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Sporting event delegation
South Africa at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of South Africa
CGF codeRSA
CGASouth African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
Websiteteamsa.co.za
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
9
Silver
11
Bronze
14
Total
34
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

South Africa competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was South Africa's 8th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Medalists

The following South African competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Riaan Botha Athletics Men's pole vault
 Gold Burger Lambrechts Athletics Men's shot put
 Gold Marius Corbett Athletics Men's javelin throw
 Gold Hestrie Storbeck Athletics Women's high jump
 Gold South Africa men's national cricket team Cricket Men's tournament
 Gold Simon Hutcheon Gymnastics Men's vault
 Gold Lesley Hartwell Lawn bowls Women's singles
 Gold Hester Bekker
Loraine Victor
Lorna Trigwell
Trish Steyn
Lawn bowls Women's fours
 Gold Gavin van Rhyn
Michael Thiele
Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone pairs
 Silver Hezekiél Sepeng Athletics Men's 800 metres
 Silver Frantz Kruger Athletics Men's discus throw
 Silver Elmarie Gerryts Athletics Women's pole vault
 Silver Christian Brezeanu Gymnastics Men's floor
 Silver Christian Brezeanu Gymnastics Men's vault
 Silver Allan McDonald Shooting Men's 25 metre centre-fire pistol individual
 Silver Francois Van Tonder Shooting Men's 50 metre pistol individual
 Silver Allan McDonald Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol individual
 Silver Val Martin
Donna Potgieter
Shooting Women's 50 metre rifle three positions pairs
 Silver Brendon Dedekind Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle
 Silver Ryk Neethling Swimming Men's 1500 metre freestyle
 Bronze Johan Botha Athletics Men's 800 metres
 Bronze Shaun Bownes Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles
 Bronze Chris Harmse Athletics Men's hammer throw
 Bronze Veronica Abrahamse Athletics Women's shot put
 Bronze Phumzile Matyhila Boxing Flyweight
 Bronze David George Cycling Men's road time trial
 Bronze Athol Myhill Gymnastics Men's rings
 Bronze Gerald Baker Lawn bowls Men's singles
 Bronze Theuns Fraser
Rudi Jacobs
Lawn bowls Men's pairs
 Bronze Bruce Makkink
Mike Redshaw
Neil Burkett
Robert Rayfield
Lawn bowls Men's fours
 Bronze Allan McDonald
André van Emmenis
Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol pairs
 Bronze Gavin van Rhyn
André van Emmenis
Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone individual
 Bronze Natalie Grainger
Claire Nitch
Squash Women's doubles
 Bronze Rodney Durbach
Natalie Grainger
Squash Mixed doubles

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

South Africa named the below squad for the tournament.

Roster

Lance Klusener withdrew from the South African squad after sustaining an ankle injury during the third Test of South Africa's tour of England in July. Adam Bacher was also unavailable for the Games, suffering an injury to his shoulder. They were replaced by Alan Dawson and Andrew Hudson, respectively.

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
South Africa men Men's tournament  Northern Ireland
W by 4 wickets (D/L)
 Bangladesh
W by 5 wickets
 Barbados
W by 4 wickets
1 Q  Sri Lanka
W by 1 wicket
 Australia
W by 4 wickets
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Group stage
Group C
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 0 6 1.143
2  Barbados 3 2 1 0 0 4 1.330
3  Northern Ireland 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.643
4  Bangladesh 3 0 3 0 0 0 −1.547
Source: ESPNcricinfo


10 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Northern Ireland 
89/5 (38.1 overs)
v  South Africa
133/6 (31.4 overs)
Neil Carson 22* (54)
Jacques Kallis 1/3 (4 overs)
Dale Benkenstein 44* (64)
Ryan Eagleson 3/28 (7.4 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets (D/L method)
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (Guy) and Subhash Modi (Ken)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain halted play after 38.1 overs in the Northern Ireland innings. South Africa's target was 131 runs from 38 overs.
  • Neil Carson (NI) made his List A debut.
  • Paul McCrum (NI) played his final List A match.
  • Points: South Africa 2, Northern Ireland 0.

13 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh 
79 (38.4 overs)
v  South Africa
80/5 (24.3 overs)
Faruque Ahmed 20 (48)
Jacques Kallis 3/13 (7 overs)
Herschelle Gibbs 26* (51)
Mohammad Rafique 2/16 (7.3 overs)
South Africa won by 5 wickets
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya
Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (Guy) and Subhash Modi (Ken)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: South Africa 2, Bangladesh 0.
  • Bangladesh were eliminated as a result of this match.

15 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Barbados 
254/6 (50 overs)
v  South Africa
257/6 (48.2 overs)
Philo Wallace 74 (73)
Alan Dawson 2/47 (8 overs)
Jacques Kallis 71 (96)
Ottis Gibson 3/38 (9 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
Kelab Aman, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: South Africa 2, Barbados 0.
  • South Africa qualified for the semi-finals and Barbados were eliminated as a result of this match.


Semi-final
16 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
130 (44 overs)
v  South Africa
131/9 (47 overs)
Avishka Gunawardene 53 (87)
Nicky Boje 4/16 (9 overs)
Michael Rindel 25 (28)
Thilan Samaraweera 2/13 (10 overs)
South Africa won by 1 wicket
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
Gold medal match
19 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Australia 
183 (49.3 overs)
v  South Africa
184/6 (46 overs)
Steve Waugh 90* (109)
Shaun Pollock 4/19 (9 overs)
Michael Rindel 67 (106)
Darren Lehmann 3/14 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 4 wickets
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • The crowd of 7,532 was the largest recorded crowd for a cricket match in Malaysia.
  • This marked the first championship for South Africa at an ICC global event or a global multi-sport event. However, the matches did not have ODI status.


References

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  4. "Pollock to lead SA in Kuala Lumpur". rediff.com. 10 July 1998. Archived from the original on 7 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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  8. "Australia v South Africa - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Final)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

External links

Associations at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
South Africa at the Commonwealth Games
 
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