Cape Town’s ‘pitch peril’

Over the years, the evaluation and grading of cricket pitches have stirred considerable controversy within the cricketing realm

Indian players look on as a groundsman services the pitch during the second day of the second cricket Test match between South Africa and India at Newlands stadium. Pic/AFP

The Newlands’ deck did its best to realign the world’s attention to itself by having the ball spitting and rising throughout the second and final Test between India and South Africa last week. Quite alarmingly, the ball kept swinging on the surface from day one and continued to do so for all 642 balls that were played. 

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