South African author Neil Manthorp on how Beyers Swanepoel has captured the disdain
It is not usually that an uncapped South African cricketer makes headlines across the cricket-playing world, however 27-year-old all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel managed it in early April.
If not headlines, then actually in each publication and web site with a “…in different information” or “…and eventually” part.
However first, somewhat background.
The County Championship could have been formally fashioned in ‘solely’ 1890, however dozens of historians have produced over 100 books and essays detailing inter-county cricket matches s…
