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The Advertiser
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Jewell shines brightly with career-best double ton
Caleb Jewell had been berating himself for constantly missing out on a century for his English county Derbyshire - but when he finally got there, he was damned if he wouldn't go big. So it was that the Tasmanian left-hander was left celebrating the highest score of his career - 232 - on a record-breaking day for both himself and his team at Derby's County Ground on Saturday. Having got to 152 not out on Friday, Jewell ploughed on confidently, going past his career-best 227 which he compiled in the Sheffield Shield against Western Australia at Hobart last year. He was eventually bowled, trying to smack a big one off Jack Leaning over mid-wicket, having amassed the highest score ever by a Derbyshire batter against Kent in 151 years of the fixture. He'd batted in total for 361 balls over nearly eight-and-a-half hours at the crease, having curbed some of his attacking flair in a more disciplined approach - a "grind", as he liked to call it - and was left relieved as well as delighted. "Yeah, it's been a long time coming," said Jewell, who had started his spell at the county with five straight fifties but had never been able to kick on until this huge effort took Derby to a record total against Kent, 5-587dec. "Probably felt like it was something on my mind for a while, so it was nice to make the most of it once I got there," he said. "The 100 is something I've spoken to (coach) Mickey (Arthur) quite a bit about, it was sort of annoying me that I couldn't quite get there." The double-hundred though has taken his championship tally to 693 runs, the third-highest by any batter this season, with Lancashire's Marcus Harris still out on his own on 805. At Northampton, Gloucestershire captain Cameron Bancroft looked on his way to a second hundred of the summer before he was disappointed to get out in soft fashion for 60, caught behind down the legside trying to flick Northamptonshire's fellow Australian Harry Conway away. Replying to Northamptonshire's 469, led by Saif Zaib's 159, Bancroft's dismissal left Cameron Green (3no) having to lead another rescue act with Gloucester on 4-156. Green's fellow Australian allrounder Beau Webster looked encouragingly sharp with the World Test final looming as he took 2-19 off his 7.1 overs for Warwickshire against Worcestershire in a low-scoring affair at New Road. Caleb Jewell had been berating himself for constantly missing out on a century for his English county Derbyshire - but when he finally got there, he was damned if he wouldn't go big. So it was that the Tasmanian left-hander was left celebrating the highest score of his career - 232 - on a record-breaking day for both himself and his team at Derby's County Ground on Saturday. Having got to 152 not out on Friday, Jewell ploughed on confidently, going past his career-best 227 which he compiled in the Sheffield Shield against Western Australia at Hobart last year. He was eventually bowled, trying to smack a big one off Jack Leaning over mid-wicket, having amassed the highest score ever by a Derbyshire batter against Kent in 151 years of the fixture. He'd batted in total for 361 balls over nearly eight-and-a-half hours at the crease, having curbed some of his attacking flair in a more disciplined approach - a "grind", as he liked to call it - and was left relieved as well as delighted. "Yeah, it's been a long time coming," said Jewell, who had started his spell at the county with five straight fifties but had never been able to kick on until this huge effort took Derby to a record total against Kent, 5-587dec. "Probably felt like it was something on my mind for a while, so it was nice to make the most of it once I got there," he said. "The 100 is something I've spoken to (coach) Mickey (Arthur) quite a bit about, it was sort of annoying me that I couldn't quite get there." The double-hundred though has taken his championship tally to 693 runs, the third-highest by any batter this season, with Lancashire's Marcus Harris still out on his own on 805. At Northampton, Gloucestershire captain Cameron Bancroft looked on his way to a second hundred of the summer before he was disappointed to get out in soft fashion for 60, caught behind down the legside trying to flick Northamptonshire's fellow Australian Harry Conway away. Replying to Northamptonshire's 469, led by Saif Zaib's 159, Bancroft's dismissal left Cameron Green (3no) having to lead another rescue act with Gloucester on 4-156. Green's fellow Australian allrounder Beau Webster looked encouragingly sharp with the World Test final looming as he took 2-19 off his 7.1 overs for Warwickshire against Worcestershire in a low-scoring