Poet Joseph Brodsky wrote that winter brings thick fog to Venice, and even if you’re unfamiliar with the city, with its intriguingly small winding streets and equally beautiful squares, you’ll find your way home. It’s easy to find. The tunnel your body passed through the soupy shroud on its outward journey remains unfilled long after you’ve passed through it.
In San Francisco, the Golden Gate in the mist where his bridge seems to float in scenes from his JRR Tolkien novel, has the name Karl and his own Twitter account that posts in first person. “Not all sunny things shine, and not everyone in the fog is lost” is Karl’s motto. Cape Town plays in this league. More than three times his annual average rainfall falls on Tablehi Mountain in the form of fog. The flat summits that hug the city center are often covered in a thick off-white dampness, creating a breathtaking and relentless steepness of the mountain before flowing down the foothills into the streets below. roll over the edge. Heading west along the Atlantic coast the sea recedes, only hinted at by the sad blast of a lone foghorn.
This phenomenon traps the city in its own world. Surrounding suburbs may be in remote lands, such as Newlands.
The midsummer sun had been shining on Newland all day, but noon approached before it made a substantial dent in the fog. Early arrival on the ground was greeted by the roar of monster generators.
Constant blackouts are a reality, even in this decidedly non-African city that doesn’t like to be reminded that it’s in Africa.
The lights come on again and South Africa’s forgotten left-arm orthodox slow bowler George Linde (now with Mumbai Indians Cape Town) pitches the first ball of the inaugural edition of his SA20 pretty Before, the temperature approached 30 degrees Celsius. And in an attack that also included Sam Karan, Jofra Archer, Rashid Khan, Duan Janssen, and Ollie Stone. It was the first time Newlands had experienced anything resembling a sold-out audience in over three years.South Africa played six white-ball games here in that period, all in a bleak stand due to the pandemic. was done in front of His two other ODIs in Cape Town were canceled for the same reason.
In the second half, Archer made his first official appearance since July 2021 due to his elbow and back injuries. His first delivery landed in the middle, beating his left-handed Lubbe and an inch or three over his stump. Has Archer ever gone missing? Almost before the question was answered, Lubbe swung across the line late on Archer’s third ball and drove to center. Fireworks blared from the border across the bright blue, inviting comparisons to fog horns sounded on sunny days.
And a photo that appears when the fog clears. For more than four years, South African cricket has been mired in various blemishes administratively, institutionally and on the pitch. Tuesday’s crowd has weathered it all and it’s time to get back into the game.
They knew the problem was still there and could reappear tomorrow.The Fog does just that. It never goes far. But for now, fans have hopped back in their footsteps in familiar Venetian style, talking to Carl about the good old days and marveling as cotton candy water tumbles down the slopes of Table Mountain. You don’t have to look forever to be happy.