Shaun Pollock

Cricket commentator and former player, Shaun Pollock, is a highly entertaining after dinner sports speaker. Considered to be one of the best medium pacers of modern cricket, his on-pitch partnership with Allan Donald made Shaun one half of a formidable team. In 2003, he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year, a testament to his sport-defining influence. Shaun retired in 2008, opening his career to focus on public speaking. When attending events, his charisma and wit shines through, resonating with audiences of all ages. With a career like Shaun's, guests of his after dinner speeches come away with a unique insight into the world of cricket.

In 2000, Shaun was appointed captain of South Africa's cricket team. While under Shaun's lead, the team thrived, driven by his highly successful strategies. As only the tenth player to take 400 Test wickets, he used his incredible set of skills to inspire the team, and instill in them the playing strategies that made Shaun one of the best in the sport. South Africa enjoyed a string of victories against commonly formidable teams, including the West Indies.

In response, famed cricketer, Graeme Smith, celebrated Shaun's individual achievements as a player and team triumphs as a captain. As a speaker, corporate audiences greatly benefit from the strategies that Shaun instilled in South Africa, which can reignite a team's cohesion. When presenting at after dinner events, audiences of Shaun's speech enjoy not just his record-breaking strategies, but his incomparable career story too.

Among his other achievements, Shaun has set several records. As both a captain and a player, he holds the record for "the most number of test centuries when batting at number 9 position" and as "the first test captain to remain unbeaten on 99 in a test innings". As a cricketer, he is listed in the LG ICC Ratings as the joint 10th in the all-time best ever bowler ratings of all time. Shaun is among only six cricketers to score 3000 runs, and, upon his retirement, has taken over 400 wickets. Few cricketers can rival Shaun's sport wide influence, making him one of the most sought after sports speakers on the circuit.