South Africa cricket
Former South Africa player and coach Mike Procter dies aged 77
Former South Africa all-rounder Mike Procter, the country’s first coach of the post-isolation era and a stalwart with English county Gloucestershire, died aged 77 on Saturday, his family announced.
SA, WI scapegoats in ‘death’ of Tests?
Going by the collective outcry of the cricket fraternity around the world, led by former Australia captain Steve Waugh, it seems that the people running the game in South Africa have just landed the final blow in the gruesome murder of Test cricket.
South Africa will ride on 'must-win mindset' in semifinal
They head into the last-four with a record of seven victories in nine matches, having lost to India and, surprisingly, the Netherlands.
Hendricks falls 15 short of century in South Africa return
Hendricks was only in the team after captain Temba Bavuma was ruled out through illness.
South Africa bowl first against Netherlands in rain curtailed match in Dharamshala
The toss was scheduled to take place at 2:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time but ended up taking place at 2:30pm.
De Kock set to retire from ODIs after World Cup
Having made his ODI debut in 2013, De Kock has represented South Africa in 140 matches so far, aggregating 5966 runs at an average of 44.85 and a strike rate of 96.08. He has 17 hundreds and 29 fifties to his name with a high score of 178 that came against Australia at Centurion in 2016.
Stage set for England-South Africa series-decider
England and South Africa go into Thursday’s final Test at The Oval without key batsmen as each looks to secure a series that is intriguingly poised at 1-1 after emphatic victories by both sides.
South African hits record 490 off 151 balls
Shane Dadswell, a South African student, smashes 490 not out in a limited-overs club match.
PCB plans to invite Bangladesh, Proteas next year
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi says that they are planning to invite Bangladesh and Pakistan next year.
Morkel out as S.Africa injury worries grow
South African fast bowler Morne Morkel is likely to be out of action for about six weeks because of a side strain, team manager and doctor Mohammed Moosajee said on Monday.
SA pick two uncapped players for first Test against Bangladesh
South Africa name the uncapped duo of Andile Phehlukwayo and Aiden Markram for next week's first test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom, with the latter to make his debut as an opener.
India, South Africa closer to tour agreement
South Africa and India are believed to be close to an agreement on a schedule for a tour of South Africa in January and February.
De Villiers debate spreads vitriol on twitter
Former South Africa players Herschelle Gibbs and Ashwell Prince have slam AB De Villers for his continued absence from Test cricket and insinuate that he is disrespecting his teammates.
Proteas should get an Australian coach: Gibbs
Former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs says that the team should hire an Australian who won’t tolerate a ‘buddy-buddy’ kind of attitude.
AB upset at tampering inference
South Africa captain AB de Villiers insisted his side had done nothing wrong after they found themselves caught up in a fresh ball-tampering row on Saturday as they lost their one-day international series against England.
Test bowler Tsotsobe charged with match fixing
Former South Africa bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe has been charged with match fixing and has been suspended immediately after a lengthy investigation, Cricket South Africa said on Monday.
Dale Steyn to face England Lions
England Lions are set for a clash with Dale Steyn later this summer after his surprise inclusion in one of the South Africa A squads due to arrive in the coming weeks.
Alviro Petersen banned for involvement in match-fixing
Former South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen has been banned from cricket for two years after admitting sitting in on meetings where plans were hatched to fix matches in the domestic Twenty20 competition.
Duminy looking forward to Bangladesh
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn has second thoughts about touring Bangladesh in July, but it is certainly not the case with his teammate Jean-Paul Duminy.
