Cricket south africa
Cricket South Africa has no choice but to transform: Mthethwa in Parliament
Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa has slammed Cricket South Africa for obstructing calls for change.
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Cricket SA in a complete mess, Sports Minister Mthethwa tells MPs
The crisis at Cricket South Africa reached a peak last week when Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa invoked his powers to deregister and defund the organisation after its Members' Council voted against amendments to its constitution to allow for restructuring.
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South African cricket 'averts' crisis
In a joint statement issued shortly before midnight, Cricket South Africa’s members’ council and interim board announced that agreement had been reached on a new governance model.
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CSA staff to Nathi Mthethwa: What about our jobs?
The CSA staff also urged the Interim Board and the Members Council to go back to the drawing board and find an amicable solution.
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'A very sad day for our country,' says interim board after CSA de-funding
The Minister said in a statement that he has applied his mind to the matter and there those who are irrational on the members' council.
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Mthethwa strips CSA of authority to run cricket in SA
The move comes after its members council voted not to implement a new memorandum of incorporation, which would have meant having more independent directors, as well as an independent chair.
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South Africa cricket captains criticise administrators
Men's Test skipper Dean Elgar, limited overs captain Temba Bavuma and women's captain Dane van Niekerk said the threatened government intervention in the troubled sport would have 'dire consequences, the full extent of which we do not yet know'.
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SA cricket plunges back into crisis, Mthethwa intervenes in CSA affairs
Minister Nathi Mthethwa said in a statement that CSA's members' council had acted in bad faith in failing to agree to a new governance structure for cricket administration.
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Ntsebeza believes task of transforming Cricket SA achievable
Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza will be taking up the role of transformation ombudsman for CSA from next month, by managing the independent complaints system.
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Bavuma tapped to lead Proteas in ODIs & T20s, Elgar to skipper in Tests
Temba Bavuma will lead the Proteas in the 2021 and 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cups as well as the ICC Men’s World Cup in 2023. Dean Elgar will take the reins into the next cycle of the ICC World Test Championship.
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South Africa announce cricket tour of Ireland
CSA Director of Cricket Graeme Smith said the tour was recognition of Ireland's rapid progress as a "fast-developing" cricketing nation.
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South Africa announces white-ball tour by Pakistan
The touring team will stay in a bio-secure environment and matches will be confined to two venues – SuperSport Park in Centurion and the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
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Boucher: The focus is on Pakistan Test
Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday that they would not be touring South Africa because of the COVID-19 situation in SA.
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Australia defend 'heartbreaking' decision to scrap S. Africa tour
The withdrawal drew a sharp response from Cricket South Africa, which expressed frustration at the "eleventh hour" decision despite extensive work to establish bio-secure bubbles for the tourists.
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CSA 'disappointed' by postponement of Australia tour
Australia were set to play a three-match Test series once the Proteas had returned from their ongoing series in Pakistan.
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Australia pull out of South Africa cricket Test tour over coronavirus
Australia were due to play three Tests in South Africa. The tour was originally scheduled for February and March, but the dates had yet to be locked in due to concerns over Covid-19.
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Mthethwa extends term of CSA interim board to 15 February
Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa had given the board three months to complete their mandate, with that deadline lapsing at the end of this month.
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Momentum One-Day Cup scheduled for 9 Jan with firm fixtures
The 50-over competition was relocated to one stadium and will be played behind closed doors, to minimize the risk of transmission of COVID-19.
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Board room shenanigans, pandemic make 2020 a year to forget for SA cricket
Its been a tumultuous year for the custodians of South African cricket, to say the least, with the board room and the behind the scenes operations taking centre stage, with very little happening on the field.
