Profiles of Champions: Derrin Bassage
“Breath and think big” Name: Derrin Bassage Age: 45 City: Cape Town Province: Western Province Employment: Puma SA School: Hilton College Cricket teams played for: Western Province, Cape Cobra’s, Pinelands Gorilla’s Career highlights: Making my debut for...
Profiles of Champions: Daniel Styer
“Never give up” Name- Daniel Styer Age- 41 City/Town- Cape Town Provence- Western Province Employment- Coach at All Rounder Cricket Academy. Cricket Teams played for- Cape Town vets, Claremont CC 1s and 2s, Bergvliet 1s. Cricket Career Highlights- Batting in a league...
Profiles in Courage: Charl Groenewald
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail” Name – Charl Groenewald Age – 46 City / town – Richards Bay Province – KwaZulu-Natal Employment – Group Tied Franchise Principal (Liberty Life) School – Hentie Cilliers High School Cricket teams played for – KCCD, Dolphin...
Profiles of Champions: Brandon Buckley
“A fantastic way to stay in the game, try stay fit and spend time with friends and hero’s on and off the field”. Name: Brandon Buckley Age: 40 City: Johannesburg Province: Gauteng Employment: The Ridge School & Old Edwardians Cricket Club School: St John’s...
The 10 Ways You Knew You Could Go Out In Cricket (And One You Probably Didn’t)
1. Caught Getting caught out is one of the most common ways that batsmen get dismissed, especially in the T20 format of the game where batsman are trying to get runs as quick as possible. A catch can happen anywhere on the field, from a snick behind to a mistimed...
Getting Familiar with Field Placement
Starting Field When starting your bowling innings, first take note if there is a powerplay rule in effect. In a T20 match, powerplay 1 will take effect in the first six overs of the innings while in an ODI match it will take effect in the first ten overs. If the...
Who Invented The Game Of Cricket?
Its All Conjecture at This Point Nobody knows for sure when or how the game of cricket originally begun but most historians believe it was played by children in the Weald, an area of dense woodlands and clearings in South-East England during the Saxon or Norman times....
Evolution Of The Over Arm Bowling Action
Bowling Used To Be An Under Arm Action Up until the 19th century, bowling under arm was the norm for bowlers. This of course made batting quite different than it is today. For one, batsmen didn't need to wear helmets. The slower pace of the ball and lack of bounce...
6 Batsmen to Hit 6 Sixes in an Over
1. Sir Garfield Sobers- Nottinghamshire, 1968 On August 31 1968, Sir Garfield Sobers became the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in a single over in first class cricket. Batting against bowler Malcolm Nash, Sobers hit 5 sixes in a row before hitting the last ball of the...
Why Young Cricketers Should Track Their Stats (And How to Calculate Them)
Personal Stats Are Important In the modern day of cricket, stats are used all the time. When watching a cricket match on TV, you will see personal stats every time a new bowler or batsman steps up to play. Batsmen's stats usually include the number of matches they've...
How To Bowl 3 Different Types of Deliveries- For Newbies
When bowling, different types of grips or actions can change the way the ball behaves. Before we can show you the correct grips, you need to know about BALL CONDITION – the bowling team will always try to keep one side of the ball shiny and leave the other side...
3 Surprising Sports That Will Help Improve Your Cricket
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