Marcus Prior

The South Africans had made it clear before this Test match, if anyone was willing to hear

Jamaica made a steady start to their reply to South Africa's 199-9 declared, closing on 60-2 on day one of two at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay on Sunday

After a couple of hiccups and stumbles on a nervous final day, South Africa duly completed an historic 82-run victory over the West Indies at the Antigua Recreation Ground to become just the second side in 27 years to win a Test series in the

A captain is judged by many things, not least his ability to lead by example

This was not an advertisement for Test cricket, not even a bad one

The nip and tuck nature of the Test series between the West Indies and South Africa continued in the fourth Test at the Antigua Recreation Ground on Saturday, as the tourists tigerishly defended a low first innings score and reduced the West Indies

The West Indies missed a golden opportunity to roll over the South Africans for under 200 in their first innings as South Africa - and captain Shaun Pollock and Nicky Boje in particular - fought their way back into the fourth Test to close day one on

A maiden test century, the first by a West Indian against South Africa, from vice-captain and wicket-keeper Ridley Jacobs was the highlight of an oustanding - and initially somewhat bizarre - day of cricket in the third Test at the Kensington Oval

They are the stars of the West Indies batting line-up, and for 116 runs on Saturday they looked just that

They are the stars of the West Indies batting line-up, and for 116 runs on Saturday they looked just that

Friday at the Kensington Oval was a day of bests, firsts and highests - all of them for South Africa - as the tourists took complete control of the third Test against the West Indies at the Kensington Oval

Daryll Cullinan extended his South African record for test centuries to 14 as South Africa closed on 244-5 at stumps on day one of the third Test against the West Indies at the Kensington Oval on Thursday

They came back from defeat against Australia two years ago and they will have to do it once more against South Africa

Free State produced a remarkable fightback to beat Eastern Province by four wickets in topsy-turvy Supersport Series Super Eight match which finished comfortably inside three days at Goodyear Park on Saturday

Western Province duly wrapped up another win in what has been an oustanding first-class season as they beat Free State by 127 runs on Sunday and in the process all but guaranteed themselves a place in the final of the Supersport Series

A gritty batting performance from Free State helped them take a narrow advantage over log-leaders Western Province by stumps on day two of this Supersport Series Super Eight match at Newlands on Friday

Log-leaders Western Province turned in one of their more average performances of the first-class season as they were dismissed for 265 on day one of this SuperSport Series Super Eight match against Free State at Newlands on Thursday

After four days of nip and tuck in Paarl, it came down to the last ball

Boland reached an imposing 274 for four by stumps on day one of this Supersport Series Super Eight match at local rivals Western Province, on a day that saw two of their young batting stars play a large hand

With Gary Kirsten away playing for South Africa so often this season, Herschelle Gibbs has had little chance to bat with his opening partner as he sits out the remainder of his ban from the international game