Cricket

The cricket season at the Bidvest Wanderers will kick off in spectacular fashion when the Proteas host Australia in an ODI on Sunday 2 October 2016. The Bullring is expected to be jam packed as fans once again share their love for cricket in this iconic venue. The fan experience at Bidvest Wanderers Stadium was voted by fans as one...

Ticket sales for the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium have gone exceptionally well with the last tickets selling like the proverbial hotcakes. “Fans are obviously relishing the return of international cricket to the Bullring. We look forward to again putting on a great show for them and hosting the Proteas for this inaugural match of the 2016/17 season,” commented Greg Fredericks, Chief...

The Gauteng Cricket Board announced today that Jack Madiseng has been named as the new President of the organisation, effective immediately. Madiseng will replace former President, Thabang Moroe, who was appointed Vice-President of Cricket South Africa in August. Madiseng brings with him a wealth of knowledge from his time as Chairman of Alexandra Cricket Club, and has been a non-executive member...

Highveld Lions coach Geoffrey Toyana wants to hit the ground running when they begin the 2016/17 Sunfoil Series season against the BuildNat Cape Cobras at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The hosts ended as runners-up to the Multiply Titans last year after matching the champions for most of the way. But they faded towards the end and...

Duanne Olivier finished with six wickets on the final day as the Sunfoil Series clash between the VKB Knights and bizhub Highveld Lions ended in a draw at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Sunday. The fast bowler followed his 3/101 in the first innings with 6/93 second time around, but half-centuries from Dominic Hendricks, Dwaine Pretorius and Mangaliso Mosehle...

Today, Matrix, a brand of MiX Telematics - a leading global provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions – announced its sponsorship of the bizhub Highveld Lions. This marks the second consecutive year that Matrix is the associate sponsor, in conjunction with the team’s naming rights sponsor and media partners accordingly. “Given the success of last year’s sponsorship, the...

As the 2016/2017 cricket season gets under way, official One-Day format sponsor Momentum, at a launch at their head office in Centurion, has re-affirmed its commitment to its support of the game, along with the announcement of a handful of new initiatives. The Standard Bank Proteas head into two ODI Series with Ireland and Australia from next week and...

BIZHUB HIGHVELD LIONS coach Geoffrey Toyana expects a quality game when his side comes up against the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in round two of the Sunfoil Series starting at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Tuesday. Both teams won their opening matches convincingly – the hosts rolling over the BuildNat Cape Cobras by 10 wickets and the visitors coasting past the Warriors...

bizhub Highveld Lions coach Geoffrey Toyana is hoping a return to their favourite ground will make the difference ahead of their Sunfoil Series clash against the Warriors starting at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Thursday. The hosts, who have won their only match there this season and have traditionally done well in Johannesburg, have lost and drawn their other two...

The bizhub Highveld Lions and Multiply Titans meet in the Jukskei derby with a potential Sunfoil Series halfway mark lead up for grabs from the clash at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom starting on Thursday. The first four rounds of the competition have flown past, with the latest outing being the last before a two-month break. Both the Lions and Titans are...