Within seconds of the public window opening for the England inbound tour at the end of the year, days one to four at Newlands were completely sold out, with similar immediate scarcities reported for prime seating blocks at the Boxing Day Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion and the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
I logged in to the CSA/Ticketpro website on May 18, expecting to purchase tickets for the Test match between South Africa and England at Newlands, starting on Jan 3, 2027.
Cannot express my disappointment and disgust at what I found; probably less than 10 scattered seats left in the whole stadium, with none available as soon as I tried to select one. So, for the first time in 50 years, I have been unable to purchase tickets at Newlands using the CSA/ WPCA prescribed non corrupt route.
How utterly sad....Using the internet, and with basic research, I was able to figure out why, and even more disgusted! So you have chosen to pre-sell your tickets at a higher price to British agents and their clients/fans. As an avid and faithful Western Province and Proteas Cricket fan, my days go back to Eddie Barlow and the great New Year's rivalry with Clive Rice and his team, seated on the lawn behind the pickets in Castel Corner.
