All posts tagged "South Africa"
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News
/ 8 years agoDean determined to help turn Proteas tour into a success
By James Andrew In charge: South Africa Test captain Faf du Plessis Fighting spirit: Dean Elgar has starred for Somerset this...
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Features and Columns
/ 8 years agoPringle column: So long Tonker! A leader you had to follow
By Derek Pringle In the Essex dressing rooms of yesteryear, famous for their characters, none was bigger or more boldly defined...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoManthorp column: South Africa the last domino to fall as T20 cricket falls to global cash moguls
(Photo: Lee Warren/Gallo Images/Getty Images) By Neil Manthorp It wasn’t necessary to watch South Africa’s insipid performance in the first T20...
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Features and Columns
/ 8 years agoHayter column: Stylish Crane is one who could hit heights
(Photo: Getty Images) By Peter Hayter Mason Crane’s entry into the consciousness of England supporters may not have had quite the...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWhy do pundits never learn? Write off Pakistan at your peril
(Photo: Getty Images) Saj Sadiq goes behind the scenes to identify how the long-odds underdogs turned over the Trophy favourites… To arrive...
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County Reviews
/ 8 years agoEssex team-mates mob Simon Harmer after taking 14-128, as Bopara shines with the bat
(Photo: TGSPhoto) By Martin Smith One of cricket’s unlikeliest statistics was laid to rest at Chelmsford: that stylish batsman Ravi Bopara...
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County Championships
/ 8 years agoHarmercashes in after Bopara ends drought
Martin Smith finds two Essex players celebrating after they put sorry Warwicks to the sword Star man SIMON HARMER – Essex:...
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News
/ 8 years agoRoderick happy in the slow lane
By Paul Eddison Back and in the runs: Gareth Roderick PICTURE: Getty Images Carry on leading: Phil Mustard has retained captaincy...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoYes, Minister – the relationship between cricket and Westminster
(Photo: Getty Images) After a draining election, did Theresa May just need to head to Lord’s? Alison Mitchell examines the relationship between...
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Features and Columns
/ 8 years agoPlanet Cricket: Black Caps slipping up in the one-day stakes despite Williamson’s invaluable leadership
(Photo: Getty Images) By Tim Wigmore In the 2015 World Cup, New Zealand were intoxicating and unmissable. It was not merely...
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Latest News
/ 8 years ago‘It’s been stop-start but our season isn’t over’, says Middlesex’s Lion cap Malan
By Jack Miller NO-ONE is at panic stations just yet at Middlesex, insists in-form batsman Dawid Malan, despite the reigning county...
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Features and Columns
/ 8 years agoManthorp column: Proteas still can’t crack winning code
By Neil Manthrop There is a big difference between not making a decision and making a bad one, or the wrong...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoKhan shows why spin can still be king
The editor of Cricket Statistician analyses recent events SIMON SWEETMAN As the Champions’ Trophy moves towards its conclusion – hopefully through...
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County Championships
/ 8 years agoAll-round effort is working wonders!
Jeremy Blackmore sees the unlikely boys become real contenders as Essex ease to victory Jeremy Blackmore Surrey 399 (Stoneman 197, Porter...
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Champions Trophy
/ 8 years agoSimply not good enough!
By Chris Stocks England 211 (Root 46, Hasan Ali 3-35) Pakistan 215-2 (Azhar Ali 76, Zaman 57) Pakistan won by 8...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoSUCH A SHAME BUTWE’RE NO LONGER LIGHTWEIGHTS
PETER HAYTER There is no getting away from the fact that England’s failure to live up to other people’s idea of...
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News
/ 8 years agoWe’re not out of it yet insists Malan
By Jack Miller In form: Dawid Malan in Middlesex whites and on England Lions duty, inset PICTURE: Getty Images NO-ONE is...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoBLACK CAPS JUST A ONE-MAN BAND
Tim Wigmore analyses why New Zealand have dropped out of the upper echelon of ODI sides so rapidly PLANET CRICKET Tim...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMINISTERS CAMPAIGNIN FOR A LOVE OF OUR GAME
After a draining election, did Theresa just need to head to Lord’s? Alison Mitchell examines the relationship between cricket and politics...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCricket mourns loss of Tonker…
By Seth Francis BRIAN Taylor was an Essex captain with over 500 firstclass appearances to his name, though he never quite...
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ODI
/ 8 years agoIf Sanga’s on slide how good was he?
By Jack Miller Masterclass: Kumar Sangakkara was just too good for the Yorkshire attack PICTURE: Getty Images IF KUMAR Sangakkara, as...
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Features and Columns
/ 8 years agoDerek Pringle column – Hit-and-hope De Villiers is feeling the pressure
Every cricketer with a lengthy career will experience dips in form, but AB de Villiers appears to be battling more than...
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ICC Champions Trophy
/ 8 years agoAll to play for as Sri Lanka ease home
The Oval, London, June 8; Group B India 321-6 (Dhawan 125, Rohit 78; Malinga 2-70) Sri Lanka 322-3 (Mendis 89. Gunathilaka...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoTALE OF TWO PACE MEN AS PROTEAS STUMBLE
SOUTH AFRICAN WRITER AND BROADCASTER NEIL MANTHORP I’m backing you! David Miller celebrates with Morne Morkel during Wednesday’s defeat against Pakistan,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoOne cap Franks returns to coach
By Joshua Peck ONE-CAP wonder Paul Franks will return to international cricket this summer after being asked to join England’s coach...
County Championships
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