Daryll Cullinan
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Daryll John Cullinan is a former South Africa
n cricket
er, who played Test cricket
and One Day Internationals for South Africa
as a specialist batsman.
He was the youngest South African to score a first class century
, at the age of 16. He also achieved the highest first-class score in domestic South African cricket at the time, scoring 337 not out
.
His highest Test score was 275 which was a South African record at the time (as of January 2008, the South African Test record for the highest individual contribution to an innings is 277, achieved by Graeme Smith
against England)
Despite a first-class career spanning almost 20 years, sources such as the Herald Sun
quote Cullinan as being Shane Warne
's bunny. Cullinan averaged 12.75 against Australia
, falling to Shane Warne
on four occasions. Cullinan also fell to Warne eight times in One-Day Internationals.
Cullinan's career Test average of 44.21 is only surpassed by nine South Africans with more than ten Tests.
Cullinan was also involved in an unusual stoppage when 'calamari stopped play'. During a regional match in South Africa, Cullinan hit fellow SA international Roger Telemachus
for six, whereupon it ended up in the kitchen and straight into a pan of fried calamari. According to Wisden
, "Daryll Cullinan hit a six into a frying pan. It was about ten minutes before the ball was cool enough for the umpires to remove the grease. Even then, [the bowler] was unable to grip the ball and it had to be replaced".
Currently, Cullinan is the coach of the Kolkata Tigers
in the Indian Cricket League
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er, who played Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and One Day Internationals for South Africa
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
as a specialist batsman.
He was the youngest South African to score a first class century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
, at the age of 16. He also achieved the highest first-class score in domestic South African cricket at the time, scoring 337 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
.
His highest Test score was 275 which was a South African record at the time (as of January 2008, the South African Test record for the highest individual contribution to an innings is 277, achieved by Graeme Smith
Graeme Smith
Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup...
against England)
Despite a first-class career spanning almost 20 years, sources such as the Herald Sun
Herald Sun
The Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
quote Cullinan as being Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
's bunny. Cullinan averaged 12.75 against Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
, falling to Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
on four occasions. Cullinan also fell to Warne eight times in One-Day Internationals.
Cullinan's career Test average of 44.21 is only surpassed by nine South Africans with more than ten Tests.
Cullinan was also involved in an unusual stoppage when 'calamari stopped play'. During a regional match in South Africa, Cullinan hit fellow SA international Roger Telemachus
Roger Telemachus
Roger Telemachus is a South African international cricketer. He has played 37 One Day Internationals and 3 Twenty20 Internationals for his country.Telemachus currently plays for the Gestetner Eagles...
for six, whereupon it ended up in the kitchen and straight into a pan of fried calamari. According to Wisden
Wisden
The Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd, publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As well as John Wisden & Co, the group included the The Wisden Cricketer magazine, Cricinfo – the world's highest traffic cricket website – and the Hawk-Eye computerised...
, "Daryll Cullinan hit a six into a frying pan. It was about ten minutes before the ball was cool enough for the umpires to remove the grease. Even then, [the bowler] was unable to grip the ball and it had to be replaced".
Currently, Cullinan is the coach of the Kolkata Tigers
Kolkata Tigers
Royal Bengal Tigers was one of the nine teams played in the defunct Indian Cricket League . This team is based in Kolkata, India and its captain is former New Zealand all rounder Craig McMillan.- Players :...
in the Indian Cricket League
Indian Cricket League
The Indian Cricket League was a private cricket league funded by Zee Entertainment Enterprises that operated between 2007 and 2009 in India...
.