Shaun Pollock has left all the all-rounders behind with his new world record. He has completed the 'double' of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in Limited Overs International (LOI) cricket in the least number of matches (68). The previous record belonged to Ian Botham (75 matches). Interestingly, Pollock reached both the milestones (1000 runs and 100 wickets) in the same match - the fourth (replayed) match of the New Zealand-South Africa series.

Pollock is the first South African to achieve the double and the 15th overall. The following table shows the list of all of them, ordered by the least number of matches required for the double. It also shows the runs made and wickets taken at the point of completing the double. It is interesting to note that the figures for Manoj Prabhakar and Wasim Akram clearly indicate them as 'bowling' all-rounders; all others reached the batting landmark first. Sir Richard Hadlee, like Pollock, has almost the same balance in batting and bowling careers.

The 'Double' of 1000 Runs and 100 wickets

Player                 Team    Mts      Runs        Wkts
		   
SM Pollock             SA      68       1005        102
IT Botham              Eng     75       1248        100
Kapil Dev              Ind     77       1607        100
RJ Hadlee              NZ      79       1000        103
SP O'Donnell           Aus     80       1154        100
M Prabhakar            Ind     94       1010        119
Imran Khan             Pak     95       1638        100
CZ Harris              NZ      98       1773        100
RJ Shastri             Ind    100       1966        100
CL Hooper              WI     105       2018        100
Mudassar Nazar         Pak    106       2320        101
SR Waugh               Aus    110       2269        100
Wasim Akram            Pak    126       1013        171
ST Jayasuriya          SL     129       2979        100
IVA Richards           WI     162       6186        101

Note: The table shows the record for all players to the end of the match in which they completed the 'double'.

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)