By Frank Heydenrych Clive Rice was invited during the week to be a participant in the Lord’s Taverners fast bowlers reunion. Here he talks about the evening. Q: It must have been unreal to be in such stellar company? Especially given that you spent half your life trying to knock their blocks off!? A: This […]
Jacques Kallis continued South Africans’ remarkable run of contributions in the Nokia Champions League T20 by guiding the Kolkata Knight Riders to a remarkable win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The visitors won by nine wickets as Kallis hit four fours and two sixes in his 64. Earlier, he had taken the vital wicket of […]
Carlos Tevez. Disgraceful. Ridiculous. Disgusting. And those are just the nicer things they’re saying about the talented little Argentinian after he allegedly refused to play for Manchester City at Bayern Munich on Tuesday night. Manager Roberto Mancini, who has had to deal with a fair few disgruntled players in his billionaire-infested dressing room over the […]
Barcelona made short work of BATE Borisov on Match Day two of the UEFA Champions League last night. Lionel Messi scored a brace while goals from Pedro and David Villa ensured three points for the defending champions. The other was an unfortunate own goal by Valadzko. Final score at the Horodskiy Stadium: BATE Borisov 0-5 […]
The ECB have announced the Major Match schedule for next summer, which will see England host tours by West Indies, Australia and South Africa. West Indies will kick off next summer’s international programme with a three-match Test Series against England to be staged at Lord’s, Trent Bridge and Edgbaston followed by a three-match NatWest Series […]
The loss of AB de Villiers for the upcoming series against Australia starting on October 13 is a huge blow for the side. Not only is De Villiers our leading batsman in ODIs, he is also the wicketkeeper and newly appointed captain, which poses a dilemma for the selectors when they meet on Thursday to […]
Dwayne Bravo produced a compelling performance with the bat to consign the Cape Cobras to defeat. A 17-run blitz off an over from Dale Steyn was enough to see the Chennai Super Kings to a four-wicket win. Earlier in the day, New South Wales won the one-over eliminator against Trinidad & Tobago. Nokia Champions League […]
They’ll lose more of their top players soon, and political interference in the game is rife. What does the future hold? Geoff Marsh has taken on a tough assignment, one likely to test his skills to the utmost. If he emerges from his stint as Sri Lankan coach with his
Ask most observers about the general lack of bowling firepower in South African first-class cricket and they’ll act like economists and tell you it’s like macroeconomics – there are cycles. In last season’s SuperSport Series there was a distinct downswing in bowling output as most of the six franchises struggled to bowl out one another […]
Carlos Tevez It was the first part of Match Day 2 in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night as 16 teams in the eight groups competed for vital points and a place in the knockout stage. It looked bleak for Manchester United who were 2-3 down against Swiss outfit Basel with seconds remaining, but […]