South Africa tour of West Indies, 2005 news from Cricinfo.com

WIPA calls for selection rethink

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With just three days to go until the first Test between West Indies and South Africa, the West Indies Players Association has urged the board to reconsider its decision to omit seven Cable & Wireless contracted players

'I'm ready to play if best team is selected' - Lara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara has said that he is ready to continue playing for the national side provided the West Indian board re-selects the squad for the first Test against South Africa and chooses the best team with an assurance from parties

WIPA hit out at Lara's non-selection

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The West Indies Players' Association has lashed out at the non-selection of Brian Lara and six other leading players who have signed personal endorsement contracts with Cable & Wireless, accusing the West Indies Cricket Board of acting as "judge,

Ramnarine allegations 'absolute rubbish'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo has found no evidence to support comments made by Dinanath Ramnarine, the president of the West Indies Players' Association, that players have been threatened and intimidated during the current sponsorship dispute

WIPA claims players received death threats

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Just when the sponsorship dispute between the West Indies cricket board and the players association appeared to be nearing resolution, the saga has taken another twist

Chanderpaul and Hinds set the records straight

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A statistical analysis of West Indies' performance against South Africa in the first Test

I'm prepared to take the blame', says King

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bennett King is willing to take his share of the blame for his team's crushing defeats against South Africa

Dippenaar seals series whitewash

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies v South Africa, 5th ODI, Trinidad

Prince and Kemp lift South Africa to another victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies v South Africa, 4th ODI, Trinidad

Pollock to captain South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With Graeme Smith suspended, Shaun Pollock has been asked to lead the side for the final two one-day internationals against the West Indies

King lambasts lower-order batsmen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bennett King has lambasted his lower-order batsmen for failing to follow the instructions in the closing stages of the crucial third one-dayer

West Indies unchanged for one-day conclusion

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies have retained faith in their 13-man squad for the final two one-day matches against South Africa at Trinidad over the weekend

Langeveldt hat-trick steals the glory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Charl Langeveldt produced one of the most sensational finales in one-day international history

Morton recalled to bolster West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wavell Hinds has been dropped for the third one-day international

South Africa coast to easy win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa bossed the second one-dayer to win by eight wickets and take a 2-0 series lead

Centurion Smith squashes West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies win the toss and bat first in the 1st ODI at Kingston

Pollock guides SA to win in practice match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa recorded a 29-run victory over Jamaica XI in a one-day practice match at Chedwin Park

Hinds fined, but Smith in the clear

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The West Indian batsman Wavell Hinds has been fined his entire match fee, but Graeme Smith has been cleared

Jacobs slams 'selfish' Lara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ridley Jacobs has pinned the blame for his side's gradual decline on Brian Lara

Bravo enlivens drab final day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dwayne Bravo's maiden Test century was the highlight of the final day of the long-dead-and-buried Antigua Test

Gayle falls for 317 as stalemate beckons

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Gayle has registered his first Test triple-hundred

Gayle and Sarwan set up the stalemate

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers look to build on their unbeaten opening stand of 214

Smith and de Villiers rout West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The opening exchanges of the first Test, when West Indies now seem an eternity away.

Kallis and Prince steady South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers look to build on their unbeaten opening stand of 214

South Africans draw practice match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The two-day practice match between University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI and the South Africans ended in a tame draw, with UWI XI scoring 250 for 5 in their first innings

Back injury rules Collins out of third Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A back injury has forced Pedro Collins out of the third Test against South Africa at Bridgetown starting on Thursday

Dippenaar powers South Africans to big score

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Boeta Dippenaar increased his chances of earning a Test recall after slamming an unbeaten 167 in a two-day game against University of West Indies XI in St.Augustine

Rudolph could miss third Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa's Jacques Rudolph may miss the third Test against West Indies after picking up a back injury while bowling in the nets on Friday

Marsh likely to replace Jennings?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rod Marsh is the most likely contender to replace Ray Jennings as the coach of South Africa, reports London's Guardian newspaper

Hinds, Edwards and Best likely to return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ryan Hinds, who missed the second Test against South Africa in Trinidad due to a viral infection, is making steady progress and is likely to rejoin the squad for the third Test in Barbados

Ntini rejoices, King frets

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Makhaya Ntini has disclosed that he had predicted his own success in the second Test against the West Indies in Trinidad

Unplayable Ntini trounces West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Makhaya Ntini recorded his best Test figures of 7 for 37, to complete a sensational 13-wicket match haul, as South Africa ripped through West Indies' resistance on the final day at Trinidad.

