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How Hansie rose and fell

Apr 7, 2020 Twenty years ago, a South African captain made a confession that would change cricket forever

Remember when Britain was invaded?

Jul 12, 2018 | Features
Fifty years ago, the English domestic game underwent a revolution. Players who were part of it look back

Profile

The other Morkel

Apr 7, 2018 | Profile
He could have been South Africa's next big thing, but finally settled for being an IPL sensation

Make a ton, get a tree

Mar 21, 2018 | Features
At the Wynberg Boys' High School ground in Cape Town, a lot of the greenery has basmen's names on it

High Fives

Hair-brained

Dec 7, 2017 | High Fives
Five South Africans who made us sit up and take notice with their questionable styling choices

Schooling South Africa

Aug 14, 2017 | Features
The country's best cricketing talent comes from about 40 secondary schools, perpetuating an exclusionist attitude which quotas at higher levels can't counter

The left-armer who went to war

Jul 13, 2017 | Features
Tufty Mann was a miserly spinner for South Africa, but before that he was a soldier and captive in World War Two

'You just can't take things too seriously'

Apr 10, 2017 | Features
John Watkins, 94 today, and the oldest living Test cricketer, remembers his playing days for South Africa

Charger, Ken, and a right royal battle down south

Mar 1, 2017 | Features
New Zealand's first tour of South Africa after readmission was a sharp, hard-fought one, featuring a dodgy pitch, much Castle-chugging, and eyebrows raised over umpiring

'We probably had an easier time because we actually made the decision'

Feb 5, 2017 | Profiles
Former South African umpire Cyril Mitchley remembers his days on the circuit, giving Tendulkar run out at square leg and Atherton caught off the thigh pad