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Shaping Tomorrow

We live in the most exciting era of sporting development. A time when full contact sport no longer holds centre stage. It is a passage of time when the art of sport is appreciated over the physicality of competition. Today, latent skills and blossoming talent has a place amongst our youth and the generations to come. It is now the subtle brilliance of deftness, the art of touch, mastery of stroke and pure strategic guile that has turned cricket into the sport of the future.

Today cricket is the stage for mental agility and peak physical condition. It is purity of both mind and spirit that produces champions. The re-invention of cricket globally has rejuvenated a desire to master the ultimate game. A sense of camaraderie pursued by both men and women alike. It’s now a passion for gamesmanship, integrity, honesty and fair play. It is a game that can be embraced and played or supported by everyone.

We can’t undo the past, but we can shape the future. We do what we do today in cricket, for what will happen TOMORROW.

ConTEnTS

4 VisionandMission

5 TenThruststoDirectTransformationofCricketinSouthAfrica

6 President’sMessage

8 CEO’sReport

18 MappingtheWayForward

20 RevivingtheCSAPresidentialPlan

22 BlackAfricanCricketontheRise

24 KFCMiniCricketgetsBiggerandBetter

26 YouthCricket:UpliftingtheFacesofTomorrow

28 Under-19CricketgivesYoungStarsthePlatformtoShine

30 First-ClassDomesticCricket:AnAvenuetoStep-up

32 Tomorrow’sStarsgiveWomen’sCricketHope

34 RuralCricketreapsWorldClassTalent

35 CoachingtheCoaches

36 StandardBankNationalCricketAcademyShapesTomorrow’sStars

38 HighPerformanceCricketandthePursuitofExcellence

40 DomesticCricketRevolution

42 DomesticProfessionalCricket:ChevroletWarriorsintheSpotlight

44 HighveldLionsMostPopularFranchiseBrand

46 DomesticCricketStatistics

50 PureProtea,100%SouthAfrican

54 SAInternationalMilestones

56 SAInternationalStatistics

58 BlowingSouthAfrica’sTrumpet

60 CSAandProteas100%BehindBafanaBafana

62 TheBrandReport:ANewWayofCommunicating

64 TheCommercialReport:CSAContinuestoStrengthenPartnerships

66 CSAGivesBack

68 CSADay:HonouringtheStarsofTomorrowandToday

71 CSAPaysTributetoALegendoftheGame

72 HashimAmla:ACaseofPerfectTiming

74 DaleSteyn:TheProtea’sStandardBearer

76 CorporateGovernance

80 MembersForum

81 BoardofDirectors

82 Treasurer’sReport

84 AnnualFinancialStatements

108 Obituaries–SalutingourCricketHeroes

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TEN THRUSTS TO DIRECT TRANSFORMATION OF CRICKET IN SOUTH AFRICA

THRUSTS INTENDED OUTCOMES

The Role of CSA CSAarethecustodiansofthesportandareresponsibleforthecontrolandenhancementof

humanassetsandstrategicopportunities.

Democratisation Thisistheprocessthroughwhichhumanassetsoftheorganisationisunlockedbyallowing

alllegitimatestakeholderstobeheard,encouraginglocalownershipandensuring

accountabilityandparticipationinallofitsstructures.

Redress and

Representivity

CSAhasamoraldutytoensurethatcricketgrowsandflourishesamongstthedisadvantaged

comefromBlackAfricancommunities.Thisinvolvesacommitmenttothedevelopmentof

potentialamongstblackAfricanpeopleatalllevelsofthegame.Thisprogrammereaffirms

itsmissiontobringcrickettoallthepeopleofSouthAfricaandtofacilitateacultureofnon-

racialism.

Constitution TheConstitutionofCSAshouldbeaunifyingforce,reflectingthesentimentsofamodern

organisation,promotingsoundgovernance,facilitatingstrategicguidance,encapsulating

theirexecutivepowersandaccountabilitiesandprotectingcodesofconduct.

Competitiveness

and Revenue

ToensurethesustainabilityofcricketinSouthAfricathroughitsabilitytocompeteeffectively

intheentertainmentandsportindustryandtomaintainandgrowitsmarketshare.

Development Thisprogrammemustassistinestablishingcricketasapeople’sgamewhichintegratesall

communitiesintocricketactivities,therebycontributingtotheshapingofafuturecricket

culture.

Closing the Gap TobridgetheexistinggapsbetweenSchoolsCricket,ClubCricket,ProvincialCricketand

InternationalCricketinordertominimiselossofhumanpotentialandoptimisethereturnon

Cricket,HumanandFinancialInvestments.

Funding and

distribution

Toassistinsupportingafinanciallyandoperationally

viableandstableaffiliate/provincialbase.Thiswill

beachievedbyestablishingafairequitablepolicy

forthedistributionoffundsthatisacceptedand

supportedbyaffiliatesandrewardsaffiliatesfortheir

contributiontocricket.

Recording the full

history of South

African Cricket

Toacknowledge,recordandrespectBlack

Cricketduringthepastcenturyinorderto

establishtherichandcomprehensive

historyofSouthAfricanCricket,

recognisingdiversityasasource

ofstrength.

Accountability

and monitoring

Toestablishamechanismforthe

monitoringandimplementation

oftheTransformationCharterand

establishjointaccountability

amongCSAanditsaffiliates

duringthisprocess.

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VISIONCricketSouthAfrica’svisionistomakecricketatrulynationalsportofwinners.

Thishastwoelementstoit:

ToensurethatcricketissupportedbythemajorityofSouthAfricans,andavailabletoallwhowanttoplayit

Topursueexcellenceatalllevelsofthegame

MISSIONAsthegoverningbodyofcricketinSouthAfrica,CricketSouthAfricawillbeleadby:

PromotingandprotectingthegameanditsuniquespiritinthecontextofademocraticSouthAfrica

Basingouractivitiesonfairness,whichincludesinclusivityandnon-discrimination

AcceptingSouthAfrica’sdiversityasastrength

Deliveringoutstanding,memorableevents

ProvidingexcellentservicetoAffiliates,AssociatesandStakeholders

OptimisingcommercialsrightsandpropertiesonbehalfofitsAffiliatesandAssociates

ImplementinggoodgovernancebasedonKing2,andmatchingdiligence,honestyandtransparencytoallour

activities

CODEOFETHICSCricketSouthAfrica’sCodeofEthicsisbasedon:

FundamentalethicalvaluesthatareenshrinedintheSouthAfricanConstitution

ThecorevaluesofthegameofcricketasdefinedinthePreambletotheLawsofCricket

TheprinciplesandidealscontainedinCSA’sPledgetotheNationin2002

CSA’sroleasthecustodianofcricketinSouthAfrica

CSAVALUESValuesarenormsorstandardsforright,goodandfairconduct.Theyaretheunderlyingbeliefsweholdabouttheway

lifeshouldbelivedandbusinessconducted.

CSAiscommittedtolivingbythefollowingvalues:

(a) Honesty and integrity.

Wetellthetruthandactconsistentlyonasetofethicalprinciples.

(b) Professionalism and diligence.

Westrivetoperformatthehighestlevelofexcellence.

(c) Mutual respect and fairness.

Weacknowledgetherightsanddignityofothersandtreatthoseweengagewithequitably.

TRANSFORMATION

CricketSouthAfricasubscribestotargetedtransformationasoutlinedinthePreambleoftheSouthAfrican

ConstitutionaswellasChapterTwowhichdealswiththeBillofRightsandEquality(topromotetheachievement

ofequality,legislativeandothermeasuresdesignedtoprotectandadvancepersons,orcategoriesofpersonas,

disadvantagedbyunfairdiscriminationmaybetaken).

TheimplementationofCSA’sTransformationPolicyandits10Thrustsaremonitoredcontinuously.ThePolicyis

reviewedfromtimetotimeintermsofthedynamicnatureofcricketandofSouthAfricansocietyasawhole.

ViSion anD miSSion

Young fans during the Schools Standard Bank Pro20.

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Oneofthegreatestpleasuresofmyjobisreporting

backtoyouonthestate,healthandoverallobjectives

ofourorganisation.

Letme,asiscustomary,startwithafewofthe

highlightsofthepastseason.RudiKoertzen,that

humbleandlong-servingservantofSouthAfrican

cricketachievedaremarkablemilestoneofumpiring

his100thtestatLordslastseason,andalsobecame

thefirstumpireinthehistoryofthecrickettostandin

200One-DayInternationals.Iwouldthereforelike,on

behalfoftheCSABoard,tosaluteRudiKoertzenforhis

selflessservicetothegameofcricket.RudiKoertzenis

agenuineSouthAfricanhero.Hisrecordisalessonin

commitmentandperseverance.Isincerelyhopethat

heremainsactiveincricket,andcontinuestoserveas

anexamplenotonlyofdiligencebutalsoofhumility.

Also,MakhayaNtini,perhapsoneofthefinestfast

bowlerstocomeoutofSouthAfricainrecenthistory,

becamethefirstblackplayertocomplete100tests

forSouthAfricaandwasthefifthoverallplayerinour

countrytoachievethissingularfeat.Thiswasavery

proudmomentforourcountrynotonlybecauseofthe

statusofMakhayaasacricketer,butalsobecauseof

themanychallengeshehadtoovercomeonhispath

togreatness.Wewouldliketoexpressourgratitude

toMakhayaforhisgreatcontributiontoSouthAfrican

cricket.

Theperformanceofourprofessionalteam,theProteas,

waslessthansatisfactory.Agonisingovererrorsofthe

pastseasonwillbeagreatmistake.Butacknowledging

andanalysingthesemistakescanbeveryuseful.I

believeacandidpost-mortemhasbeenundertaken.

Ihavetheutmostconfidenceinthepeoplerunning

cricketinourcountry.Ourcountryhasalongand

proudrecordofsuccessonthecricketfield.Wearethe

keepersofthatlegacy.Itisimportanttorememberthat

whateversuccesseswemayhaveinotherareasofour

organisation,theyarerelativelyinsignificantwithout

success–particularlyoftheProteas–ontheplaying

field.

Turningourthoughtstotheallimportantmatterof

finances,Iamhappytoreportthatourfinancialhealth

atCSAremainsrobust.Ourgratitudeforthismust

gotoourCEO,GeraldMajola,ProfessorVanWyk(the

ChairmanoftheFinanceCommittee),andtotheother

extra-ordinaryandoutstandingmembersofthatteam

whosevaluableguidanceandsupportallowsusto

prosperfinanciallydespitethedifficultworldeconomic

climate.

Ihavenodoubtthoughthatthefutureisbrightfor

SouthAfricancricket.Mostofthesectorsareinfine

health.Ourdevelopmentprogramremainsoneofthe

bestintheworld.Ourfinancesarehealthy,ourfacilities

theenvyofmany,thegameofcricketisthriving,and

theindividualswhomanourorganisationatalllevels

aresomeofthefinestpeopleonearth.Iamcertain

thatthetide,ontheinternationalfront,willverysoon

turnfortheProteas.

IwanttothankmyfellowBoardmembers,aswell

astheMembersForum,subcommitteesandstaff

membersfortheirselflesscontributiontothegame

inthepastseason.Iwanttothankthecolleagues

whoservedonourBoardlastyear,andwhoarenot

availableforthenextseason:Mr.VidoMgadleand

ProfessorFanieGericke.Theyhonouredusintheway

theyhaveservedthegameofcricket.

IwanttoalsothankmyVice-President,Mr.Ray

Mali,whoisnotstandingforre-election.OomRay’s

administrativerecord,besidesbeingformidable,isa

chronicleandthebestsourceofmodernAfricancricket

history.Hisimpactonyoungadministratorsisnotonly

explainedbutitiscelebrated.Ithereforewanttotake

thisopportunitytosaluteandthankhimnotonlyfor

hislongservicetocricket,butalsoforhisguidance,

kindnessandwisdom.Wealsooweahugedebtof

gratitudetooursponsors,aswithouttheirsupport

manyofourprogramswouldflounder.

Ialwaysconcludebyrestatinghowveryluckyweall

aretobemembersofthisextra-ordinaryorganisation.

Muchastheworkthatwedoasadministratorsisvery

prESiDEnT’S mESSagE

demanding,butthisisajobthatwelove,andinwhich

wearehelpedandalsogettomeetsomeofthemost

wonderfulpeopleonearth.

Onapersonalnote,Iwanttothankyouforallowing

metoleadyouforthepasttwowonderfulyears.Ithas

beenasingularhonourformetobethePresidentof

CSA,andmygratitudetoallofyouforthisprivilege,

andforyourfriendship,isdeepandboundless.

Ithankyou.

Dr. Mtutuzeli Nyoka

Makhaya Ntini with Dr. Mtutuzeli Nyoka during the Makhaya Ntini Tribute hosted by Castle at SAB Head Office.

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INTRODUCTION

Cricketremainsoneofthefastestgrowingmass

participationsportsinSouthAfrica,andthesecond

mostpopularsportamongjuniorandadultspectators

aftersoccer.Theseareencouragingstatistics,which

serveasexcellentmotivation,aswedriveourvisionof

makingcricketatrulynationalsportofwinners.

Aswelookbackontheseasonthathaspassedandat

themanyhighlights,onematchstandsout;thefirstTest

matchbetweenSouthAfricaandIndiainNagpur.

ThatwasoneofthebestdisplaysofcricketIhaveever

seenfromtheProteas,andIwasfortunateenoughto

watchitlive.

