*Official* CW XI in South Africa

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

For the first time in 11 years, the Cricket Web XI will return to South Africa for a full tour. On the inaugural tour of South Africa, the Webheads lost 2-1 in Tests and had mixed results in the one-day international tri-series, also involving India.

The tour was marked not only by the debut of the CW XI at international level, but also several monumental individual performances. Andrew Cloete stroked the highest Test score by a Webhead - 240. David Kennett, now an outsider to the ODI squad, took 7 for 22 against South Africa, and that remains the record haul for a Webhead in limited overs cricket.

Now the Cricket Web XI return to play 5 Tests and 7 ODIs on what will certainly bigger one of the toughest tours to date. It is the first 5-Test away series to be contested by the Webheads in 8 years.

Thursday 30th November
Cricket Web XI vs Nicky Oppenheimer XI (50-over) at Randjesfontein

Friday 1st December
Cricket Web XI vs Free State (4-day) at Bloemfontein

The Sanders-Donald Trophy (tentatively named)

Sunday 3rd December
1st Test
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Johannesburg

Tuesday 5th December
2nd Test
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Durban

Wednesday 6th December
Cricket Web XI vs Border (4-day) at East London

Thursday 7th December
3rd Test
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Cape Town

Friday 8th December
Cricket Web XI vs Easterns (4-day) at Benoni

Sunday 10th December
4th Test
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Centurion

Tuesday 12th December
5th Test
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Johannesburg

ODI Series

Thursday 14th December
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa 'A' (50-over) at Paarl

Friday 15th December
1st ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Cape Town (d/n)

Sunday 17th December
2nd ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth (d/n)

Tuesday 19th December
3rd ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Durban (d/n)

Wednesday 20th December
4th ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Centurion

Friday 22nd December
5th ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Johannesburg (d/n)

Sunday 24th December
6th ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Bloemfontein (d/n)

Tuesday 26th December
7th ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth (d/n)

 

[Robertinho]

Should be a cracking series, two of the best ODI sides locking horns. Not bad Test sides either...

 

[NZTailender]

Awesome looking series. Some class cricket to look forward to after Zimbabwe.

 

[mikeW]

awesome should be a top series.

 

[David]

Looking forward to it! This promises to be an awesome series!

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Good stuff, will keep me interested over the (probably loooong) off-season.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Looking forward to this, should be an awesome tour.

 

[Hoggy31]

Should be good, look forward to seeing it.

Any games against local sides planned?

 

[alternative]

Should be an awsome tour.. Goodluck to all who get selected.

 

[Mister Wright]

Excellent!

Hope to keep my place in the ODI side and at least make the test tour with the hope of gaining my spot back.

 

[ash chaulk]

geeez thats gunna be a long tour

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Cricket Web XI in South Africa

Thursday 30th November
Cricket Web XI vs Nicky Oppenheimer XI (50-over) at Randjesfontein

Friday 1st December
Cricket Web XI vs Free State (4-day) at Bloemfontein

The Sanders-Donald Trophy (tentatively named)

Sunday 3rd December
1st Test
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Johannesburg

Monday 4th December
Cricket Web XI vs Border (4-day) at East London

Tuesday 5th December
2nd Test
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Durban

Thursday 7th December
3rd Test
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Cape Town

Friday 8th December
Cricket Web XI vs Easterns (4-day) at Benoni

Sunday 10th December
4th Test
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Centurion

Tuesday 12th December
5th Test
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Johannesburg

ODI Series

Wednesday 13th December
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa 'A' (50-over) at Paarl

Friday 15th December
1st ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Cape Town (d/n)

Sunday 17th December
2nd ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth (d/n)

Tuesday 19th December
3rd ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Durban (d/n)

Wednesday 20th December
4th ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Centurion

Friday 22nd December
5th ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Johannesburg (d/n)

Sunday 24th December
6th ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Bloemfontein (d/n)

Tuesday 26th December
7th ODI
Cricket Web XI vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth (d/n)

 

[Nate]

Haha, crap that`s long.

 

[steds]

7 ODIs

 

[Tom Halsey]

Excellent stuff, looking forward.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Look forward to it. Think it will be my first trip to SA in full CW colours!

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Why are we playing the amateur province sides rather the franchises?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

We're playing the exact warmup schedule the West Indies played 3 years ago, except with a 50-over game instead of 45 vs the Nicky Oppenheimer XI.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

We're playing the exact warmup schedule the West Indies played 3 years ago, except with a 50-over game instead of 45 vs the Nicky Oppenheimer XI.

So we're playing against lower-level first-class opposition? It's a bit like South Africa playing a warmup game against Pickford.

 

[thewizard1o1]

Should be a super tour!