London: English county Surrey announced on Tuesday their third major overseas signing this year when the London-based club revealed that South Africa's JP Duminy would be joining them in August.
Surrey, whose headquarters are at The Oval -- England's oldest Test ground -- started 2013 by announcing South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith, who has since suffered a season-ending injury, as their new skipper.
Australia great Ricky Ponting is currently filling in as Surrey's overseas star.
Duminy, 29, will replace Ponting after South Africa's tour of Sri Lanka and is available for six County Championship matches as well as the end of the domestic 40-over and Twenty20 competitions....
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11:01 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Johannesburg: The South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) has paid tribute to Tim May, who resigned as the chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers Associations (FICA) citing frustration at the global governing body amid allegations of corruption in the game and backroom politicking. "Tim has done a great job for all of us. We shouldn't forget what it was like before FICA came along and before the establishment of...
07:17 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Johannesburg: South African Test captain Graeme Smith might remain out of action for four to six months due to the ankle surgery which he underwent recently, leaving him uncertain for the home series against India later this year. "It`s too early to tell with any certainty as he had a highly unusual operation and it is difficult to predict how long it will take for the stress fracture to heal,"...
01:40 PM, May 29, 2013
Cape Town: South Africa captain Graeme Smith will be out of action for at least four months, and maybe much longer, following ankle surgery, according to a senior Cricket South Africa official. Smith had a "highly unusual" operation 10 days ago on his troublesome left ankle, said Shuaib Manjra, head of the organisation's medical committee. "It is too early to tell with any certainty - he had a highly unusual...
04:40 PM, May 28, 2013
Johannesburg: Alviro Petersen has replaced fellow opening batsman Graeme Smith in South Africa's squad for next month's Champions Trophy. Head selector Andrew Hudson says Petersen is "the obvious choice" to come in for former limited-overs captain Smith, who was ruled out of the ODI tournament to have surgery on his injured left ankle. Petersen is currently playing for Somerset in English county cricket and is familiar with local conditions ahead...
02:58 PM, May 14, 2013
Cape Town: Less than a year after climbing to the top of the Test rankings, South African cricket is suddenly faced with an uncertain future with respected coach Gary Kirsten set to depart and two top players at a crossroads in their careers. Kirsten's decision not to extend his contract when it expires in August comes as captain Graeme Smith battles recurring ankle problems and all-rounder Jacques Kallis admits his...
03:05 PM, May 13, 2013
Johannesburg: Graeme Smith has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy in order to have surgery on a chronic left ankle problem, leaving South Africa without two senior batsmen at next month's tournament after Jacques Kallis made himself unavailable for personal reasons. Smith needs surgery after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his ankle and will also have to rest for four to six months, South Africa team manager...
02:37 PM, May 09, 2013
London: Graeme Smith's first innings as Surrey captain ended in disappointment as the South Africa star was dismissed for just two against Somerset at the Oval on Thursday. Smith was forced to watch South African team-mate Alviro Petersen hit 167 after losing the toss on the opening day of the English County Championship First Division clash 24 hours earlier. And the South Africa captain's luck was out again as he...
06:48 PM, Apr 18, 2013
London: South Africa star Graeme Smith suffered a frustrating debut as Surrey captain as his compatriot Alviro Petersen hit a superb 167 to put Somerset in a strong position in their County Championship match at the Oval on Wednesday. Smith knows all about Petersen's strengths and weaknesses after batting alongside him at the top of the order in the South Africa team. But he couldn't make that inside knowledge pay...
01:12 AM, Apr 18, 2013
South Africa are the fourth team after Australia, India and England to hold the mace. ...
06:33 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Graeme's chronic left ankle problem has surfaced up during Pakistan's three-wicket win in the fourth ODI. ...
03:55 AM, Mar 22, 2013
The injured New Zealand allrounder has picked out James Anderson as the dangerman for New Zealand in the Test series starting Wednesday. ...
02:50 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Following a 3-0 Test whitewash against Pakistan on Sunday, the South Africa captain praised his team-mates for their great show in recent times. ...
11:25 PM, Feb 24, 2013
South Africa beat Pakistan by an innings and 18 runs on for a 3-0 series whitewash as the world's top-ranked team ended their Test season in dominant form. ...
09:00 PM, Feb 24, 2013
Gary Kirsten, the South Africa coach, said that his team wanted a pitch that was more seam friendly than Newlands. ...
10:47 AM, Feb 21, 2013
South African opening bowler Vernon Philander has built up a phenomenal record since his Test debut against Australia in November 2011 but his captain Graeme Smith is looking for more. ...
05:05 PM, Feb 18, 2013
South Africa chased down the target of 182 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series against Pakistan. ...
09:33 AM, Feb 18, 2013
South Africa chased down the target of 182 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series against Pakistan. ...
09:59 PM, Feb 17, 2013