HashimAmlaandJacquesKallis’340-runpartnershipfor

thethirdwicketwasbrilliant,ifnotflawless.

Amlawastheheroofthematch,playingthesecond

longestTestinningsforSouthAfricawhenhescored

253*,butKallis’positiveroleduringthepartnershipand

supportforAmlashouldnotbeforgotten.

DaleSteyn’sdestructiveperformancewiththeballwas

outstanding,andwithoutadoubtratesamongthe

greatestdisplaysoffastbowlingthathehasproduced

inhiscareer.Indiaresumedon221/4afterteaonDay3

andwerebowledoutfor233andthatincrediblespell

wasaclearindicationofhowhehasperfectedtheartof

reverseswing.Hejoinsaspecialleagueoffastbowlers

intheworldwhohaveperfectedthisartanditisagain

nocoincidencethatheistheNo1Testbowleronthe

ICCRelianceMobileRankings.

Amlacontinuedhisformandalsobecamethe5th

SouthAfricanandthe3rdsinceunitytoscoretwo

centuriesinaTestwhenhemade114and123*against

IndiainthesecondTestmatchatKolkata.

TheProteas’TestformcontinuedintheWestIndies,

wheretheyfinishedtheseasononahighnoteby

beatingthehostshandsomelyintheawayseries,

involvingallversionsofthegame.

WeenteranewerawiththeProteasastheNo.2teamin

worldcricketinbothTestsandODIs,andatatimewhen

SouthAfricahasreneweditselfwithconfidenceand

pridethroughthehostingofthe2010FIFAWorldCup.

Thehostingofthisprestigiouseventhasbeen,and

remainstoday,aglobalrevelation.

Thiswillberememberedasthe“VuvuzelaWorldCup”,

wherethesoundsoftheancienthornofthecradleof

mankindreachedtheheartsandmindsofthewhole

world.

CSADAY

CSADaywashostedonlyafewDaysafterthe2010

FIFAWorldCup,andwecontinuedwiththespiritand

celebrationsaswehonouredthestarsoftodayand

TOMORROW.

HashimAmlawasthestaratthisyear’sSACricket

Awards.HewalkedawaywithtophonoursatCSA’s

glitteringGalaDinnerattheSandtonConventionCentre.

TheGalaDinner–inassociationwithStandardBank,

CastleandMTN–wastheculminationofthesecond

annualCSADay,adaysetasideannuallytocelebrate

thesuccessesofthepastseasonandrecommittoCSA’s

vision.

Settingnewstandardsfor“sportainment”theGala

DinneracknowledgedtheriseofAmla,whohas

becomeanewSouthAfricanstar.Hewonnolessthan

fiveawards,namelySACricketerandCSATestCricketer

oftheYear,SAPlayers’PlayeroftheYear,CSAFans’

CricketeroftheYear,andtheKFC“SoGood!”Award.

TheChevroletWarriorsscoopedthedomesticcricket

category,withRussellDomingowinningtheCSACoach

oftheYearandColinIngramwinningthreeawards,

includingtheprizedStandardBankPro20Cricketerof

theYear.

CSADaystartedwiththeSACricketAwardsBreakfast

inassociationwithKFC,whichhonouredthestarsof

tomorrow,anditisindeedencouragingtoseetheup-

and-comingyoungsterstakingthelimelight.

FullpraisegoestoDennisCarlstein,whowasnamed

asthe2010KhayaMajolaLifetimeAchievementAward

CEo’S rEporT

Jacques Kallis on 159 and Hashim Amla on 115 leave the field at the end of Day 1 of the 1st test between India and South Africa in Nagpur, India.

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winner.Hehasbeenalegendandlife-longservantto

thedevelopmentofruralcricketinthecountry.We

wouldliketothankhimforhisunwaveringsupport

andpassionforcricketoverthepastyears,andisa

deservingwinner.

WesternProvinceU19spinnerSiyabulelaSimetuwas

alsoanoutstandingperformer,winningthe

Coca-ColaKhayaMajolaU19Playerofthe

TournamentAward.

MignonduPreezwastheCSAWomen’s

playeroftheyearandDominic

HendrickswasnamedastheCSAU19

CricketeroftheYear.

CSA’sheartiestcongratulationsgotoallthe

awardwinnersastheyrepresentthefutureofSouth

Africancricket.

CSADayreceivedextensivemediacoverageacrossall

platforms,includingaSouthAfricanfirstoftelevising

streamingTwitterfeedsduringthelivebroadcaston

Supersport2.

THEPROTEAS

TheProteashadasatisfactoryseason,withtheonly

glitchbeingthecontinuedpoorshowingsatmajor

ICCEvents.TheearlyexitattheICCWorldTwenty20

intheCaribbeanledtoremedialactionswhich

resultedintherestructuringofthecompositionofthe

nationalselectionpanelandtheProteas’management

structure.

Withthe2011ICCCricketWorldCupinIndiaclearlyin

view,theCSABoarddecidedtoappointformerProteas

openingbatsmanandCSACricketSub-Committee

Chair,AndrewHudson,astheConvenorofSelectors,

NationalHighPerformanceManager,CorrievanZyl,

asactingNationalCoach,withSAU19Convenorof

Selectors,ShafiekAbrahamsandCaptainGraemeSmith

makinguptheNationalSelectionPanel.

HenningGericke,aleadingsportspsychologist,has

beenaddedtotheProteas’ManagementTeamforthe

2011ICCWorldCupwithKeplerWesselsassistingasa

battingconsultant.

TocompletetheProteas’Managementrestructureas

outlinedbytheCSABoardofDirectors,anewresearch

anddevelopmentconsultantaroundtheProteaswill

beappointed.Thisconsultantwillberesponsiblefor

introducingnewinnovationsandbestinternational

practices.

ThesummerhomeseriesagainstEnglandwasnotonly

anentertainingshowcaseofworldclasscricketbut

itwashearteningtoseetheProteasplayinfrontof

packedcrowds.

ThepositivebrandofcricketproducedintheCastle

TestSeries,coupledwithexcellentmarketingbyCSA

andCastle,drewmassivemediaexposureacrossall

platforms,andattractedwellover200000spectatorsto

thefour-matchseries.

ItwasalsopleasingtoseetheimpressiveTVaudience

ratings,withanaverageofoveronemillionviewersper

daywatchingTestcricketacrossbothSABCSportand

SuperSport.

CSAbelievesthattheencouragingwaythatweended

lastseasonwillgiveusasolidplatformtorisetogreater

heightsinthecomingperiod.

FRANCHISECRICKET

TheMTN40heraldedanewdawnforone-daycricket,

anexcitingnewconceptthathaschangedthefaceof

the50-overgame.

