacques Kallis... the rock of South Africa - CricketFeatures - www.theage.com.au
Jacques Kallis looks like he is enjoying himself as he cracks another boundary during the second Test against England in Durban.
Kallis, instead, is at his most compelling when suggesting the extent to which the momentum of this absorbing series, level at one Test all, has now swung away from a suddenly vulnerable England.
Kallis acknowledges that England's fragility last week was worsened by the twists and turns of the previous gruelling contest and believes that two more back-to-back Tests, at altitude in Johannesburg and Centurion, will tip the balance even further in South Africa's favour.
www.theage.com.au /news/CricketFeatures/Jacques-Kallis-the-rock-of-South-Africa/2005/01/11/1105423486639.html   (1231 words)

  
 THE LINCHPIN
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Though not wholly capable of the merriment of Lara or the adroitness of Tendulkar, Jacques Kallis belongs in the pantheon of cricketing gods, writes S. GREEN Eggs and Ham, a book by Dr. Seuss, emerged in response to a challenge from his editor to write a book with just 50 different words.
Kallis has said the team is more honest under new coach Mickey Arthur, who is credited by many in the team with bringing enjoyment back to the game.
www.tssonnet.com /tss2848/stories/20051126007400800.htm   (1164 words)

  
 www.sagoodnews.co.za search sport Kallis named joint international Player of the Year
South African cricket star Jacques Kallis and England’s Andrew Flintoff were named joint Players of the Year at the ICC Awards in Sydney after a dramatic tie.
"Jacques Kallis became the most sought-after wicket in Test cricket and scored more runs than any other player during the voting period as well as remaining a danger with the ball when called upon.
Kallis was also named in the Test team of the Year and was chosen as twelfth man for the ODI Team of the Year.
www.sagoodnews.co.za /search/sport/500944.htm   (570 words)

  
 Cricket: Jacques Kallis - SouthAfrica.info
Kallis and Pollock are arguably the most valuable players in South Africa's national cricket team, and it is beyond a doubt that the wicket most prized by the opposition is that of Kallis.
Kallis lifted his game for the challenge of the Black Caps, sharing the man of the match award with Makhaya Ntini in Bloemfontein, as his first innings of 160 played a vital role in a South Africa victory by five wickets.
In the first test Kallis played a crucial innings of 36 not out on a spiteful pitch to help SA to a four-wicket win, while in the second test he made 95 as the touring team won by a huge margin of an innings and 71 runs.
www.safrica.info /ess_info/sa_glance/sports/kallis.htm   (1571 words)

  
 Kallis doubtful for 1st Test
All-rounder Jacques Kallis has delayed his return from South Africa and could now miss the 1st npower Test against England at Edgbaston on Thursday.
Kallis was in prime form with both bat and ball during the recently completed NatWest Series, striking back-to-back centuries in dedication to his father as well as changing his shirt number from three to 65 to match his dad's age.
Kallis flew back to South Africa after the NatWest Series final to be with his critically ill father Henry, who is suffering from lung cancer.
www.channel4.com /sport/cricket/news/nr_5887.html   (272 words)

  
 Kallis on a mission, says Boucher
South Africa's Jacques Kallis is on a mission to perform at the highest level on tour in England, the team's wicket-keeper and vice-captain Mark Boucher says.
When Jacques Kallis hits form, if the hunger is there then he'll play like he is at the moment.
Kallis dedicated his hundred in that match against England at the Oval to his father and has continued to pile on the runs -- an unbeaten century against Zimbabwe the next day and a match winning 82 not out against England at Old Trafford on Thursday.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2003/jul/05kallis.htm   (530 words)

  
 CNN.com - Kallis ton puts S Africa in charge - Dec 27, 2004
Kallis said South Africa were determined to perform well in Durban after they lost the first match in the five-test series by seven wickets in Port Elizabeth.
Kallis batted for more than six hours, hitting 21 fours and a six in 264 balls to resurrect an innings that dwindled to 118 for six before lunch.
Kallis was last out for a near-flawless 162 having guided South Africa to 332, a lead of 193 over England's first innings of 139.
edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/12/27/cricket.safrica   (883 words)

  
 Kallis's father loses fight for life
Kallis left the touring South African party after the NatWest Series to spend time with his father, and is not expected to return to England until after the 2nd Test at Lord's.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalised, and Kallis is expected to stay in South Africa for at least the next week.
Coach Eric Simons said: "This is a desperately sad time for Jacques and we want him to take as much time as he needs to deal with it.
www.channel4.com /sport/cricket/news/nr_5897.html   (255 words)

  
 Star: Kallis: Our Mr Indispensable
If a cricket team could be compared to a puzzle, then Jacques Kallis would be the biggest and undoubtedly the most valuable part of the South African team's puzzle.
Kallis' duties as an all-rounder sees him fill a spot as a front-line bowler in the side, and in his absence the fifth bowler's duties were shared between Cronje and left arm spinner Nicky Bojé, who between them went for more than seven runs an over.
Crucially though Kallis wasn't playing (due to a rib injury), although at the end of the South African innings it didn't appear to matter much as Hansie Cronje's men posted a challenging 287/5 on the back of a scintillating century by Herschelle Gibbs.
www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=133&fArticleId=46169   (666 words)

