1   run s ▁from ▁his ▁seven ▁inn ings ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁over ▁ 4 0 . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁Cr icket ▁Board ▁Cup ▁saw ▁an ▁improvement ▁in ▁Pol l ard ' s ▁bow ling , ▁as ▁he ▁claimed ▁nine ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁with ▁a ▁bow ling ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 4 . 2 2 . ▁An ▁all - round ▁performance ▁against ▁J ama ica ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁took ▁three ▁w ick ets ▁and ▁made ▁ 7 6 , ▁ear nt ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁and ▁Pol l ard ▁the ▁man ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁award . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Champions ▁league ▁T - 2 0 ▁for ▁Tr in idad ▁& ▁Tob ago , ▁Pol l ard ▁hit ▁ 5 4 ▁runs ▁in ▁just ▁ 1 8 ▁balls ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁match ▁against ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁in ▁Hy der abad . ▁This ▁earned ▁the ▁man ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁award ▁and ▁his ▁side ▁a ▁cru cial ▁win . ▁His ▁display ▁of ▁hitting ▁was ▁so ▁impress ive ▁that ▁NS W ▁approached ▁Pol l ard ▁after ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁sign ▁him ▁for ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Pol l ard ▁has ▁also ▁represented ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Red back s ▁in ▁the ▁K FC ▁Tw enty 2 0 ▁Big ▁Bash ▁and ▁ ▁Som erset ▁County ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁for