Dewald Pretorius

[Craig]

Dewald Pretourious

Does anybody really rate him?

I think he has some potential and I like the fact he can reverse swing a cricket ball (from the 7 overs he bowled in the Lords Tests) and that will be a bonus to the South African team.

However, I would like to see him buck up his accuracy a bit.

 

[Andre]

Highly.

Dewald to me is a bowler with significant potential - raw pace and enthusiasm.

To make it to where he has following his bringing up in an orphanige is a top effort.

 

[Craig]

And his hero was Hansie Cronje.

 

[Langeveldt]

And his hero was Hansie Cronje.

Well that goes for loads of people then...

Top effort, i agree considering his upbringing, he grew up in an orphanage in Bloemfontein after his stepdad was murdered.. He says cricket saved his life..

As a bowler, he looked the pick of the SA bowlers (Pollock and Ntini apart) in the first two tests, he has a good strong action with plenty of pace, and i think he is quite accurate although obviously more accuracy would help...

Definitely one for the future, and playing in England has made him go from strength to strength, unlike a number of South Africans...

 

[Andre]

I can see Ntini and Pretorius as a long term opening combination myself. Add Ngam as a future first change, and Pollock (who I think will start to score more runs soon), and that will be a pretty mean South African attack.

Shame there is no standout spinner though - what happened to Goolam Bodi?

 

[Craig]

If Ngam can stay fit, then yes. Pretorious went for over 5 an over at Lords although he was struggling with a calf injury.

 

[Mr. P]

no, can't see any good spinners as of yet, boje was ok for a while.

 

[Bazza]

What about Hall, who bowled well at Lords, and Kallis, who we're yet to see in this series.

I'd say with Pollock, Ntini, Kallis, Hall + Pretorious and Ngam (+ Klusener?), they have a decent group of bowlers right now.

 

[Rik]

Shame there is no standout spinner though - what happened to Goolam Bodi?

From what I heard he was just a rather average although unothodox left arm chinaman bowler, dressed up simply because of the colour of his skin. His batting has become his reason for selection in his SA domestic team, rather like Chris Schofield it seems.

 

[Langeveldt]

I think Goolam Bodi was one of "previously disadvantaged" group when it came to the colour of his skin, even if he was probably barely ten years old during apartheid...

Anyway, i dont think he was any great shakes, similar to Robbie Peterson

Im glad that SA are easing off on the old quota system.. Who needs them when there is genuine talent around in the coloured segment already? (Ntini, Adams, Gibbs, Ngam)

 

[Mr. P]

i think kallis is under-rated as a bowler. i agree with bazza. the current line-up is fine.

 

[Craig]

I think Goolam Bodi was one of "previously disadvantaged" group when it came to the colour of his skin, even if he was probably barely ten years old during apartheid...

Anyway, i dont think he was any great shakes, similar to Robbie Peterson

Im glad that SA are easing off on the old quota system.. Who needs them when there is genuine talent around in the coloured segment already? (Ntini, Adams, Gibbs, Ngam)

I was surprised that when I first found out that Gibbs is actually a coloured player. Looking at his skin, it is white as any other person, so somebody in his family must be a coloured or black.

 

[marc71178]

I was surprised that when I first found out that Gibbs is actually a coloured player. Looking at his skin, it is white as any other person, so somebody in his family must be a coloured or black.

It's not as white as Pollock etc.

I think the term is cape coloured, but I'm sure a South African will confirm that.