Thenew-lookformatwasabigsuccess,andlooksto

beheretostay.IthasalsogotmanyICCMembers

interestedanditcouldwellbetheforerunnerofchange

fromtheinternational50-overformatwithitsoften-

tediousphaseinthemiddleofeachinnings.

TheChevroletWarriorshadanoutstandingseasonwith

unprecedentedtrophyvictoriesinboththerevamped

MTN40andtheStandardBankDomesticPro20

competitions.

Theywerealsoinapositiontotakethetreblebut

lostnarrowlyintheSuperSportSeriestothe

NashuaMobileCapeCobrastotakesecond

spot.

Mignon du Preez during the 4th one day international women’s cricket match between South Africa and West Indies.

David Miller plays a shot during the second T20 match between West Indies and South Africa.

Thefranchisesystemisthemainfeederinto

theProteasset-upandtheyearunderreview

showedcontinuedprogressandproduced

severalsurprises,noticeablyfromtherising

youngplayers.

20-yearoldDavidMillerlookedlikean

experiencedcampaignerwhenheslottedin

witheaseintotheStandardBankODIsquad,

afteracompellingperformancefortheNashuaDolphins

duringtheMTN40andStandardBankPro20Series.

HealongwithColinIngram,RustyTheronandRilee

Rossouwwerethestarsofthefranchisedomestic

seasonandIcongratulatethemforpavingtheway

forwardforyoungcricketersinthefranchisesystem.

COACHINGANDHIGHPERFORMANCE

Anintegralpartofthepipelineiscoaching,which

remainsapriorityandisessentialtoCSA’spolicyof

pursuingexcellence.

TheStandardBankNationalCricketAcademyhasagain

producedexcellentresultsandensuresthatthepipeline

“flows”strongly.

Duringthe2009/10season

thecricketingpublic

becameawareofanother

FIRSTCLASSDOMESTICCRICKET

ManyoftheplayerswhoexcelledattheStandardBank

NationalCricketAcademywillhavereceivedtheirfirst

tasteoffirst-classcricketthroughCSA’sFirst-Class

DomesticCompetitions.

Thiscompetitionisastepbelowfranchisecricket,butis

anequallyimportantsteppingstonetotheProteas.

TheEasternCapecontinuedwiththeirdominancein

SouthAfrica’sdomesticscenewhenEasternProvince

werecrowneddeservedwinnersofthethree-day

competitionwithNorthernswinningtheone-day

competition.

Thereis,however,concernaroundtheeffectivenessof

theformatscurrentlybeingplayedatthislevel,andthe

CSABoardhassanctionedaworkshopwithaviewto

improvethequalityofcricketplayedatthislevel.

Thecompetitionwillbework-shopped

extensivelyatthe2010CSAAnnual

ConferenceinAugust,anditwill

givetherelevantstakeholdersthe

opportunitytotakeaunanimous

wayforwardin

establishingthis

competitionas

oneofthebest

inworldcricket.

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Mthokozisi Shezi during the ODI

between CSA Standard Bank

National Academy and Bangladesh

Academy.

Khaya Zondo in action for the SBNCA during the series against the Bangladesh Academy.

verytalentedgroupofgraduatesfromtheacademy,

whichincludedPietMalan,RileeRossouw,Pumelela

Matshikwe,OmphileRamela,GinoVries,Richard

Cameron,KhayaZondo,DavidMiller,TumeloBodibe,

AubreySwanepoelandAndrewBirch.

TheemergenceofapoolofpromisingyoungBlack

Africancricketersisreallyexciting.Thepasttwointakes

attheAcademyhavedeliveredplayerslikeMthokosizi

Shezi,MondeMahlombe,BrianMathebula,Ompile

Ramela,KhayaZondo,MangalisoMosehle,Tumelo

BodibeandPumelelaMatshikwe.

Ofrealsignificance,though,isthattherewerefour

top-orderbatsmenintherankschosenforthe2009

StandardBankNationalCricketAcademysquad.

Thereisnodoubtthatalltheseplayerswillcomeunder

theclosescrutinyofthenewNationalSelectionpanel,

especiallyasoneofthepanellistsisShafiekAbrahams,

amemberoftheHighPerformanceCoachingstaffand

convenorofselectorsfortheSAU19squad.

Alongwiththeacademy,thenationalcoaching

programmeincludescoachingcoursesforcoaches,

specialisedcampsandcoachingforums.The

highlightwasthefurthergrowthoftheCoaches

AccelerationProgramme(CAP)which

aimstomentorandgroomyoung

coachesbydevelopingtheir

“soft”cricketingskills.

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Thesuccessofthiscompetitionwillalsohelpwiththe

transformationandtheadvancementofBlackAfricans

inSouthAfricancricket,whichhasnottakenplaceat

therequiredpaceatalllevelsofimplementations.

Thisweaknesswashighlightedbythelastreportofthe

TransformationReviewCommittee,andCSAhasnow

madeitapriority.

Thestepstakenrecentlytoremedythisinclude:

TheMembers’ForummandateditsthreeBlack

AfricanRepresentativestoconductanationalsurvey

onthestatusofBlackAfricancricketinS.A.

AffiliatesandAssociateshavebeenaskedto

instituteBlackAfricanForumsandtoreporton

transformationateveryBoardmeeting.

CSAhasexpandedthedutiesofitsCricket

OperationsOfficer,SivuyileMqingwana,toinclude

thefull-timemonitoringoftheimplementationof

CSA’sTransformationCharterandits10Thrusts.

AruralcricketacademyhasbeenformedatFort

HareUniversitytoadvancepromisingyoungBlack

AfricancricketersnationallyandintheBorderregion

specifically.

Thisacademyistobeaspringboardforfirstclass

playersandhasalreadyproducedtwocontracted

franchiseplayers.TheUniversityofFortHare’s1stX1

haswontheBorderPremierleague,andwillnowfinally

playintheborderSuperleagueinthe2010/11season.

TheacademyisajointventurebyCSA,BorderCricket

BoardandtheUniversityofFortHare.Itisrunjointlyby

formerProteaMfunekoNgamandCSA’sdevelopment

consultant,GregHayes.

MfunekoNgamcontinuedwithhissuccessful

leadershipofyoungruraltalentwhenhisyoung

squad,theBorderAloes,wontheCSARuralCricket

AssociationofSouthAfrica(RCASA)WeekinKimberly.

Hissquadplayedwithmaturityandcomposure,andare

commendedforbeingthefirstblackAfricanteamto

wintheCSARCASAWeek.

YOUTHCRICKET

Thisseasonhasbeenanexcitingtimeforyouth

developmentinthecountry.Youthcricketisflourishing

andthisimportantplatformcontinuestogroomquality

starsofthefuture.

TheStandardBankSchoolsPro20Challengewasa

phenomenalsuccess,andthecompetitionwillnodoubt

growtobeoneofthepremierschoolstournamentsin

thecountry.

