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Jacques Kallis - Cometh the hour cometh the man
2008-08-09 10:40:00 South Africa are 37/1 and trailing by 85 runs going into the third day of the final test. The game might be a dead rubber in terms of results but true champions dont back down. (That and there is no South African that wants to see KP start off with a victory!!!) If Jacques Kallis wants to ... More About: Hour
Is AB De Villiers a Cheat?
2008-07-18 21:43:00 On day 1 of the 2nd Test AB De Villiers claimed a catch as can be seen in the clip below. Do you think he is a cheat? Could he not have known? It saddens me to think that winning at all costs seems to have taken over in cricket instead of fair play. More About: Cheat
Winning the Toss
2008-07-14 00:00:00 South Africa have had a deja vu experience at Lords - Remember the PE test in December 2007? In that match the West Indies didnt enforce the follow on when they could have, only managed 175 runs but still won comfortably. Hopefully tomorrow SA will be able to hold out for a draw, but a far ... More About: Winning , Toss
South Africa vs. England 1st Test - Lords
2008-07-10 11:28:00 Yesterday many would have never believed the test would start on time. A months worth of rain fell in parts of England Yesterday, the rain didn?t abate until late in the night. However this morning the sun greeted those that woke up early, although there are some clouds about. England have named an unchanged side, consisting ... More About: Africa , South Africa , South , Test
Dale Steyn Cleans up SA Cricket Awards
2008-06-17 22:50:00 Some big names below - interestingly Wendell Bossenger who used to play provincial cricket has won the amateur prize and Chad Baxter who also appeared for Boland won the student cricketer prize. Congrats to everyone and the season ahead promises to bring the hidden talent in SA to the fore. There are many players plying their trade ... More About: Cricket , Awards , Dale
England Chase 294 after Panesar picks up 6-37
2008-05-26 12:13:00 Monty Panesar has brought England back into the game by picking up 6-37 in the second innings. England require a further 218 runs with 9 wickets in hand. The weather is horrible around the UK and may prolong the result. There are still two days left for England to make a remarkable comebnack and win ... More About: Cricket , Chase
Jayasuriya Smashes Superb Century Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
2008-05-14 23:46:00 Jayasuriya plays one of the most entertaining innings ever in the IPL 11 sixes and 9 fours in a 48 ball innings ending up with 114 not out. Sit back, watch and enjoy More About: Indians , Super , Chennai , Mumbai , Kings
Shoaib Akhtar first IPL match
2008-05-14 23:19:00 Akhtar showed why he is one of the best fast bowlers in the game collecting 4 wickets against the Delhi Daredevils More About: Cricket , Match , Shoaib Akhtar
Sehwag Smashes Deccan Chargers
2008-04-23 00:16:00 Sehwag saved the best for last smashing 30 off one over from Symonds to bring the scores level More About: Cricket , Chargers , Sehwag , Indian Premier League
Brendon McCullum Amazing Innings
2008-04-22 00:17:00 What a way for the IPL to kick off, amazing innings by the New Zealand player More About: Amazing , Cullum
Shane Watson Snaps Bat in Half
2008-04-22 00:04:00 The title says it all, Watson snaps a bat in half whilst hitting a six!!! classic stuff More About: Cricket , Shane , Snaps , Half
IPL Squads and previews - Indian Premier League
2008-04-18 16:17:00 The Indian Premier League (IPL) starts today after the opening ceremony that is expected to be amazing. This is by far the biggest event organised and should bring a new edge to the way cricket is perceived by the world. It would be crazy to think the bowlers will have any assistance with the pitches, ... More About: Premier league , Indian Premier League
County Championship Fixtures 2008
2008-04-16 00:52:00 County Championship Division One, 2008 April 2008 Wed 16 - Sat 19 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT Hampshire v Sussex The Rose Bowl, Southampton Wed 16 - Sat 19 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT Kent v Nottinghamshire St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Wed 16 - Sat 19 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT Surrey v Lancashire Kennington Oval, London Wed 23 - Sat 26 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT Durham v Surrey Riverside Ground, ... More About: Cricket , County , Fixtures
The Indian Premier League South African Players and Fixtures
2008-04-16 00:49:00 There are 12 South Africans who will be playing in the series. They are Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Dale Steyn (Royal Challengers), Albie Morkel and Makhaya Ntini (Chennai Super Kings), AB de Villiers (Delhi Daredevils), Herschelle Gibbs (Deccan Chargers) and Loots Bosman, Shaun Pollock and Ashwell Prince (Mumbai Indian s) Graeme Smith and Morné Morkel ... More About: Players , League , South African
New Zealand Squads for England
2008-04-16 00:49:00 Test squad Aaron Redmond, Daniel Flynn, Ross Taylor, Peter Fulton, Jamie How, James Marshall, Jacob Oram, Gareth Hopkins, Brendon McCullum (wk), Daniel Vettori (capt), Iain O’Brien, Tim Southee, Kyle Mills, Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin, (either Mark Gillespie or Michael Mason to be added). ODI squad Brendon McCullum (wk), Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Daniel Flynn, ... More About: England , New Zealand , Zealand
New Zealands Fixtures for England
