Archive for January 30th, 2007


Jacob Oram

Reverse psychology

Tuesday, 30th January 2007 at 11:17 pm

New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram has hit what South Africans still term (with fond, sepia-toned nostalgia) a ‘Klusener patch’. Playing in the triangular series in Australia, his last three innings have seen him make 86 off 89 balls (two sixes) …

Jonny Wilkinson

Back - but for how long?

Tuesday, 30th January 2007 at 10:58 pm

Take Mfuneko Ngam, South Africa’s impossibly fragile fast bowler. Add Darren Anderton, the Premiership footballer known for much of his career as ’sicknote’. Throw in Ashwin Willemse, who can miss entire seasons through brushing his teeth too vigorously. Toss in …

SA 2010 soccer pitch

Right on track

Tuesday, 30th January 2007 at 9:24 am

There’s been a fair amount of negative conjecture surrounding preparations for 2010, and until now, that conjecture hasn’t been entirely unfounded.
But Feverpitcher has some very good sources inside FIFA HQ, and this morning a secret photograph was smuggled through to …