With Brexit threatening to end the opportunity for cricketers to sign Kolpak deals that allow them access to lucrative county contracts (and invaluable playing opportunities), Duanne Olivier’s timing appears to be just right.
A couple of years ago, Kyle Abbott, Hardus Viljoen and Marchant de Lange – and more recently Duanne Olivier – led the fast bowlers among South Africa’s Test bowling bench strength.
Former South African captain Graeme Smith has reiterated that his retirement from international cricket, personally rather than professionally, came at the right time.
Eastern Province defeated Gauteng by 20 runs in Johannesburg, thanks to a hard-fought half-century from the 24-year-old Onke Nyaku and a commanding 3-46 from 20-year-old left-arm spinner Jade de Klerk.
Warriors’ pace bowler Sisanda Magala bagged a five-for against the Dolphins in Durban to fire his team to the top of the One-Day Cup table, and earns Tuesday’s Turbo Bowler award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
An unbeaten century from KZN captain Marques Ackerman wasn’t enough to separate the visitors from Northerns in Pretoria with the two playing out to a draw in their CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup encounter.
Western Province and KwaZulu-Natal Inland played out to a draw in Newlands after centuries by Jack Newby, Qaasim Adams and KZN captain Luke Schlemmer, as well as a five-for from Mpilo Njoloza.
That classic ending to one of the Hollywood’s most iconic movies is filled with bitter irony for South African cricket fans confused by the sudden loss of in-form paceman Duanne Olivier, writes SIMON LEWIS.
The Dolphins fell to their first defeat of the 2019 One-Day Cup when they were beaten by eight wickets on the D/L method by the Warriors at Kingsmead on Tuesday night.
An impressive five-wicket haul by Manishi handed the India U19s the advantage on day one of the second Youth Test against SA U19 in Trivandrum on Tuesday.
The Titans have named a squad laden with Proteas for Wednesday’s One-Day Cup clash with the Lions in Potchefstroom.
Coach Enoch Nkwe is confident the Lions will welcome an opening 2019 One-Day Cup victory against the Titans in Potchefstroom on Wednesday.
Cricket South Africa have named the intake for the Women’s National Academy, which will run from 2 June to 2 August 2019 in Pretoria.
Former Proteas captain AB de Villiers remains comfortable with last year’s decision to retire from international cricket despite ongoing criticism.
Fast bowler Duanne Olivier has ended a burgeoning Proteas career for the foreseeable future after signing a Kolpak contract with Yorkshire.
