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Cricket
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South African Cricket Coach, Gary Kirsten Will Step Down In 44 Days
10 May 2013 by Gabi October / 1 Comment
The South African cricket coach, Gary Kirsten will be stepping down from his position as he has not renewed his contract, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced today. Kirsten was appointed in August 2011 with a two year contract with the option ot extend.
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Cricket Legend Imran Khan Falls From A Forklift, Suffers Head Injuries [VIDEO]
08 May 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
Former cricketer and curent Pakistan politician Imran Khan suffered minor head fractures when he fell from a forklift at a political rally on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s general election. Khan and three other men fell at least five meters from a forklift piled with crates.
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IPL Cricketer Chris Morris On 2oceansvibe Radio’s Brand New Cricket Show Today
05 Feb 2013 by Gabi October / No Comments
The Indian Premier league has developed a reputation for throwing some serious dosh about. Last weekend’s auction for the 2013 edition was no different. One of these overnight millionaires was Highveld Lions all-rounder Chris “Tipo” Morris.
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Cricketers Shane Warne And Marlon Samuels Lose It [VIDEO]
07 Jan 2013 by Bearded Wiseman / 1 Comment
Cricketers Shane Warne and Marlon Samuels treated the world to something not before seen on a cricket field yesterday. Click through for the enthralling altercation.
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Ricky Ponting Retires From International Cricket
29 Nov 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Australia’s all-time leading Test batsman and most successful captain, Ricky Ponting, has announced his retirement from international cricket. He had already called a halt on his captaincy of the Test and one-day team in March last year, but continued on as a player.
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Australian Cricket Press Punish Themselves, In Yet Another Great Sports Reporting Jinx
28 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
If you enjoy a bit of Australia cricket (or any Australian sport) bashing, you will LOVE this. Behold, the headline my GRANDMOTHER sent me, before the historical draw occurred just yesterday. Read on..
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Cricket South Africa May Extend Gary Kirsten’s Contract
07 Nov 2012 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
Wouldn’t it be lovely if Cricket South Africa came to the party early and extended Gary Kirsten’s contract as national coach? There’s no guarantee that they will.
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The Proteas: Moving On After Embracing The Choke
20 Sep 2012 by Sean Wilson / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers what lies ahead for the Proteas in the T20 World Cup that’s currently underway. And the c-word. That c-word.
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The Merits Of T20 Cricket
13 Sep 2012 by Sean Wilson / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers the merits of the shortened, shortened game, ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup that gets underway next week.
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Kevin Pietersen’s Text Messages: Would You Want To Know What He Said?
15 Aug 2012 by Sean Wilson / 8 Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, has this week found himself wondering what kind of a team player KP really is, and if “textgate” was just a convenient way for the England and Wales Cricket Board to end their relationship with him.
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Imagine If Hashim Amla’s Innings Really Was “Timeless”
25 Jul 2012 by Sean Wilson / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers the records Hashim Amla and the Proteas may have been able to achieve had they been playing a “timeless” test match. Haroon Lorgat, the recently deposed ICC CEO, suggested that the future World Test Championship may be decided by means of a “timeless” test (i.e. the contest will last [...]
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England Test Series: The Drinking Game
20 Jul 2012 by Sean Wilson / 1 Comment
To maximize your enjoyment of the much anticipated test series between South Africa and England, here are some guidelines for a drinking game to play with your friends while watching it.
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Mark Boucher: The Career Of A Cricket Legend
12 Jul 2012 by Sean Wilson / 1 Comment
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers why looking at Mark Boucher’s international career is an act of engaging in almost all of South Africa’s modern cricket history.
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Mark Boucher Retires From International Cricket
10 Jul 2012 by Simon Gerber / No Comments
SA Test Cricket legend, Mark Boucher, has announced that he will be retiring from international cricket. This was announced today following a statement read by captain Graeme Smith in Boucher’s absence, who is recovering from eye surgery.
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Kevin Pietersen Retires From All International Limited Overs Cricket
01 Jun 2012 by Steyn du Toit / 3 Comments
Just four months before England has to defend their World T20 title in Sri Lanka, Kevin Pietersen has announced that he is retiring from all international limited overs cricket with immediate effect.
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Newlands Branded World’s Second Best Cricket Ground
10 May 2012 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
For the latest issue of The Cricketer, they asked a large panel of cricket journalists, broadcasters, photographers and fans which cricket pitch is the best to watch Test cricket at. And according to the experts Newlands takes a close second place, only behind Lord’s, the symbolic home of the game. See the rest of the Top 10 inside.
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Graeme Smith Is Definitely Not Resigning As Proteas Skipper
30 Dec 2011 by Janey Bee / No Comments
Despite rumours of his resignation as SA’s test cricket captain, which spread like wildfire yesterday in social media channels following the Proteas’ resounding defeat to Sri Lanka, Graeme Smith is not resigning. While a comment on Twitter alluded to him possibly stepping down as skipper, he has confirmed that this “is not the case at all”.
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Peter Roebuck Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Male Student
21 Nov 2011 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
It looks like the investigation into the death of Peter Roebuck is far from over. The Australian sports journalist committed at the Newlands Southern Sun hotel last weekend. Police will now question 16 male students who lived with him in his eight-bedroom house. Roebuck had been accused of sexually assaulting one of them before his suicide.
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Cricket Journalist Committed Suicide After Police Questioning
14 Nov 2011 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
Up until now, motives for Peter Roebuck’s apparent suicide have remained a mystery. Apart from his journalism career, Roebuck was also involved with the cricket coaching of teenage boys. The incident happened immediately after two policemen came see him about a case of sexual assault.
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4th ODI Pakistan v South Africa
05 Nov 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – NOVEMBER 05, South African cricket team captain Graeme Smith raises his bat after scoring 50 runs against Pakistan during the fourth day-night international match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Dubai Cricket Stadium Gallo Images
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Who Said Test Match Cricket Was Dead?
05 Oct 2010 by Ed Sellier / 1 Comment
VVS Laxman withstood severe back spasms to guide India to a thrilling 1-wicket win over the Aussies this morning to ensure that Ricky ‘Punter’ Ponting is still winless as captain on Indian soil. The hosts were in a bad way at 124-8 chasing 216, but an immense 10th-wicket stand of 81 between Laxman and Ishant Sharma propelled the Indians within touching distance of the win.
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KEVIN PIETERSEN STAYING AT HIS PARENTS’ PLACE THIS WEEKEND
10 Sep 2010 by silverstreak / 10 Comments
You can take the boy out of Maritzburg… Since suffering a monumental loss of form for his adopted, beloved, esteemed, most highly regarded homeland, England, Kevin “KP” Pietersen has made a rather quiet return to KwaZulu-Natal – the land from whence he first spawned. That’s understandable, I hear you say. Sometimes all you need to [...]
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