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March Madness . . . Cricket Style!
We have now reached the semi-final stage of the cricket World Cup, and as some of our readers may remember, we predicted the final four teams on Day 2: India, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. These teams were so much … Continue reading
The World Cup Quarter Finals: No Surprises
The cricket World Cup has finally moved into the business—i.e., knockout stage—end of the competition, and, so far, the quarter finals have offered up no surprises. Not even the mighty resistance of Kumar Sangakkara could prevent Sri Lanka from being defeated by a South … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Bangladesh, Cricket, England, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka
Tagged A. B. de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Hashim Amla, Ian Bell, Imran Tahir, JP Duminy, Monty Panesar, Quentin de Kock, World Cup
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The Cricket World Cup: A Preview, Part 2
Hot on the heels of the The Cricket World Cup: A Preview, Part 1, here comes the second installment, featuring the four other top teams. South Africa It’s fair to say the biggest hurdle that South Africa has to overcome is … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, One-Day Cricket, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies
Tagged Alastair Cook, Chris Gayle, Dale Steyn, Darren Sammy, David Miller, Dwayne Smith, Faf du Plessis, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Ian Bell, Jacques Kallis, Joe Root, Mohammad Irfan, Mooen Ali, Morne Morkel, Shahid Afridi, Steven Finn, Stuart Broad, Vernon Philander, World Cup
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The Beards to Be (Not) Feared
The more observant baseball fans among you will know that a lot of store is put in hairiness or the lack of it. The Yankees are notoriously clean shaven; their perennial rivals the Boston Red Sox, by contrast, are riotously hirsute. … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cricket, England, South Africa
Tagged Brian Wilson, Hashim Amla, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mooen Ali, San Francisco Giants, W. G. Grace
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Hot Stove Cricket
The Major League Baseball season has come to an end. For all those fans of the pastime who dread a desolate few months without the sound of bat hitting ball, may we direct your attention to a winter of fascinating … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Baseball, Cricket, England, India, South Africa
Tagged Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Major League Baseball, Ricky Ponting, Vernon Philander
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The Genius of Cricket
The World Twenty20 cricket tournament is taking place at the moment in Sri Lanka, and you’d be hard-pressed to figure out who are likely to be the winners. England are the current world champions, but South Africa, India, Pakistan, Australia, … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, T20 Cricket
Tagged Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Twenty20 2012
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The Quiet Men, Part 2
I (Martin) cannot heap enough praise on this South African side. Through a process of remorseless professionalism and incredible team discipline, the Proteas have marched their way up the world rankings until they now sit—uniquely—at the top of all three … Continue reading
South Africa Ascend to Number One
It was only a matter of time before a team of such quality would take the top position among Test-playing nations, and when South Africa defeated England in a gripping final Test match at Lord’s in London, to take the … Continue reading
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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England vs. South Africa, First Test, Day 4
End of day score. England 385 and 102-4. South Africa 637-2 declared. As I (Martin) suspected yesterday, South Africa put their large, hobnailed boot on England’s neck and only lifted it in order to kick the supine body in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, England, South Africa, Test Cricket
Tagged Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Sachin Tendulkar
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Right Off the Bat 