Neil Manthorp

Ask any Indian supporter when the turning point of the game arrived andhe'll have little doubt

Sunday was the first day of the rest of Jacques Kallis' life

Sunday was the first day of the rest of Jacques Kallis' life

A dozen years ago South Africa were a team with few stars, and only one man who knew anything at all about playing Test cricket

South African cricket followers may well be holding their breath with anxiety more than ever before

It may seem harsh to the most fervent of South African supporters that the national has started crashing down both the Test and one-day international rankings in the last couple of months - a period in which the team hasn't played a single match in

Neil Manthorp on the likely return to South African colours of two so-called bad boys - Mornantau Hayward and Lance Klusener

Neil Manthorp on the situation in Zimbabwe

Gary Kirsten has called it a day

Gary Kirsten has called it a day

Stephen Fleming has outmaneouvred his opposite number, Graeme Smith ..

Being a West Indian cricket supporter in 2004 must be like meeting your ageing Aunt for lunch in an exclusive restaurant, only for her to turn up wearing a skin-tight, leopard-print mini-skirt and a see-through blouse

West Indies' captain Brian Lara performed an extraordinary about-turn just seconds before the toss, when it appears that he unilaterally reinstated the fast bowler Mervyn Dillon to the starting XI even though the chairman of selectors, Sir Viv

Neil Manthorp gives a South African slant on the retirement of Steve Waugh

South Africa's batting rock, Gary Kirsten, didn't have the slightest doubt about withdrawing from the first Test against West Indies - but neither does he have any doubt about extending his career in pursuit of 100 caps and 20 centuries

South Africa's batting rock, Gary Kirsten, didn't have the slightest doubt about withdrawing from the first Test against West Indies - but neither does he have any doubt about extending his career in pursuit of 100 caps and 20 centuries

The opening section of South Africa's first-class Supersport Series concluded this week with three of the country's biggest unions, as well as the defending champions, all failing to qualify for the Super Six section of the competition, which takes

One of South African cricket's proudest traditions goes on trial at Edgbaston and there are more than a few doubters who believe Graeme Smith's team lack the ability to maintain it

The second part of our exclusive interview with South Africa's captain Graeme Smith

What are the biggest changes to your life since you became captain