Injustitsfirstyear,thiscompetitionhasalreadyhad

apositiveimpactonyouthcricketoverall.CSAhas

receivedpositivefeedbackfromadministrators,players,

andparentsalike,andweareexcitedaboutwhatthe

futureholdsforthiscompetition.

CongratulationsgoouttoHoërskoolMenloParkfor

winningtheinauguraltournament,whichgaveusa

tasteoftheabundanceofyouthtalentthatwehavein

thecountry.

Allofthe340schoolsthatparticipateddeservetobe

applauded,astheyhaveallplayedapartincreating

historyinSouthAfricanschoolscricket.

OurUnder-19stars,nurturedbyRayJenningsonce

againdidusproudontheinternationalstageattheICC

U19WorldCupinNewZealand.

TheU19setuphasgivenmanyofthecurrentProteas

playerstheopportunitytobenoticedandisavibrant

avenuethatcontinuestoproducethestarsoftomorrow.

DominicHendricksscored391runsatanaverage

of97.75andwasdeservedlynamedPlayerofthe

Tournament,animpressiveachievementgiventhathe

didnotparticipateinthetournament’sfinal.

TheSAU19teamacquittedthemselvesadmirably

andcanbeproudofthewaytheyrepresentedtheir

country.Theywonsevenoutoftheeightmatches

(includingvictoryoverAustraliatheeventualwinners)

buttheonematchtheylostwasagainstSriLankainthe

quarterfinals.

PRESIDENTIALPLAN

SincetheinauguralCricketSouthAfrica(CSA)Annual

ConferencelastAugust,we,asacricketfamily,have

beenworkinghard,searchingforwaystodosomething

todaytoshapeTOMORROW!

ThePresidentialplanwasrevivedattheinauguralCSA

AnnualConferencein2009.Thisistheblueprintfor

cricketdevelopmentinSouthAfrica,andisthekey

driverofCSA’svisionofmakingcricketatrulynational

sportofwinners.

Theimplementationplanisnotwithoutitschallenges,

butwiththecommittedreassurancefromkey

stakeholdersinourcricketfamilyweareconfidently

makingstridestoupholdSouthAfricaasaleading

cricketnationontheworldstage.

OneofthekeyareasinthePresidentialplanisto

providekeystructurestopromotetalentedplayersfrom

massparticipationtoeliteprogrammes.Thebottom

lineisthatwewanttotakecrickettoasmanyyoung

andeagerparticipants.

KFC’snewsponsorshipandcommitmenttominicricket

willgiveCSAtheaddedresourcestoacceleratethe

growthofthegametoexcitingheights.

CSAisworkingflatoutwithKFCtomakethisatruly

mutuallybeneficialpartnershipfortheadvancementof

theyouth–boysandgirls–throughcricket.

Aheadofthe2ndCSAAnnualConferenceatthe

SandtonConventionCentrefrom18-21August,the

focusremainsclear;wewanttotakecricketinthe

countrytonewground-breakinglevels.

ThemainfocusoftheconferenceistoworkshopCSA’s

strategyfortheperiodof2011-2015,withtheprevious

strategicplanfrom2007-11comingtoaclose.

THERISEOFSOCIALMEDIA

Cricketismorethanasport,itisalifestyle,andfans

wanttobeclosertothegamethaneverbefore.To

thisend,CSAhasembracedsocialmedia,whichhas

reinventedhowwecommunicatewithournumberone

stakeholder,thefan!

Injustoverayear,CSA’sFacebookFans’Pageand

Twitterplatform,haveexplodedinpopularity,with

Facebookattractingnearly25000fansandover3500

peoplefollowingCSAonTwitter.

TheCSAwebsite,www.cricket.co.za,continuesto

undergodevelopment,inabidtoturnitintothe

definitiveonlinehomeofSouthAfricancricket.

TheunprecedentedsuccessofCSA’sforayintosocial

mediahasmeantthatourTOMORROWcampaign,

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himwell,inhisnewroleastheICCRegionalUmpire

PerformanceManagerforAfrica.

SouthAfricancricketisinanoutstandingpositionto

takethepresentclimateofconfidenceamajorstep

furtherfollowingtheFIFAWorldCup2010.

WeareabouttohosttheAirtelChampionsLeague

Twenty20whichwillgenerateahugeglobalaudience,

aswellastheicontourbyIndiawhichfollowssoon

after.

Lastlyabigthankyougoesouttomydedicatedstaff

andtotheMembersofTheBoardfortheirunwavering

supportandguidance.Thisyearwouldnothave

beensosuccessfulifitweren’tforyourinvaluable

contributionstotheadministrationofthegame.

CSAhasthestructures,skillsandsustainabilityto

realiseitsvisionofmakingSouthAfricancricketatruly

nationalsportofwinnersthroughbuildingtodayfora

betterTOMORROW!

Gerald Majola

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aimedatshiningalightonourcricketdevelopment

pipeline,andthePUREPROTEA100%SOUTHAFRICAN

campaign,isbecomingfirmlyentrenchedinthecricket

landscape.

SUPPORTINGBAFANABAFANAANDSAFA

AnextensionofthePUREPROTEA100%SOUTH

AFRICANcampaignwasthecampaignCSAlaunched

insupportofBafanaBafanaandSAFAduringthe

2010FIFAWorldCup.The100%behindBafanaBafana

campaignincludedCSAandtheProteaslearninghow

todiski,andculminatedintheentireCSAheadoffice

teamattendingtheGhanavsUruguayquarterfinal

matchatSoccerCity.Upontheirreturnfromthe

WestIndies,theProteasalsoshowedtheirsupport

byattendingtheSemi-finalsandFinalsofthesoccer

showpiece.

WearecommittedtobuildingthebrandsofCSAand

theProteas,andthismeansconstantlyfindingwaysto

remainfreshandrelevant.Webelieveinthepowerof

theyouth,andwewanttointeractdirectlywiththem

onamoreregularbasistoensurethatCSAdeliverson

itsvisionofmakingcricketatrulynationalsport.

COMMERCIAL

TheaimofCSA’scommercialprogrammeistogrow

revenueinasustainableway,toenableCSAtofulfillits

variousobjectivesfromgrassrootsdevelopmentallthe

waythroughtotheProteas.

CSAgeneratesthemajorityofitscommercialrevenue

fromsponsorsandthesaleofbroadcastingrights.To

supporttheserevenuestreamsCSA’scommercialteam

drawsontheresourcesfromtheBrand&Corporate

Relationsdepartment(Brand,PR,Media,Marketing,

Events)toensurethatCSAdeliversonitscontractual

commitments,andthatsponsoractivationsareinline

withCSA’sbrandbuildingexercise,whichcontinuesto

gainmomentum.