We will try to add another 100, says Sarwan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After a fighting knock by Ramnaresh Sarwan to stabilise the West Indies innings against South Africa in the second Test in Trinidad, Sarwan, 93 not out, said that his team would be looking to add another 100 runs to the lead of 119

Sarwan and Bravo keep West Indies afloat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ramnaresh Sarwan reached the close of the fourth day in Trinidad on 93 not out, seven runs short of the seventh and, potentially, most valuable Test century of his 51-match career, as he and Dwayne Bravo added 78 for the sixth wicket in a crucial

Smith hundred puts sloppy West Indies on the back foot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graeme Smith's ninth Test hundred helped put South Africa, who finished on 370 for 6, a lead of 23, in a strong position at the end of the third day at Port of Spain

'I'm sure we can bowl them out again' - Nel

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andre Nel was upbeat about a South African victory in the second Test at Trinidad after the top-order batsmen began their reply in a strong fashion

Smith leads South Africa's reply

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graeme Smith struck an unbeaten 90 to put South Africa in a strong position at the end of the second day at Trinidad

Lara targets double-hundred at home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

He is 35, but his hunger for runs has not diminished

West Indies v South Africa, 2nd Test, Trinidad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

All the news and reports from the second Test between West Indies and South Africa at Trinidad

Brilliant Lara stands alone for West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At the start of this series, there were doubts as to whether Brian Lara would ever play another Test match, as the brouhaha between Cable & Wireless and Digicel reached its crescendo

West Indies back to full strength

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For Shivnarine Chanderpaul, captaining the West Indies for the first time in Guyana, things went better than he could have hoped for

King warns against no-balls

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bennett King, the West Indies coach, has cautioned his bowlers against bowling no-balls in the second Test in Trinidad starting tomorrow

Pagon replaces ill Ryan Hinds for second Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ryan Hinds, who struck a patient 48 in the first innings of the opening Test against South Africa, has been ruled out of the second game due to a viral illness

Pollock to miss second Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Pollock is out of the second Test against the West Indies due to his ankle injury

West Indies not happy with a draw

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

South Africa fought hard on the fifth day of the first Test against West Indies to draw the game, after being outplayed on the first four days

Lara loses captaincy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The sponsorship imbroglio that threatened to rip West Indian cricket apart is seemingly over, but it has cost Brian Lara his captaincy, at least for the moment

Kallis grinds West Indies down

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Against England earlier this season, Jacques Kallis had celebrated his Christmas and New Year by grinding England's bowlers into the dust

Smith dismissal rocks South Africa

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A resolute opening partnership between Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers gave South Africa renewed hope of saving the first Test in Guyana, and put their first innings capitulation into context

South Africa in deep trouble

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies' bowlers carried on where their batsmen left off, in glorious critic-defying mood, reducing a quivering South Africa to 130 for 6 and in big trouble in the first Test in Guyana

Chanderpaul grinds South Africa down

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A gritty double hundred from Shivnarine Chanderpaul and a more flamboyant one from Wavell Hinds guided West Indies to 543 for 5 an hour after tea on the second day at the Bourda

West Indies v South Africa, 1st Test, Guyana

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Preview News - Chanderpaul upbeat about new role News - West Indies manager talks up team News - Gayle and Sarwan terminate Cable & Wireless contracts Commentary - Vaneisa Baksh on the need to start afresh

Cable & Wireless retract their claims

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cable & Wireless have, as predicted, retracted on their earlier claims that Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan were still under contract to the company, and have issued a press release to clarify the situation

Hinds and Chanderpaul power West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

For the past decade, West Indies cricket has been in a perpetual state of crisis, but it is fair to say that they have rarely looked as downtrodden as they did in the build-up to this match

Cable & Wireless jump the gun with denial

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cable & Wireless's denial that they had been informed of Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan's decision to end their contracts looks to have been premature

Gayle and Sarwan end Cable & Wireless contracts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The bitter dispute which threatened to rip West Indies apart appeared to be almost over with the news that Ramnarine Sarwan and Chris Gayle had informed Cable & Wireless that they were terminating their personal contracts with immediate effect

Public shun unfamiliar West Indies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ticket sales for the first Test in Guyana appear to have been seriously affected by West Indies' ongoing sponsorship row

Chanderpaul upbeat about his new role

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Amid the sponsorship imbroglio surrounding Caribbean cricket, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the newly-appointed West Indies captain, is upbeat about his new role in the side and positive about the team playing to its abilities in the first Test against

WI manager talks up team in absence of stars

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tony Howard, the team manager of the West Indies, has exuded confidence ahead of the first Test in Guyana on March 31

The need to start afresh

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Amid the quarrels and hard positions adopted by the parties directly involved in the current dispute in West Indian cricket, there has been the growing voice of a party indirectly connected to the details, but central nonetheless

Zondeki joins Western Province Boland

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Monde Zondeki will play for Western Province Boland next season, after announcing his move from the Warriors, the Port Elizabeth based franchise

David Shepherd prepares to bow out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

David Shepherd, for so long part of the furniture of international cricket, is preparing to call it a day