  
 Brilliant Kallis steers South Africa to series triumph -DAWN - Sport; 06 February, 2004
Kallis and Jacques Rudolph upped the tempo with 90 off just 65 balls in a fourth-wicket stand that ended in the 46th over, Rudolph holing out in the covers for 35 off the fast bowling of Ravi Rampaul.
Kallis was last man out in the 49th over, lofting a Rampaul delivery to Chanderpaul on the cover point boundary but South Africa, needing a further nine to win from eight balls, edged home, Pollock blasting a six and a four in three balls.
Kallis and Smith then added 102 for the second wicket from only 114 balls before off spinner Gayle bowled Smith in the 25th over with a delivery that pitched on middle stump and did not turn.
www.dawn.com /2004/02/06/spt8.htm   (482 words)

  
 Jacques Kallis gives back to cricket - SouthAfrica.info
Kallis is celebrating his 10 years in a number of ways, one of which is the establishment of the Jacques Kallis Scholarship Foundation, which will create opportunities for some of South Africa's most talented young cricketers.
Jacques Kallis is on top of the world test batting rankings.
First up are two Jacques Kallis Foundation Balls, to be held in Cape Town on 15 September and in Gauteng on 19 September.
www.southafrica.info /what_happening/sports/kallis-foundation.htm   (486 words)

  
 NDTV-Cricket!
Rudolph, who led the recovery for the Proteas along with Jacques Kallis after the visitors lost two early wickets, was bowled by Zaheer for 61.
Kallis struck his 17th Test century, his first against India, to steer the visitors to a modest total in the last session of play at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
But Kallis and de Bruyn batted sensibly and made sure that the visitors did not lose any more wickets.
www.ndtv.com /sports/cricket/showstory.asp?id=19953&template=indvssa   (431 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com today's news Jacques hopes tons boost his dad
Jacques Kallis said he hoped his back-to-back hundreds in two days had given his father Henry "a lot of thoughts to fight with" in his battle against cancer.
Kallis, speaking after his one-day international best 125 not out had set up South Africa's 46-run triangular series win over Zimbabwe on Sunday, said: "It's been difficult with my father, and last week my uncle died, so from a family point of view it doesn't get any worse than that.
Kallis said his father's illness had given him a changed outlook.
sport.iafrica.com /news/249129.htm   (681 words)

  
 Cricbuzz.com :: The Worldwide Hub of Cricket
However, the major point as far as Kallis is concerned, is the fact that he has had 133 innings for South Africa, to be able to average over fifty for such a length of time, really takes an amazing talent, which Jacques Kallis undoubtedly is.
Kallis averages 30.68 with the ball for South Africa, with a best of 6-54 and a strike rate of 66, and for his domestic province, Western Province, he averages 29.94 with the best of 6-54, and a strike rate of 65.
If Kallis has a weak point, it would be the fact that he can be a very slow starter, and can tend to nick off early in his innings.
www.cricbuzz.com /Players/RSA_Players/Jacques_Henry_Kallis   (677 words)

  
 rediff.com: cricket channel - Kallis, Rhodes set up South African victory
Jacques Kallis hit an unbeaten century as South Africa overcame an alarming injury list and gained their eighth successive limited overs win when they beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the third international at Boland Park in Paarl on Tuesday.
Kallis, who received treatment for a bruised right hand after dropping Kaluwitharana, took his right hand off his bat several times early in his innings but appeared to be batting more comfortably as his innings progressed.
Kallis played the anchor role for his team after Gibbs was trapped lbw in the third over.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2001/jan/09sa.htm   (636 words)

  
 Cricket365.com in association with Tiscali
Kallis, who was in some doubt for the England tour after his 65 year-old father was recently diagnosed with cancer, was named man of the match for the second consecutive game for his unbeaten 82 while Rudolph finished unbeaten on 71.
Kallis, who was bidding to make a record third consecutive ODI ton after his 107 against England unbeaten 125 against Zimbabwe, strode to the wicket at number four.
Fittingly, it was Kallis who swept the last ball away for four to complete a crushing victory for the tourists.
tisc.cricket365.com /News/story_9191.shtml   (467 words)

  
 Kallis set to miss opening Test match - Cricket - Sport - theage.com.au
SOUTH Africa has all but conceded that Jacques Kallis will not play in the first Test starting here tomorrow, after he spent most of last night's net session sitting on the grass and did not so much as pick up a cricket bat.
It appears Jacques Rudolph, who made a double century in the most recent tour match, is virtually assured of playing as Kallis' replacement at No. 4.
Although saying they are prepared to give Kallis every chance to show that his left elbow tendon has healed well enough for him to face Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee and company at the WACA Ground, South African officials appear to be trying to keep Australia guessing before the first match of the series.
www.theage.com.au /news/cricket/kallis-set-to-miss-opening-test-match/2005/12/14/1134500913609.html   (847 words)

