Six of the Best: Ram Slam stars
While international recruits Chris Gayle and cohorts will bring flair and additional marketability to the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, this homegrown sextet will ensure genuine substance prevails.
Morris: I've fallen behind
SA Cricket magazine spoke exclusively to South African seamer Chris Morris, who will be in action during the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, which starts on Sunday.
Caribbean crusaders
Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Darren Sammy are not the first men from the Caribbean to grace South African domestic cricket. Here we look at a dozen others to have played in the country. 1. Tall, intimidating, quick and cheeky, fast bowler Franklyn Stephenson was lost to West Indian Cricket after participating in the rebel tours of the… Read more →
Proteas on Twitter #RIPSenzoMeyiwa
South African cricketers past and present mourn the death of Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa, who was murdered at his girlfriend’s home on Sunday evening.
KP's views on SA
The Pietermaritzburg-born Kevin Pietersen’s telling autobiography ‘KP’, released this month, features several damning remarks about his former England team-mates.
Beginning of KP's era
Wherever Kevin Pietersen has gone, he has always been a stand-out player. Here we look at his humble beginnings, where he played for Natal ‘B’ and Natal ‘A’ and batted at No9 and bowled off-spin.
Test your knowledge
Prepare yourself for South Africa’s ODI series against New Zealand with a testing string of trivia. The answers are at the bottom of the page, but we’re trusting you won’t scroll down until you’ve had a good go at the 10 questions.
A licence to thrill
There is a freedom and freshness about South Africa’s newest left-handed batting talent. This baby-faced assassin looks to be the real deal, writes Tom Eaton.
Parnell's growing pains
To watch Wayne Parnell in the second Test against Australia in February was to see a glimpse of the player he should be, writes Ryan Vrede. There had been a four-year gap between appearances in the Test side, and in three balls he made a statement about the depth of his talent.
Scratching the surface
Forget what the poet said about scorned women. In July we learned that hell hath no fury like a cricket ball scratched, writes Tom Eaton.
Making the man
Quinton de Kock has shown his aptitude for international cricket. Now we have to give him the support he needs to build a long and run-laden career for the Proteas.
Fast Fact
SA Cricket magazine explored the Steyn versus Anderson debate a year ago, in our September-October 2013 issue, and the decision was unanimous: Steyn is the best. By Gary Lemke
Remembering Norman Gordon
Norman Gordon, the world’s first Test cricketer to reach the age of 100, passed away peacefully on 2 September at 103. SA Cricket magazine spoke to him on the occasion of his 100th birthday three years ago, about his extraordinary international career and the current state of the game. By Clinton van der Berg.
Eye for the outrageous
AB de Villiers’ ability to pull off the improbable has made him a major asset for the Proteas in all three formats of the game. By MARK KEOHANE.
Key Pillar
Get to know a little bit more about Proteas assistant coach Adrian Birrell. By Ryan Vrede.
