Allan Donald inducted into Cricket Hall of Fame

19 Jul 2019 | Admin Author

CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA (CSA) today congratulated former Standard Bank Proteas fast bowler Allan Donald on his induction into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame in London last night.

Donald becomes the third South African to achieve this honour, following in the footsteps of Barry Richards and Graeme Pollock, and the first of the modern era.

A brief overview of Allan Donald's career highlights:

72 Tests for South Africa, taking 330 wickets at 22.25 apiece
164 ODIs, taking 272 wickets at 21.78 apiece
Currently fourth-leading wicket-taker in Test cricket for South Africa
He was the first South African to take 300 Test wickets
He was the first South African to take 200 ODI wickets
Until this week, he was South Africa's leading wicket-taker in World Cup cricket with 38
Spent 596 days as the number 1 ranked Test bowler (1998-1999)
Peaked at number 2 in the ICC ODI bowling rankings

"Everything reflects back to where you started, how you started."

??? New ICC Hall of Fame inductee @AllanDonald33 on getting a very special email! pic.twitter.com/hCdzIkqSmQ
— ICC (@ICC) July 19, 2019