affair at New Road. Caleb Jewell had been berating himself for constantly missing out on a century for his English county Derbyshire - but when he finally got there, he was damned if he wouldn't go big. So it was that the Tasmanian left-hander was left celebrating the highest score of his career - 232 - on a record-breaking day for both himself and his team at Derby's County Ground on Saturday. Having got to 152 not out on Friday, Jewell ploughed on confidently, going past his career-best 227 which he compiled in the Sheffield Shield against Western Australia at Hobart last year. He was eventually bowled, trying to smack a big one off Jack Leaning over mid-wicket, having amassed the highest score ever by a Derbyshire batter against Kent in 151 years of the fixture. He'd batted in total for 361 balls over nearly eight-and-a-half hours at the crease, having curbed some of his attacking flair in a more disciplined approach - a "grind", as he liked to call it - and was left relieved as well as delighted. "Yeah, it's been a long time coming," said Jewell, who had started his spell at the county with five straight fifties but had never been able to kick on until this huge effort took Derby to a record total against Kent, 5-587dec. "Probably felt like it was something on my mind for a while, so it was nice to make the most of it once I got there," he said. "The 100 is something I've spoken to (coach) Mickey (Arthur) quite a bit about, it was sort of annoying me that I couldn't quite get there." The double-hundred though has taken his championship tally to 693 runs, the third-highest by any batter this season, with Lancashire's Marcus Harris still out on his own on 805. At Northampton, Gloucestershire captain Cameron Bancroft looked on his way to a second hundred of the summer before he was disappointed to get out in soft fashion for 60, caught behind down the legside trying to flick Northamptonshire's fellow Australian Harry Conway away. Replying to Northamptonshire's 469, led by Saif Zaib's 159, Bancroft's dismissal left Cameron Green (3no) having to lead another rescue act with Gloucester on 4-156. Green's fellow Australian allrounder Beau Webster looked encouragingly sharp with the World Test final looming as he took 2-19 off his 7.1 overs for Warwickshire against Worcestershire in a low-scoring affair at New Road.
West Australian
24-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Jewell shines brightly with career-best double ton
Caleb Jewell had been berating himself for constantly missing out on a century for his English county Derbyshire - but when he finally got there, he was damned if he wouldn't go big. So it was that the Tasmanian left-hander was left celebrating the highest score of his career - 232 - on a record-breaking day for both himself and his team at Derby's County Ground on Saturday. Having got to 152 not out on Friday, Jewell ploughed on confidently, going past his career-best 227 which he compiled in the Sheffield Shield against Western Australia at Hobart last year. He was eventually bowled, trying to smack a big one off Jack Leaning over mid-wicket, having amassed the highest score ever by a Derbyshire batter against Kent in 151 years of the fixture. He'd batted in total for 361 balls over nearly eight-and-a-half hours at the crease, having curbed some of his attacking flair in a more disciplined approach - a "grind", as he liked to call it - and was left relieved as well as delighted. "Yeah, it's been a long time coming," said Jewell, who had started his spell at the county with five straight fifties but had never been able to kick on until this huge effort took Derby to a record total against Kent, 5-587dec. "Probably felt like it was something on my mind for a while, so it was nice to make the most of it once I got there," he said. "The 100 is something I've spoken to (coach) Mickey (Arthur) quite a bit about, it was sort of annoying me that I couldn't quite get there." The double-hundred though has taken his championship tally to 693 runs, the third-highest by any batter this season, with Lancashire's Marcus Harris still out on his own on 805. At Northampton, Gloucestershire captain Cameron Bancroft looked on his way to a second hundred of the summer before he was disappointed to get out in soft fashion for 60, caught behind down the legside trying to flick Northamptonshire's fellow Australian Harry Conway away. Replying to Northamptonshire's 469, led by Saif Zaib's 159, Bancroft's dismissal left Cameron Green (3no) having to lead another rescue act with Gloucester on 4-156. Green's fellow Australian allrounder Beau Webster looked encouragingly sharp with the World Test final looming as he took 2-19 off his 7.1 overs for Warwickshire against Worcestershire in a low-scoring affair at New Road.
