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PE in the news: Dale Steyn plays down talks of becoming South Africa’s all-time leading wicket taker

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Dale Steyn plays down talks of becoming South Africa’s all-time leading wicket taker: That, though, seems likely because Steyn will only play the first two days of the current game before joining the South African Test squad in Port Elizabeth. “I am still fitter than the youngest guys in the side,” he said. “It was just about getting …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Masakadza top scores for Zim: The tourists could only reach 179 all out largely due to Masakadza’s half century in the warm-up match ahead of the historic Boxing Day four-day pink ball Test match to be played at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth. Masakadza provided the foundation …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Young riders can help make dreams come true: “It will be an amazing 10 years that The Herald Continental Cycle Tour has involved Reach For A Dream in the kiddies’ races, and added opportunities for cyclists to ride for a purpose as Dream Chasers,” Reach for a Dream Port Elizabeth branch manager …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Zimbabwe batsmen struggle under lights: It was hardly the dress rehearsal the tourists wanted ahead of a one-off day-night Test against South Africa, starting in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. There were 40 overs remaining before the close, all to be bowled under floodlights, when the Zimbabweans …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Bavuma hits timely 70 to boost South Africa Test bid: The match is the only warm-up for the Zimbabweans ahead of a one-off day-night Test against South Africa, starting in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. While it was a chance for the tourists to get used to playing with a pink ball under floodlights, it was also …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

South Africa name de Villiers, Steyn in squad for one-off day night Test against Zimbabwe: South Africa have named their Test stalwarts AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn in a 14-man squad for South Africa’s one-off day-night Test against Zimbabwe, starting in Port Elizabeth on December 26. Batsman De Villiers has not played Test cricket since …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

Mr 360, Steyn and Philander added in the squad against Zimbabwe: inaugural four-day contest against Zimbabwe in Port Elizabeth. It means South Africa is back to full strength for the first time in almost two years for the Dec 26-29 match at St George’s Park which serves as a warm-up for three home tests against India in …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

How Wesley Sneijder fuelled a football awakening like few others: The match took place 14,000 miles away from the Netherlands, at the Nelson Mandela Stadium, a yawning monstrosity in Port Elizabeth. Yet, for the thousands packed into Museumplein, watching events unfold on a giant screen, it felt as though it was much …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

‘Four-day tests a boost’: South Africa host Zimbabwe in the first official four-day Test at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Boxing Day, a fixture that will also be played as a day-night game. There will be 98 overs in a day, eight more than in five-day matches, and the …
Source: “Port Elizabeth” – BingNews.

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