David Callaghan
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David John Callaghan is a former South African cricket
er. Despite there being a distance of 8 years between his first and last One Day International, Callaghan only played 29 times for South Africa. His first-class career lasted 19 years, with time being spent in England with Suffolk and Nottinghamshire. Primarily a right-handed batsman, he was also a handy pace bowler. Callaghan's cousin, Justin Kemp
, plays Test and ODI cricket for South Africa.
Callaghan was a member of a great SA Schools side in 1983 side which toured England under the name Albatrosses. That side contained Mark Rushmere
(also a Cricketer of the Year), Dave Rundle, Daryll Cullinan, Meyrick Pringle
and Salieg Nackerdien, among others. In Provincial cricket, he played much of his career in an Eastern province side which contained the strongest batting lineup at the time in the country, Kepler Wessels
, Phillip Amm, Mark Rushmere
and Kenny McEwan
.
The defining moment of his international career was an innings of 169 not out, made against New Zealand at Centurion during the Mandela Trophy
in 1994. Opening the batting, Callaghan made 169 off 143 balls and hit 4 sixes. He also took his career best figures of 3 for 32 and was the obvious choice for man of the match. Callaghan's innings was his first after recovering from testicular cancer
.
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. Despite there being a distance of 8 years between his first and last One Day International, Callaghan only played 29 times for South Africa. His first-class career lasted 19 years, with time being spent in England with Suffolk and Nottinghamshire. Primarily a right-handed batsman, he was also a handy pace bowler. Callaghan's cousin, Justin Kemp
Justin Kemp
Justin Miles Kemp is a South African cricketer who has played Test and ODI cricket for South Africa since the 2000–01 season. Kemp is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium bowler. His batting is noted for the high frequency of sixes, particularly those which are hit out of the stadium...
, plays Test and ODI cricket for South Africa.
Callaghan was a member of a great SA Schools side in 1983 side which toured England under the name Albatrosses. That side contained Mark Rushmere
Mark Rushmere
Mark Weir Rushmere is a former South African cricketer who played 1 Test and 4 One Day Internationals for South Africa in 1992....
(also a Cricketer of the Year), Dave Rundle, Daryll Cullinan, Meyrick Pringle
Meyrick Pringle
Meyrick Wayne Pringle also known as 'Pring' was is a former South African cricketer who played in four Tests and seventeen ODIs from 1992 to 1995 and was one of SA's finest swing bowlers and one of the few who has ever mastered the art of swinging a tennis ball.-Early career:Pringle attended and...
and Salieg Nackerdien, among others. In Provincial cricket, he played much of his career in an Eastern province side which contained the strongest batting lineup at the time in the country, Kepler Wessels
Kepler Wessels
Kepler Christoffel Wessels is a former South African cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. He was the first man to have played One Day International cricket for two countries....
, Phillip Amm, Mark Rushmere
Mark Rushmere
Mark Weir Rushmere is a former South African cricketer who played 1 Test and 4 One Day Internationals for South Africa in 1992....
and Kenny McEwan
Ken McEwan
Kenneth Scott McEwan, born at Bedford, South Africa on 16 July 1952, was a cricketer who played principally for Eastern Province and Essex.A right-handed middle-order batsman, McEwan's cricket career coincided almost exactly with the period in which South Africa was banished from international...
.
The defining moment of his international career was an innings of 169 not out, made against New Zealand at Centurion during the Mandela Trophy
Mandela Trophy
The Mandela Trophy was a One-Day International tournament which took place from December 2, 1994 to January 12, 1995. The tournament was hosted by South Africa, who were one of the four sides competing with the others being New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Each side played each other twice...
in 1994. Opening the batting, Callaghan made 169 off 143 balls and hit 4 sixes. He also took his career best figures of 3 for 32 and was the obvious choice for man of the match. Callaghan's innings was his first after recovering from testicular cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
.