Gå ubegrenset med Magzter GOLD
Få ubegrenset tilgang til over 9000 magasiner, aviser og premiumhistorier for bare
Prøve GULL - Gratis
De Villiers wants to continue to get ‘Big Daddy 100s’
The Mercury
|March 26, 2025
NEW Warriors star Matthew de Villiers and Proteas Test international David Bedingham have an awful lot in common.
Both are attacking right-handed batters. Both were Wynberg Boys’ High School prodigies. And both had to wait until their mid-20s for a first crack at the professional level despite dominating club cricket.
“Yeah ... Bedders’ story and mine are quite similar,” De Villiers, who is fresh off a maiden first-class double century, exclusively told Independent Media. “I've always - if we're talking numbers wise - when I was 19 years old, I was the highest run scorer in the Western Province Premier League, and then sort of just continued to do well, and was always within the top three run scorers - averaging like 100 in the T20s in the club stuff - but I never really got a shot at that time, which was amateur cricket, semi-pro. I never really got a shot. I don't really know the reason.”
The 24-year-old finally received his break when former Proteas allrounder Robin Peterson spotted the talented batter in a Betway SA20 warm-up game between the Western Province Colts XI and MI Cape Town last year.
Denne historien er fra March 26, 2025-utgaven av The Mercury.
Abonner på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av kuraterte premiumhistorier og over 9000 magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
FLERE HISTORIER FRA The Mercury
The Mercury
Transforming Trump's G20 snub into a strategic advantage for South Africa
THE announcement by US President Donald Trump that South Africa will be “uninvited” from the 2026 G20 Summit is, at face value, a diplomatic provocation. But beneath the headlines lies a far more consequential opportunity: the chance for South Africa - with its business leadership at the forefront - to redefine its global narrative, champion multilateralism and strengthen its position as a bridge between the West and the Global South.
3 mins
November 28, 2025
The Mercury
Slot feels 'safe' despite Liverpool's latest humiliation
ARNE Slot insisted he is confident of avoiding the sack despite troubled Liverpool’s dismal 4-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday.
2 mins
November 28, 2025
The Mercury
ERASMUS BETS ON FORWARDS
SPRINGBOK coach Rassie Erasmus has stacked his bench with forwards for tomorrow’s Test against Wales in Cardiff, underscoring the challenges posed by player availability outside the international window.
1 mins
November 28, 2025
The Mercury
Sun International criticises Treasury's new gambling tax proposal
SUN International on Tuesday slammed a proposed new gambling proposal by Treasury saying gambling will make the industry one of the highest taxed gambling industries in the world and destabilise the legal gambling industry.
3 mins
November 28, 2025
The Mercury
Thanksgiving reflections: Embracing family and gratitude
ON Thursday this week, millions of people in the United States were “home” for Thanksgiving.
1 min
November 28, 2025
The Mercury
Your debt could be insured, and you may not even know
MILLIONS of South Africans face unexpected financial shocks every year, many dont realise they may already have insurance that covers their loan repayments if something unexpected happens.
2 mins
November 28, 2025
The Mercury
KAL Group reports strong recovery with 16.7% dividend increase
KAL Group, the South African agri, fuel and convenience speciality retailer listed on the JSE, reported a good recovery in the second half of the year to September 30 and this enabled it to declare a dividend that had been raised by 16.7%.
2 mins
November 28, 2025
The Mercury
Black Friday buzz: why discounted wants wreck financial plans
IN JANUARY, when South Africans sat at kitchen tables, bank statements spread out like pieces of a puzzle, they dreamed of a disciplined year. They budgeted. They promised themselves to save more and spend less.
3 mins
November 28, 2025
The Mercury
Absa sees South Africa's 2025 GDP growing 1.3% amid mixed economic signals
ABSA in its South Africa fourth quarter 20225 Quarterly Perspectives indicated that the full-year 2025 forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) is at 1.3%.
2 mins
November 28, 2025
The Mercury
Murder-accused Ferrel Govender demands special treatment in prison
MURDER accused Ferrel Govender, who says he has special dietary requirements and therefore he cannot be kept in Westville prison, failed in his bid for bail at the Durban Magistrate's Court yesterday.
2 mins
November 28, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size