Parktown’s cricket very much alive
Parktown Boys’ High School recorded a satisfying four-wicket win over CBC Boksburg at the weekend, proving to their detractors that cricket is alive and well at the school, writes THEO GARRUN.
Dane does it again for Proteas
Dane van Niekerk carried over her fantastic form with both bat and ball in the T20I series to the first ODI against Sri Lanka, and earns Monday’s Play of the Day award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
HIGHLIGHTS: Windies vs England, 3rd Test, Day 2
Action from day two of the third Test between the Windies and England at St Lucia saw Mark Wood turn the tables on the West Indies as England enjoyed their best day of the series to date.
Paarl Gimnasium win Boland T20 schools final
Paarl Gimnasium won the Boland T20 Schools Challenge Provincial Final on Sunday after beating Paarl Boys High by eight wickets.
HIGHLIGHTS: SWD vs KZN
South Western Districts clinched a tight final-over win by six wickets over KwaZulu-Natal in Oudtshoorn during their CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge encounter.
WATCH: Titans vs Knights (One-Day Cup)
The Titans powered their way to a bonus-point win over the Knights at SuperSport Park to put the misery of their 4-Day Franchise Series form behind them.
HIGHLIGHTS: Gauteng vs Western Province
Gauteng bagged their third win in the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge by defeating Western Province by 132 runs at the Wanderers.
Where to next for Farhaan Behardien?
Farhaan Behardien has not played an ODI in almost a year – and is all but out of contention for a berth in South Africa’s squad for the 2019 World Cup, writes Jonhenry Wilson.
SL Women field first as Tunnicliffe makes ODI debut
Proteas Women’s wicketkeeper-batter Faye Tunnicliffe will make her ODI debut during the first fixture of the three-match series against Sri Lanka Women at Senwes Park on Monday.
Ball-tampering Bancroft was in contention for award
Batsman Cameron Bancroft received Cricket Australia award votes for March 2018’s 77 struck against South Africa in the third Test at Newlands.
HIGHLIGHTS: Titans vs Knights (One-Day Cup)
Tony de Zorzi starred with the bat for the Titans in Centurion to secure a nine-wicket victory against the Knights. The bonus-point win took the home side to the top of the table after the opening round of One-Day Cup fixtures.
Video and facts: Mitchell van Buuren’s limited-overs 200
Gauteng batsman Mitchell van Buuren struck a record-breaking 200 against Western Province in Sunday 10 February 2019’s CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge.
Hendricks hits T20I high ranking
The Proteas have moved up into third spot in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, but three Proteas bowlers have shot up to personal career-high spots following the 2-1 series win over Pakistan.
Proteas can win World Cup – Polly
Legendary Proteas all-rounder Shaun Pollock has given his firm endorsement for South Africa’s chances of lifting the 2019 Cricket World Cup at Lord’s on 14 July.
Basics still important in Test cricket – Trott
South African-born Jonathan Trott scored 3,835 runs in 52 Tests for England at a strike rate of 47.18, and the talented batsman (who retired from competitive cricket at the end of the 2018 English County season) believes that patience is a virtue that batsmen should hold on to despite the speed of scoring in white-ball cricket.
