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Colin Bland's brilliance threw many a player

MIKE SELVEY: It was muscle memory that instinctively brought the business end of his throw, the forearm, into as near optimum vertical position as possible, which removes the variable of direction from the equation

Hampshire add second South African sensation for T20 Blast

There is also an option for Dewald Brevis, who scored 291 runs as MI Cape Town won the 2025 SA20, to play for Hampshire in the County Championship

The decline and fall of the red-ball empire part two: New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa

In the second of a three-part series, The Cricketer looks at the global challenges facing the first-class game...

Herschelle Gibbs: "To hell with this, I'm going to try and hit every single ball for six if I can"

On the anniversary of Gibbs becoming the first batter in international cricket to hit six sixes in an over, The Cricketer looks back on ALISON MITCHELL's chat with him in August 2012

"Rogue" Bazball excesses a "red flag" for Ashes tour, says Dean Elgar

JAMES COYNE: Essex's South African opener says teammate Sam Cook is the best England-qualified County Championship bowler he saw last season

South Africa's Champions Trophy ends in familiar, heartbreaking fashion

SM HUSSAIN IN LAHORE: The Proteas succumbed to knockout pressure again as they fell to a 50-run defeat to New Zealand in the second Champions Trophy semi-final

New Zealand progress to Champions Trophy final thanks to Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra centuries

The Black Caps captain Mitchell Santner took 3 for 43 as New Zealand defended 362 for 6 to beat South Africa by 50 runs and set up a final in Dubai against India

New Zealand and South Africa aim to answer "billion-dollar question"

OSCAR RESS: After the Proteas topped Group B and New Zealand qualified second from Group A, the teams will compete for a place in the final tomorrow (March 5)

Australia v South Africa abandoned - but what does it mean for England's Champions Trophy hopes?

The Rawalpindi clash was called off without a ball being bowled, leaving both sides level on three points at the top of Group B

Afghanistan drowned out by the outside noise

South Africa produced a routine win in Karachi, courtesy of Ryan Rickelton's century and some super fast bowling

South Africa off and running after outclassing Afghanistan

Ryan Rickelton struck the fifth individual century of the Champions Trophy so far as the Proteas ran out comfortable winners in Karachi

Struggling for relevance, what question is the Champions Trophy answering?

OSCAR RESS: With the late venue change, several withdrawals, and a lack of 50-over cricket around the world - what can we expect from the first edition of the 19-day tournament since 2017?

Champions Trophy returns as cricket finds room again for its mini World Cup

JAMES COYNE considers if the Champions Trophy still matters in a world where bilateral one-day cricket is increasingly irrelevant

Inaugural champions South Africa's difficult third format

MEN'S CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025 - TEAM GUIDE: The 1998 winners have struggled to repeat their Test and T20I performances in the 50-over arena - and things are unlikely to get any easier

South African allrounder returns to Somerset for entire 2025 campaign

Migael Pretorius scored 324 runs and took 23 wickets in eight County Championship matches for the club last season

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