Saturday, 18 April 2020 marks exactly 28 years since the start of South Africa’s return to Test cricket, after more than two decades away due to political isolation. The West Indies hosted the tourists at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Proteas opening batsman Janneman Malan turned 24 years old on 18 April 2020. Malan has played three ODIs and two T20Is since last year’s international debut.
Friday, 17 April 2020 marks 13 years since former Proteas all-rounder Andrew Hall claimed a maiden five-wicket haul.
In the second instalment of a two-part series, SA Cricket magazine’s writers pick their best international ODI XI of the past 30 years.
Spinner Tabraiz Shamsi is determined to make the most of his opportunity after stepping into a frontline role in the Proteas’ limited-overs teams.
South Africa’s director of cricket Graeme Smith says Quinton de Kock will only serve as the Proteas’ limited-overs captain in order to ensure he is not overburdened.
Graeme Smith says he is ‘determined to get South African cricket back to where it belongs as one of the world leaders at international level’.
Cricket South Africa director of cricket Graeme Smith has confirmed wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock will not be appointed new Test captain.
Cricket South Africa interim director of cricket Graeme Smith’s position has been made permanent.
Former Proteas fast bowler Duanne Olivier is moving on to purely focus on the game after admitting initial struggles with dealing with the fall-out over turning Kolpak.
In light of the poor record by South Africa’s Under-19s, coach Lawrence Mahatlane says there’s a problem with unions not bringing youngsters through, writes KEN BORLAND.
One of South Africa’s problems is the dearth of all-rounders who can ‘do it all’, writes SIMNIKIWE XABANISA for SA Cricket Magazine.
Ricky Ponting relives some of the quickest fast bowling he has ever faced, when Shoaib Akhtar steamed in at a consistent 150km/h during the third Test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth in 1999.
Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach Simon Katich is receptive to this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League being played in South Africa or Australia.
South Africa has a rich cricketing tradition and held its first domestic competition this month 130 years ago. Since then, it has undergone numerous facelifts and changes of format but essentially endures as the CSA 4-Day Domestic Series.
