| South Africa | |
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| Test status granted | 1889 |
|---|---|
| First Test match | v England at Port Elizabeth, March 1889 |
| Captain | Graeme Smith |
| Coach | Mickey Arthur |
| Official ICC Test and ODI ranking | 5th (Test), 2nd (ODI) [1] |
| Test matches - This year | 220 |
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As of October 2007, the South African team has played 322 Test matches, winning 32. 91%, losing 35. 71% and drawing 31. 36% of its games. [1]
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History
Cricket in South Africa was established by the British, and the first tour by a side from England took place in 1888-89. Here South Africa played its first Test match (against touring England at Port Elizabeth), becoming the third Test nation. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales.
In 1970, the ICC voted to suspend South Africa from international cricket indefinitely because of its government's policy of apartheid, an overtly racist policy, which led them to play only against the white nations (England, Australia, New Zealand), and field only white players. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This decision excluded players such as Graeme Pollock from partaking in international Test Cricket. Robert Graeme Pollock (born 27 February 1944 in Durban, Natal) was a South African cricketer It would also cause the emigration of future stars like Allan Lamb and Robin Smith, who both played for England, and Kepler Wessels, who initially played for Australia, before returning to South Africa. Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954 is a former English Cricketer. Robin Arnold Smith (born 13 September 1963, Durban, South Africa) is a former Cricketer for Hampshire and England Kepler Christoffel Wessels (born 14 September 1957 in Bloemfontein) was a South African Cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for
The ICC reinstated South Africa as a Test nation in 1991 after the deconstruction of apartheid, and the team played its first sanctioned match since 1970 (and its first ever One-Day International) against India in Calcutta on 10 November 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
Since South Africa have been reinstated they have achieved mixed success, and hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2003. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. However, it is widely believed the sides containing the likes of Alan Donald, Shaun Pollock, and Hansie Cronje, grossly underachieved, gaining a reputation as chokers, due to them reaching the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup three times, but failing to progress into the finals, with Herschelle Gibbs famously dropping Australian captain Steve Waugh in 1999 in a league game. Allan Anthony Donald, (born 20 October 1966 in Bloemfontein) was a South African Cricketer and one of their most successful pace bowlers ever Shaun Maclean Pollock (born July 16, 1973 in Port Elizabeth) is a retired South African Cricketer who is considered a bowling Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (September 25 1969 - June 1 2002 was a South African Cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in In Sports, an individual athlete or more commonly an athletic team collectively is often said to have choked when failing to win a tournament or league championship The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974 in Cape Town) is a South African Cricketer more specifically a Batsman. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965 in Canterbury New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of Mark Waugh Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) They have also had bad press for choking in vital matches in other important tournaments including the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy and the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy is a Cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka in 2002. The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was a Twenty20 Cricket tournament which took place in South Africa from 11 September to 24 September [2]
With Donald retiring, Cronje banned for match-fixing and later killed in a plane crash, and Pollock nearing the end of his career, the team has once again changed shape. Due to a racial quota policy, the side now contains black players, unlike the past, it is currently captained by Graeme Smith, although following injuries to Smith and Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince was appointed Test captain on July 12, 2006. Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981 in Johannesburg) is a South African Cricketer and the current captain of the South African cricket team Jacques Henry Kallis (born 16 October 1975 in Pinelands Cape Town) is a South African Cricketer As an all-rounder Ashwell Gavin Prince (born 28 May 1977 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province) is a Cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket At the age of 29, he became the first non-white man to captain the once all-white South African cricket team.
Tournaments
South Africa has an unfortunate record of failing to win major tournaments. The 1992 cricket World Cup, for example, featured a rain-affected match played before the introduction of the Duckworth-Lewis method. The 1992 Cricket World Cup (aka Benson & Hedges World Cup) was the fifth edition of the tournament and was won by Pakistan In the Sport of Cricket, the Duckworth-Lewis method (D/L method is a mathematical way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a One-day South Africa was left in the ludicrous situation of requiring 22 runs from one ball in order to progress. At the 1999 Cricket World Cup, South Africa played against Australia in the last Super Six match as well as the knock-out semifinal. The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games Australia defeated the Proteas in the Super Six match and recorded a thrilling tie in the semifinal, which was enough to knock the Africans out of the tournament since Australia had previously beaten them (in the match immediately beforehand). It is in the Super Six match that Steve Waugh is reputed to have told Herschelle Gibbs "Mate, you just dropped the World Cup" when the latter dropped him en route to a match-winning century, a comment which has to the disappointment of many a cricket fan been denied by Waugh himself in interviews. Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965 in Canterbury New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of Mark Waugh Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974 in Cape Town) is a South African Cricketer more specifically a Batsman. The image of the South Africans following the run-out of their last batsman has become an iconic sporting image, referenced by The Twelfth Man, among others. The Twelfth Man (also known as The 12th Man) is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian Satirist Billy Birmingham.
South Africa hosted the 2003 Cricket World Cup, but failed to progress beyond the group stage due to a misunderstanding of how many runs they needed to score in a rain-affected run chase. The 2003 Cricket World Cup ( Official name: ICC Cricket World Cup 2003) was played in South Africa from February 9 to March 24. As a result of this, Shaun Pollock resigned as captain and was replaced by young batsman Graeme Smith, although Pollock continued to play for the team. Shaun Maclean Pollock (born July 16, 1973 in Port Elizabeth) is a retired South African Cricketer who is considered a bowling Graeme Craig Smith (born 1 February 1981 in Johannesburg) is a South African Cricketer and the current captain of the South African cricket team Under Smith's leadership, South Africa has achieved some success, although they have been hampered by the retirements of many star players, including fast bowler Allan Donald and one-day specialist Jonty Rhodes. Allan Anthony Donald, (born 20 October 1966 in Bloemfontein) was a South African Cricketer and one of their most successful pace bowlers ever Jonathan Neil "Jonty" Rhodes (born 27 July 1969) is a former South African Test and One Day International Cricketer As a result, they had a poor 2004, only winning against the West Indies.
