Neil Manthorp

An awkward step in the right direction

An awkward step in the right direction

The abolition of the presidential 'veto' of national team selection is an enormous step in the right direction for South African cricket as it strives towards 'normalisation' yet, as important as it is, it comes shackled to a couple of backward steps, as

18-Jun-2008•Neil Manthorp

No devils in these pitches

No devils in these pitches

Graeme Smith and others have blamed South Africa's tracks for the poor scores this season. They don't quite have a leg to stand on

Straightforward not simple

Straightforward not simple

Kirsten's biographer on what "The Professor" brings to the India coaching job

Quotas die slow

Quotas die slow

The system of targets in South Africa won't end anytime soon, but at least a start has been made towards phasing them out

Turning the label around

Turning the label around

For once, South Africa are on the right side of a choke

Kallis and Harris made all the difference

Kallis and Harris made all the difference

Jacques Kallis and Paul Harris made all the difference in South Africa's Test triumph in Pakistan

Walking on eggshells

Walking on eggshells

The steady flow overseas of South African cricketers is not restricted to white players, which makes the problem even worse than first thought

Back in the high life

Back in the high life

A year after being the subject of obit writers, Shaun Pollock slipped back into his best form to be named Man of the Series against India

Grudge match puts Smith under the spotlight

Grudge match puts Smith under the spotlight

The problems facing South Africa as they prepare for two must-win matches in the Champions Trophy

Calling the spin doctors

Calling the spin doctors

South Africa's desperate need for a top-class spinner

Thanks for shattering the dreams

Thanks for shattering the dreams

An open letter to Ken Gordon, President of the West Indies Cricket Board, over the recent cancellation of the Stanford Super Stars match against South Africa

Prince of darkness

Prince of darkness

Ashwell Prince's appointment as South Africa's first black captain is either the most important and significant moment in the game's history in this country or utterly irrelevant

Cricket's wafer-thin mint

Cricket's wafer-thin mint

The greed of cricket's administrators in relation to the Afro-Asia Cup

Shooting from the hip

Shooting from the hip

Graeme Smith's part in the "War of Words" ahead of the series against Australia

Cold war

Cold war

The South Africa-New Zealand series may seem like just another humdrum barrage of ODIs but there could be a particularly pronounced whiff of cordite in the air

26-Oct-2005•Neil Manthorp

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