Stuart Hess Sports reporter

Stuart Hess is a sports reporter focused on cricket

Stuart Hess Sports reporter
Markram’s great moment may be SA’s greatest innings

De Villiers and Smith, who were at Lord’s to witness Markram’s magnificence first-hand, are likely to happily accept being pushed down the list.

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Conrad passes crucial Proteas Test

On eve of the Proteas’ tour to New Zealand in February last year, Shukri Conrad asked that he be judged at the end of the World Test Championship ...

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It's Bavuma's world

“What’s that?” someone cheekily inquired of Temba Bavuma as he placed the ICC Test mace down in front of him. “I found it out there on the field,” ...

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Markram and Rickelton top the order, priority and pressure in WTC final

Theirs is arguably the toughest job, facing an Australia new ball combination of Starc, Hazlewood and Cummins.

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Broadly speaking SA want to tap in English great's experience

The Proteas hope that Stuart Broad’s input at their first training session at Lord’s tomorrow will provide insights not only into conditions at the ...

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Bavuma chases Cummins as Proteas aim to take the next step

While there are several traits that differ, Temba Bavuma and Pat Cummins share similar aspects about their starts as captain, notably the need to ...

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Proteas selection for Zimbabwe shows flawed domestic system still produces ...

In seeking to create a balance between respecting the opposition and managing the workload of some of the country’s best players, Shukri Conrad ...

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Pretorius, Senokwane and Yusuf in Proteas squad for Zimbabwe Tests

Five uncapped players, including 19-year-old breakout star Lhuan-dre Pretorius, were included in the 16-man Proteas squad for the two Tests against ...

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Early start leaves Lord’s finalists nervy over composition of line-ups

No play possible due to rain for what would have been the third day of their warm-up match against Zimbabwe on Thursday.

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Proteas batters get in the necessary reps ahead of WTC final

South Africa’s batters were finally able to get to the crease on Wednesday, during the warm-up match with Zimbabwe, where time in the middle was of ...