No cricketer before or since has had such wide-ranging demand of the dramatics, of the emotional and existential possibilities of making people sweat.
South Africa must prove they can hold their nerve when the T20 World Cup kicks off on Friday
The Proteas players say they will come to Boucher’s support in his fight against racism allegations, but first they must focus on the Test series against the Kiwis
We’ve had to fight for the right to bask in the sun to the sound of ‘pock, pock, pock’ these holidays
Proteas steer course twixt hope and dread
Dugald Macdonald made his Springbok debut against the British Lions in 1974, a disastrous experience difficult to forget
The inimitable gems in left-armer Paul Harris’s repertoire might be the Proteas’ secret weapon in Perth next month.
Luke Alfred walked long and far and recorded it in ‘Early One Sunday Morning I Decided to Step Out and Find South Africa’ (Tafelberg).
It’s hard not to admire the miscreants who have taken faking it to the next level.
Cricket’s African history is painstakingly researched, but the prose could use more power and vivacity.