South African-born Devon Conway dominated day one to hand New Zealand the edge at stumps of the first Test. On debut, Conway scored an unbeaten 136, the highest-ever score for a debutant at Lord’s, and took New Zealand to 246-3 at stumps.
On this day 19 years ago, former Proteas captain Hansie Cronje passed away when the plane he was travelling in crashed into the Outeniqua Mountains northeast of George Airport.
Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram go into a two-Test series against the Windies needing to rehabilitate an opening partnership that is rich in potential but lacks in consistency of delivery, writes RYAN VREDE.
Dean Elgar says the Proteas need to get back to playing ‘the South African way again’ in order to achieve the ambition of competing in the final of a world Test championship.
Ashwell Prince offered insight into Kyle Verreynne’s mental constitution that reinforced the sense that the kid is special and has to be a three-format player for the Proteas, writes RYAN VREDE.
Sam Billings was called into the England squad for the two-Test series with New Zealand on Wednesday after Ben Foakes was ruled out with a torn hamstring due to a freak accident.
Around 18,000 fans will be allowed to attend each day of next month’s second Test between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston, which will be the first of the British government’s next wave of pilot events.
The Proteas have slumped to seventh in the Test rankings and their prospects in the other formats aren’t encouraging. Their rehabilitation will require a long-term approach that should include four key features in the structure of South African cricket, writes RYAN VREDE.
Simon Harmer and Kyle Abbott would improve the Proteas’ chances of winning Test matches. The last time I checked, that was reason enough for any player to be in the selection mix, argues RYAN VREDE.
Enjoy this vintage weekend ‘rewind’ by looking back when AB de Villiers compiled a dominant 169 against Australia at the WACA in 2012 to help set up another away-series win for the Proteas.
Relive the moment back in 2016 when Temba Bavuma scored an unforgettable Test century against England at Newlands.
Pakistan were thwarted by bad light this past Sunday, one wicket short of a second successive innings win over Zimbabwe, but could afford to start contemplating a clean sweep of series wins on their southern-Africa tour.
Langton Rusere became the first black African umpire to stand in a Test match. Ryan Vrede says the history-making feat should be celebrated.
After looking on the verge of purging itself from the toxic members’ council, the interim board and government conceded to a resolution that will ‘save’ cricket in the short term but kill it eventually, writes RYAN VREDE.
Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa gave cricket the hard reset it needed, but that drastic step will mean nothing if the corrective action isn’t carefully considered, writes RYAN VREDE.
