Stuart Hess stuart.hess@inl.co.za DOMESTIC cricket is back, with teams still operating in a “bio bubble”, sans Proteas (for the start of the season) and with more senior professional teams.
There are Rocks, Tuskers, Dolphins, Lions, Warriors, Rhinos, Impalas, Dragons and Iinyathi, the latter based in East London, who according to one publication are “ready to gore the opposition.”
It’s South African cricket taking a trip back in order to move forward. The franchises are now gone, although some of the provinces like Northerns, KwaZulu-Natal and Central Gauteng have retained the monikers, Titans, Dolphins and Lions respectively.
To introduce (or re-introduce) the new structure, Cricket SA have created a T20 knockout competition, featuring all 15 provinces and the SA Under-19 side, which needs some match time together.
The new-look domestic structure…