Allan Donald

Quick Facts

Full Name	Allan Donald
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 20, 1966(1966-10-20)
Age	58
Birthplace	Bloemfontein
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Free State
Horoscope	Libra

Allan Donald Biography

Allan Donald is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on October 20, 1966 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. South African cricketer “White Lightning”, who was nicknamed “White Lightning”, is widely regarded as one of the best fast bowlers in Test cricket history. He represented South Africa in four Cricket World Cups.

He was a teammate with He was teammates with team captain Shaun Pollock on the South African team at the 2003 Cricket World Cup. , the South African captain at the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

He made his Test cricket debut on 18 April 1992 in South Africa’s first test since their return to world sport after the abolition of apartheid. South Africa lost to the West Indies in Barbados by 52 runs. Donald took 2–67 and 4–77, including the wicket of Brian Lara. When he retired, he was South Africa’s record wicket-taker with 330 Test wickets at an average of 22.25, and claimed 272 One Day International wickets at an average of 21.78. Both of these records have now been overtaken by Shaun Pollock.

In 1997 Donald “got involved in an incident that has since caused [him] a lot of grief”, Donald was being hit around the park by Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in the finals of a one-day series. Donald says he got carried away and confronted Dravid face-to-face saying “This isn’t such a fucking easy game”. The TV cameras filmed close up shots of the incident, leading to accusations that he was a racist.

Tina was his wife.

Allan Donald Net Worth

Allan Donald is one of the richest Cricket Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Allan Donald 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Bloemfontein in South Africa. In April 1992, he made his Test debut against West Indies.

He is one of the few cricketers to have taken 300+ wickets in Test play.

Allan Anthony Donald (born 20 October 1966) is a former South African cricketer who is now a cricket coach. Often nicknamed ‘White Lightning’, he is considered as one of the South Africa national cricket team’s most successful pace bowlers.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Allan Donald height 6 ft 4 in Allan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Allan Donald Dating?

According to our records, Allan Donald married to Tina Donald. As of December 1, 2023, Allan Donald’s is not dating anyone.

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Donald coached the reigning Zimbabwean domestic champions, Mountaineers, in

2010. He served as the bowling coach for the New Zealand cricket team for the ODI series against Pakistan, and the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Facts & Trivia

Allan Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Allan Donald celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.

Donald was appointed assistant coach at Kent County Cricket Club in early

2017. He was expected to join the county at the start of the 2017 season but was denied a work permit as he did not, at the time, hold a suitable coaching qualification. As a result, in April 2017, Sri Lanka hired Donald as bowling consultant for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and Donald did not work with Kent during the 2017 season. He was successful in obtaining his Level 3 coaching qualification during 2017 and formally joined Kent in early 2018, leading the team during the 2017–18 Regional Super50 competition ahead of the 2018 English season. In July 2019, Donald was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

Where is Allan Donald now?

Donald is currently working as head coach of ITEC Knights , a Division One cricket team representing Free State province in South African domestic competitions.

Is Allan Donald Afrikaans?

The cricket legend was born on 20th October 1966 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa and is 55 years old in 2021. Is Allan Donald Afrikaans? The right-arm fast bowler speaks with an English accent, but his native language is Afrikaans.

Who is Allan Donald?

NameAllan Donald
Born| October 20, 1966
| Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
Age| 55 years 201 days
Teams| South Africa, Warne Warriors

When did Allan Donald retire?

South Africa’s most successful international bowler Allan Donald announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday. The 36-year-old fast bowler retired from Test cricket in February 2002 following a knee injury in the second Test against Australia at the Wanderers.

How old is Allan Donald?

55 years (October 20, 1966)