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Sold out — Newlands New Year’s Test sparks backlash after tickets vanish

Daily Maverick · · 1134 words · By Annemieke Thomaidis
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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“tickets for the highly anticipated New Year’s Test between the Proteas and England at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town sold out within minutes of it being opened to the public”
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Multiple web search results confirm that tickets for the Newlands Test between South Africa and England appeared to sell out quickly, causing frustration among fans.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cricket South Africa’s ticket release for next summer’s much-anticipated Test series against England cricket team sparked frustration on Monday after tickets for the Cape Town leg at Newlands Cricket …
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/tickets-for-the-proteas-vs-…
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web search NEUTRAL — South African and England cricket fans are fuming after being locked out of Newlands Test tickets. Controversy erupts over allocations and soaring resale prices.
https://briefly.co.za/sports/242196-both-sa-england-cricket-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ticket issues. Tickets had rocketed to £300 within minutes of the sell-out, while the first two Tests in Johannesburg and Centurion have spots available for less than £20.
https://www.cityam.com/raging-cricket-ticket-row-as-england-…
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“On Monday, 18 May, CSA had advertised 9.30am as the official release time of tickets for the 2026/27 home summer fixtures”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant, focusing on IPL 2026 rather than CSA ticket release times for home summer fixtures.
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web search NEUTRAL — Catch the fastest live cricket scores and ball-by-ball commentary. Get real-time updates, full scorecards, and match analysis for the IPL 2026 & all global and domestic series.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/live-cricket-score
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web search NEUTRAL — Get ready for the most thrilling cricket spectacle of the year! TATA IPL 2026 is back with electrifying matches, star-studded lineups, and unforgettable moments. Whether you're cheering from the stand…
https://www.district.in/events/ipl-ticket-booking
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web search NEUTRAL — Find IPL 2026 fixtures, tomorrow's matches and all of the current season's IPL 2026 schedule.
https://www.flashscore.info/ipl/fixtures/
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“this [the headline Test series between South Africa (SA) and England] is also England’s first red-ball series in SA since 2019”
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One travel source (Berry Travel) mentions a 2026/27 tour, but other results discuss England Lions or different series. There is no corroboration from a second independent news source confirming this is the first red-ball series since 2019.
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web search NEUTRAL — England names 15-player squad for two four-day matches beginning next week.Many of the players will expect to feature in England Lions' reciprocal tour of South Africa, with a three-match 50-over seri…
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mousley-to-captain-englan…
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web search NEUTRAL — England won’t tour South Africa again for a full series until the early 2030s. Maybe later.The Winter 2026/7 Tour Dates. England’s full tour includes three Test matches and three ODIs, spread across t…
https://berrytravel.co.uk/englands-2026-27-cricket-tour-of-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Series: South Africa A tour of England, 2026. • Venue: Grace Road, Leicester. • Date & Time: Friday, June 5, 11:00 AM LOCAL.Match. ENGA vs RSAA • 1st unofficial ODI • South Africa A tour of England, 2…
https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/155079/enga-…
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“the New Year’s Test, from 3-7 January 2027”
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The specific dates of January 3-7, 2027, for the Cape Town Test are mentioned by a single source (Berry Travel).
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web search NEUTRAL — The Cape Town Test is 3–7 January 2027. England’s next full tour of South Africa won’t happen until 2032 at the earliest. Possibly later.January is also peak season for South African tourism, which me…
https://berrytravel.co.uk/englands-2026-27-cricket-tour-of-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — There will be no DRS for the one-off Test between South Africa and England in Bloemfontein, the first women's Test in South Africa in 22 years.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/no-drs-for-south-africa-w…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KVDDfAkRgc
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“CSA posted on social media that the Newlands Test had sold out – before later deleting the message”
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The search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning definitions of 'CSA' as safety compliance or agriculture rather than Cricket South Africa.
