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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 5
Final result. England 385 & 240. South Africa 637-2 declared. South Africa win by an innings and 12 runs. As expected, England succumbed to defeat in the first Test match today. Only Ian Bell and Matt Prior put up any real resistance to the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket
Tagged Dale Steyn, Hashim Amla, Ian Bell, Matt Prior
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Ascending Mount Vernon
With his six-wicket haul in the third Test match against New Zealand, South African bowler Vernon Philander has taken over fifty wickets in only seven Test matches: the quickest to that feat since—wait for it!—1893. Unlike his bowling partners in … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Test Cricket
Tagged Dale Steyn, Marchant de Lange, Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander
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The Mighty South Africans
For the last couple of years, a joke has been muttered by those begrudging the England team’s success that the only reason it wins is because of all the South Africans in the side. Captain Andrew Strauss, batsmen Kevin Pietersen … Continue reading
The Fight to Be Number One
It is a truth universally acknowledged (or at least it is in the world of international cricket) that teams visiting the Indian subcontinent are as unable to cope with the mysteries of spin generated by pitch and weather conditions in … Continue reading
In Praise of South Africa
I fear that I give short shrift to South Africa in Right Off the Bat. Partly this is because during the 1970s and 1980s, when I was growing to love the game of cricket, the South Africans were excluded from … Continue reading
Posted in South Africa
Tagged A. B. de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis, World Cup
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Right Off the Bat 