Uncertainty as Wessels named new EP coach

Jun 17, 2002: A degree of uncertainty surrounds a newspaper report that former South African captain Kepler Wessels has been appointed coach of Eastern Province

Ford on Simons

Jun 14, 2002: If former South African coach Graham Ford wishes his successor Eric Simons anything, it is mostly that his bowlers stay fit

Simons named as new South African coach

Jun 10, 2002: Former one-day international Eric Simons was duly confirmed as South Africa's new coach on Monday, fitting into the role vacated by Graham Ford who was sacked by the United Cricket Board at the beginning of this month

Simons tipped to become South African coach

Jun 9, 2002: Eric Simons is almost certain to be appointed South Africa's new coach on Monday at a press conference due to be addressed by United Cricket Board chief executive Gerald Majola in Cape Town

St George's Park keeps WC semifinal despite administration crisis

Jun 4, 2002: St George's Park in Port Elizabeth will keep its World Cup semi-final, for the time being anyway, despite a new outbreak of infighting in the Eastern Province Cricket Board which prompted the resignation of president Ronnie Pillay at the weekend

Cronje lawyer in funeral squabble

Jun 3, 2002: The United Cricket Board has refuted a demand made by Hansie Cronje's lawyer Leslie Sackstein that no South African cricket officials attend the funeral of the former South African captain Hansie Cronje in Bloemfontein on Wednesday

New South African coach to be named this week

Jun 3, 2002: The guessing game involving the identity of Graham Ford's successor should resolve itself before the end of this week with the announcement of a new South African national coach likely to be made before the weekend

South Africa sack coach Ford

Jun 1, 2002: On a bleak day for South African cricket, the news of the death of Hansie Cronje was followed shortly by the announcement that national coach Graham Ford had lost his job

Hansie Cronje's tragic fall from grace

Jun 1, 2002: Hansie Cronje's tragic death in an air crash near George in South Africa's southern Cape on Saturday has ended one of the saddest episodes in South African sport

Henry to convene new South African selection panel

May 15, 2002: Omar Henry, who has Test match and international one-day cricket on his CV as well as the captaincy of Scotland, has been appointed convener of the South African selectors in what amounts to an almost total clean-out of Rushdi Magiet's discredited

Former South African Test stars included in National Cricket Committee

Apr 27, 2002: Four former South African Test players - Andrew Hudson, Craig Matthews, Omar Henry and Pat Symcox - have been appointed to serve on a National Cricket Committee set up on Saturday to examine issues around the national side following South Africa's

SA cricket officials pay tribute to Steve Tshwete

Apr 27, 2002: Leading South African cricket officials paid tribute on Saturday to Minister of Safety and Security and former Minister of Sport, Steve Tshwete, who died at the weekend

Rhodes not bound for Australia - at this stage

Apr 26, 2002: South African one-day specialist Jonty Rhodes has no intention of quitting South Africa to play in Australia - or anywhere else, for that matter - at this stage

Eastern Province board member suspended for fraud

Apr 20, 2002: In yet another blow to the credibility of the Eastern Province Cricket Board, one of the union's board members, Rajan Moodaley, has been found guilty of fraud at a United Cricket Board disciplinary hearing and suspended from cricket for one year

Rudolph lays platform for South Africa 'A' victory in Lenasia

Apr 18, 2002: Although their middle order made heavy weather of it, Jacques Rudolph's accomplished 76 set up South Africa `A"s five-wicket victory over India `A' in the first of two one-day internationals in Lenasia near Johannesburg on Thursday

Singh, Martin lift India 'A' to 235/8 in Lenasia

Apr 18, 2002: Yuvrav Singh and Jacob Martin combined in a fifth-wicket partnership to lift India `A' to 235 for eight in their one-day match against South Africa `A' at the Lenasia Cricket Stadium on Thursday

South Africa break duck with 65-run win at Newlands

Apr 9, 2002: There have been times during the Standard Bank one-day series when hell seemed more likely to freeze over than a South African victory over Australia

Pollock scoffs at World Cup boycott rumours

Apr 8, 2002: South Africa captain Shaun Pollock has scoffed at suggestions that his side might boycott the opening match of next year's World Cup as some sort of protest against the way the game is administered in South Africa

Australian run-chase mark of a great team, says Ponting

Apr 6, 2002: Australian captain Ricky Ponting said that his side's ability to keep digging themselves out of trouble was the mark of a great team

Australia achieve highest winning score in PE one-dayer

Apr 6, 2002: Building on the back of a thunderous Adam Gilchrist 52, Australia produced a masterly batting display to achieve the highest winning score by a team batting second in one-day history when they beat South Africa by three wickets in the sixth match of

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