Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African cricketer. As an all-rounder he is a formidable right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 10,000 runs and 250 wickets in both one day and Test match cricket.From October-December 2007 he produced a streak of five centuries in four Test Matches; he has 34 in total. He was named Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2008 Wisden for his performances in 2007 in addition to being the "ICC Test Player of the Year" and ICC Player of the Year in 2005.He has been described by Kevin Pietersen and Daryll Cullinan as the greatest cricketer to play the game.
Personal information:
| Full name | Jacques Henry Kallis |
| Born | 16 October 1975 (1975-10-16) (age 34) Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nickname | Jakes |
| Batting style | Right-handed |
| Bowling style | Right arm fast-medium |
| Role | All-rounder |
International information:
| National side | South Africa |
| Test debut | 14 December 1995 v England |
| ODI debut | 9 January 1996 v England |
| ODI shirt no | 3 |
Career statistics:
| Competition | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 137 | 295 |
| Runs scored | 10,843 | 10,409 |
| Batting average | 54.76 | 45.25 |
| 100s/50s | 34/53 | 16/74 |
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