Perth Now
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Jewell shines brightly with career-best double ton
Caleb Jewell had been berating himself for constantly missing out on a century for his English county Derbyshire - but when he finally got there, he was damned if he wouldn't go big. So it was that the Tasmanian left-hander was left celebrating the highest score of his career - 232 - on a record-breaking day for both himself and his team at Derby's County Ground on Saturday. Having got to 152 not out on Friday, Jewell ploughed on confidently, going past his career-best 227 which he compiled in the Sheffield Shield against Western Australia at Hobart last year. He was eventually bowled, trying to smack a big one off Jack Leaning over mid-wicket, having amassed the highest score ever by a Derbyshire batter against Kent in 151 years of the fixture. He'd batted in total for 361 balls over nearly eight-and-a-half hours at the crease, having curbed some of his attacking flair in a more disciplined approach - a "grind", as he liked to call it - and was left relieved as well as delighted. "Yeah, it's been a long time coming," said Jewell, who had started his spell at the county with five straight fifties but had never been able to kick on until this huge effort took Derby to a record total against Kent, 5-587dec. "Probably felt like it was something on my mind for a while, so it was nice to make the most of it once I got there," he said. "The 100 is something I've spoken to (coach) Mickey (Arthur) quite a bit about, it was sort of annoying me that I couldn't quite get there." The double-hundred though has taken his championship tally to 693 runs, the third-highest by any batter this season, with Lancashire's Marcus Harris still out on his own on 805. At Northampton, Gloucestershire captain Cameron Bancroft looked on his way to a second hundred of the summer before he was disappointed to get out in soft fashion for 60, caught behind down the legside trying to flick Northamptonshire's fellow Australian Harry Conway away. Replying to Northamptonshire's 469, led by Saif Zaib's 159, Bancroft's dismissal left Cameron Green (3no) having to lead another rescue act with Gloucester on 4-156. Green's fellow Australian allrounder Beau Webster looked encouragingly sharp with the World Test final looming as he took 2-19 off his 7.1 overs for Warwickshire against Worcestershire in a low-scoring affair at New Road.
The Citizen
23-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Shukri Conrad thrilled with Proteas and Springboks sharing of ideas
The Proteas management were taking as much out of the experience as they could ahead of the World Test champs final next month. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and Proteas coach Shukri Conrad on the first day of the Springboks second alignment camp in Cape Town on Thursday. Picture: SA Rugby Proteas coach Shukri Conrad was thrilled to be taking part in a unique experience with the Proteas and Cricket South Africa's High Performance management team having joined the Springboks for the first day of the second Bok alignment camp in Cape Town on Thursday. With the national side gearing up for the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord's in mid-June, the Proteas management group shadowed the Springbok management in their duties on day one of the camp. Conrad was extremely excited about the opportunity to join the Springboks at the alignment camp, and admitted that it was very beneficial, not just for the Proteas but for the Boks as well as they are able to share various ideas. 'It was very inspiring for us all, especially if you look at the history of the Springboks and what they achieved in the last two Rugby World Cups, which they won back-to-back. They are obviously doing a lot right, so we wanted to see what that is and also learn from one other,' explained Conrad. Great learning 'It's great learning from the different sporting codes, so it was not just about learning from them, it was also a case of us sharing ideas, and that was always the intention when Rassie and I first started chatting. 'It's a week before we leave for what is our biggest final ever, I'd like to think, and sitting in, listening, and chatting to some of the players and the coaches, and going through the presentations they did and noticing the common threads that go across both platforms was fantastic. 'The language is pretty much the same, and also the implementation of certain things, such as the fact that playing for the Springboks and Proteas has to be the biggest thing.' All the Springbok assistant coaches will have the opportunity to present the key areas within their fields of expertise before the camp concludes on Friday afternoon. The Proteas have already named their squad for the Test champs finale, and they will all be linking up next week, with a number of players flying in from India at the culmination of the Indian Premier League pool stage. The Springbok training squad for the training camp to be hosted in Johannesburg in June will be announced in the coming weeks.
