Herschelle Gibbs

Herschelle Gibbs clobbered his way to a first in international cricket, swatting six sixes in one over on Friday in South Africa's World Cup win. He became the first man to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. Read Full Story

"I'd seen Brian Charles Lara hit a few (sixes) in Test match cricket and thought I could do something similar. Today (Friday) happened to be that day," Herschelle Gibbs told a news conference following his team's 221-run Group A victory. Read Full Story

His career might have ended back in 1998 when match fixing allegations first broke out (on Indian tour, captained by Hensie Cronje). and ever since, he counts the number of years on back of his shirt as his number. Playing with jersey number 9, meaning he's into 9th year since his worst days in life, Herschelle Gibbs struggled in last year with divorce, lack of form & dropped from team, and a bad IPL stint. But, as they say : form is temporary, class is permanent. Herschelle Gibbs unleashed all his class today at Port Elizabeth to score his 21st one day international century ... Read Full Story

Posted by hitwicket 49 minutes ago ( http://www.rediff.com ) View profile Category : Latest News Herschelle Gibbs has been slapped a hefty maintenance claim by his estranged wife Tenielle, which could see the South African cricketer lose a major chunk of his Indian Premier League earnings. The latest trouble marks yet another personal low for the discarded opener, who was recently arrested for drunk driving. Bookmark this story...   Bookmark to:                  |   Bookmarks    Read Full Story

Posted by cricketnow 5 hours ago ( http://sportal.com.au ) View profile Category : Latest News South Africa captain Graeme Smith has issued a plea to Herschelle Gibbs to clean up his act for the good of the Proteas team. Bookmark this story...   Bookmark to:                  |   Bookmarks    Read Full Story