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You beauty: South Africa’s fairytale Test series was crowned by Lungi Ngidi taking seven wickets on debut.

What a difference a summer makes!

Three months ago, South African cricket was in the doldrums. Now the sun has risen on better days

Ball bonanza: The rain may have washed out the Ram Slam T20 game this week

Dream deferred, spectacle born

The hole in the cricket season left by the scrapped Global T20 League has given fans the rare thrill of seeing Proteas in action in domestic games

The Mail & Guardian editor looks into what to expect in both this week and next week’s editions as they are both special.

Zuma lauds AB de Villiers for “sterling” achievements

President Jacob says De Villiers has done the country immensely proud by being named the ICC One Day International Cricketer of the Year.

Black players conflicted over new CSA quotas

Nothing but good intentions from CSA, but black players who earned their spot aren’t so happy with ‘token’ places.

Proteas’ biggest enemy is self-doubt

With their confidence rattled in Sri Lanka, the Proteas must dig deep to find their way back to aplomb.

Lorgat stumps Cricket SA

Haroon Lorgat is the best man to head up local cricket, but is a pesky thorn in the side of the game’s global elite.

India holds Cricket SA to ransom

The local game ‘can do what it likes’ in making Lorgat boss, but powerful teeth are being gnashed, writes Neil Manthorp.

Cricket council adds more teams to 2014 Twenty20

Cricket council adds more teams to 2014 Twenty20

The International Cricket Council has decided to expand the World Twenty20 tournament and four more berths to the upcoming 2014 edition.

ICC top job to be split

Future International Cricket Council presidents are likely to have reduced powers after the governing body’s board recommended splitting the job.

ICC delays Test championship until 2017

The International Cricket Council has announced that the ICC World Test championship due to be played next year will not be held until 2017.

ICC ponders return of timeless Tests

The ICC is considering scrapping time limits for the final of the inaugural world Test championship in 2013, returning cricket to the 1930s.

ICC warns of sanctions for govt meddling

Cricket’s governing body has banned countries from appointing politicians to national boards to free the sport from undue government influence.

Pakistan fixing allegations ‘worst since Cronje’

Pakistan fixing allegations ‘worst since Cronje’

ICC boss Haroon Lorgat says fixing allegations involving three Pakistan players could be the worst corruption case in cricket since Hansie Cronje’s.

South Africa bats for Zim cricket

Does Zimbabwe deserve to be allowed back into the international Test arena?

ICC to target slow over rates, verbal abuse

ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat on Wednesday identified slow over rates and verbal abuse as two key areas that must be kept in check.

ICC needs to get its act together, says cricket boss

Former International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani said on Monday the governing body could lose credibility after the ”disgraceful” treatment of outgoing chief…

SA’s Lorgat named new ICC chief

South Africa’s Haroon Lorgat has been appointed the new chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body announced on Friday. The 47-year-old Lorgat…