Anrich Nortje is meant to get married on May 18. The problem is he won't be around for the honeymoon as he departs for the cricket world cup the next day. Not the best foot to start a marriage on, wonders Simnikiwe Xabanisa
The Warriors fast bowler - whose inclusion in the Proteas’ 15-man World Cup squad last Thursday was the nearest thing to a surprise - is getting married on May 18. The trouble is the only flight he is catching the next day is to the global showpiece in England, not to his honeymoon.
“The whole wedding has been such a mission ... it’s been such a schlep to find a date or when to move it to with everything, so I put it three weeks after the domestic season thinking that would be the end. Now we’re leaving for the World Cup the day after.” Nortje’s meteoric rise in the local game - few fans had heard of him before he announced himself in the MSL, one wicket-taking 150km/h delivery at a time, six months ago - has been a long time coming for the 25-year-old from Port Elizabeth.
But, in just six months, he has gone from untelevised four-day cricket to starring alongside his idol, Dale Steyn, for the Cape Town Blitz in the MSL, getting an IPL contract and making the South African World Cup squad. Gobind said, while the expectation is for Nortje not to start big matches at the World Cup, his attitude behind the scenes will be beneficial to the Proteas.
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