Verreynne falls just before tea, Elgar soldiers on

Dean Elgar and Kyle Verreynne steadied the Proteas’ first innings batting display before the latter fell just before tea to leave South Africa on 125-4 against the West Indies.

West Indies recall Bravo, Gabriel for second Test

West Indies selectors responded to the embarrasment of a dismal innings defeat in the first Test by recalling fast bowler Shannon Gabriel and left-handed batsman Darren Bravo for the second Test against South Africa which starts at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on Friday.

CSA completes independent directors appointments

Norman Arendse SC was appointed as the eighth independent director and Lawson Naidoo elected as chair of the audit, governance and risk committee when Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) annual general meeting was completed this past Saturday.

English cricket to launch social-media review

The experienced England trio of James Anderson, Jos Buttler and limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan have all faced accusations of publishing potentially offensive messages.

Conway named man of the series as New Zealand’s depth hailed

New Zealand stand-in captain Tom Latham has praised his side’s ‘amazing’ depth as they look to follow a series win over England with victory in next week’s inaugural World Test Championship final against India.

Faf: I have some memory loss, but I’m fine

Faf du Plessis hopes to soon be back on the field after suffering a concussion when he was involved in a nasty collision while playing for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Saturday.

Bangladesh star Shakib suspended over umpire outburst

Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who has a history of disciplinary breaches, has been suspended for three matches and fined for ‘showing aggressive behaviour towards the umpire’ during a domestic match.

Robinson to take break from cricket following tweet furore

England paceman Ollie Robinson is to skip Sussex’s two games on Friday and Saturday to spend time with his family ‘after a difficult week’, the county announced on Thursday.

Henry strikes as New Zealand eye England series win

Matt Henry took three top-order wickets to leave New Zealand on the brink of a series-clinching win as England’s batsmen failed miserably in the second and final Test at Edgbaston on Saturday.

Rabada stars as Proteas claim innings win

Kagiso Rabada claimed figures of 5-34 to spearhead the Proteas attack as the West Indies were dismissed for 162 to hand South Africa an innings and 63-runs victory in the first Test.

New CSA president, memorandum of incorporation confirmed

Rihan Richards was elected as CSA president and Donovan May as vice-president, both by unanimous vote, at Cricket South Africa’s annual general meeting on Saturday.

De Kock: It’s my own personal opinion

Proteas wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock has decided not to disclose the reasons behind his decision to neither raise his first nor take a knee before the start of play of first Test against the West Indies.

Proteas on the verge of victory

Quinton de Kock’s sixth Test century was the big story of day two and ensured South Africa’s complete dominance of the first Test against the West Indies in St Lucia.

Dominant De Kock finds form

The second session of day two belonged to Quinton de Kock (141*) as he powered his way to a sixth Test match century, smashing 12 boundaries and four sixes to take South Africa’s lead to 225 against the West Indies.

Interim board hands over report

Following the completion of the Interim Board’s (IB) mandate, the Chair of the IB of Cricket South Africa (CSA), Stavros Nicolaou, supported by the Acting President of CSA, Rihan Richards, handed over the IB Report to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa.