South Africa

Hashim Amla – Brilliant at one drop

February 1, 2012

Number 3 is one hell of a job in test cricket. Batting at number 3 needs the not only good technique but temperament to fight it out when the going gets tough. All teams that have performed well in recent past, have had a consistent solid number 3. India’s emergence as a good test team [...]

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dale steyn’s girlfriend, revealed!

May 4, 2011

there have been a lot of queries regarding Steyn’s girlfriend on the internets, and we would like to lay some rumours to rest. Steyn’s girlfriend is a female, and she is called Jeanne Keitzmann. This is her: For more pictures, there is a very awesome website I recommend. Its called ‘google image search’.

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The PaddleShopper: The Proteas… What were they thinking!

March 28, 2011

As it sat and contemplated South Africa’s Cricket World Cup exit, one question kept going over and over in my head. “What were they thinking?” What the hell were they thinking? Well, this is what I think they were thinking. Feel free to add your own comments. And yes, this is in some way cathartic [...]

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when days are dark, fans are few

March 27, 2011

A few weeks ago @SuckTheMarrow wrote a scathing piece about his dislike of the Proteas. You can’t blame him, really. After a frustrating performance against England, you started to get the feeling that we were in for more of the same this World Cup. A nervy win over India and the crushing of Bangladesh then [...]

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A South African and an Australian….

March 26, 2011

….walk into the airport. They’re both cricketers. Neither of them are winning. Nothing. It’s pointless to lie about it. It’s is pointless to paint pretty pictures about how it’s just sport and it means nothing and life goes on. There is not enough sugar in the whole entire universe to coat this shit. If you’ve [...]

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the proteas are just like ed gein

March 15, 2011

I have an unhealthy fascination with serial killers. So much so that, if you are reading this, I’ve probably fantasized about killing you. Okay, probably not all of you, but maybe some of you. Cricket and being a serial killer is actually quite similar. No, really. It is.  Serial killer is defined as a person [...]

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Quotas? In South African cricket? #wellofcourse

March 4, 2011

This is a guest post by the esteemed @paperstargirl. A dry, white season The premise of the quota system for cricket in South Africa is simple: in order to redress the imbalance created by the apartheid regime, retributive measures need to be instated. This is presented in policy in two main forms. The first involves [...]

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Paul Harris retires, set for career as professional nightwatchman

March 3, 2011

Paul Harris on Thursday announced his retirement form international cricket. The man who some believe to be a spin bowler said that it was an easy decision after he realized he will never get to play for South Africa again. “Well, Cricket South Africa have obviously gotten over that whole quota system thing or they [...]

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The PaddleShopper: The Day South Africa played themselves and WON!

February 23, 2011

The ICC Cricket World Cup, Group B match between England and the Netherlands, featured no less than seven South African born players. If you think most of them were in the Dutch team… think again…

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The PaddleShopper: This is your Captain, @GraemeSmith49 speaking…

February 4, 2011

According to a tweet by “@MichaelJordaan Minister of Sports on Morning Live called Protea Captain: Grant Smith.”
Grant, Graeme, Graham, Gary, Greg… what’s the difference? At least he got the Smith bit right. I like to call him Biff anyway.

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