SA's biggest and best Test partnerships
Partnerships form the basis of batting in any form of the game, but in the ultimate format, they can take on genuinely epic qualities.
Paterson quits Proteas for Notts
Proteas fast bowler Dane Paterson has effectively ended a burgeoning international career by signing a Kolpak contract with Nottinghamshire in English county cricket.
Saca CEO: No impact on players' salaries
South African Cricketers’ Association chief executive officer Andrew Breetzke has effectively assured players short-term financial security despite an early end to the 2019-20 season.
Our Proteas Test XI: The top six
In the first instalment of a three-part series, SA Cricket magazine’s writers pick their best post-isolation Proteas Test XI.
Rewind: SA bowlers tumble Aussies in Hobart
During the Proteas’ Test tour of Australia in 2016, a relatively inexperienced bowling attack ripped through the hosts’ batting lineup during the first innings of the second Test in Hobart.
De Bruyn: I still have a role to play in SA
Batsman Theunis de Bruyn is determined to improve after losing a contract with Cricket South Africa.
The tricky task of judging Mahatlane
It is a little ironic that one of the longest-serving coaches in South Africa’s national cricket structures is afforded the least time to influence those under his charge.
Rewind: Donald and Tendulkar's classic contest
Relive this brilliant and timeless battle between Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Proteas fast-bowler Allan Donald during the first Test match of the 1996-97 series in Durban.
Rewind: Duminy's World Cup hat-trick
Relive the historic moment when JP Duminy bagged a rare World Cup hat-trick during the Proteas’ 2015 quarter-final against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Rewind: Smith bats with broken hand
With the series safely secured the Proteas and Australia head to the Sydney Cricket Ground for the final Test match of the 2008-09 series down under. In what was already a highly dramatic and exciting series, concluded with a touch of courage and bravery by the South African skipper Graeme Smith.
Smith needs four years to prove himself
Graeme Smith seems to have done enough over the course of three months to convince Cricket South Africa he is the right man for the director of cricket role.
Linde: I tried to win MVP award
Cape Cobras all-rounder George Linde says he never expected to win the Most Valuable Player of the Season award for the 2019-20 season.
One-series wonders that should play more
The Proteas blooded several new players in one series – or a single Test, ODI or T20I – during the 2019-20 season. Here’s hoping the following five new recruits get more game time for the Proteas later this year.
Mpitsang front-runner for selection job?
Former fast bowler Victor Mpitsang is reportedly among Cricket South Africa’s preferred candidates for the convenor of selectors role.
Proteas to continue conditioning at home
The Proteas players remain under obligation to continue their fitness and conditioning responsibilities, despite the nationwide lockdown in South Africa.
