Conway, Young shine as Black Caps frustrate England
Devon Conway and Will Young fell in sight of Test hundreds as New Zealand established a solid position against England in the second and final Test at Edgbaston.
Devon Conway and Will Young fell in sight of Test hundreds as New Zealand established a solid position against England in the second and final Test at Edgbaston.
Quinton de Kock led a resolute effort as South Africa lost just one wicket in advancing to 205 for five, a lead of 108 runs, at lunch on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies in St Lucia on Friday.
The Proteas’ seamers produced a performance that was reminiscent of the high standard the country’s best attacks have set. It stirred hope of a future that will feel familiar, writes RYAN VREDE.
Following the completion of the Interim Board’s (IB) mandate, the Chair of the IB of Cricket South Africa (CSA), Stavros Nicolaou, supported by the Acting President of CSA, Rihan Richards, handed over the IB Report to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa.
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After the bowlers dominated on day one, South Africa will head into day two of the first Test against the West Indies with a 31-run lead. Catch all the highlights here:
South Africa A, led by a superb double century from captain Zubayr Hamza, sealed a convincing win over Zimbabwe A by an innings and 166 runs to claim a 1-0 lead in the two-match 4-Day series in Harare on Thursday.
The is no doubting it has been a difficult 2021 for the South African cricket team, as they started with a 2-0 test match defeat to Pakistan. The side then followed this up with a 2-1 T20 defeat to Pakistan again, in what was a very close series of matches between the pair. They then faced off again in an… Read more →
Trent Boult took two wickets in two balls on his return to New Zealand duty before England fought back to be 258-7 at stumps on the first day of the second and final Test at Edgbaston on Thursday.
This first Test against the West Indies represents the start of a new dawn in South African cricket, with opening bat and mainstay Dean Elgar taking over the reins as Proteas captain, writes CARL LEWIS.
Proteas Test captain Dean Elgar says players have been given the right to perform whichever ‘gesture’ they choose in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the second and final Test against England at Edgbaston with an elbow injury.
West Indies start a two-Test contest against South Africa on Thursday with the home side believing they have their best chance in 30 years of overcoming the unsettled visitors in a series at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia.
Batsman Shai Hope was recalled to the West Indies squad for the first Test against South Africa on Thursday, while teenage fast bowler Jayden Seales is poised to make his debut.
Thando Ntini has joined the Dolphins after a season on the Highveld with the Titans.