CSAisfortunatetohavethelongstandingsupport

ofalargenumberofhighqualitycorporatepartners,

whoplayakeyroleinhelpingbuildthesuccessof

SouthAfricancricket.Ofthese–CastleLager,MTNand

StandardBankareourthreeflagshipsponsors.

InMaythisyear,CSAappointedRichardGloverto

headitsCommercialdepartment.GloverisaSouth

African,whorecentlyreturnedpermanentlytoSouth

Africa,totakeupthispositionwithCSA.Hehasovera

decadeofexperienceintheUKsportsindustry,fiveof

thoseinaseniormanagementroleatArsenalFootball

Club.

FINANCE

Intheyearunderreview,CSAhadoneofthelargest

revenueyearsithaseverexperiencedwiththe2009/10

yearrepresentingthefinalyearofaveryimportant

four-yearview.Thisconcepthasachieveditsobjective

ofprovidingcertaintytotheadministrationofcricketat

headofficeandintheregions.

Theactualtobudgetamountsaredealtwithunder

theTreasurer’sReportbutwearelookingtobeatthe

originallyapprovedfiguresduetohostingtheIPLand

ICCChampionsTrophyevents.Wealsonegotiated

betterdealsthisyearandthishasledtoabetterthan

expectedincomefromourcommercialandbroadcast

properties.

Allinall,ithasbeenaremarkablefinancialyearwith

thefinalprofitfarexceedingthebudgetedamount,

andbringingasuccessfulendingtoCSA’sfirstfour-year

financialplan.

CSAisinitssecondyearrunningasaSection21

company,andhascompletedasmoothtransition,

whichallowsustocapitaliseonthetaxbenefits

providedwiththenewlegislation.

CONCLUSION

SouthAfricancrickethasneverbeensofinancially

stableinitshistory.Thisisextraordinarilygoodnews

becauseitmeansthatCSAcansustainitsextensive

developmentandhighperformanceprogrammesinthe

foreseeablefuture.

TheseprogrammesarethecementinCSA’sbrickwork,

andwillprovidethesolidfoundationtotakeSouth

Africancrickettothetop.CSAismostgratefultoits

loyalbroadcasters,sponsorsandsuppliersandwe

payfurthertributetothemelsewhereinthisAnnual

Report.

AswewelcomeonboardnewfaceslikeKFC,webid

farewelltootherlongstandingpartnerships.Wewould

liketothankBakersfortheirpassionatesupportofMini

Cricketoverthemanyyears.Theyhavehelpedunearth

someofourfinestcricketersandadministrators,who

havethepotentialtocontributefurthertothesuccess

ofSouthAfricancricket.

Theresultsofthelastfinancialyearindicatejusthow

strongtheadministrationofcricketisinSouthAfrica.

Nowwehavetotranslatethatstrengthintotheprowess

oftheProteas.

ThiswillallowCSA’spipelinetoflowsmoothlyfrom

grassrootstothetoptoensurethatwetapallour

diverseresourcestomeetthechallengesofthemodern

internationalgame.

RudiKoertzenhasannouncedhisretirementfrom

umpiringafter108Tests,arecord209ODI’sand14

T20I’s.After18yearsofserviceheleavesbehinda

respectablelegacyhighlightedbyhisprofessionalism,

integrityandwarmfriendlycharactertowardspeople

andthegame.Hehasmadeaninvaluablecontribution

toSouthAfricanCricketandhaskeptourflagflying

highontheinternationalstage.Wesalutehimandwish

Cricket South Africa’s staff are passionate about their work and are dedicated to the vision of making cricket a truly national sport.

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InAugust2009,SouthAfricancricket’sleadingrole

playersgatheredtoworkshopnewandinnovativeways

totakecricketforwardatthefirst-everCricketSouth

Africa(CSA)AnnualConferenceatBirchwoodHotel&

ConferenceCentreinBoksburg.

The2009Conferencewasattendedbynearly350

delegatesfromallsectorsofthegame,fromscorers,

umpires,coachesandallthewaytotheProteas,and

broughttogetherthecricketingfamilytoensurethat

cricketisthewinnergoingforward.

ThesuccessoftheinauguralconferencepromptedCSA

tomakethisanannualevent,precedingthebeginning

ofeachnewseason,andwillplayamajorroleinour

bidtosustainSouthAfricaastheworld’sbestcricketing

nation.

The2009Conferencewasaimedatmappingtheway

forwardintothe2009/2010seasonandbeyond.This

broughtCSA’swholepipelineunderoneroof,and

enabledeveryone,fromtheregionalMiniCricket

organisertotheProteascaptain,toseehowmuchthey

arecontributingtothesuccessofSouthAfricancricket.

Fromthisworkshopformat,CSAdevelopedfurther

operationalandbudgetarysystemstomeettheneeds

ofthe2009/2010seasonwithanemphasison

growingthegameandbuildingcapacityatall

levels.

Variousissuespertainingtothegamewereraised

anddiscussed,includingthedecisiontoreviewthe

domesticlimited-overscompetitionandthemuch-

neededcashinjectionintoamateurcricket.

ThedecisiontorevivethePresidentialPlanwasamajor

outcomeofthe2009Conference.ThePresidentialPlan

aimstoprovideclearpathwaystoexcellence,retain

playersatalllevelsandpromotecricketasasportof

choice,andtohaveuniformstructuresandprogrammes

inplacetopromoteplayersfrommassparticipationto

eliteprogrammes.

TheConferencealsomarkedthelaunchof2009/2010

seasonatagaladinneratBirchwoodontheFriday

night,aheadoftheAnnualGeneralMeeting(AGM)held

thenextday,andattended,forthefirsttime,bythe

entireProteasteam.

ThelauncheventwashostedbySuperSport’sDerek

Alberts,andEntertainmentwasprovidedbytop

SouthAfricancomedian,MarcLottering,andpopular

musician,TimothyMoloi.

The2010CSAAnnualConferencetakesplacein

Sandtonfrom18-21August2010,astheSouthAfrican

cricketfamilygatherstoworkshopastrategyforthe

nextfour-yearcycle,from2011-2015.

mapping ThE waY ForwarD

Ray Mali, Dr Nyoka, Graeme Smith, Hentie van Wyk and Gerald Majola at the CSA AGM at the Birdwood Conference Centre.

CSA Board Members share a laugh at the CSA Annual Conference.

Gerald Majola hands Rudi Koertzen an honourary award at the Season Launch held at the CSA Annual Conference.

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rEViVing ThE CSa prESiDEnTiaL pLan

CricketSouthAfricaisseriousaboutcricket

development.Theblueprintfortakingcricketforward

andmakingitatrulynationalsportofwinners,isthe

PresidentialPlan,whichCSArevivedfollowingthe

inauguralCSAAnnualConferenceinAugust2009.