Int'l Cricket Council
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
South Africa - Road to the World Test Championship Final
South Africa overcame an indifferent start to this cycle of the World Test Championship, wherein they lost three of their first four Tests, and went on to deliver a consistent string of results to top the World Test Championship standings and will now feature in the big finale at Lord's from June 11. Earlier in May, South Africa named a strong 15-player squad that will take on Australia in the big contest. Scene set for epic World Test Championship Final South Africa and Australia are ready to battle it out in the ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord's from June 11 2025 With Lungi Ngidi joining Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen to make up the front-line pace attack, and Temba Bavuma leading the lineup boasting strong performances with the bat, South Africa will offer a tough challenge to reigning World Test Champions Australia. South Africa Squad for WTC Final: Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch, Kyle Verreynne, David Bedingham, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Paterson. With an exciting final on the horizon, we take a look back at the six series South Africa played en route to their journey to Lord's: v India [1-1, Home] Temba Bavuma's side began their World Test Championship campaign with a two-match home series against India in December 2023. The Proteas flexed their muscle in a convincing victory by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test at Centurion, courtesy of Dean Elgar's magnificent 185 with the bat even as Kagiso Rabada and Nandre Burger ran through the Indian lineup - snapping up seven wickets each. However, in the second Test at Cape Town, India came back strongly to secure a commanding seven-wicket win as the Proteas witnessed back-to-back batting collapses under the stewardship of Dean Elgar, who stepped in due to Bavuma's injury in the first Test. India levelled the series as long-time South Africa batter Elgar confirmed his retirement after a 86-Test career. v New Zealand [0-2, Away] South Africa went to New Zealand in February 2024 with a number of changes to their lineup, with Neil Brand taking the reins. A disappointing outing saw the Proteas lose both Test matches. The Kiwis secured a massive win by 281 runs at Mount Maunganui, followed by a seven-wicket triumph at Hamilton in the second Test, securing their first-ever Test series victory against South Africa. v West Indies [1-0, Away] Bavuma returned to the side as did several experienced campaigners such as Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj for the two-match series in the West Indies in August 2024. The first Test at the Port of Spain ended in a stalemate. The result meant South Africa were now winless in four Tests on the bounce. The visitors however, returned to fine form in the second Test in Providence, securing a win by 40 runs in a low-scoring thriller as the Proteas bowlers outshone their Caribbean counterparts. Maharaj was adjudged Player of the Series Award for his exploits across both Tests as he secured a total of 13 scalps. v Bangladesh [2-0, Away] Markram donned the captain's armband in this series as Bavuma missed out in Bangladesh owing to injury. Dewald Brevis and Lungi Ngidi were included in the side due to substitute for Bavuma and pacer Nandre Burger, who was also ruled out injured. The first Test at Mirpur saw South Africa march to a comfortable win with seven wickets in hand. Kyle Verrynne's 114 off 144 deliveries in the first innings set the foundation for the Proteas' win. However, the visitors were an even more formidable force in the second Test at Chattogram, breezing past Bangladesh by an innings and 273 runs. Tony De Zorzi's incredible knock of 177 served as a catalyst while Rabada lived up to his impressive standards with a five-wicket haul in the first innings. Rabada was adjudged the Player of the Series as he accrued 14 scalps from the two outings, bringing the Proteas' World Test Championship campaign back on track. South Africa's Kagiso Rabada celebrates taking a wicket against Bangladesh in Dhaka during the two-match ICC World Test Championship series // Getty Images. v Sri Lanka [2-0, Home] Bavuma returned to lead the Test side as Sri Lanka arrived on South African shores for a two-Test match series in November 2024. The hosts couldn't have got off to a better start in Durban as they came all guns blazing and forged a 233-run win. Left-arm quick Marco Jansen was the star with the ball, as he ended up with figures of 7/13 in the first innings and 4/73 in the second innings. While there were signs of a Sri Lankan comeback in the second Test in Gqeberha, South Africa brushed them aside quickly to seal another dominant win. Dane Paterson shone with the ball, notching figures of 5/71 and 2/33 across the two innings, which included three wickets in an over in a first-innings burst. Bavuma was named Player of the Series award for his inspirational run with the bat as he seized 327 runs across both Tests.
