JP’s simple pleasures

14 Dec 2009

JP Duminy has the complicated world of cricket on a string.

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It’s hard to believe Duminy’s only been playing Test cricket for one season. After six Tests against the Australians, he emerged with an average of 48.62 (61.50 in the three Tests Down Under). It’s a pretty tough act to follow … scratch that, it’s a very difficult act to maintain.

In the new issue of SA Cricket magazine, Duminy explains why it’s become a challenge moving forward and how he’s prepared for his second season of Test cricket.

Proteas coach Mickey Arthur and consultant Duncan Fletcher also give unique insight into what makes Duminy such a great player.

Also in the new issue:

Harris– Paul Harris on taking flak from the media, having a go at the batsman if the situation arises, and why Test cricket is still the ultimate

– Having proven his aptitude for Test cricket, Hashim Amla now needs to become a truly dominant batsman

– England’s Zimbabwean-born coach Andy Flower has earned the trust and respect of his players

– What impact has the influx of South Africans into county cricket had on the English game?

Wicketkeepers– Who will replace Mark Boucher as the Proteas’ wicketkeeper when he retires from international cricket? Ray Jennings gives his expert opinion

– While the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 in India failed to live up to the hype, the tournament is here to stay

– The Champions League provided the perfect platform for Andrew Puttick to kick-start his career

– CJ de Villiers on his Champions League Twenty20 heroics, cementing his place in the Eagles’ starting line-up and his proteas ambitions

– Zimbabwe’s Mark Vermeulen is on the road back from arsonist to international cricketer

– Ashish Nehra is back in the India set-up after a frustrating run of injuries

– England spinner Monty Panesar hopes his stint with the Highveld Lions will help to revive his international career

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10 Comments

  • 1.Winston: Reply to this comment
    14 Dec 2009, 08:40 am

    Needs to sort his technique out against the short ball or the average is going to drop dramatically. Otherwise this dragon will average over 50 in test cricket when he gets that right.:-)

  • 2.XhosaKid: Reply to this comment
    14 Dec 2009, 16:11 pm

    @Winston: Tend to agree, he must do something about it.

  • 3.Shakes: Reply to this comment
    14 Dec 2009, 22:11 pm

    If I recall the same was said of Hashim. You not gonna average 50 plus in first class cricket if you cannot handle short stuff, certainly not in SA or Aus. JP himself does not make anything of it. All media hype I tell you. JP will take over from JK at 4.

  • 4.Makaya_No_Wicket_Ntini: Reply to this comment
    15 Dec 2009, 09:16 am

    Bounce his head off …. he won’t make any runs

  • 5.Jozi: Reply to this comment
    15 Dec 2009, 09:16 am

    @Shakes: Shakes he does have a weakness against the short ball, it’s not media hype. It’s there for all to see.

    Amla struggled against Harmison when England were here a few seasons ago, he went away and worked on it and he came back a better player.

    JP needs to put in a lot of work in the nets to address this weakness.

  • 6.Jozi: Reply to this comment
    15 Dec 2009, 09:17 am

    @Makaya_No_Wicket_Ntini: Get a life!

  • 7.Proteasforlife: Reply to this comment
    28 Dec 2009, 20:57 pm

    JP, Since you have sported saying that you would like to become a front-line spinner, Give up your vrot batting!!

  • 8.Lynib: Reply to this comment
    4 Jan 2010, 20:57 pm

    Awesome cover. Great articles in there, love the calendar! Please SAcricket magazine put Herschelle Gibbs on the cover…

  • 9.Ken Fisher: Reply to this comment
    11 Feb 2010, 12:34 pm

    Whilst we claim Andy Flower as our own ( Zimbabwean ) he was born in Cape Town in 1968 !

  • 10.ekisibok: Reply to this comment
    16 Feb 2010, 13:33 pm

    this boy fell hard

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