1889 — South Africa are bowled out for 129 before England knock off the required 66 runs to win the first Test at St George’s Park by eight wickets. South Africa’s first-ever Test, scheduled for three days, was over in two.
1906 — Gordon White scores 147 before South Africa declare their second innings on 349/5, setting England a target of 440 runs to win the third Test at Old Wanderers.
1972 — The South African women’s cricket team is bowled out for 89 in their second innings as New Zealand win the second Test at Kingsmead by 188 runs for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Brenda Williams top-scored for the hosts with 28.
2001 — Herschelle Gibbs scores an unbeaten 83 as South Africa reach stumps on 142/2, still 164 short of the target, to draw the first Test against the West Indies in Georgetown.
2002 — Cindy Eksteen scores 36 as the South African women, chasing a revised 137 from 30 overs, beat India by three wickets with one ball remaining in the rain-affected third ODI at Centurion.
2005 — Ashwell Prince, resuming on 101, makes an unbeaten 139 as South Africa declare their first innings on 480/7 in the second and final Test against Zimbabwe at Centurion. Monde Zondeki then took 6/39 as the visitors crashed to 149 all out with South Africa winning the match by an innings and 62 runs and the series 2-0.
2005 — Charlize van der Westhuizen scores an unbeaten 25 as the South African women are restricted to 182/7 on their way to losing the first ODI against England in Klerksdorp by seven wickets.
2010 — Defending world indoor long-jump champion Khotso Mokoena jumps a best of 8.08m — the same distance he posted winning gold two years earlier — but this time it’s good enough only for silver. Fabrice Lapierre, the Mauritius-born Australian, wins with an 8.17m effort.
2015 — Suné Luus takes 4/38 up front, but the South African women’s batters are held to 159/9 to lose the first ODI against Pakistan in Sharjah by 57 runs.
2019 — Quinton de Kock again plays a starring role as the Proteas win their fourth straight ODI against Sri Lanka, winning by six wickets in Gqeberha. Chasing 190 for victory, De Kock top-scored for South Africa with 51 off 57 deliveries.
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