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Steve Smith’s fifth century in his last six Tests lifted Australia into a position of strength after they had lost a couple of early wickets against West Indies at Sabina Park.
‘Big Cheese’ Prior retires
Matt Prior, the Johannesburg-born England wicketkeeper, has formally retired from all forms of professional cricket due to injury.
Donald eyes future role with Proteas
Allan Donald says he would one day like to be the head coach of the Proteas.
Duminy, Phangiso to attend spin camp
Proteas players JP Duminy, Temba Bavuma, Reeza Hendricks and Aaron Phangiso will all be attending the spin bowling camp held at the HPC in Pretoria next week as preparation for South Africa’s tour of Bangladesh in July.
Shezi turns to Langeveldt for help
Cape Cobras seamer Mthokozisi Shezi is attempting to remodel his bowling action in a bid to become a regular member of South Africa’s ODI team.
England demolish Black Caps
Jos Buttler’s 129 and a hundred from Joe Root gave England the perfect start to their series with a record 210-run win over New Zealand in the first one-day international at Edgbaston.
Prince makes a stand
Ashwell Prince contributed 43 to Lancashire’s roller-coaster second-innings total of 253 against Gloucestershire in the English County Championship on Tuesday.
AB reveals date for his new book
AB de Villiers has announced plans to release his autobiography in November this year.
Levi hits new heights
Richard Levi hit form and his highest first-class score, an unbeaten 157, as Northamptonshire took control of their match against against Essex in the English County Championship on Monday.
Gogga to join Boje at spin camp
Cape Cobras coach Paul Adams will attend the national spinners camp, which will be held at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria later this month, as a consultant, writes Kobus Pretorius.
Myburgh shows his value
Johann Myburgh weighed in with an unbeaten 57 to put Somerset in control on day one of their English County match against Durham on Sunday.
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Former England all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas has been appointed New Zealand’s bowling coach full-time in the wake of the team’s encouraging Test series in England.
Rudolph leads way in Saffa battle
Jacques Rudolph’s 60 led the way as the South African connections fought it out to a four-run win for Glamorgan over Middlesex in the English T20 Blast on Friday night.
Kieswetter forced to retire
The South African-born England wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter has announced his retirement from cricket at the age of 27 due to the serious eye injury he suffered in 2014.
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Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the itinerary for Australia’s three-match T20 International Series to be played against the Proteas in March next year.
