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    "title": "Preview, 1st Test - South Africa vs West Indies",
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    "excerpt": "6th December, Centurion (CRICKETNMORE) - The first test match of 3 match series between South africa and West Indies will begin on Wednesday (17th December)",
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    "editor1": "<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">16th December, Centurion (CRICKETNMORE) -&nbsp;The first test match of 3 match series between South africa and West Indies will begin on Wednesday (17th December) at Centurian. Hashim Amla will&nbsp;captains South Africa for the first time in a home Test match.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Amla will lead the team in Tests following the retirement of Graeme Smith last season.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">South Africa have won away&nbsp;in Sri Lanka&nbsp;and&nbsp;Zimbabwe under Amla&#39;s captainship.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">On the other end, West Indies have lost ten of 12 previous Tests in South Africa, managing just one win and one draw.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-schedule\/international\/west-indies-vs-south-africa-2014-schedule-18\"><font face=\"tahoma, geneva, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;\">West Indies tour of South Africa - Complete Schedule<\/span><\/font><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">For South Africa,&nbsp;JP Duminy may miss the whole series because of a knee injury.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">South African batting will revolve around&nbsp;Amla and de Villiers while bowling&nbsp;attack will have&nbsp;Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">West Indies batting will depends heavily on i<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;\">n-form&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;\">Marlon Samuels and the 40-year-old Shivnarine Chanderpaul.<\/span><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/west-indies-announced-30-man-provisional-world-cup-squad---5262\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">West Indies 30-Men team for ICC World Cup 2015<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Teams (from):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">South Africa:&nbsp;Hashim Amla (capt), Alviro Petersen, Dean Elgar, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, Stiaan van Zyl, Quinton de Kock (wk), Robin Peterson, Kyle Abbott, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Temba Bavuma,&nbsp; Kagiso Rabada.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">West Indies:&nbsp;Denesh Ramdin (captain, wk), Kraigg Brathwaite, Devon Smith, Leon Johnson, Marlon Samuels, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Jermaine Blackwood, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Sheldon Cottrell, Assad Fudadin, Shannon Gabriel, Chadwick Walton (wk).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CRICKETNMORE<\/p>\r\n",
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