Dale Benkenstein

Former Proteas batter and batting coach returns to county cricket on a three-year deal

Among the skills Dale Benkenstein is trying to teach his charges is to pick spinners out of the hand

The South Africa coach put down the team's twin collapses in the opening Test to rustiness from a lack of Test cricket, and wanted them to switch into the long-format mode

These are the men Ottis Gibson has chosen, to guide South Africa to the 2019 World Cup

Only Claude Henderson, the spin bowling consultant and Greg King, the fitness trainer have been retained from Russell Domingo's technical team while Prasanna Agoram remains in place as the analyst

Dale Benkenstein, Hampshire's head coach, has left the club with immediate effect because of family pressures

There are plenty who have enjoyed enormous success without playing at the top level, and England are missing a trick if they summarily rule out these candidates

Despite lifting the Championship title in 2013, financial pressure has left a trimmed squad that should not be expected to follow-up from last season

Hampshire have appointed Dale Benkenstein, the former Durham captain, as their new first team coach. He will join Hampshire in time for the pre season tour to Barbados

Despite a terrific county season, Graham Onions wasn't picked for the Ashes. Instead of moping, he chose to sharpen his skills with Dolphins

While the opening day belonged to youth the second was a day that celebrated the experience of 35-year-old Gareth Batty and 38-year-old Dale Benkenstein

Dale Benkenstein will captain MCC in the Champion County fixture against Warwickshire in Abu Dhabi

Paul Collingwood led Durham to their fourth consecutive Championship victory with a win over Worcestershire

Surrey's bold decision at the toss of their key match against one of their biggest relegation rivals may prove a turning point in their battle to remain in Division One

Worcestershire's escape from relegation was confirmed today at the same time as their hosts, Durham, were denied the County Championship title

Durham batsman Mark Stoneman enjoyed another red-letter day against Sussex to give his side a measure of control on the first day of the County Championship Division One match at Hove

Durham's hopes of booking a Friends Life t20 quarter-final place took a major knock with a four-wicket defeat to Warwickshire off the last ball at Edgbaston

Given Lancashire's game in hand, talk of this match being a title decider is premature at best and actually a little absurd

Twenty wickets tumbled at Aigburth but there was nothing wrong with the pitch as Dale Benkenstein proved