Hansie Cronje has won his urgent application in the Cape High Court to have the resumption of the King Commission postponed because of the unavailability of his legal team.
Cronje went to court this week to apply for an order to review and set aside the proposed resumption date so that his legal team will be available when the commission sits again next year.
The commission into corruption in cricket, headed by retired judge president Edwin King, was due to resume on January 25.
But Judge Thembani Jali heard that Cronje's lawyers, Malcolm Wallis SC and Leslie Sackstein, would not be available until February 19 because they were involved in other, previously arranged court matters.
The court heard argument from Cronje's lawyers that it was essential to have Wallis and Sackstein at the hearing when Cronje's interests were at stake.
Another factor was that the head of the United Cricket Board, Ali Bacher, and the South African cricket team manager, Goolam Rajah, had been subpoenaed to give evidence, and this necessitated the presence of Cronje's legal team.
Joe van der Westhuizen, for the commission, argued that Cronje had to be treated like any other witness, and that he was not on trial and was not an accused.
The successful application means Judge King will have to contact all parties before setting another date.