Proteas’ loss, as three duck early
Three fine cricketers have retired early and unhappily, but it’s not all doom and gloom
Herschelle Gibbs
Proteas: Kallis can’t be picky about when he plays, says Gibbs
Jacques Kallis is unfairly being allowed to pick and choose when he plays for the national team, according to former Proteas batsman Herschelle Gibbs.
Titans sign ’20-year-old’ Herschelle Gibbs
The Titans have signed former Proteas opener Herschelle Gibbs to replace Scott Styris and help fire them into the final of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge.
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CSA makes formal apology to Gibbs
Cricket SA has apologised to Herschelle Gibbs for "releasing inacccurate information" regarding the termination of his contract.
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Gibbs’ contract with Cricket SA cancelled
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has cancelled Herschelle Gibbs’ national contract "by mutual consent", it said on Friday.
Mickey Arthur tells how Ntini played the race card
The South African cricket team faces further controversy next week when former coach Mickey Arthur’s autobiography is released.
Life is good — without Herschelle
Herschelle Gibbs was right about one thing during press interviews to promote his biography. The Proteas are in a "good place" at the moment.
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Gibbs the Gab sells it as he sees it
Following the launch of Herschelle Gibbs’s new autobiography, <i>To the Point</i>, SA cricketers have been scrambling to respond.
Gibbs faces backlash after launch of autobiography
Bad boy of South African cricket Herschelle Gibbs faced a backlash on Tuesday following the launch of his controversial book, <i>To the Point</i>.
Gibbs defends controversial book as ‘open and honest’
SA cricketer Herschelle Gibbs has defended his controversial autobiography, calling the description of drinking and sexual antics "open and honest".
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Amla comes out tops at CSA awards
Hashim Amla crowned a year of great personal achievement when he was named South African Cricketer of the Year on Tuesday evening.
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Gibbs back for the Proteas
Herschelle Gibbs has been recalled to the South Africa squad for the remainder of the one-day series against England.
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Ntini left out of South Africa’s ODI squad
Herschelle Gibbs and Makhaya Ntini have been left out of South Africa’s squad for one-day international matches against Zimbabwe and England.
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Gibbs back to his best
Herschelle Gibbs’s regained consistency coupled with his abundant natural talent have given the Proteas a huge boost ahead of the T20 World Cup.
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Explosive Morkel leads SA to victory
Albie Morkel sped South Africa to victory as they won the third ODI against Australia by three wickets in Sydney on Friday.
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Herschelle Gibbs to enter rehab programme
South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs will enter a month-long alcohol rehabilitation programme starting on Monday.
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Gibbs’s drunken-driving trial postponed
The drunken-driving trial of Proteas cricketer Herschelle Gibbs has been postponed to March 24 next year.
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Herschelle Gibbs joins Glamorgan
South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs on Wednesday agreed to join Glamorgan as their overseas player for the 2009 season.
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A one-day hero
Herschelle Gibbs was a mirage. In the shimmering distance he appeared corporeal, but on closer inspection there was nothing there.
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Gibbs sent home after breaking curfew
SA opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs has been sent home after breaking a team curfew on the night before Wednesday’s T20 clash against Bangladesh.
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Gibbs’s drunken-driving case postponed
The drunken driving case against cricketer Herschelle Gibbs was postponed in his absence in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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Smith ton pulverises Bangladesh
Graeme Smith smashed an unbeaten century to guide South Africa to an emphatic nine-wicket win in the first one-day international against Bangladesh on Sunday. Smith hit 14 fours and a six in his 118-ball 103 as South Africa surpassed the victory target of 178 with as many as 13.1 overs to spare in a lop-sided contest at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium.
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SA set more records after opening heroics
After setting an opening partnership record and declaring their first innings on 583 for seven, South Africa also posted a wicketkeeping record on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh on Saturday. With two catches behind, wicketkeeper Mark Boucher overtook Adam Gilchrist and took his tally for Test wicketkeeping catches to 401
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SA shatter world record
Skipper Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie set a world record for an opening wicket stand to help South Africa amass 509 for one at lunch on the second day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh on Saturday. McKenzie was not out for 223 with Hashim Amla unbeaten on 35 at lunch.
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Smith, McKenzie pound Bangladesh
Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie put on a record opening stand as South Africa seized complete control of the second Test against Bangladesh on the opening day on Friday. The South African skipper batted superbly for his unbeaten 223, his fourth double ton in Tests, while McKenzie also impressed with a career-best 169 not out.
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Gibbs bounces back
Herschelle Gibbs, who has been going through a lean period in recent weeks, bounced back on Wednesday, making an unbeaten 74 to take the Cape Cobras to a massive seven-wicket victory over the Lions in their MTN Domestic Championship match at the Wanderers.
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Pollock farewell match ends in victory
There were cheers and tears as Herschelle Gibbs hit a century and helped South Africa cruise to a eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in the fifth MTN one-day international on Sunday, as thousands of fans flocked to the Wanderers to say goodbye to Shaun Pollock, who was playing his last match in green and gold.
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Proteas close in on series win
South Africa stamped their authority on the third and deciding Test on Friday, declaring on 556-4 to set the injury-plagued West Indies a mammoth target of 418 to make the Proteas bat again. At close of play on the second day, the West Indies were 23 without loss, still trailing by 394 runs.
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No need to panic, says Arthur
There is no need to panic, insisted Proteas cricket coach Mickey Arthur after South Africa’s humiliating 128-run defeat by the West Indies on Saturday afternoon. ”We’ve won four Test series in a row,” said Arthur after the team practice at Newlands on Monday. ”We intend to win this one too.”
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Cops want to see Boje before he leaves India
South African bowler Nicky Boje will not be able to leave India without assisting police inquiries into a major match-fixing scandal in 2000, officials said on Thursday. ”We want Boje to join the investigations and although a date has not been set for him to come, he will be asked to assist us before he leaves India,” police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said.
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Boje back in Indian police’s sights
Indian police have summoned former South Africa all-rounder Nicky Boje for questioning over a 2000 match-fixing case, they said on Wednesday. Boje and teammate Herschelle Gibbs were named in a Delhi police investigation into cricket corruption during South Africa’s tour seven years ago, which led to a life ban for then-captain, the late Hansie Cronje.
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NZ crush SA to set up series decider
Brendon McCullum and Jamie How pounded the South African bowlers as New Zealand ended a losing streak with an emphatic seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Friday. McCullum (81) and How (76) put on 154 for the second wicket as New Zealand cruised in with 11.2 overs to spare to level the three-match series.
