Who will be Proteas MVP?
We asked two of our SACricket staff members the following question: ‘Who will be the most valuable player for South Africa at the Cricket World Cup’. Here are their answers.
HD puts faith in Behardien
Popular analyst, commentator and columnist HD Ackerman feels that Farhaan Behardien is the answer to South Africa’s problems at No7 at the World Cup.
Tahir’s time to shine
Imran Tahir will have a big role to play in the upcoming Cricket World Cup, writes RYAN VREDE.
The rise of De Bruyn
As befitting an accountancy student, Theunis de Bruyn knows the importance of numbers, writes MARK SALTER.
SA’s leading Test wicket-takers
Dale Steyn will soon surpass Makhaya Ntini as South Africa’s second highest wicket-taker in Test match cricket – and keeps prolific company.
Proteas’ first Test report cards
We rate the South African XI out of 10 – after Saturday’s convincing victory over the West Indies in the first Test in Centurion.
Stiaan seems the real deal
Stiaan van Zyl’s outstanding century on Test debut, at the very least, silenced the pretenders – and their misguided supporters, writes JONHENRY WILSON.
Win Newlands Test tickets
We are giving away three sets of double tickets for each day of the third Test between South Africa and the West Indies at Newlands in Cape Town, from 2 to 6 January 2015.
SA’s highest Test partnerships
Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers’ 308-run stand, on days one and two of the series opener against the West Indies in Centurion, weighed in as South Africa’s highest fourth-wicket partnership – and 12th greatest overall.
Summer of discontent
Sixteen years ago Brian Lara brought a West Indian cricket side to South Africa for the first time, writes LUKE ALFRED.
SA vs WI: All the Test stats
Ahead of the first Test starting on Wednesday, we look at the updated key Test stats featuring South Africa and West Indies.
Windies blowing cold
The caps are maroon, the accents are lilting, the attitudes laid-back, but don’t be fooled. The team coming to South Africa this summer is not the West Indies, writes TOM EATON.
World Cup countdown: Quiz
With 10 weeks to go before South Africa’s opening World Cup fixture, we kick off our countdown, which will bring a new feature every 10 days, with a testing set of trivia …
The real deal
After the frenetic fun and fireworks of the ODIs in New Zealand and Australia, the Proteas turn their attention to Test cricket, writes MARK SALTER.
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