Milestones Preview: New Zealand v West Indies
Chris Cairns (NZ) needs 9 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club Carl Hooper (WI) needs 8 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club
View ArticleEngland still in contention after 55-run win
England hearts were made to flutter a little before they completed their expected victory over Namibia in the World Cup Group A match at Port Elizabeth
View ArticleNamibians deserve credit - Stewart
Stand-in captain Alec Stewart refused to be downbeat after England were given a fright by World Cup minnows Namibia in Port Elizabeth.
View ArticleTeam News: Bangladesh, Kenya, India, Pakistan, England
Kenya are practicing at Wanderers on Thursday morning until 1pm, both the coach and the captain will be available for interview
View ArticleEngland take comfort from Gershwin and St George
Australia have won their last 11 one-day internationals in succession
View ArticleBevan and Bichel take Australia home with little to spare
One-day cricket is all about scoring lots of runs
View ArticleSemifinal could be decided by toss of coin: Ponting
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, March 2 AAP - Ricky Ponting fears Australia's likely World Cup semifinal at St George's Park will be decided by the toss of the coin if the state of the pitch doesn't improve
View ArticlePublic tickets available for Super Six
The public are reminded that, in keeping with an assurance made earlier this year, a limited number of tickets will become available in the ticketing system for the nine upcoming Super Six matches...
View ArticleSt George's Park pitch to be re-examined
The St George's Park pitch in Port Elizabeth, on which Australia have twice come from behind to achieve victory in low-scoring matches against England and New Zealand, is to be re-examined ahead of...
View ArticleWin shows you can never write us off - Ponting
Ricky Ponting praised Michael Bevan and Andy Bichel for another crucial batting partnership to pull their team back from the edge of the precipice yet again against New Zealand.
View ArticleStatistical highlight for Shane Bond during Australia v New Zealand match
Andrew Bichel's 64 equalled the highest score by a number 9 batsman in Limited Overs Internationals
View ArticleFace lift continues at St. George's Park
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 has come and gone and EPCB were proud hosts of a very successful event
View ArticlePitch replacement programme at St George's Park
A couple of years ago EP Cricket embarked on a programme to replace its pitches
View ArticleKallis the only worry for South Africa
Jacques Kallis is a slight fitness worry for South Africa as they prepare for the second one-day international against West Indies at Port Elizabeth
View ArticleWest Indies falter after late recovery
Shaun Pollock took 4 for 26 as South Africa won their second match of the five-game one-day series
View ArticleTwo new faces in South African squad for first Test
Two uncapped players, AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn, have been included in South Africa's 13-man squad for the first Test against England
View ArticleJennings ready to let loose the young guns
Ray Jennings, South Africa's coach, was keen to downplay any suggestion that his team had gained a psychological advantage ahead of the first Test at Port Elizabeth, following England's emphatic...
View ArticleThorpe urges England not to panic
As a man who has helped carry England's batting through thick and mostly thin over the past decade, Graham Thorpe is not the type of character to allow himself to be fazed by one blip in an otherwise...
View ArticleThe real thing starts here
There was an eerie sense of calm surrounding Port Elizabeth on the eve of the first Test at St George's Park
View ArticleGreat, green and greased lightning
"The great, green, greasy Limpopo river ..." Celebrated in Rudyard Kipling's Just So stories as the place where the elephant got its trunk, and situated on the Zimbabwean border, it is not the most...
View ArticleFlintoff and Hoggard grab the initiative for England
England took three wickets in the morning - including both Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis for ducks - and four more in the evening session to grab the honours on the first day at Port Elizabeth
View ArticleThe virtue of patience
If it works for the Australians, then it's got to be the correct tactic
View ArticleStrauss's century double puts England on top
A stroke-filled century from Andrew Strauss put England in control of the first Test at Port Elizabeth
View ArticleHonours even at St George's
Three wickets from Makhaya Ntini helped South Africa fight back to end the third day at Port Elizabeth on even terms
View ArticleApathy in the Sleepy City
It would not have been fair to pass judgment until the apathy had been exposed in all its lack of glory
View ArticleEngland's batsmen reap what they sow
England would happily have accepted a first-innings total of 425, if it had been offered to them in the immediate aftermath of their drubbing against South Africa A
View Article'A hundred begging to be taken' says Butcher
The moods of Mark Butcher and Graeme Smith told a tale of two teams as they addressed the media at the end of the third day's play at Port Elizabeth
View ArticleEngland halted within sight of victory
England were on the brink of an historic victory in the first Test at Port Elizabeth, before bad light brought an early finish to the fourth day
View ArticleEngland make it eight wins in a row
Andrew Strauss made short work of wrapping up an historic victory for England on the final morning of the first Test at Port Elizabeth
View ArticleVaughan praises level-headed Strauss
Michael Vaughan was content - but far from satisfied - as he reflected onEngland's seven-wicket victory at Port Elizabeth in the opening Test oftheir South African tour
View ArticleEngland have South Africa in their sights
England return to the scene of their World Cup exit tomorrow, as the third one-day international against South Africa gets underway at Port Elizabeth
View ArticleStreak set for quick return to Zimbabwe side
Former Zimbabwean captain Heath Streak is set to be rushed back into the international fold on Wednesday for the final match of the series against South Africa after agreeing a new contract with...
View ArticleBorder cricket must defend status
Border Cricket has been told it must defend its position as Eastern Cape cricket's fanchise administrative centre
View ArticleThe big names fail to stand up
Yet again though, India must look back on an opportunity lost, and a game squandered.
View ArticleSt George's Park undergoes name change
The Port Elizabeth venue has been renamed Axxess DSL St Georges following a R9.8 million sponsorship deal with Eastern Province (EP), the host association
View ArticleSorry cricket, it's the football World Cup
Two cricket stadiums in South Africa have been opened up for football fans, and hardly a soul cares about Graeme Smith and Co over in the West Indies
View ArticleWhich is the best ground to watch cricket in?
There are pretty grounds, historic grounds, grounds that ooze atmosphere, and those that make you feel like you're in the Colosseum. Five writers choose their favourites
View ArticlePort Elizabeth welcomes Test cricket after six years
St George's Park may not get its share of Tests unlike the better known stadiums, but its special spectator experience and quirks make it an attractive venue, which hopefully will get to host more...
View ArticleElgar makes the leap with maiden Test hundred
Dean Elgar was probably wondering why the step into Test cricket had proved so easy for Faf du Plessis. Now he has his own Test hundred at only the third time of asking
View ArticlePort Elizabeth set for Boxing Day Test
St George's Park in Port Elizabeth is set to regain the Boxing Day Test, Graeme Smith revealed at the post-match presentation following his team's victory over Australia
View ArticleSt George's promises hospitable opener
The schedule for Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa should work in the tourists' favour, with the Port Elizabeth pitch likely to serve up an even contest
View ArticleAustralia wriggle free and march into World Cup final
Australia booked themselves into the final of the World Cup with a comprehensive 48-run win against Sri Lanka
View ArticleSA20 venues face a power problem
The six stadiums will have to ensure that they have an independent power supply for lights during the tournament
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