1923 — South Africa and England play to a draw in the third Test at Kingsmead to keep the series level at 1-1. Weather had the final say, washing out the third day. The visitors were 11/1 in their second innings, 71 runs ahead, at stumps.
2001 — The Proteas beat Sri Lanka by an innings and seven runs in the final third Test at Centurion to win the series 2-0. The hosts scored 378, centuries from Shaun Pollock (111) and Neil McKenzie (103).
2006 — Bafana Bafana slump to a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Guinea in their Africa Cup of Nations opener in Egypt. Guinea’s goals came late in the second half. Before the match, the players, led by captain Sibusiso Zuma, reportedly demanded they be paid bigger bonuses than those already agreed with by the SA Football Association.
2007 — Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock are the only bowlers to take wickets in a lacklustre SA attack as the Proteas lose the second Test to Pakistan at St George’s Park by five wickets. The visitors knocked off the 191 runs required for victory in 57.3 overs. It was only the second time SA had lost a home Test to Pakistan.
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