Aussie bowlers raise hands for ball duty
Under the leadership of new Test captain Tim Paine, Australia’s bowlers are taking back the duty of keeping the red ball shining.
Under the leadership of new Test captain Tim Paine, Australia’s bowlers are taking back the duty of keeping the red ball shining.
Sean Williams’ 69 for Zimbabwe in the third ODI against South Africa was the highest score for either side in the series and rescued his team from a dire situation.
Heinrich Klaasen enjoyed a good match behind the stumps, taking three catches, a smart stumping and scoring 59 against Zimbabwe in Paarl.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis is happy with the form of his batsmen in Paarl after their struggles in the first two ODIs.
Reeza Hendricks and Heinrich Klaasen scored half-centuries to help the Proteas secure a 3-0 whitewash with a four-wicket win against Zimbabwe, writes KHALID MOHIDIN at Boland Park.
Last Tuesday, a visually impaired South African cricketer, Ferdi Boer, became the first local cricketer to score a double century in a blind T20 match.
Kuldeep Yadav took five West Indies second-innings wickets as India won by an innings and 272-run victory in the first Test in Rajkot.
Shane Warne has slammed Ricky Ponting’s decision to bowl first in the second Test at Edgbaston during the 2005 Ashes series, calling it ‘the worst decision made by a captain I played under’.
After two low-scoring matches, the third and final ODI between South Africa and Zimbabwe promises to offer a far better track for run-scoring and the Proteas batsmen need to take full advantage, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Tony de Zorzi lit up the Abu Dhabi T20 with a sparkling maiden T20 century for the Titans against the hapless Boost Defenders of Afghanistan.
Stephan Maree starred with bat and ball as Paul Roos Gymnasium (PRG) comfortably overcame the Standard Bank Paarl Regional Performance Centre (RPC) in the opening fixture of this year’s Momentum Friendship Games in Stellenbosch on Friday.
England’s ODI captain Eoin Morgan and Test captain Joe Root put a strong Sri Lanka Board XI to the sword as they led their team to an emphatic 43-run victory on the DLS method.
Clayton August was at his destructive best for Easterns against Boland as the seasoned left-hander picked up 4-31 in the first innings to reach 200 first-class wickets in the CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup match at Benoni, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
Highveld Lions coach Enoch Nkwe is hoping to build on the solid start his team has made to the new 4-Day Domestic Series when they host the Cape Cobras in Johannesburg starting on Monday.
Knights assistant coach Alan Kruger is optimistic ahead of their match against Dolphins in Kimberley starting from Monday, despite losing their opening game to the Cape Cobras this week.