Homegrown products give SWD winning start

Jean du Plessis and Heath Richards showed sublime batting form to guide South Western Districts to a 24-run victory over the Northern Cape Heat in their T20 Knock Out match in Kimberley on Friday.

Hamza hits hundred as WP edge Lions in T20 Knock Out

Zubayr Hamza scored his maiden T20 century as Western Province beat the Lions by two runs in a crackerjack opening fixture of the CSA Provincial T20 Knock Out at the Kimberley Oval on Friday.

Australian PM’s bullish response to England’s Ashes issues

England cricketers heading to Australia for the Ashes this year will get “no special deals” allowing their families to join them, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared.

Northern Cape aim to bring the Heat in T20 Knock Out

Sixteen teams will be staking a claim for the first title of the new-look 2021-22 season when the CSA Provincial T20 Knock Out competition gets under way this weekend in Kimberley.

Former West Indies all-rounder charged under corruption code

Marlon Samuels has been charged under the ICC’s anti-corruption code more than a decade after he served a ban for breaching regulations.

MCC adopts gender-neutral ‘batter’ in rewrite of laws

Marylebone Cricket Club on Wednesday announced an amendment to the laws of the game meaning the gender-neutral term ‘batter’ will be used from now on instead of ‘batsman’.

Pakistan ‘used and binned’ by England

PCB chairman Ramiz Raja says he feels “humiliated” after England cancelled white-ball tours for their men’s and women’s teams next month.

Taliban sacks CEO of Afghanistan Cricket Board

The Taliban has replaced the head of the Afghanistan Cricket Board with a member of the feared Haqqani network, responsible for some of the worst attacks in the country’s history.

Golden duck for AB as KKR crush RCB

Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a nine-wicket loss to the Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

England call off Pakistan tour after security scare

England cricket chiefs on Monday withdrew their men’s and women’s teams from next month’s series in Pakistan citing “increasing concerns about travelling to the region”.

India’s busy home season to include Proteas T20I series

India will play four Tests, three ODIs and 14 T20Is at home over an eight-month period.

Long road to recovery for paralysed Kiwi great

Chris Cairns says he is “facing possibly the greatest challenge” of his life after being left paralysed following a stroke during a heart operation.

Broad backs England’s Ashes trip as concerns mount

England fast bowler Stuart Broad insists he will go on the Ashes tour of Australia despite concerns over Covid-19 restrictions.

Five times when cricket tours were abandoned

New Zealand’s decision to call off their series in Pakistan on Friday just as the first ODI was about to start is not the first time the global cricket calendar has been upended by an abandoned tour.

Black Caps feared being attacked outside stadium

New Zealand Cricket officials on Saturday threw a veil of secrecy over the security threat that forced the abrupt cancellation of their Pakistan tour.