THEAIMOFTHEPRESIDENTIALPLANISTHREE-FOLD:

Provideclearpathwaystowardsexcellence

Retainplayersatalllevelsandpromotecricketasa

sportofchoice

Uniformstructuresandprogrammestopromote

talentedplayersfrommassparticipationtoelite

programmes.

CONFERENCERESOLUTIONS:

Standardprogrammescountrywide

MinimumActivities

Minimumhumanresourcesandsalaries

CSAtomonitorimplementationofprogramme

CashinjectionofR500000toensureimplementation

Non-adherencetominimumstandardswillresultin

reductionoffunding

MINIMUMACTIVITIES:

KFCMINICRICKET:

SchoolsLeague

3ZoneFestivals

2RegionalFestivals

1ProvincialFestival

1ProvincialSeminar

SCHOOLS’PROGRAMMES:

SchoolsLeagues

3RegionalMatches

Girls’SchoolLeagues

RegionalTraining

Provincialsquadtrainingstartingsixmonthspriorto

NationalCricketWeeks

CLUB&TERTIARYCRICKET

CriteriaforPremierLeagueinplace

UseofLevel2Coach

PromotionLeague

Feedersysteminplace(Juniorteams)

ProvideserviceasCentralPlaceCentre

NationalClubChampionship

PROVINCIALCRICKET

Squadsystem.Minimum13players

Trainingandconditioningprogrammes

Three-dayandlimitedoverscompetition

Womensquadsystem

AtleastfourwomenteamstoqualifyforProvincial

competition.

WomenSuper4competition

CSAisexcitedaboutwhatthefutureholdsforcricket

developmentinSouthAfrica,followingtherevival

ofthePresidentialPlan.Thereisasustainedcricket

developmentpipelineinplacewithkeyactivitiesaimed

atgettingthenationtoplaymorecricket,andplayit

well.CSAencouragesallstakeholdersatevery

levelofthegametodosomethingtodayto

shapeTOMORROW!

Marizanne Kapp giving batting tips during the Women’s International Cricket team coaching clinic at Tygersig Primary School.

Sammy Letsoalo from Hoërskool Menlo celebrates taking a wicket during the Schools Pro20 matches.

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MakhayaNtini,MfunekoNgamandMondeZondeki

haveonethingincommon,theyareallpacebowlers,

whorepresentedSouthAfrica.Now,anewgeneration

ofyoungbatsmenarecomingtothefore,carryingthe

dreamofonedayrepresentingtheProteas.

OmphileRamelastartedhiscricketonthebackstreets

ofSowetoandhisfirsttasteofcricketcamefromthe

country’slongestrunningdevelopmentprogramme,

BakersMiniCricket.Ramelawasunluckytomissout

onaplaceintheSASchoolsXI,whenhewaspartof

Gauteng’sUnder19squadin2005/06,butherefused

togiveuponhisdream.Afterspendingsometimeat

theLionsAcademyinPotchefstroom,hemovedtothe

Bolandin2008,tofurtherhisstudiesattheUniversity

ofStellenbosch,andhiscareerhasgrowninleapsand

bounds.RamelaisthecurrentcaptainoftheBoland

SeniorFirstClassteamandtheMatiesteam,whotook

partintheNationalClubChampionships.Fromscoring

hismaidenFirst-Classhundred,tomakinghisdebut

fortheNashuaCapeCobras,the2009/2010season

hasbeenabreakthroughonefortheformerStJohns

scholar.

“Thisseasonhasbeenveryspecialforme.Startingoff

attheStandardBankNationalCricketAcademyduring

thewintertomakingmyFranchisedebut,ithasbeen

filledwithmemorablemoments.IthinkeverytimeI

dowellformyclub,provinceorfranchiseitalwaysisa

specialtime,”commentedRamela.

FormerProteascoach,MickeyArthur,calledTemba

Bavuma“anorganisedcricketer”,aftertheyoungster

heldhisnerveagainsttheProteasinawarm-up

matchforabizhubHighveldLionscombinedXI.

BavumamadehisdebutfortheLionsin2009in

theMTN40competition,andblasted152forthe

HighveldStrikersinJanuary.TheformerU19andSA

Schoolsplayer,isashort,niftyplayer,butisexplosive

withthewillowinhand,muchlikehisfavourite

cricketer,SachinTendulkar.Hisunbeaten152forthe

HighveldStrikersagainstEasternscountsasoneofhis

memorableknocks,inayoungcareerthatholdsmuch

promise.

AnotherGautengproductmakingwavesinthe

game,isformerQueensCollegeboy,GrantMokoena.

Mokoenamadeheadlineswhenhewasselectedfor

theSASchoolssideafterasterlingperformancefor

BorderattheCoca-ColaKhayaMajolaUnder19week

in2005.Hewasthenselectedaspartofthetouring

SAUnder-19squadtotheICCUnder-19WorldCup

inSriLankain2006,whichalsoincludedRichard

Levi,WayneParnellandDeanElgar.2009hasbeen

hiscome-backyear,afteranabsenceofnearlytwo

seasonsfromtopflightFirstClasscricket.Hehas

impressedfortheHighveldStrikersandagainstthe

visitingEnglandHighPerformanceXIinDecember.

Hescoredasuperb121againstaworld-classattack,

whichincludedRyanSidebottomandLiamPlunkett

andalthoughhiscareerhasbeentemperamental,he

hasshownthesignsofthebrilliancethathecanstill

achieve.

EasternsarecurrentlyfourthintheCSAFirst-Class

Three-DayCompetition,anddespiteadominant

showingfromtheirexperiencedcampaigners,

theyhaveafewyoungstersbreakingthroughand

scamperinguptheladder.Openingbatsman,Tumelo

Bodibe,waspartofthe2009StandardBankNational

CricketAcademyintakeandhaslituptheamateur

scenethisseason,withhisnaturallyaggressive

talent.MangalisoMosehleisaclasstalent.Hardwork,

dedicationandself-beliefdrivetheformerSAU19

wicket-keeper,withmanytippinghimforinternational

honours.NamedastheCSAU19playeroftheyearlast

season,Mosehlebringsmoretothetable,thanjust

rawinnatetalentbehindthestumps,heisnoslouch

withthebat.Hewontheprizeatthemostdedicated

studentattheStandardBankNationalCricketAcademy

andishotontheheelsofTitans’wicket-keeper,Heino

Kuhn.

“Tumelohasimprovedsomuchinthelastthreeyears.

Heismoreconfidentandhasahugedesiretodowell.

Hehasprovedhimselftobeoneoftheleadingopeners

infirst-classcricket,especiallyafterscoringhismaiden

centuryandhistechniqueisalsooneofthebest

around.

“Mangi’stalentspeaksforitself.Heisanextremely

hardworker,heputsinextraworkinhisowntimeand

isnodoubtoneforthefuture.Bothyoungstersare

alwayswillingtolearnandhavetherightmindsetsto

taketheircricketfurther,”saidEasternscoach,Geoffrey

Toyana.

