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Cricket
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Cricketers Shane Warne And Marlon Samuels Lose It [VIDEO]
07 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Cricketers Shane Warne and Marlon Samuels treated the world to something not before seen on a cricket field yesterday. Click through for the enthralling altercation.
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Ricky Ponting Retires From International Cricket
29 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Australia’s all-time leading Test batsman and most successful captain, Ricky Ponting, has announced his retirement from international cricket. He had already called a halt on his captaincy of the Test and one-day team in March last year, but continued on as a player.
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Australian Cricket Press Punish Themselves, In Yet Another Great Sports Reporting Jinx
28 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
If you enjoy a bit of Australia cricket (or any Australian sport) bashing, you will LOVE this. Behold, the headline my GRANDMOTHER sent me, before the historical draw occurred just yesterday. Read on..
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Cricket South Africa May Extend Gary Kirsten’s Contract
07 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wouldn’t it be lovely if Cricket South Africa came to the party early and extended Gary Kirsten’s contract as national coach? There’s no guarantee that they will.
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Security Fail – Male Escort Breaks Into Australian Cricketers Hotel Rooms, Offers Sex
28 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Well this is embarrassing, security and staff at the Cinnamon Grand hotel in central Colombo, the luxury resort where the Australian cricket team were lodging at the time, were outsmarted by a 21-year-old male escort. After bypassing officials, he made his way to players’ rooms to offer his services.
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The Proteas: Moving On After Embracing The Choke
20 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers what lies ahead for the Proteas in the T20 World Cup that’s currently underway. And the c-word. That c-word.
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The Merits Of T20 Cricket
13 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers the merits of the shortened, shortened game, ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup that gets underway next week.
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Kevin Pietersen’s Text Messages: Would You Want To Know What He Said?
15 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, has this week found himself wondering what kind of a team player KP really is, and if “textgate” was just a convenient way for the England and Wales Cricket Board to end their relationship with him.
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Do The Proteas Suffer From Second Test Syndrome?
02 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers the odds of whether or not the Proteas will be able to end another jinx that has been plaguing the team in recent times: whether we can win the second test of a series.
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Imagine If Hashim Amla’s Innings Really Was “Timeless”
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers the records Hashim Amla and the Proteas may have been able to achieve had they been playing a “timeless” test match. Haroon Lorgat, the recently deposed ICC CEO, suggested that the future World Test Championship may be decided by means of a “timeless” test (i.e. the contest will last […]
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England Test Series: The Drinking Game
20 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
To maximize your enjoyment of the much anticipated test series between South Africa and England, here are some guidelines for a drinking game to play with your friends while watching it.
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Mark Boucher: The Career Of A Cricket Legend
12 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers why looking at Mark Boucher’s international career is an act of engaging in almost all of South Africa’s modern cricket history.
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Mark Boucher Retires From International Cricket
10 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
SA Test Cricket legend, Mark Boucher, has announced that he will be retiring from international cricket. This was announced today following a statement read by captain Graeme Smith in Boucher’s absence, who is recovering from eye surgery.
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Dale Steyn Vs Warwick “Wok” Wright [VIDEO]
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Today is Dale Steyn’s 29th birthday, so, on that note, happy birthday from the Vibe, Dale! We dig your vibe. Recently, Dale got together with Warwick “Wok” Wright to do a crossover of their sports. Wok is a professional surfer, and Dale is, well, arguably the best fast bowler in the world. Watch them take each other on at each other’s sports, after the jump.
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South Africa To Host Champions League T20
26 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
It has just been announced that South Africa is set to be the host of this year’s Champions League T20 in October. Cape Town, Johannesburg, Centurion, and Durban, are the chosen venues for the most lucrative club-cricket tournament in the world, now into its fourth year.
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Former T20 Billionaire Allen Stanford Sentenced To 110 Years In Prison
15 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Former T20 cricket enigma and ex-multi billionaire, Allen Stanford, has been sentenced to 110 years in jail for defrauding investors of $7 billion. Stanford was also ordered to pay back $5,9 billion, which he doesn’t have, because he lost everything.
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Kevin Pietersen Retires From All International Limited Overs Cricket
01 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Just four months before England has to defend their World T20 title in Sri Lanka, Kevin Pietersen has announced that he is retiring from all international limited overs cricket with immediate effect.
