The iconic Newlands in Cape Town, picturesquely situated with the Table Mountain serving as a breathtaking backdrop, holds a special significance in South African cricket history. The ground hosted South Africa’s second Test match, against England in 1888-89, and has gone on to become a fortress of sorts for the hosts after readmission. As the […]
Read More Specials – Best of the Tests at NewlandsThis year’s Boxing Day match in South Africa assumes great significance as the hosts square off against Zimbabwe in the first four-day Test since Test cricket around the world was standardised to five days. The one-off Test in Port Elizabeth is being considered by the ICC as a trial for its future potentiality, […]
Read More Specials – Moments from South Africa v Zimbabwe Test historySouth Africa had stormed to a 1-0 lead in the series with a ten-wicket win in the second Test at Lord’s, and came into the third, played at Old Trafford from July 2 to July 6, 1998, riding on a wave of confidence. The visitors replaced opener Adam Bacher and pace bowler Shaun Pollock, […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – England v South Africa, Old Trafford, 1998South Africa came into this three-match series riding on a rich vein of form, having won their past five series and losing just one of their last 17 Tests. Five months earlier, they had secured a 2-0 sweep in India and now aimed at repeating the dose in Sri Lanka on their second tour […]
Read More Famous Test Matches – Sri Lanka v South Africa, Kandy, 2000International cricket has become poorer after the retirement of Jacques Kallis, one of the greatest cricketers ever to have graced the field. A legend in every sense of the word, ‘King’ Kallis has left us with memories of an illustrious career spanning nearly two decades. The South African all-rounder quit from Test cricket […]
Read More Specials – Revisiting King Kallis’ best Test performances
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