Year: 2020

New Zealand striker Jeremy Brockie has ended his five-year stint in South Africa and signed for a second-tier Australian club. JEREMY BROCKIE PLAYED FOR 3 SA CLUBS The 33-year-old has joined Victorian Premier League club Bentleigh Greens after trialling with the Newcastle Jets, one of his former A-League clubs. Brockie left Mamelodi Sundowns in mid-year […]

Bongani Zungu’s loan spell at Rangers has began in rather underwhelming fashion with the Bafana Bafana midfielder struggling for game-time. Bongani Zungu has been used as a late substitute by Steven Gerrard in Rangers’ last three games. Rangers currently sit on top of the standings with a massive 16 point lead over rivals Celtic, though […]

The Proteas took to the field on Day 2 of their Test against Sri Lanka in Centurion wearing black armbands in memory of former England seamer and commentator, Robin Jackman. MUST READ | PROTEAS ROASTED FOR ‘BLACK POWER’ SALUTE AHEAD OF SRI LANKA TEST UNHAPPINESS WHY BLACK ARMBANDS WEREN’T WORN ON DAY 1 There had […]

Proteas fast bowler Lutho Sipamla bounced back from a nightmare first day of Test cricket to help South Africa limit the damage and skittle Sri Lanka for 396 on day two of the first Test at Centurion. Sipamla bounces back Sipamla picked up the three wickets the Proteas needed to end Sri Lanka’s first dig […]

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The Unforgiven is a comprehensive exploration of the so-called ‘Rebel Tours’ with a special focus on the West Indies cricketers who visited for two tours in the early 1980s, the book explores the background to those tours and their consequences in great depth. The Unforgiven: Mercenaries or Missionaries While many who accepted big money to tour […]

South Africa fought back to take control of the first Test on day two with a strong batting effort. Lutho Sipamla had done the job of running through the Sri Lanka tail, and the Proteas just kept the tourists under 400. Sri Lanka’s effort of 396 all out was their highest ever in a Test […]

The Cheetahs got themselves back into the Currie Cup race with a 30-10 win over the Sharks in Bloemfontein. The match was marked by the frequent errors made by the Sharks while the Cheetahs took their chances to claim an important five points on the log. Cheetahs 37-10 Sharks: Match report It didn’t take long […]

Proteas opener Dean Elgar says that the SuperSport Park wicket is a challenging one to bat on despite the quick rate of scoring both sides have achieved on the two days of play. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 396 early on the second day and South Africa responded by reaching 317/4 by stumps. Tellingly […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has congratulated Proteas trio Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers, and Imran Tahir as well as Proteas women’s duo Dane van Niekerk and Marizanne Kapp for being included by the ICC in its Teams of the Decade.  PLAYERS SELECTED BY ICC VOTING ACADEMY The players were identified and selected by the ICC’s […]