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Wayne Parnell Arrested At Drug Fuelled Rave
21 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This will surely go down as the most controversial IPL tournament thus far. South African bowler, Wayne Parnell, was among two IPL cricketers arrested and held for questioning after police in Mumbai busted a rave party in the city. Initially they detained about 100 people, officials said earlier. Police also confiscated 110 grams of cocaine, and ecstasy from the party.
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Newlands Branded World’s Second Best Cricket Ground
10 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the latest issue of The Cricketer, they asked a large panel of cricket journalists, broadcasters, photographers and fans which cricket pitch is the best to watch Test cricket at. And according to the experts Newlands takes a close second place, only behind Lord’s, the symbolic home of the game. See the rest of the Top 10 inside.
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Cricket SA Finally Moves To Claim Back Unlawful Bonuses
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been the rhetorical question on everyone’s lips for quite some time: will Cricket South Africa ever get the unlawful bonus money back from those who received it? There seems to be a chance that they will. CSA is attempting to recover R3,3 million from suspended chief executive, Gerald Majola and former chief operating officer, Don McIntosh.
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Is Political Science Guru, Steven Friedman, Labelling AB De Villiers A Racist?
01 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 11 Comments
We were quite stunned by this little diatribe that appeared on the Facebook page of respected local political scientist, Prof. Steven Friedman, yesterday, where he calls into question the integrity of Proteas captain, AB De Villiers.
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Richard Levi: Fastest Ever International T20 Hundred And Most Sixes In An Innings [VIDEO]
20 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Richard Levi, a former Wynberg Boys High cricketer, shattered two world records for the Proteas in New Zealand yesterday. Levi led our successful run chase in the second T20 against New Zealand in Hamilton ending on an unbeaten 117 off 51 balls, leveling the three-match series in the process.
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The Greatest Cricket Catch Of All Time? [VIDEO]
09 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Click through to watch a video of Bevan Small and Michael Mason’s combined effort to dismiss Brad Wilson in New Zealand’s T20 domestic league. It may well be the best catch ever caught on camera.
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Roelof Van Der Merwe Faces Australian Drink Driving Charge
03 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As South African cricketing legend, Jacques Kallis makes his 150th Test match appearance during the third Test against Sri Lanka at Newlands this week, another international South African cricketer faces a court appearance in Australia for failing a roadside breath test on New Year’s Day.
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Graeme Smith Is Definitely Not Resigning As Proteas Skipper
30 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite rumours of his resignation as SA’s test cricket captain, which spread like wildfire yesterday in social media channels following the Proteas’ resounding defeat to Sri Lanka, Graeme Smith is not resigning. While a comment on Twitter alluded to him possibly stepping down as skipper, he has confirmed that this “is not the case at all”.
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Shane Warne Commentates His Bowling In Real Time – The World Witnesses Genius [VIDEO]
21 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shane Warne recently stepped out of retirement to play for the Melbourne Stars, and hooked up to a microphone, his live commentary on his bowling revealed the genius of his cricketing brain. Part of Shane Warne’s agreement to play for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League was underpinned by a deal with television […]
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Buchulife Ambassador, Jacques Kallis Cruises Past 12 000 Test Runs
22 Nov 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
South African cricketing legend, and ambassador for Buchulife, joined an elite club of test cricketers who have scored more than 12 000 runs. He takes his rightful place in a group of players that includes Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, and Rahul Dravid. In fact, Kallis is now the fourth highest scorer of runs in the […]
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Peter Roebuck Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Male Student
21 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It looks like the investigation into the death of Peter Roebuck is far from over. The Australian sports journalist committed at the Newlands Southern Sun hotel last weekend. Police will now question 16 male students who lived with him in his eight-bedroom house. Roebuck had been accused of sexually assaulting one of them before his suicide.
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Delhi Police Rebooting Hansie Cronje Match Fixing Case
15 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
International cricket is desperately trying to save some face after years of ridicule at the hands of numerous match-fixing scandals. And with the recent jail terms handed to the Pakistani cricketers, probably the most scandalous of all match-fixing cases is set to be reopened: the Hansie Cronje archives.
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Cricket Journalist Committed Suicide After Police Questioning
14 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Up until now, motives for Peter Roebuck’s apparent suicide have remained a mystery. Apart from his journalism career, Roebuck was also involved with the cricket coaching of teenage boys. The incident happened immediately after two policemen came see him about a case of sexual assault.
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