After a string of disappointing innings Graeme Smith showed grit and determination as he stood tall against the Aussie attack to record only his third century against that country to be not out on Nelson (111*) at stumps on day two of the second test in Adelaide. The Aussies had ended day one on 482/5 scored at […]
Looks flatter to decieve and nobody is more deceptive in that department than Aussie skipper Michael Clarke. The 31-year-old from Liverpool in New South Wales, looks more suited to his nickname “Eminem” than world record breaking batsman, who became the first ever to score four double test hundreds in a calendar year. Why the ACB […]
Vernon Philander completed a fairytale debut year of test cricket when he was named both South African Cricketer of the Year and Sunfoil test Cricketer of the Year at Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Gala Awards Banquet at the Sandton Convention Centre on Wednesday night. His national popularity was confirmed when he also won a third […]
Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the international fixtures for the 2012/13 home season in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The Proteas will have another very busy summer with fixtures in all three formats against New Zealand and Pakistan. In addition, they will be touring Australia in November and early December for a Test series. “It should be another […]
Eyewitness News is reporting that tensions between local cricket clubs and the Gauteng Cricket Board (GCB) have reached boiling point, with five directors, including administrator Ray Mali, being dismissed. Disgruntled clubs told Mali and Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday evening, that they wanted to manage Gauteng cricket themselves. The GCB was placed under administration by […]
Cricket South Africa has announced the Proteas squad for the unofficial T20 International Series against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh from June 18 to 24 in Zimbabwe Chris Morris, the 25-year-old Highveld Lions allrounder, will make his first appearance for the Proteas while Faf du Plessis of the Titans has also been included in the T20 squad for the […]
Catches win matches is the old adage, and that could have been the case when the Titans fielded against the Knights in their qualification knockout match for the remaining Champions League slot. Firstly, a brilliant catch by Roelof van der Merwe on the boundary to remove Rilee Rossouw, which was worthy of the catch-of-the-match but […]
After weeks of rain in Durban, the Dolphins at last got in part of a match in the MiWay T20 Challenge against the Knights at Kingsmead. Batting first, the Knights scored a paltry 130/9 in their 20 overs but the rains came back and Duckworth-Lewis took over, leaving the Dolphins nine runs short of the target of 86, […]
The Cape Cobras beat the Highveld Lions by a single run in a thrilling MiWay T20 Challenge match at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday night. Chasing the Cobras’ total of 180 in their 20 overs, the Lions were in trouble at 120/5, then a swashbuckling 32* off 15 balls from Chris Morris and 17* from Thami Tsolekile saw […]
The Nashua Titans clinched the four-day SuperSport Series title on Sunday when their only rivals, the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras, were bowled out for 420 in their match against the bizhub Highveld Lions at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium. The Cobras had needed to score 540 in their available bonus point overs and then go on […]