England 2009 / 2010 Tour to South Africa – Match Schedule
The Proteas have been knocked out of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy, so there’s almost no need to report on what’s happening in that tournament, since South Africa is not in it anymore (even though we’re hosting it). England is facing Australia today in the 1st semi final of the ICC Champions Trophy at Supersport Park in Centurion. Hopefully the Proteas have learned something from this year’s ICC Champions Trophy tournament. I’m sure that Graeme Smith and the boys are turning their sights and focus towards the upcoming England Cricket tour to South Africa later in 2009. England and South Africa will be facing each other in 2 T20 Internationals, 5 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 4 five day tests. This promises to be a very exciting series. It’s always exciting to see the Proteas take on England with home ground advantage.
Here is a list of the matches that will be played between the 2 nations:
- 13 November 2009 – SA vs England, 1st T20 International – The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- 15 November 2009 – SA vs England, 2nd T20 International – Supersport Park, Centurion
- 20 November 2009 – SA vs England – 1st One Day International – The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- 22 November 2009 – SA vs England – 2nd One Day International – Supersport Park, Centurion
- 27 November 2009 – SA vs England – 3rd One Day International – Newlands, Cape Town
- 29 November 2009 – SA vs England – 4th One Day International – St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
- 4 December 2009 – SA v England – 5th One Day International – Kingsmead, Durban
- 16 December – 20 December 2009 – SA vs England – 1st Test – Supersport Park, Centurion
- 26 December – 30 December 2009 – SA vs England – 2nd Test – Kingsmead, Durban
- 3 January – 7 January 2010 – SA vs England – 3rd Test – Newlands, Cape Town
- 14 January – 18 January 2010 – SA vs England – 4th Test – The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Hopefully the Proteas will brush off the bad experience which was the South African Campaign in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy and perform much better in this series against England. I’m sure that Graeme Smith and the boys will be giving their best, are at least be trying to.
