Neil Manthorp

Cape Town

Columnist at Business Live

Talk and write about cricket,golf and most sports. Executive Coach. Cook for the family when at home.

Articles

Jacks, Rickelton steer Mumbai Indians to victory over Sunrisers

1 week ago | supersport.com | Neil Manthorp

cricket17 April 2025 18:02| © MWPBy:Neil Manthorp ShareWill Jacks claimed two vital wickets and top-scored with 36 to guide the Mumbai Indians to a four-wicket victory with 11 balls to spare in their IPL match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
Starc brilliance gives Delhi Capitals Super Over victory v Rajasthan Royals

1 week ago | supersport.com | Neil Manthorp

Mitchell Starc delivered two sensational overs – one in regulation play and one in a Super Over – to steer the Delhi Capitals to a pulsating victory against the Rajasthan Royals after both teams had scored 188 In their IPL match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday.
Chahal and Jansen lead Punjab to record victory over Knight Riders

1 week ago | supersport.com | Neil Manthorp

Yuzvendra Chahal and Marco Jansen starred for the Punjab Kings as they defended the lowest total in IPL history to beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by an extraordinary 16 runs having been bowled out for just 111 in 15.3 overs in their IPL match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Chandigarh on Tuesday.
NEIL MANTHORP: Best players hold the best cards at the professional table

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Neil Manthorp

Decision to legitimise Starlink Lesotho marks ‘significant’ step forward in the country’s digital transformation
IPL Week IV: Markram return to form, Capitals close out fourth week

1 week ago | supersport.com | Neil Manthorp

The Delhi Capitals closed out the fourth week of the IPL by losing their final three wickets to run outs and with them the last remaining, unbeaten record in the tournament which now sees four teams in a tie at the top of the log with eight points although the Capitals have played five games to the six of co-leaders Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants.
Salt, Kohli lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru to nine-wicket victory

1 week ago | supersport.com | Neil Manthorp

cricket13 April 2025 13:36| © MWPBy:Neil Manthorp ShareVirat Kohli © PhotoShelterOpener Phil Salt smashed an aggressive 65 from just 33 balls and Virat Kohli compiled his 100th half century in T20 cricket to lead the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a romping victory by nine wickets with a comfortable 15 balls to spare in their IPL match against the Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday afternoon.
The Hand Surgeon 'Speaks'

2 weeks ago | mannersoncricket.substack.com | Neil Manthorp

Time to indulge in a little fantasy. We are all more inclined to believe what we would like to be true and sometimes, provided it doesn’t involve war, politics or trade tariffs, even climate change, it is a harmless indulgence just to ‘go with it.’The human attention span has decreased over the last half a century and is doing so faster now than ever before. Fewer books are read these days than in previous decades (although more are listened to than ever before) and, of course, there is fast food.
NEIL MANTHORP: Multiformat test awaits Proteas amid hectic schedule

2 weeks ago | businesslive.co.za | Neil Manthorp

SA may not be hosting a Test match for another 18 months but that doesn’t mean their best players will be idle in that time. Over the course of the next year we may see whether it is still possible to be a multiformat cricketer at international level. There has been a global trend in the past few years for many international teams to move away from “specialists” as an adage proves true, that “the best cricketers are the best cricketers no matter how long or short the game”...
IPL WRAP III: Delhi Capitals storm to the top

2 weeks ago | supersport.com | Neil Manthorp

cricket08 April 2025 07:09| © MWPBy:Neil Manthorp ShareDelhi Capitals stormed to the top of the log with a third-straight win to begin their campaign and consign the Chennai Super Kings to a third-consecutive defeat and a record to match the equally struggling Mumbai Indians with just one victory from their four matches so far. A week of heavily one-sided matches may not please the marketers of the greatest sports show on earth but the winning teams are no less happy with their two points.
IPL WEEK THREE: Delhi Capitals Storm to the top

2 weeks ago | supersport.com | Neil Manthorp

cricket07 April 2025 10:50| © MWPBy:Neil Manthorp ShareRyan Rickelton © PhotoShelterDelhi Capitals stormed to the top of the log with a third straight win to begin their campaign and consign the hapless Chennai Super Kings to a third consecutive defeat and a record to match the equally struggling Mumbai Indians with just one victory from their four matches so far.