Jennings cautions South Africa against complacency

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ray Jennings, the South African coach, has warned his team not to take West Indies lightly despite holding a good record against them

Pollock to miss first Test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaun Pollock has been ruled out of the first Test against West Indies, which begins in Guyana on March 31, after failing to recover from a long-term injury to his left ankle

South Africa aim for West Indies whitewash

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ray Jennings, the South Africa coach, is looking to inflict a 4-0 whitewash on the West Indies when the first Test begins on March 31 in Guyana

Jennings aims for whitewash, Pollock hopes to be fit

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ray Jennings has targetted a whitewash in the forthcoming Test and one-day series against West Indies

Lara left out of West Indian squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara has been left out of the West Indian squad that was chosen for the first Test against South Afica, beginning in Guyana on March 31

Windies board to decide on players' fate

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ongoing contract dispute which threatens to rip West Indies cricket apart will be at the core of discussions when the national selectors meet on Thursday

Zondeki and Prince named in Caribbean squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Monde Zondeki and Ashwell Prince have been rewarded for their career-best performances in the second Test against Zimbabwe, by being named in South Africa's Test squad for their tour of the Caribbean, which gets underway at the end of the month

Jennings named in shortlist of 20

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ray Jennings, South Africa's interim coach, has confirmed his long-term interest in the post, according to a statement from Cricket South Africa (CSA), but he will have to fight for his place from a list of 20 applicants

Best returns to action for Barbados

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies have received a boost ahead of their vital home series against South Africa, which gets underway at the end of the month, with the news that Tino Best in on his way back from injury

South Africa to name reduced contracts list

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The United Cricket Board of South Africa is expected to reduce its current number of centrally contracted players from 20 to a figure nearer 13, when the current deals expire at the end of South Africa's tour of the Caribbean in May

Smith and Morkel given all-clear

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, has been given the all-clear by his country's board to lead Somerset in 2005

South Africa tour of West Indies, 2005 news from Cricinfo.com

WIPA calls for selection rethink

'I'm ready to play if best team is selected' - Lara

WIPA hit out at Lara's non-selection

Ramnarine allegations 'absolute rubbish'

WIPA claims players received death threats

Chanderpaul and Hinds set the records straight

I'm prepared to take the blame', says King

Dippenaar seals series whitewash

Prince and Kemp lift South Africa to another victory

Pollock to captain South Africa

King lambasts lower-order batsmen

West Indies unchanged for one-day conclusion

Langeveldt hat-trick steals the glory

Morton recalled to bolster West Indies

South Africa coast to easy win

Centurion Smith squashes West Indies

Pollock guides SA to win in practice match

Hinds fined, but Smith in the clear

Jacobs slams 'selfish' Lara

Bravo enlivens drab final day

Gayle falls for 317 as stalemate beckons

Gayle and Sarwan set up the stalemate

Smith and de Villiers rout West Indies

Kallis and Prince steady South Africa

South Africans draw practice match

Back injury rules Collins out of third Test

Dippenaar powers South Africans to big score

Rudolph could miss third Test

Marsh likely to replace Jennings?

Hinds, Edwards and Best likely to return

Ntini rejoices, King frets

Unplayable Ntini trounces West Indies

We will try to add another 100, says Sarwan

Sarwan and Bravo keep West Indies afloat

Smith hundred puts sloppy West Indies on the back foot

'I'm sure we can bowl them out again' - Nel

Smith leads South Africa's reply

Lara targets double-hundred at home

West Indies v South Africa, 2nd Test, Trinidad

Brilliant Lara stands alone for West Indies

West Indies back to full strength

King warns against no-balls

Pagon replaces ill Ryan Hinds for second Test

Pollock to miss second Test

West Indies not happy with a draw

Lara loses captaincy

Kallis grinds West Indies down

Smith dismissal rocks South Africa

South Africa in deep trouble

Chanderpaul grinds South Africa down

West Indies v South Africa, 1st Test, Guyana

Cable & Wireless retract their claims

Hinds and Chanderpaul power West Indies

Cable & Wireless jump the gun with denial

Gayle and Sarwan end Cable & Wireless contracts

Public shun unfamiliar West Indies

Chanderpaul upbeat about his new role

WI manager talks up team in absence of stars

The need to start afresh

Zondeki joins Western Province Boland

David Shepherd prepares to bow out

Jennings cautions South Africa against complacency

Pollock to miss first Test

South Africa aim for West Indies whitewash

Jennings aims for whitewash, Pollock hopes to be fit

Lara left out of West Indian squad

Windies board to decide on players' fate

Zondeki and Prince named in Caribbean squad

Jennings named in shortlist of 20

Best returns to action for Barbados

South Africa to name reduced contracts list

Smith and Morkel given all-clear

I'm prepared to take the blame', says King