I did the math the other day. I'm 36. Assume the Cricket World Cup continues to be held every four years and that I reach the ripe old age of 80. That means that this is my 12th last CWC. It also turns out that it is the 12th time the tournament will be held. In that time, South Africa has never played a final. We played in one semi-final - in England against Australia and lost, a game few South Africans who watched will ever forget. (The day following the horrific day, I had to board a plane to go on a cricket tour. Where to? England. Fun. That Lance Klusener-Alan Donald run-out scarred a generation of South African sports fans.) Anyway, the likelihood that South Africa will win a Cricket World Cup in my lifetime appears slim. (Perhaps that is why so many South Africans emigrate to Australia, who has, of course, won it five times.)
It's time for some Cricket World Cup
It's time for some Cricket World Cup
It's time for some Cricket World Cup
I did the math the other day. I'm 36. Assume the Cricket World Cup continues to be held every four years and that I reach the ripe old age of 80. That means that this is my 12th last CWC. It also turns out that it is the 12th time the tournament will be held. In that time, South Africa has never played a final. We played in one semi-final - in England against Australia and lost, a game few South Africans who watched will ever forget. (The day following the horrific day, I had to board a plane to go on a cricket tour. Where to? England. Fun. That Lance Klusener-Alan Donald run-out scarred a generation of South African sports fans.) Anyway, the likelihood that South Africa will win a Cricket World Cup in my lifetime appears slim. (Perhaps that is why so many South Africans emigrate to Australia, who has, of course, won it five times.)