Remembering Hall’s World Cup five-for

Friday, 17 April 2020 marks 13 years since former Proteas all-rounder Andrew Hall claimed a maiden five-wicket haul.

Our World ODI XI: The bottom five

In the second instalment of a two-part series, SA Cricket magazine’s writers pick their best international ODI XI of the past 30 years.

Shamsi: I must be able to attack and contain

Spinner Tabraiz Shamsi is determined to make the most of his opportunity after stepping into a frontline role in the Proteas’ limited-overs teams.

‘We want to keep Quinton fresh, expressive’

South Africa’s director of cricket Graeme Smith says Quinton de Kock will only serve as the Proteas’ limited-overs captain in order to ensure he is not overburdened.

Smith’s big plans for the road ahead

Graeme Smith says he is ‘determined to get South African cricket back to where it belongs as one of the world leaders at international level’.

Smith confirms QdK won’t be Test captain

Cricket South Africa director of cricket Graeme Smith has confirmed wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock will not be appointed new Test captain.

Smith removes ‘interim’ from DoC post

Cricket South Africa interim director of cricket Graeme Smith’s position has been made permanent.

Olivier: I let what people said get to me

Former Proteas fast bowler Duanne Olivier is moving on to purely focus on the game after admitting initial struggles with dealing with the fall-out over turning Kolpak.

Broken Production Line – Mahatlane

In light of the poor record by South Africa’s Under-19s, coach Lawrence Mahatlane says there’s a problem with unions not bringing youngsters through, writes KEN BORLAND.

Where have the all-rounders gone?

One of South Africa’s problems is the dearth of all-rounders who can ‘do it all’, writes SIMNIKIWE XABANISA for SA Cricket Magazine.

Watch: Ponting on facing fiery Akhtar

Ricky Ponting relives some of the quickest fast bowling he has ever faced, when Shoaib Akhtar steamed in at a consistent 150km/h during the third Test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth in 1999.

RCB coach open to IPL in South Africa

Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach Simon Katich is receptive to this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League being played in South Africa or Australia.

History: SA’s premier first-class series

South Africa has a rich cricketing tradition and held its first domestic competition this month 130 years ago. Since then, it has undergone numerous facelifts and changes of format but essentially endures as the CSA 4-Day Domestic Series.

Fat pay cuts for Cricket Australia staff

The bulk of staff will take substantial pay cuts until the end of Cricket Australia’s financial year, which is 30 June 2020.

Remembering Ntini’s final Test 10-for

This week marks 14 years since former Proteas fast bowler Makhaya Ntini took 10 wickets in a Test match for the last time.