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The Proteas cricket team left for India this past weekend for a series that consists of three ODI games and two Test matches. For the Proteas this series offers the opportunity to regain the number 1 ranking in Test cricket. The recent news of the resignation of coach Mickey Arthur and the temporary appointment of [...]
A quick wrap of the test series
It’s a little late, but rather late than never, here’s my quick wrap of the series. I love my stats so I went through some statistics from the South Africa / England test series and this is what I found: Test 1 2 3 4 Total England Runs 584 574 569 349 2076 Wickets lost [...]
Champions Trophy kick off
The ICC Champions Trophy 2009 kicks off today at SuperSport Park Centurion. Sri Lanka will take on the hosts South Africa. There is some talk about there being some spin in the pitch which should see both teams fielding two spinners, in Johan Botha and Roelof van der Merwe for South Africa and off-spinner Muttiah [...]
Uncertain future for ODI cricket
The future of One Day International (ODI) cricket seems to be very uncertain. The effects of Twenty20 cricket (a.k.a Pro20 or T20) seem to be having a negative influence on the ODI game. Cricket Australia has said that the 2015 Cricket World Cup scheduled for Australia is not marketable. The England Cricket Board has scarped [...]
ICC Champions Trophy : Warm-up matches
The ICC has announced the schedule of warm-up matches to be played in the lead-up to the ICC Champions Trophy to be staged at The Wanderers and Centurion from 22 September to 5 October. The matches will be played on 18 and 20 September in Potchefstroom, Benoni and Pretoria. In line with previous ICC events [...]
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