The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
South Africa 356-6; England 242 South Africa win by 112 runs. Series level at 1-1 England chose Newlands, one of the world's most beautiful grounds, to produce one of their uglier performances this evening. Their bowlers conceded a joint record score of 354 for six and they lost this third ODI by 112 runs as South Africa levelled the series at 1-1 with two to play. Even Table Mountain had turned its...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
• Everything goes right in all-rounder's record ODI appearance • Unbeaten century, two wickets and a stunning catch Paul Collingwood described it as a "perfect day" here as he marked his record 171st ODI appearance for England with a man-of-the-match-winning performance as England beat South Africa by seven wickets with 24 deliveries to spare. Collingwood, who passed Alec Stewart's...
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
AB de Villiers has moved to douse speculation of a hostile homecoming for Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott
BBC News (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
South Africa's AB de Villiers is being rested from all competition for up to six weeks to overcome a back problem.
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Cricket South Africa has withdrawn South African batsman AB de Villiers from all competitive cricket for the next four to six weeks on the basis of medical advice
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
AB de Villiers is confident South Africa will "come off when the pressure is there" despite their history of falling short in must-win games
Cricket360 (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Mumbai, September 8, 2009: The inaugural Airtel Champions League Twenty20 will feature the best of the best after the announcement of the final 15-player squads for this year’s inaugural tournament from October 8-23. The 12 teams are brimming with international stars, with the likes of Graeme Smith, Virender Sehwag, Brett Lee, Brendon McCullum, Paul Collingwood and Dwayne Bravo among those who...
Cricinfo (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
AB de Villiers believes the ICC Champions Trophy presents South Africa with the "ideal opportunity" to prove they are the best in the world
IOL (Free subscription) | 02/09/2009
South African captain Graeme Smith and prolific batsman AB de Villiers have been nominated in the Cricketer of the Year and Test Player of the Year categories for the International Cricket Council's 2009 awards.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/06/2009
Pakistan 149-4 South Africa 142-5; Pakistan win by 7 runs Shahid Afridi swept Pakistan into the final of World Twenty20 on a passionate night in Nottingham, proclaiming in the process that they can still remain a force in international cricket despite the terrorism that has torn them asunder. South Africa's run of semi-final defeats continues but they were so outplayed that it is difficult to accuse...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/06/2009
• Pakistan 149-4 South Africa 142-5; Pakistan win by 7 runs • South Africa's run of semi-final defeats continues Shahid Afridi swept Pakistan into the World Twenty20 final on a passionate night in Nottingham, proclaiming in the process that they can still remain a force in international cricket despite the terrorism that has torn them asunder. South Africa's run of semi-final defeats continues,...
Desicritics (Free subscription) | 18/06/2009
The Pakistan cricket team might not have expected to get this far in a world series, and one would like to believe that at least for a few hours, all was well back Home. A good game of cricket was to be had, and the team needed to focus against a formidable opponent to have a chance of making it through to the finals. The South Africans looked composed. They were coming off a five-match winning streak...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/06/2009
Hit refresh for the latest updates and email simon.burnton@guardian.co.uk So here are your confirmed semi-final teams ! As expected, South Africa bring back Kallis for Morne Morkel while Pakistan are unchanged. Pakistan: Shahzaib Hassan, Kamran Akmal (wk), Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan (capt), Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Fawad Alam, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal. South Africa:...
A Cricketing View (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
England v South Africa, T20 World Cup, Super Eights, Trent Bridge, Nottingham 17.3 Rashid to de Villiers, OUT, lovely ball, lovely catch - well bowled Rashid! Classic legspinner's delivery which bounced and turned on de Villiers, edging it to Collingwood's right at first slip. Fine catch AB de Villiers c Collingwood b Rashid 11 (12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 91.66 This is the sort of soul destroying thing about...
World A-Team Cricket Forum (Free subscription) | 04/06/2009
Welcome to the South Africa Cricket Forum. This thread is for discussion of T20 matches involving South Africa. *ICC World Twenty20, 2009 Squad* (Players with an asterisk were selected in the previous T20 World Cup squad in 2007/08) Graeme Smith C Age: 28 * Johan Botha V-C Age: 27 Yusuf Abdulla Age: 26 Mark Boucher Wkt Age: 32 * AB de Villiers Age: 25 * Jean-Paul Duminy Age: 25 * Herschelle Gibbs Age:...
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