Jacques Kallis Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Cricketer
Nationality	South African
Date of Birth	16/10/1975
Age	49 years
Birthplace	Pinelands, Cape Town (South Africa)

Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Jacques Henry Kallis
Nickname	Kalahari Jackes Woogie
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
Hometown	South Africa

Physical Stats & More

Height	182 cm
Weight	85 kg
Eye Color	Blue/Hazel
Hair Color	Light Golden Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Wynberg Boys’ High school, South Africa
Qualification	Secondary Level

Personal Life

Marital Status	Unmarried

Relationships & More

Affairs/Girlfriends	Cindy Nell (Miss South Africa 2002) Marisa Eggli (1st runner-up of Miss South Africa 2003 contest) Kim Rivalland Shamone Jardim (South African model) Charlene Engels

Family

Father

Henry Kallis

Mother

Mercia Kallis

Siblings

Brother	Not known
Sister	Janine Kallis (physiotherapist)

Career

International Debut

ODI	South Africa v England (Cape Town) (9 January 1996)
Test	South Africa v England, (Durban) (14-18 December 1995)
T20	South Africa v New Zealand (Johannesburg) (21 October 2005)

Jersey Number

#8 (South Africa)

Domestic/State Team(s)

South Africa
Cape Cobras
Africa XI
Western Province
Kolkata Knight Riders
Glamorgan
Sydney Thunder
ICC World XI
Middlesex
Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel
Royal Challengers Bangalore

Records

Firsts	First batsman (after Sir Don Bradman) to hit five test centuries in five sequential tests in 2003 First batsman to score 150 in his 150th test First ever allrounder to hit 11579 scores (average- 45.13) and took 273 wickets (average- 31) in the ODIs
Test Centuries	45 centuries in tests (second-most in the test history)
Sixes in Tests	Hit 97 sixes in tests (second-most in the test history)
Career Turning Point	In 2005, he scored 1288 runs and earned the names as the Test Player of the Year and Joint Player of the Year by ICC

Favourites

Favourite Cricketer	Brian Lara
Favourite Cricket Ground	Oval in London
Favourite Food	Beef steak
Favourite Drink	Red Wine

Style Quotient

Cars Collection	Audi R8
Net Worth (Approx.)	₹230 crores ($35 million)

Some Lesser Known Facts

He scored a century in 1997 to help save the match against Australia.
At the age of 23 in 1998, he won the ICC Champions Trophy titles for 'Man of the Match' and 'Player of the Series'.
He credits his father Henry for inspiring his cricket career.
His sister was a cheerleader in the Indian Premier League 2009.
During the World Cup of 2003, he took a break from cricket to care for his father battling terminal cancer.
He supports the Jacques Kallis Scholarship Foundation in South Africa to enhance students' life skills and academic potentials.
In his first-class matches, he scored 19695 runs and took 427 wickets.
He achieved 8000 test runs and 200 test wickets after surpassing Sir Gary Sober's record of 8032 runs in 2006.
In the 2007 World Cup, he scored the highest of 485 runs.
Following three centuries in a 2-test match series against Pakistan, he climbed to 4th ranking with a record of 4 centuries in 4 tests.
He reached 10,000 runs during an ODI series against Australia in 2009.
He received several awards such as Leading Cricketer in the World 2008 Wisden, South African Cricketer of the Year 2011, Favorite Sports Star (You Magazine) 2012, Ram Delivery of the Year 2013, and Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year 2013.