South Africa Tour:
1st Test 9-13 March
2nd Test 17-21 March
Colin's Audio Archive:
2000/01:
- WI in Australia
2000:
- WI in England
1999/2000:
- Zimbabwe in WI
- Pakistan in WI
Recent programmes:
Final ode to Walsh
Courtney Walsh's 500 wkts
Carl Hooper: reincarnated
West Indies 1st Test team
Caribbean confusion
More Sounding Out
Recent articles by Colin
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5th Test - West Indies v South Africa, Jamaica
Day 5 (Mon 23 Apr):
Close of play report - West Indies win their first Test since June last year [ Audio ]
The presentation ceremony in full, including a speech by the Sports Minister, interviews with the captains and Courtney Walsh [ Audio ]
An extended interview with South African team manager Goolam Raja at the end of the 5th Test [ Audio ]
South African captain Shaun Pollock, who took 9 wickets in the match, gives his thoughts at the post-match press conference [ Audio ]
West Indies captain Carl Hooper and coach Roger Harper [ Audio ]
Courtney Walsh talks to the media about his achievement and his plans for the future [ Audio ]
Colin Croft interviews Viv Richards [ Audio ]
Day 4 (Sun 22 Apr):
Close of play report - Courtney Walsh, in his 132nd and final Test, could well have thrown this game fully into the West Indies' favour [ Audio ]
Tea report - South Africa reach 48/1 after rain interruptions during the afternoon [ Audio ]
Lunch report - West Indies bowled out at lunch to leave South Africa target of 386 for victory [ Audio ]
Day 3 (Sat 21 Apr):
Close of play report - Still a lot of cricket to be played with the West Indies in a good, but not impregnable position [ Audio ]
Tea report - West Indies increase their lead to 232 [ Audio ]
Lunch report - Very slow going as the West Indies reach 73-2 at lunch [ Audio ]
Day 2 (Fri 20 Apr):
Close of play report - The West Indies have Walsh, Dillon and Cuffy to thank for being in a potentially winning position [ Audio ]
Tea report - The West Indies take the initiative as South Africa struggle to 77-5 [ Audio ]
Lunch report - The West Indies were bowled out for 225 in the morning session [ Audio ]
Day 1 (Thu 19 Apr):
Carl Hooper at the close of play press conference [Audio]
Allan Donald talks about his impressive bowling on the first day and South Africa's gameplan for the second [Audio]
Close of play report - Without Brian Lara's innings the West Indies would have been in much more trouble [Audio]
Lunch report - West Indies reach 53/3 after winning the toss [Audio]
Previews:
Courtney bows out [Audio]
Colin Croft previews the 5th and final Test [Audio]
4th Test - West Indies v South Africa, Antigua
Day 5 (Tue 10 Apr):
End of the match [ Audio ]
Lunch report [ Audio ]
Day 4 (Mon 9 Apr):
Close - South Africa hold all the trumps to go 2-0 up in the series [ Audio ]
Day 3 (Sun 8 Apr):
Close - Herschelle Gibbs and Neil McKenzie have put South Africa firmly in the driving seat [ Audio ]
Tea - South Africa have a healthy lead going into tea with 9 wickets in hand [ Audio ]
Lunch - South Africa have taken a decisive lead and the pitch is already starting to disintegrate [ Audio ]
Shaun Pollock gives his assessment of the game with two days remaining [ Audio ]
Colin speaks to John Smith, president of Montserrat Cricket Association, about a match South Africa are playing
on the island this week to support the earthquake appeal. [ Audio ]
Day 2 (Sat 7 Apr):
Close - West Indies captain Carl Hooper, and local hero Ridley Jacobs, stand between South Africa and oblivion [ Audio ]
Tea - Colin Croft reports [ Audio ]
Lunch - Colin Croft reports [ Audio ]
Day 1 (Fri 6 Apr):
Close - Pollock will return to taunt the West Indies on day two [ Audio ]
Tea - South Africa are in some trouble at 152-7 but Colin Croft thinks they may be sufficiently relaxed and comfortable they can get over 250 [ Audio ]
Lunch - The West Indies have taken a little bit of the initiative [ Audio ]
Carl Hooper says it would have been a better day if the West Indies had bowled South Africa out and had some time to bat before the close [ Audio ]
Previews:
Colin Croft's preview [ Audio ]
Carl Hooper talks to the media [ Audio ]
3rd Test - West Indies v South Africa, Barbados
Latest Reports:
Day 5 (Mon 2 Apr):
Close of Play - The West Indies cracked and nearly crumbled, narrowly avoiding defeat [ Audio ]
Lunch - South Africa lead by 218 at lunch [ Audio ]
Interviews:
Day 5 (Mon 2 Apr):
West Indies captain and coach, Carl Hooper and Roger Harper, at the post-match press conference [ Audio ]
Match referee Mike Denness talks about the controversial end to the final day [ Audio ]
Day 4 (Sun 1 Apr):
Ridley Jacobs talks about his century [ Audio ]
Jacques Kallis took 6-67 [ Audio ]
West Indies captain Carl Hooper [ Audio ]
Day 2 (Fri 30 Mar):
Shaun Pollock talks about his century [ Audio ]
Day 1 (Thu 29 Mar):
Carl Hooper speaking after the first day [ Audio ]
South Africa's Neil McKenzie [ Audio ]
Daily Despatch:
Day 5: Cool, calm assessment of West Indies batting required [ More ]
Day 4: Barbados Test still very much on [ More ]
Day 3: Another great day of Test cricket [ More ]
Day 1: Impeccable Cullinan leads South African recovery [ Read ]
Match Audio Archive:
Day 4 (Sun 1 Apr):
Close - This game is still very tight [ Audio ]
Lunch - Ridley Jacobs is continuing his good form against the South Africans [ Audio ]
Day 3 (Sat 31 Mar):
Close of play - The West Indies are battling to fight their way back into this match [ Audio ]
Lunch - South Africa have taken more of the initiative in the first session [ Audio ]
Day 2 (Fri 30 Mar):
Close of play - Most of the second day has been sheer carnage for the West Indies bowlers [ Audio ]
Day 1 (Thu 29 Mar):
Close of play [ Audio ]
Tea [ Audio ]
Lunch [ Audio ]
Previews:
Colin Croft looks ahead [ Audio ]
Graham Ford, South African coach [ Audio ]
Roger Harper, West Indies coach [ Audio ]
Carl Hooper, West Indies captain [ Audio ]
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