Peter's brother, Graeme Pollock, an acclaimed left hand batsman, was a regular player for the South African cricket team at the same time as Peter,[3] and two of his nephews also played first-class cricket, both for Transvaal and Leicestershire amongst other sides.
Peter took ten wickets in the match with innings figures of 5 for 53 and 5 for 34, while his brother Graeme, batting, made 125 and 59.
[7] Peter and Graeme were leading figures involved in the famous Walk-off at Newlands in 1971 as a protest against apartheid and political interference in cricket.
[8] Pollock was convenor of selectors for South Africa in the 1990s, immediately following their re-admittance into world cricket after the end of apartheid.
[9] Later, he led calls for the famous fast bowler Allan Donald to retire from the game when that player became very injury-prone as he got on in years.