South Africa became the world's No. 1 ranked side early in 2007 but then failed to deliver once again in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. They had a rollercoaster ride that included dominant wins over England, the West Indies, Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland, and a narrow win over Sri Lanka, but devastating losses to Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh that cost them the number one ranking. Then they bowed out in the semifinals with their lowest ever score in a World Cup as Australia bowled them out for 149 and won by 7 wickets. South Africa are regarded by many as the best team never to have won the Cricket World Cup.
However, they won the inaugural ICC Champions Trophy in 1998, beating West Indies in the finals, and also won the first and most likely the only Commonwealth Games gold in cricket in the same year. The ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International Cricket tournament second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. They are currently ranked No. 1 in the world in the One-Day International Cricket rankings and are rated in the top five for Test cricket rankings. This is due to a long streak from January to November 2005, in which they were not defeated. They gained the top position in the ODI rankings after Australia's defeat in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series, but lost it during the 2007 World Cup. The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in Cricket is an annual three match ODI series between Australia and New Zealand.
They also hold the record of the Largest Successful Run Chase and the Second Highest Team Total in One-Day Internationals (438-9 in 49. 5 overs), in an iconic match against Australia on 12 March 2006. Background For some years there has been intense rivalry between Australia and South Africa in One-Day Internationals dating from the semi-final of the 1999 Cricket World The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This game is considered by many to be the greatest One-Day International ever played.
Tournament history
World Cup
For World Cups from 1975 to 1987 inclusive, South Africa were not an ICC member, and therefore ineligible to compete in the tournament. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket.
ICC Champions Trophy
ICC Knockout
Commonwealth Games
- 1998: Gold medal
Current squad
| Name | Batting Style | Bowling Style |
|---|---|---|
| Graeme Smith (c) | Left Hand Opener | Right-arm Off-spin |
| Hashim Amla | Right Handed Middle-order | Right-arm Medium |
| Gulam Bodi | Left Handed Opener | Slow Left Chinaman |
| Loots Bosman | Right Handed Opener | Right-arm Medium |
| Johan Botha | Right Handed Lower-order | Right-arm Off-spin |
| Mark Boucher | Right Handed Lower-order | Wicketkeeper |
| AB de Villiers | Right Handed Opening/Middle-order | Right-arm Medium |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | Left Handed Top-order | Right-arm Off-spin |
| Herschelle Gibbs | Right Handed Opening/Middle-order | Right-arm Leg-spin |
| Paul Harris | Right Handed Tail Ender | Slow Left Arm |
| Jacques Kallis | Right Handed Middle Order | Right-arm Fast-Medium |
| Charl Langeveldt | Right Handed Tail Ender | Right-arm Fast-Medium |
| Neil McKenzie | Right Handed Opening/Middle-order | Right-arm Medium |
| Albie Morkel | Left Handed Middle Order | Right-arm Medium Fast |
| Morne Morkel | Left Handed Tail Ender | Right-arm Fast |
| Andre Nel | Right-Handed Tail Ender | Right-arm Fast Medium |
| Makhaya Ntini | Right Handed Tail Ender | Right-arm Fast |
| Justin Ontong | Right Handed Middle-order | Right-arm Off-break |
| Robin Peterson | Left Handed Lower Order | Slow Left Arm |
| Vernon Philander | Right Handed Lower Order | Right-arm Fast Medium |
| Ashwell Prince | Left Handed Middle-order | Slow Left Arm |
| Dale Steyn | Right Handed Tail Ender | Right-arm Fast |
| Roger Telemachus | Right Handed Tail Ender | Right-arm Fast Medium |
| Thandi Tshabalala | Right Handed Tail Ender | Right-arm Off-spin |
| Morne van Wyk | Right Handed Milldle-order | Wicketkeeper |
| Monde Zondeki | Right Handed Tail Ender | Right-arm Fast |
South Africa A Squad
| Name | Playing Role | Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Thandi Tshabalala | Orthodox Spin Bowler | 0 |
| Byron Parker | Wicketkeeper | 10 |
| Tyron Henderson | Fast Bowler | 14 |
| Ken Parker | Opening Batsmen | 20 |
| Johan Botha | Offspin Bowler | 22 |
| Steve Van Nicol | Bowling Allrounder | 24 |
| Jez Parker | Opening Batsmen | 30 |
| Monde Zondeki | Fast Bowler | 33 |
| Roger Telemachus | Fast Bowler | 37 |
| Gulam Bodi | Opening Batsmen | 69 |
| Morne van Wyk | Wicketkeeper | 76 |
| Alfonso Thomas | Fast Bowler | 32 |
External links
See also
- History of Test cricket (1884 to 1889)
- History of Test cricket (1890 to 1900)
- International cricket in South Africa (1971 to 1981)
Notes
- ^ Cricinfo Test Team Records page retrieved on November 3, 2007
- ^ South Africa choke on their lines again Hugh Chevallier in Durban September 20, 2007 Cricinfo
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