The batsman captured the elusive spirit of the game when he focused on winning, declining to beat Lara’s record, Craig Thrupp reports
A split second can make the difference between winning and losing, fuelling the quest for excellence
Cricket South Africa has invested heavily in development programmes aimed at nurturing young talent
He consistently scores lots of runs and is popular on social media
In an interview with Drew Forrest, the Test opener insists our first-class game cannot be fixed using another, entirely different, format
The game in the country is beginning to resemble the one we know and love less and less
Three fine cricketers have retired early and unhappily, but it’s not all doom and gloom
There was much to report on this year with multiple World Cups taking place across several sporting codes
The furor around the Proteas under-19 captain’s remarks about Israel is not a simple question of free speech
There is a need to balance transformation, local franchise cricket and experience
Despite semi-final disappointment, the future of South African cricket has hope once more
Rugby, represented by the Springboks, is the country’s most symbolic, just as baseball is to Americans.
South African cricket has always been at the forefront of transformation in sport not just locally but also globally
Australia have won the battle but Bazball was batting for a greater cause
The story of the sport is too often written by the bigots and the privileged
The tournament, full of characters and tales, has been going for almost a century and draws teams from the Port Alfred area
Before he earned legend status, Proteas’ legendary batsman had to endure being reduced to an ‘outsider’
The Proteas are in the T20 World Cup with a fighting chance but all is not well in game
The current heatwave in the UK is making it impossible to play or watch the game
In the first of a two-part series about the journey to become a member of the women’s senior national cricket team, the various challenges of development at school level are explored
A cricketer turns his back on the excitement of pro sport to take on a whole new challenge: farming without soil
The World Cup in New Zealand has proven an exciting, high-quality tournament. But, it’s still 50-over cricket
South Africa are close to finding the sweet spot between competitiveness and enjoyment
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
The Democratic Alliance leader rebuking cricketer Quinton de Kock would be this election season’s greatest triumph
Proteas steer course twixt hope and dread
Kagiso Rabada talks to Eyaaz Matwadia about his love for music and production, how the lockdown affected him, and how he hopes to get back to his best
The overlooked allrounder fetched almost R33 million in India while CSA and domestic cricket struggle financially. And players could feel the pinch even more with proposed changes to the game
The team has displaced the world champions England in the rankings and has the World Cup in its sights
The freshly renamed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has sold 55 000 of its 110 000 seats for the cricket Test
Stephanie Frappart is doing her bit to normalise the phenomenon of women match officials in male-dominated sports