Wesley Botton is the Chief Sports Journalist at The Citizen News. With 15 years of experience in the sports media industry, he has covered a wide range of topics, primarily focusing on athletics, individual and team sports, as well as major sports tournaments and international leagues. He is a recipient of the Comrades Marathon Association Journalist of the Year award.
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Wesley Botton's coverage is heavily focused on national sports, specifically cricket, with a strong emphasis on event coverage. Given this focus, he would likely be most responsive to pitches offering unique insights into ongoing cricket events involving the South African team, as well as developments in international series involving South Africa or India.
As Wesley’s primary geographic focus is South Africa, any outreach should ensure relevance to this region. Pitches could include exclusive interviews with players and coaches involved in these events or perspectives from experts who can provide valuable analysis of the matches and player performances.
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After being bowled out for 99 runs in their first innings, Australia were forced to follow on.
By: Wesley Botton
At the close of play, Australia had reached 156/4 in their second innings, still needing 170 runs to make South Africa bat again on day five.
By: Wesley Botton
A total of 3,923 novices (14% of the field) have been given entries for the 2027 race, compared to 5,377 first-timers (23.7%) who participated in 2026.
By: Wesley Botton
Wiaan Mulder did well to take three wickets on the final day of the match, including the key scalps of Travis Head and Scott Boland.
By: Wesley Botton
'When things got tough we managed to dig deep, stay in the game and most importantly get the result in our favour.'
By: Wesley Botton
South African athletics has a tremendous amount of potential. It just needs to be tidied up.
By: Wesley Botton
The SA team have made one change for the match, with fast bowlers Gerald Coetzee set to play his first Test in nearly two years.
By: Wesley Botton
After leading his team to a comeback victory in the second match, captain Temba Bavuma says he and his Proteas side will need to reset and ensure
By: Wesley Botton
Australia won the toss and chose to field first in the third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands, in Cape Town, on Tuesday (10.30am start).
Opening batter Marques Ackerman fell narrowly short of his maiden Test century at Newlands.