2008-04-05 08:45:00 April 2008 Sun 27 10:45 local, 09:45 GMT Marylebone Cricket Club v New Zealanders Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground Mon 28 - Wed 30 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT Kent v New Zealanders St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury May 2008 Fri 2 - Mon 5 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT Essex v New Zealanders County Ground, Chelmsford Thu 8 - Sun 11 11:00 local, 10:00 GMT England Lions v New ... More About: Fixtures
SA vs India 2nd Test Day 1
2008-04-04 00:24:00 India were dismissed for 76 in the shortest ever innings on the subcontinent. It took just 20 overs to complete the rot with Steyn picking up 5/23. Ntini grabbed 3/18 and Morkel claimed 2 wickets. In under 15 overs SA were in the lead. Currently they are 147 runs in the lead with 4 wickets ... More About: Cricket , India , Test
Highlights of Dale Steyn?s Wickets
2008-03-31 00:39:00 Dale Steyn picked up 4 wickets in India’s innings. Three were clean bowled and beautiful to watch. The 1st test may have been a draw but there are signs of what is to come from SA More About: Cricket , Highlights , Dale
Virender Sehwag Smashes 257 in one day
2008-03-29 00:49:00 Virender Sehwag smashes South Africa all over the park scoring 257 runs in the day and completing the fastest ever 300 in just 278 balls. Absolutely incredible to watch and he still has tomorrow to take his score past 400!!! More About: Virender Sehwag
SA vs India Day 2 Highlights
2008-03-28 01:27:00 South Africa posted their higest ever score in India , posting 540 in the first innings. India have shown there is plenty to play for as India have fought back and are currently 82 without loss. Their run rate has been impressive and is currently just under 4 to the over. Its game on in a few ... More About: Highlights
Highlights SA vs India 1st Test Day1 Chennai
2008-03-27 01:31:00 Highlights from the first days play More About: India , Chennai , Highlights , Test
Is Harbhajan Singh Hallucinating?
2008-03-27 01:27:00 Hayden called Harbhajan Singh an obnoxious weed recently - after the comments made below it is not surprising to see why!! Harbhajan honestly believes after India got carroted around the park on the first day that on the second day there will be 6 wickets for the picking even with South Africa’s impressive lineup. “I want to invite the fans ...
SA vs India Fixtures
2008-03-25 01:54:00 The three test series kicks off on Wednesday, in Chennai and is set to be one of the most interesting series of the year. India were robbed by some horrible decisions and could have won the test series down in Australia, however they did win the ODI series. SA have the best pace attack in years ... More About: Fixtures
Robin Peterson In Pro20 squad??
2008-03-25 01:41:00 Strangely it seems Robin Peterson would prefer to play Pro20 Cricket than tour India?? Thats the case if The Official Cricket South Africa website is to be believed. Apparently he is turning out for the Warriors against Zimbabwe on Tuesday night! He has stayed behind for personal reasons (birth of his child - so maybe he ... More About: Squad
SA Emerging Squad
2008-03-25 01:23:00 This tournament is a benchmark to get the fringe players into the National side and has helped players like Philander make a name for himself. SA has performed well in this competition ? often SA have taken players with international experience which generally the other sides don?t have. Watch out for Wayne Parnell fresh from ... More About: Squad
Black Batsman and All-Rounders not good Enough according to Majola
2008-03-22 15:36:00 Gerald Majola has come out with a statement which might bring one to question his knowledge of provincial cricket. He said: ?we have to understand that there are special positions. We need a balanced team, and that there are specialist positions. For instance, we are not blessed with a lot of black batsmen and all-rounders, ... More About: Black , Good , Rounders
Standard Bank Pro20 Fixtures
2008-03-21 02:03:00 March 2008 25 Chevrolet Warriors v Zimbabwe Pro 20 Sahara Oval St George`s, Port Elizabeth 18:00 26 Gestetner Diamond Eagles v Zimbabwe Pro 20 OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein 18:00 26 Nashua Cape Cobras v Nashua Dolphins Pro 20 Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town 18:00 27 bizhub Highveld Lions v Zimbabwe Pro 20 Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 18:00 28 Nashua Dolphins ... More About: Cricket , Standard , Bank , Fixtures
Langeveldt Pulls Out of SA tour to India
2008-03-18 21:58:00 Charl Langeveldt has pulled out of the 3 test tour to India , which kicks off on the 26th of March. Langeveldt indicated that the controversy surrounding the team selection has upset him and he wont be in the right frame of mind. It is now common knowledge that the South African touring side consisting of 14 ... More About: Tour
Champions Trophy Groupings
2008-03-14 01:30:00 The rankings are done 6 months before the tournament starts, which means even when SA finish their series against Bangaldesh 3-0 up and claim the top spot they have been ranked number two for the tournament. The two groups will be played on a round-robin format with the top two sides progressing to the semi-finals. ... More About: Champions , Trophy
SA vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI
More articles from this author:2008-03-13 10:50:00 Unsurprisingly South Africa made it 2 from 2 in the ODI series, it wasnt such a battering this time only a 7 wicket victory. Bangladesh managed another score in the 170 odd region which was a good recovery from 18/4. A 100 run partnership from the Hasans (no relation I dont think) managed to stable ... More About: Cricket 1, 2, 3, 4 |



