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Cricket South Africa withdraws racism charges against Mark Boucher
Cricket South Africa announced that all charges against head coach Mark Boucher have been withdrawn, leading to the abandonment of a disciplinary hearing which...
Cricket South Africa determined there was no substantial basis for the charges after Mark Boucher apologised for his actions and former teammate, Paul Adams, and Enoch Nkwe, declined to testify at the Boucher's disciplinary hearing.
The charges were instituted against Boucher following recommendations from the Social Justice & Nation-Building (SJN) after it made adverse findings against the former Proteas wicketkeeper.
Proteas head coach Mark Boucher is facing charges of racism, laid by Cricket South Africa, following last year's Social Justice and National Building hearings into discrimination in cricket.
The Black Caps occupied the crease for much of the day as they were all out for 482. At stumps on day two, South Africa were three for 34, with Temba Bavuma on 22 and Rassie van der Dussen on nine, and needing another 353 to make New Zealand bat again.
Mark Boucher faces charges of racism, laid by Cricket South Africa, which could result in his dismissal.
South Africa completed a double of Test and one-day series wins against India with a four-run win in the third one-day international at Newlands in Cape Town.
Allegations of racism were levelled against Boucher by his former Proteas teammate Paul Adams.
The 34-year-old leads his Proteas team into the first Test against India on Sunday against a backdrop of administrative instability, accusations of racism and the loss of key strike bowler Anrich Nortje.
The board of Cricket South Africa met virtually on Saturday to give further consideration to the social justice and nation building report.
David Becker, Graeme Smith's personal lawyer, issued a statement on Friday in which he disputed findings by Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, who headed a Social Justice and Nation Building Commission (SJN) to investigate allegations of racial discrimination in South African cricket.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced Nkwe's resignation late on Tuesday despite, it claimed, having made "every effort to retain his services."
Proteas head coach Mark Boucher released a statement where he wished to clarify his position regarding the Social Justice and National Building (SJN) hearings, while also offering a 'sincere apology for any real and perceived inappropriate behavior by me'.
The veteran batsman, who retired form international cricket in 2018, smashed a match-winning unbeaten 76 as the Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs in the Indian Premier League.
Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday that they would not be touring South Africa because of the COVID-19 situation in SA.
Kallis, South Africa’s leading all-time Test run-scorer, is currently in Sri Lanka as a batting consultant with the England team on a short-term contract.
Speaking after South Africa’s win over the Sri Lankans by an innings and 45 runs in Centurion, Mark Boucher said the biggest challenge facing cricket teams in the times of COVID-19 was managing fast bowlers.
Sri Lanka have won their most recent four Tests against South Africa, including a shock 2-0 series win on their tour two seasons ago.
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.