Newlands’ poor pitch: All the reaction, coach defends groundsman
Jan 5, 2024 · After the game, Proteas coach Shukri Conrad sought to defend the pitch that was prepared. “I know Braam [Mong, the groundsman]. Braam is a good guy. Sometimes good guys get things wrong,” Conrad...
Newlands pitch prepared by part-timer - SA Cricketmag
Jan 7, 2024 · Braam Mong has been Newlands’ groundsman since replacing Iprisaam Adams two years ago. Adams had previously assisted Evan Flint, who did an excellent job from 2008 to 2019 before being poached by the Central Gauteng Lions for the Wanderers.
Newlands groundsman 'not in the firing line' after Test shocker ...
Jan 6, 2024 · Cricket SA chief executive Pholetsi Moseki has said Newlands head groundsman Braam Mong will not be hung out to dry for the two-day Test that took place at the stadium on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Even Ashwell Prince has never seen Newlands play like this
Jan 3, 2024 · Certainly the new groundsman, Braam Mong, will be asked to account, and in searching for answers, Prince pointed to the construction that has taken place at Newlands recently that includes a...
Newlands pitch required 'more luck than skill' - SA Cricketmag
Jan 5, 2024 · Proteas coach Shukri Conrad says Newlands groundsman Braam Mong will have to “take it on the chin” after a poor pitch resulted in the shortest Test in history.
It was a pitch where you needed more luck than skill: SA head …
Jan 4, 2024 · Conrad sympathised with chief curator of Newlands, Braam Mong, who, according to the Proteas head coach, might just have "over-prepared" the surface. "I know Braam Mong. Braam is a good guy. Sometimes good guys do bad things or make mistakes. This doesn't make him a rubbish groundsman. There will be a lot of learnings for him.
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Conrad, Rohit slam pitch, but one wants neutrality, other
Jan 4, 2024 · Newlands’ new curator, Braam Mong, has been in the spotlight for the duration of the match and there is a danger that the surface will be ranked poor by the ICC once reports from the two ...
To err is human, to rectify divine - Guerilla Cricket
Jan 4, 2024 · Prepared by the new groundsman Braam Mong, the Newlands pitch certainly has wicked properties but as India’s bowling display in Centurion proved, sometimes you fail to strike when the iron is hot. They ‘’put the ball in the right areas,” according to Elgar.