David John Callaghan (born 1 February 1965) is a former South African international

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er. Despite there being a distance of eight years between his first and last

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, Callaghan only played 29 times for South Africa. He was born at Queenstown, Eastern Cape.

International career

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. This happens to be the highest score in ODIs by a batsman, who have scored only one 50-plus knock in their career. 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

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. In February 2020, he was named in South Africa's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Callaghan, Dave 1965 births Living people People from Queenstown, South Africa South African cricketers South African people of Irish descent Eastern Province cricketers Griqualand West cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers Suffolk cricketers South Africa One Day International cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Alumni of Grey High School Cricketers from the Eastern Cape