  
 Injured Kallis sets return date
Kallis spoke at the introduction of six young cricketers who received bursaries from the Jacques Kallis Foundation.
Kallis, who holds the record of the highest number of Test runs by a South African, says the recent one-day series in Australia only highlighted the difference between local franchise cricket and international cricket.
Kallis emphasised that the Proteas are ready to thump the Australians in the local Test series.
www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Cricket/0,,2-9-839_1883734,00.html   (371 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sport / Cricket : Jacques Kallis dons the role of sheet anchor
The dependable Jacques Kallis top-scored with 91 for the visitors, while Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh were the outstanding bowlers for the host on a surface, which offered some bounce.
Kallis and Mark Boucher, lucky to survive a leg-before appeal from left-arm spinner Murali Kartik in the initial stages, added 81 in 120 balls for the fourth wicket.
Kallis, his body firmly behind the ball, presented an authoritative picture even if he was not dismissive of the bowling.
www.hindu.com /2005/11/29/stories/2005112911972300.htm   (848 words)

  
 SI.com - Cricket - Kallis, Rudolph power S. Africa past England - Thursday July 03, 2003 06:26 PM
Kallis and Jacques Rudolph, 71 not out, shared a match-winning 145-run stand as South Africa regrouped from 37 for two to score 227 for three and win with 15 balls to spare.
Kallis said the team's needs took priority and was impressed with the contribution of 22-year-old Rudolph throughout the 179-ball stand.
It was another mature innings by the 27-year-old Kallis, who has now scored 314 runs in the three innings with an average of 314 including two hundreds.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2003/07/03/eng_safrica   (846 words)

  
 SABCnews.com - sport/cricket
South African cricket all-rounder Jacques Kallis was named International Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards in Sydney today.
Kallis was the runaway winner of the award, polling almost three times as many votes as the runner-up, Glenn McGrath, the Australia fast bowler.
Kallis is the second recipient of the Player of the Year award following on from India's Rahul Dravid in 2004.
www.sabcnews.com /sport/cricket/0,2172,114110,00.html   (322 words)

  
 The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 4 Num 39
Jacques Kallis was full of praise for Jacques Rudolph's innings in South Africa's seven-wicket triangular series day/night one-day international win over England at Old Trafford here Thursday.
Kallis was 82 not out and Rudolph 71 not out at the finish, the pair sharing an unbroken stand of 145 that saw the Proteas home with 15 balls to spare as they overhauled England's 223 for seven.
Kallis, who made 107 in the six wicket defeat by England at The Oval on Saturday and followed that up 24 hours later with an unbeaten 125 in the 46-run win over Zimbabwe at Canterbury, was left with a tournament average of 314.
www.thedailystar.net /2003/07/05/d30705040630.htm   (407 words)

  
 Pakistan News PakTribune.Com
Kallis confirmed that he had called Eggli Friday, but to inform her that "everything was finally over between them", not, as claimed by Eggli, to request a dinner date with her again.
But Kallis, who earlier this week was named one of the country's top five cricketers for a third time, said he did not want to air dirty linen in public, admitting though that he had had relationships with both women.
Kallis told Rapport he was aware that the two women in his life had met on Friday.
www.paktribune.com /news/index.php?id=80032   (501 words)

  
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SYDNEY (RTRS): England all rounder Andrew Flintoff and South African batsman Jacques Kallis were named joint winners of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for international cricketer of the year on Tuesday.
Kallis, who was also named international test player of the year, scored 1,497 runs at an average of 71.28, with six hundreds and eight half-centuries, during the 12-month voting period which ended on July 31.
Australia, ranked number one in the world in both forms of the game, were overlooked for every major award except the umpire of the year, which went to Simon Taufel.
www.arabtimesonline.com /arabtimes/sports/view.asp?msgID=5478   (560 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport
Jacques Kallis said it had been his long-cherished ambition to visit Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in the city, adding that she was a great source of inspiration.
Jacques Kallis cracked a heroic century to bail South Africa out of early trouble but the Indian seamers did just enough to ensure that the decisive second Test was evenly poised here today.
The hosts, desperate to win their first home series in two years, hit back in the last session with three important scalps after Kallis and Jacques Rudolph (61) had performed the salvage job with a 109-run third wicket partnership on an Eden Gardens track that provided some assistance to the bowlers.
www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20041129/sports.htm   (5683 words)

  
 CNN.com - Kallis and Prince lead SA recovery - Jan 2, 2006
Kallis, was lost his ranking as the world's number one batsmen to Ponting last week, batted 226 minutes and faced 181 balls and struck 13 boundaries in his flawless display while Prince hit seven fours off 128 balls and 191 minutes at the crease.
Kallis scored an unbeaten 80 while Prince made 62 not out to help the tourists recover from a shaky start to reach stumps on 230 for three.
Kallis and Prince survived through to tea before raising the tempo in the final session with a chanceless partnership.
edition.cnn.com /2006/SPORT/01/02/cricket.safrica   (479 words)

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