News round-up
Australia captain Michael Clarke says he expects to face Kevin Pietersen in this winter’s Ashes series against England.
Domingo will pick Donald’s successor
South Africa coach Russell Domingo will decide on a new bowling coach for the national team after Allan Donald decided to move on.
Ambrose: Kallis clearly the best
Former West Indies fast bowler Curtly Ambrose has listed erstwhile South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis among the greatest cricketers he played against. Ambrose took 405 and 225 wickets across 98 Test matches and 176 ODIs respectively, during a prolific international career that started in April 1988 and ended a dozen years later. He played four Tests and six ODIs against… Read more →
Steyn-less Sunrisers lose again
The Sunrisers Hyderabad’s decision not to select South African fast bowler Dale Steyn continued to perplex, as the Rajasthan Royals swooped to a tight six-wicket victory in Thursday’s key Indian Premier League fixture in Visakhapatnam.
Parnell ditches Warriors for Cobras
South African all-rounder Wayne Parnell will join the Cape Cobras from the Warriors next season.
England take command against WI
England’s top order tumbled cheaply again but the tourists still worked themselves into a commanding position at 116 for three in their second innings, an overall lead of 220, by stumps on the third day of the first test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Wednesday.
Ontong not finished with Proteas
Cape Cobras captain and all-rounder Justin Ontong says he still has ambitions to play T20 cricket for South Africa.
Horn admits WC team was changed for semi-final
Mike Horn, who was with the Proteas at the World Cup as a high performance and ‘mental’ coach, has admitted that the team that played in the semi-final against New Zealand was changed to meet unofficial quota requirements.
Compton saves Middlesex
Nick Compton solidly edged his way to a score of 85 off 217 balls to help Middlesex salvage a draw against Nottinghamshire in the English county league on Wednesday.
Tahir, Duminy star in Delhi win
Imran Tahir and JP Duminy took three and two wickets respectively as the Delhi Daredevils ended their 11-match losing streak by beating the Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets in Pune on Wednesday.
Rudolph says goodbye to SA
Jacques Rudolph, who accumulated 48 Test caps and 45 ODIs in a career spanning 17 years has cut his ties with South Africa to bat on for Glamorgan.
CSA renew deal with Supersport
Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed on Wednesday a renewal deal with broadcast partner, SuperSport International, that will see the channel remain on board as the PAY TV Rights Holder for Sub-Saharan Africa for another six years.
De Villiers questions Donald’s reasons for quitting
Former South Africa fast bowler Fanie de Villiers says he doesn’t believe the reasons Allan Donald gave for quitting as bowling coach of the South African cricket team.
Chanderpaul leads WI fightback
West Indies trailed England by 244 runs at the close of the second day of the first test in Antigua on Tuesday after Shivnarine Chanderpaul applied the brakes to any potential batting slumps.
Berg makes an impact
Hampshire’s SACS-educated Gareth Berg took 3-73 in 28 overs, one of the better returns as Sussex harvested 444 against Hampshire in the English County league.
