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Mashimbyi not grabbing a mike and doing a solo, praises Titans team effort 0

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Ken

The Northerns Titans sang long and lustily to celebrate their remarkable triumph in the CSA 4-Day Series, but coach Mandla Mashimbyi is not the sort to grab the mike and do a solo. It is just not his style and his coaching is the same, with the former pace bowler praising a team effort for their first trophy since 2018/19.

“It was a great effort from the boys as a collective, it was a team effort,” Mashimbyi said. “Trophies are always nice to have, but the process of rebuilding the team started two years ago. It usually takes three years for the players to bind to your philosophies, so we are in the middle of that process.

“We didn’t start this competition as well as we would have liked, but we have put a lot in place since then and the team responded beautifully. Whenever we needed them to, they came through nicely.

“My responsibility was to keep the players believing, even when the Lions had a massive lead, and they responded brilliantly. We won four out of our last five games.

“It was an unbelievable finish, we finished like the Lions started,” Mashimbyi said.

Considering the powerhouse outfit they were before Mashimbyi replaced Mark Boucher in December 2019 and the new-look team they now field, Titans cricket is certainly in a healthy space.

The batting was superb with nine players averaging more than 40, Heinrich Klaasen topping the averages with 84.75 and Grant Mokoena the leading run-scorer with 482 runs at 48.20. While Simon Harmer led the bowling with 44 wickets, the most in the competition, he was well supported by the seam bowlers. Lizaad Williams was only available for two matches due to injury and Proteas call-ups, but topped the averages with 10 wickets at 12.60.

“Heinrich returned to us from the Proteas with a really good attitude and Grant Mokoena can now see his name up at the upper end of the best performers,” Mashimbyi said.

“Grant has always shown potential, but to come out and do what he has done is unbelievable for him. He understands his game now, he does his own things but it works for him.

“Lizaad came back with a lot of heart and passion, he really brought fight. The pace bowlers and Simon Harmer were magnificent as a unit,” Mashimbyi said.

SuperSport Park entrusted with trying to make a success of Boxing Day Test 0

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Ken

 

Cricket South Africa (CSA) released the schedule for the 2018/19 home international season on Monday and they have entrusted SuperSport Park in Centurion with trying to make a success of the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.

The Test match starting on December 26 is one of the marquee fixtures on the South African calendar but it has been played in front of dwindling crowds on the coast since 1966, when the Australians were put to the sword by Denis Lindsay at the Wanderers in a match that started on December 23 and had a rest day on Christmas Day.

“It’s a privilege to host the Boxing Day Test which is an important date on the cricket calendar and we are thankful to be selected because there are only so many matches and it’s all up to CSA. People go for marquee events these days and there is a lot of sport on offer, but a lot of people are off work at that time and there are a lot of people still in Gauteng, so hopefully we will still get the good support we generally get at SuperSport Park,” Titans CEO Jacques Faul told The Citizen on Monday.

“I think it’s not been as successful as CSA had hoped hosting Tests at the coastal venues, it’s only really Newlands that has had good crowds. It’s a bit nervewracking but exciting to see whether we can get the benefit of not just having two weekend days to target but four or five days. Pakistan are also a well-supported and talented team.

“We’ll certainly give it a go and hopefully not let anyone down, attendances have always been very good at our stadium, but the proof will be in the pudding,” Faul said.

To lessen the blow to Durban and Port Elizabeth, they will host the two Tests against Sri Lanka in February, while Newlands and the Wanderers will host the other two Pakistan Tests.

 

 

ZIMBABWE TOUR ITINERARY 2018

 

September 30: 10h00, 1st Momentum ODI, Diamond Oval, Kimberley (Day)

October 3: 13h00, 2nd Momentum ODI, Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein (D/N)

October 6: 13h00, 3rd Momentum ODI, Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl (D/N)

October 9: 18h00, 1st KFC T20 International, Buffalo Park, East London (D/N)

October 12: 18h00, 2nd KFC T20 International, Senwes Park, Potchefstroom (D/N)

October 14: 14h30, 3rd KFC T20 International, Willowmoore Park, Benoni (Day)

 

PAKISTAN TOUR ITINERARY 2018/19

 

December 19-21: 10h00, Three-day tour match v SA Invitation XI, Willowmoore Park, Benoni

December 26-30: 10h00, 1st Sunfoil Test match, SuperSport Park, Centurion

January 3-7: 10h30, 2nd Sunfoil Test match, PPC Newlands, Cape Town

January 11-15: 10h00, 3rd Sunfoil Test match, Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

January 19: 13h00, 1st Momentum ODI, St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth (D/N)

January 22: 13h00, 2nd Momentum ODI, Kingsmead, Durban (D/N)

January 25: 13h00, 3rd Momentum ODI, SuperSport Park, Centurion (D/N)

January 27: 10h00, 4th Momentum ODI, Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (Day)

January 30: 13h00, 5th Momentum ODI, PPC Newlands, Cape Town (D/N)

February 1: 18h00, 1st KFC T20 International, PPC Newlands, Cape Town (D/N)

February 3: 14h30, 2nd KFC T20 International, Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (Day)

February 6: 18h00, 3rd KFC T20 International, SuperSport Park, Centurion (D/N)

 

SRI LANKA TOUR ITINERARY 2019

 

February 13-17: 10h00, 1st Sunfoil Test match, Kingsmead, Durban

February 21-25: 10h00, 2nd Sunfoil Test match, St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth

February 28: 10h00, One-Day tour match v SA Invitation XI, Willowmoore Park, Benoni (Day)

March 3: 10h00, 1st Momentum ODI, Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (Day)

March 6: 13h00, 2nd Momentum ODI, SuperSport Park, Centurion (D/N)

March 10: 10h00, 3rd Momentum ODI, Kingsmead, Durban (Day)

March 13: 13h00, 4th Momentum ODI, St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth (D/N)

March 16: 13h00, 5th Momentum ODI, PPC Newlands, Cape Town (D/N)

March 19: 18h00, 1st KFC T20 International, PPC Newlands, Cape Town (D/N)

March 22: 18h00, 2nd KFC T20 International, SuperSport Park, Centurion (D/N)

March 24: 14h30, 3rd KFC T20 International, Bidvest Wanderers Stadium (Day)

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