Faf du Plessis: “It’s a real fair assessment to say we’ve been saved by the rain” © AFP When the first drops of rain began falling in the early hours of Wednesday morning, it woke Kane Williamson up. “I was hoping it might stop or it might come a little bit early and fine up,” he said.  Faf du Plessis did not say whether he was disturbed or not but…

South Africa 314 (De Kock 90, Du Plessis 53, Amla 50, Henry 4-93) and 80 for 5 (Du Plessis 15*, de Kock 15*, Patel 2-22) drew with New Zealand 489 (Williamson 176, Raval 88, de Grandhomme 57, Morkel 4-100, Rabada 4-122)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details The groundstaff were kept busy on the final day in Hamilton © AFP August 2006 to March 2017. That’s five months shy of 11 years. And…

File photo – Alex Carey surpassed the all-time Sheffield Shield wicketkeeping season record in 2016-17 © Getty Images South Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey has broken the all-time record for most dismissals in a Sheffield Shield season. Carey achieved the feat on the fourth morning of the Shield final against Victoria in Alice Springs, when he pouched a take to remove the Bushrangers’ nightwatchman Chris Tremain off the bowling of Daniel…

Faf du Plessis: “It’s a real fair assessment to say we’ve been saved by the rain” © AFP When the first drops of rain began falling in the early hours of Wednesday morning, it woke Kane Williamson up. “I was hoping it might stop or it might come a little bit early and fine up,” he said.  Faf du Plessis did not say whether he was disturbed or not but…

South Africa 314 (De Kock 90, Du Plessis 53, Amla 50, Henry 4-93) and 80 for 5 (Du Plessis 15*, de Kock 15*, Patel 2-22) drew with New Zealand 489 (Williamson 176, Raval 88, de Grandhomme 57, Morkel 4-100, Rabada 4-122)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details The groundstaff were kept busy on the final day in Hamilton © AFP August 2006 to March 2017. That’s five months shy of 11 years. And…

File photo – Alex Carey surpassed the all-time Sheffield Shield wicketkeeping season record in 2016-17 © Getty Images South Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey has broken the all-time record for most dismissals in a Sheffield Shield season. Carey achieved the feat on the fourth morning of the Shield final against Victoria in Alice Springs, when he pouched a take to remove the Bushrangers’ nightwatchman Chris Tremain off the bowling of Daniel…

Faf du Plessis: “It’s a real fair assessment to say we’ve been saved by the rain” © AFP When the first drops of rain began falling in the early hours of Wednesday morning, it woke Kane Williamson up. “I was hoping it might stop or it might come a little bit early and fine up,” he said.  Faf du Plessis did not say whether he was disturbed or not but…

South Africa 314 (De Kock 90, Du Plessis 53, Amla 50, Henry 4-93) and 80 for 5 (Du Plessis 15*, de Kock 15*, Patel 2-22) drew with New Zealand 489 (Williamson 176, Raval 88, de Grandhomme 57, Morkel 4-100, Rabada 4-122)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details The groundstaff were kept busy on the final day in Hamilton © AFP August 2006 to March 2017. That’s five months shy of 11 years. And…

File photo – Alex Carey surpassed the all-time Sheffield Shield wicketkeeping season record in 2016-17 © Getty Images South Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey has broken the all-time record for most dismissals in a Sheffield Shield season. Carey achieved the feat on the fourth morning of the Shield final against Victoria in Alice Springs, when he pouched a take to remove the Bushrangers’ nightwatchman Chris Tremain off the bowling of Daniel…

Faf du Plessis: “It’s a real fair assessment to say we’ve been saved by the rain” © AFP When the first drops of rain began falling in the early hours of Wednesday morning, it woke Kane Williamson up. “I was hoping it might stop or it might come a little bit early and fine up,” he said.  Faf du Plessis did not say whether he was disturbed or not but…