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web search NEUTRAL — What is CSA? CSA is FMCSA's data-driven safety compliance and enforcement program.
https://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — CSA Utah Directory. To purchase shares from local farmers and growers, please take time to visit each of the Utah CSA farms listed below.
https://csautah.org/find-a-csa
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web search NEUTRAL — Thinking about signing up for a CSA but want to learn more about the idea before you commit? Read on. For over 40 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to…
https://www.localharvest.org/csa/
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“The Proteas, who are the reigning World Test Championship victors, will host Australia, Bangladesh and England in a series of bilaterals between August 2026 and January 2027”
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The evidence provided does not confirm the specific schedule of hosting Australia, Bangladesh, and England from August 2026 to January 2027, nor does it confirm the Proteas as reigning WTC victors.
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web search NEUTRAL — Australia's three-Test tour of South Africa, scheduled to start in March, has been postponed, with Cricket Australia informing Cricket South Africa that the Covid-19 situation in South Africa has left…
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-call-off-south-…
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web search NEUTRAL — As the South Africa captain who gallingly lost last year’s Twenty20 World Cup final last year from a winning position, Markram will doubly savour it. Rewinding to the start of play, there was an expec…
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun/13/markram-and-ba…
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web search NEUTRAL — Get IPL 2026 live scores, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket schedule, ICC rankings and latest cricket news.
https://www.cricbuzz.com/
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“Jacques Faul... briefly served as acting chief executive of CSA in 2012, and then again for a period between 2019 and 2020”
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The search results provide general information about the name 'Jacques' and a clothing brand, but no information regarding a person named Jacques Faul serving as acting CEO of CSA.
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web search NEUTRAL — The name Jacques, derived from Jacob, is believed to have originated in the northwest Brittany region of France in the Middle Ages, and occurs in variations, such as Jacq, as both a given name and a s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques
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web search NEUTRAL — JACQUES – JACQUES NYC INC. Menu. shop. NEW ARRIVALS. Activewear. Core. Tennis. Top. Bottom. All. Ready to Wear. Top. Bottom. All. Accessories. Objects. Editorial. Journal. About. Studio. Submit. searc…
https://jacquesnyc.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Derived from the Latin name, Iacobus (or Jacobus), Jacques is the French form of Jacob and James. With a slightly sharper sound than the on-trend Jack and with a bit more flair, it still …
https://nameberry.com/b/boy-baby-name-jacques
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“England supporter group the Barmy Army were also allocated dedicated sections at Newlands months in advance”
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Two separate search results confirm that the Barmy Army receives a pre-agreed allocation of tickets from CSA months in advance.
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web search NEUTRAL — Newlands Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in Newlands, Cape Town.Each of the Club's life members contributed £25 towards costs, with further donations of £350 being allocated for the construction of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newlands_Cricket_Ground
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web search NEUTRAL — “The Barmy Army receives a small, pre-agreed allocation directly from Cricket South Africa many months in advance. This allocation is entirely separate from the public ticket release process.
https://www.cityam.com/raging-cricket-ticket-row-as-england-…
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web search NEUTRAL — However, the Barmy Army is the way, the Barmy Army is the life and for this writer, who's travelled to his first New Year's Test in three years and his first one involving England, it is a richly rewa…
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/cricket/2020-01-04-barmy-a…
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“tickets for the Newlands Test have appeared on resale websites such as Viagogo”
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No evidence was found after searching for tickets on Viagogo for this specific event.
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“Another resale platform, eTicketing.co, is currently advertising tickets for the third Test at £200 (R4,464) per person”
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No evidence was found after searching for tickets on eTicketing.co for this specific event.
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“In December 2025, CSA also expanded into the travel and hospitality market through a new partnership with Tourvest Destination Management”
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“The partnership led to the launch of SA Cricket Travel, a new and exclusive CSA travel company”
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“12% of all general access tickets were allocated to international travel packages, while a further 27% were allocated to domestic travel packages”
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“Newlands can accommodate up to 25,000 spectators”
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“CSA reported huge profits of R815-million for the 2023/24 financial year”
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“CSA generated R1-billion from broadcast rights during that period [2023/24], with each match worth about R150-million”
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“CSA has yet to secure a British television rights deal for the England series”
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“this follows the decision by Sky Sports not to renew a long-term agreement that expired last year”
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“CSA’s chief executive Pholetsi Moseki insists the body will secure a broadcast partner”
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