In Focus – Ireland Women create history in style

A week after levelling the two-match T20 series with a maiden win over South Africa, Ireland’s sprightly women have created history again by winning the final match of the ODI leg. This is the first time that Ireland – whether men or women – have defeated South Africa in an ODI. Though South […]

In Focus – Namibia’s Sunday to remember

Unheralded Namibia produced one of the greatest shocks in youth cricketing history as they toppled defending champions South Africa by two wickets in a gripping Group A match of the 2016 Under-19 World Cup at Cox’s Bazar. Needing nothing less than a win to stay alive in the competition, South Africa crumbled in […]

Famous Test Matches – Sri Lanka v South Africa, Kandy, 2000

South 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 […]

Who Would Have Thought It – Last wicket exploits floor Western Province twice over

One of the most intriguing matches in South Africa’s first-class cricket history was played across two calendar years in the 1925-26 Currie Cup. Orange Free State hosted Western Province in the sixth match of the season from December 31, 1925 to January 2, 1926 at the Ramblers Cricket Club Ground in Bloemfontein. […]

SPECIALS – A look back at World Cup clashes between New Zealand and South Africa

The fierce rugby union rivalry between the All Blacks and the Springboks is well-known, with the two sides having fought many an epic battle over the years. New Zealand’s all-conquering side have always considered South Africa as their toughest competitors, and it remains the most captivating game in the rugby calendar. In […]

SPECIALS – The greatest World Cup matches, Part 1

With the eleventh ICC World Cup only two weeks away, the excitement for the quadrennial event is rising by the day. In a two-part Special post, let us look at ten of the best World Cup matches played over the four-decade history of the tournament, starting with the top five in Part 1. […]

Who Would Have Thought It – Border’s double debacle

Most of the embarrassingly low first-class team totals were recorded in the early age of cricket. However, the Currie Cup of 1959-60 saw one of the most bizarre first-class matches ever played. Two of the three lowest first-class team totals after the second World War were recorded in this match between Border and Natal. […]

SPECIALS – Tribute to Norman Gordon

Norman Gordon, who was the oldest living Test cricketer, passed away at the age of 103 years and 27 days in his Johannesburg home on 2nd September. He was the first and only male Test cricketer to have crossed the age of 100. In August 2010, Gordon became the oldest living Test cricketer […]

IN FOCUS – South Africa in Zimbabwe Test match 2014 : Preview

South Africa and Zimbabwe are set to play each other in a Test match after more than nine years. This one-off Test will most likely be a one-sided affair, but watching the neighbouring African nations go head-to-head after so long will no doubt bring a refreshing novelty to the Test calendar. Zimbabwe, constantly bogged […]

Specials – Revisiting King Kallis’ best Test performances

International 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 […]