Proteas lose title sponsor
Standard Bank has withdrawn as the title sponsor of the Proteas.
Standard Bank has withdrawn as the title sponsor of the Proteas.
Captain Jon-Jon Smuts has quietened suggestion pressure will soon toll on the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants’ 2019 Mzansi Super League campaign.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn has insisted the Cape Town Blitz have had a better 2019 Mzansi Super League campaign than a lowly position on the six-team log suggests.
These are heady days for cricket, writes LUKE ALFRED ahead of two very important days for beloved game in South Africa albeit off the field.
The Tshwane Spartans saw their chances of qualifying for the Mzansi Super League play-offs dented after their penultimate round robin match against the Jozi Stars was washed out in Centurion on Thursday.
Former chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat’s comparison of Cricket South Africa’s recent problems to the Chernobyl disaster is awful, but has typified all the associated and unnecessary racket.
The Willowton Group has publicly insisted Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani and chief executive officer Thabang Moroe should resign.
Transparency is key if the head honchos at Cricket South Africa want to win back the trust and respect of the nation and its cricket supporters.
Cricket South Africa independent board chairperson Iqbal Khan has resigned with immediate effect.
Former Test captain and United Cricket Board of South Africa managing director Ali Bacher has suggested current Cricket South Africa chief executive officer Thabang Moroe resigns.
All-rounder Wiaan Mulder has rallied the Tshwane Spartans for an improved performance in the field, come Thursday’s Mzansi Super League fixture against the Jozi Stars at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Batsman Rassie van der Dussen would like to win at least 30% of the Jozi Stars’ 10 matches in this year’s Mzansi Super League.
Alex Hales struck a terrific 55-ball unbeaten 97 as the Durban Heat stayed alive in the Mzansi Super League by pulling off a record chase to beat the top-of-the-table Paarl Rocks by six wickets at Boland Park on Wednesday.
The South African Cricketers’ Association will meet on Friday with the possibility of the players taking some form of industrial – or protest – action a topic up for discussion.
Former fast bowler Allan Donald has been appointed head coach of South Africa for next year’s Over-50 World Cup.