SA cricket has fast bowling covered
South African cricket fans have no need to sweat over the fast-bowling pipeline, writes KHALID MOHIDIN.
Zubayr Hamza's 'Dane Piedt double play'
Cape Cobras star batter Zubayr Hamza is on the brink of becoming the 100th player to earn a Proteas Test cap when South Africa play Pakistan at Centurion on Boxing Day, and in the last first-class match before that Test he proved his class in the field, writes SIMON LEWIS.
ECB head honcho wants Stokes forgiven
England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive officer Tom Harrison has implored all and sundry to ‘forgive and move on’, after all-rounder Ben Stokes’ involvement in a fight outside a Bristol nightclub last year.
Aussie spinner joins SA batsman at Essex
Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa will rejoin Essex for next year’s T20 Blast.
EXCLUSIVE: October, Plaatjie on coach-player relationship
Graham October and Siya Plaatjie open up to SACricketmag.com’s Khalid Mohidin about their relationship and Siya’s selection for the SA Colts side.
Dolphins crush Lions in three days
Ethan Bosch led a brilliant bowling display by the Dolphins as they completed a stunning 279-run victory over the Highveld Lions on day three of the sixth round of 4-Day Franchise Series matches.
Makaka stars as Colts shock SA Schools
The SA Schools team was beaten for the first time in an exciting match at Newlands in the annual Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week challenge match, writes THEO GARRUN.
Pakistan complete win over CSA XI
Pakistan gathered a tidy six-wicket victory over the Cricket South Africa Invitation XI at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Friday.
Nortje credits MSL for IPL inclusion
Fast bowler Anrich Nortje ‘was busy getting meat for a braai that night’, when bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders at Tuesday’s Indian Premier League player auction in Jaipur.
Thunder strike down Stars in rain-affected encounter
The Sydney Thunder were at their destructive best as they beat the Melbourne Stars by 15 runs on the DLS method to take them to the top of the Big Bash League on net run rate.
Taylor takes Thunder top, Osborne keeps Stars in chase
Erin Osborne led the Melbourne Stars Women to their fourth win while Stafanie Taylor spun the Sydney Thunder Women to the top of the Women’s Big Bash League table.
'I have not written off SA cricket entirely'
Former Proteas batsman Stiaan van Zyl has ‘not written off South African cricket entirely’, as he returns from a lengthy injury layoff. Van Zyl, who gathered the last of his dozen Tests in August 2016 before pursuing a career as a Kolpak cricketer in the United Kingdom, has not played competitive cricket since May 2018, due to a knee injury…. Read more →
Centurion groundsman 'nervous'
Titans chief executive officer Jacques Faul has conceded that head groundsman Bryan Bloy is anxious ahead of the first Test between South Africa and Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion this month.
Proteas add uncapped seamer to Test squad
Seamer Dane Paterson has been added to South Africa’s squad for the first Test against Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion later this month.
I could have stopped ball-tampering at Newlands - Steve Smith
Disgraced former Australian captain Steve Smith has admitted to reporters that he could have prevented the ball-tampering scandal at Newlands from happening … but that he failed as a leader at that moment.
