Adventurer Mike Horn has been called up to help the Proteas prepare for the knockout stages of the World Cup. Find out more about what makes him tick in this 2012 feature, written by JON CARDINELLI for Business Day Sport Monthly.
See how Twitter reacted to the Proteas’ win over the UAE. And social media was once again agog over the allround performance of AB de Villiers.
12 March 2006 … The best game ever. Ricky Ponting made 164 from 105 balls as Australia made 434 for 4 – the first 400-plus total in the history of the game. And yet they lost by one wicket with one ball to spare, after Herschelle Gibbs led the charge with 175 from 111 balls. In all, 87 fours and 26 sixes were… Read more →
On this day 11 March 1996. Brian Lara was back to his brilliant best in West Indies’ surprise quarter-final victory over South Africa. Lara hammered 111 off just 94 balls, and South Africa – who left out Allan Donald for Paul Adams – surrendered to spin, losing eight wickets to Roger Harper, Jimmy Adams and Keith Arthurton, and went down by… Read more →
The 2015 World Cup has produced several controversial incidents so far, including Australian fielder Pat Cummins’ ‘grassed’ catch against New Zealand and Afghanistan spinner Samiullah Shenwari’s removal from the bowling attack against Bangladesh, but three affairs have proven particularly disputable…
Hashim Amla continues to break all manner of records and he proves himself to be one of the best ODI players of all time. Here we relook at what TOM EATON had to say about Amla in the December issue of Sunday Times/Business Day Sport Monthly.
Here is a selection of how the cricketing fraternity reacted on Twitter following England’s defeat to Bangladesh which knocked them out of the World Cup on Monday.
Here is some Twitter reaction to South Africa’s World Cup defeat to Pakistan in Auckland on Saturday.
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Eden Park in Auckland, where South Africa will clash with Pakistan on Saturday, Westpac Stadium in Wellington and the Melbourne Cricket Ground all utilise drop-in pitches for the World Cup – but what exactly are these outsourced pieces of turf…?
To get you in the mood for more World Cup action, have a look at this highlights reel of 10 great catches. Plenty of South African involvement!
South Africa’s World Cup coaching and management staff is so large, an entire playing XI could be formed. Here’s a light-hearted look at what the backroom boys could bring to the field of play in the other Proteas XI…
Here is some reaction on Twitter to South Africa’s World Cup victory over Ireland in Canberra.
Dale Steyn played in his 100th ODI, at Canberra today, where he took two wickets in the win against Ireland. Watch the tribute his teammates put together for him.
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