OneoftheNashuaDolphins’upcomingyoungsters

is19year-oldKhayaZondo.Zondohadadream

starttohiscricketcareerwhenhejoinedthelikesof

HerschelleGibbs,NickyBojeandJPDuminyasoneof

theyoungestplayerstomakeaFirst-Classdebutatthe

ageof17.LastweekFriday,hegaveastrongindication

ofwhatheisallabout,whenheputonasuperb70-run

fourthwicketpartnershipunderpressurewithDavid

Miller,intheStandardBankPro20matchagainstthe

bizhubHighveldLions.Zondoscoredhismaiden

First-ClasscenturyforKwaZulu-Natalagainst

Namibialastmonthandhasbeenonthe

fringesoftheDolphinssetup,withthat

morelikelytochange,aftertheKwaZulu-

NatalFranchisemadeapledgetogive

moreopportunitiestotheirhome-grown

talents.

Youngtalentisabundantinthecountry,andwith

thecorrectmeasuresinplace,andtherightsupport

andmentoring,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforethese

youngcricketerstrulymaketheirmarkinthegame.

ManyhavespokenaboutthedearthoftheAfrican

batsmen,buttheresourcescontinueproduceuncut

diamonds,thatneedsomeshapinginorderfor

themtosparkle.

BLaCK aFriCan CriCKET on ThE riSE

Mangaliso Mosehle in action for the SA Invitational XI against England in a warm-up match at Buffalo Park.

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Thispastseasonsawtheendofaneraandthestart

ofanewone,asBakersmadewayforKFCasthenew

sponsorofMiniCricket,SouthAfrica’slongestrunning

developmentprogramme.

Overmanyyears,CricketSouthAfrica(CSA)andBakers

hadtogetherpioneeredthewayforchildren,boysand

girls,fromallcommunitiestogainentryintothegame

throughBakersMiniCricket.

CSAisgratefulforBakers’yearsofdedicationtocricket,

andforhelpingCSAgivehundredsofthousandsof

childrentheopportunitytobetouchedbythe

gameofcricket.

CSA’svisionistomakecricketatrulynational

sportofwinners,andtothisend,MiniCricket

playsapivotalroleinattractingchildren

betweentheagesof5and11,givingthemtheir

firsttasteofthegame.Minicrickethasproduced

manyworldstarsoverthelasttwodecades,

includingmembersofthepresentProteas’squad.

Italsobringsfunandfellowshiptothousandsof

youngSouthAfricans,boysandgirlsalike.

AbighighlightcamelateintheseasonwhenKFC

wasannouncedasthenewsponsorofMiniCricket,

takingoverfromBakers,whosponsoredMiniCricketfor

27years.Theannouncementbroughtexcitementand

sparkintothelong-runningprogramme,asthepopular

globalbrandcommittedtoMiniCricketforfiveyears.

KFChaveexcitingactivationsplannedtointroduce

manymorechildrentothegameofcricket,andtomake

MiniCricket“biggerandbetter”.

CurrentProteasleft-armspinner,RoelofvanderMerwe

startedoffhiscareerwithminicricket,aprogramme

thathewillforeverremaingratefultowards.Hegotthe

biggestovationfrommorethan160delegateswhenhe

paidasurprisevisittotheannualNationalSeminar

inThabaNchuintheFreeState.VanderMerwe

reminiscedabouthisyoungdaysenjoying

thesoft-ballformatandpaidtributeto

thehundredsofcoachesaroundthe

country,whomaketheprogramme

asuccess.

KFC mini CriCKET gETS BiggEr anD BETTEr

CurrentChevroletKnightscoach,SarelCilliers

wasalsoonhandtoaddresstheco-ordinators,

schoolteachersandfacilitators,aspartofthe

three-dayseminarwhichalsofocusedonnew

coachingskillstraining,waysofeffective

communicationwithchildrenandmotivation.

Duringtheseason,theprogrammewasalsoon

theroad,aspartoftheannualMarketingTours

aroundthecountry.NorthernsandSouthWestern

Districtshostedthedelegates,whogottosee

firsthandthevastgrassrootsareasthatcricketis

reaching.

Partofthesuccessofminicricketisthenumber

ofchildrenwhoareexposedtocricket,further

growingthegame,onesmileatatime.Thousands

ofchildrenwereinvolvedinthe16provincial

festivalsthatweresuccessfullyhosted,keeping

inlinewiththepresidentialplan,whichistotarget

massparticipation.

Duringthefestiveseasonin2009,theminicricket

programmetravelledtotheheightofInternational

cricket,whenplayerswerehostedonthethird

dayoftheeachCastletestmatchbetweenSouth

AfricaandEngland.Theplayersweregiventherare

opportunityofplayingonthesamefieldastheir

cricketingheroes,anexperiencethatmanydreamof,

andanexperiencethatwillhelpshapetheirTomorrow.

“MymomwasaMiniCricketCoachandsheintroduced

metotheprogrammebutitiswonderfultoseemoreof

thepeopleouttherewhomakeadifferencetosomany

children’slivesinthecountry.Theirsisaninvaluable

contributiontothegame.

“Abigefforthasbeenputintomakingallthese

delegatesfeelspecialandappreciatedanditisan

honourformetobehereandtoshareafewwordswith

them,”saidVanderMerwe.

Graeme Smith helps Joseph Banda with his batting.

Loots Bosman helps one of the players during the KFC Mini Cricket sponsorship announcement.

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Schoolscricketreceiveditssinglebiggestboostwith

theintroductionoftheStandardBankSchoolsPro20

Challenge.Morethan340schoolsnationwidetookpart

inthe2010inauguraledition,inwhatwasadynamic

yearforyouthcricket.

“ItisexcitingtobelaunchingaPro20-format

tournamentatschoollevel.Thetwenty-overgameis

gainingpopularityatalllevelsaroundtheworldand

CSAwantstobetterequipouryoungstarsasthey

progressthroughourcricketdevelopmentpipeline.

Thishasbeenanincrediblyexcitingtournament,which

issuretorevitalizeyouthcricket,andgrowthesport

amongoneofourkeytargetmarkets,”saidCSAYouth

CricketManager,NielsMomberg.

MaritzburgCollege(Dolphins),KingEdwardVIISchool

(Lions),NorthernCapeHighSchool(Eagles),Wynberg

BoysHighSchool(CapeCobras),HoërskoolMenloPark

(Titans)andWoodridgeCollege(Warriors)allhadthe

honourofrepresentingtheirrespectiveFranchises

attheFinalsweekendheldattheHighPerformance

CentreinPretoria.InwhatwasafirstforYouthcricket,

variousmatcheswerebroadcastliveonSupersport

withtheyoungcricketersexperiencingatasteof

someoftheelementsthatcomewithprofessional

cricket.

Hometeam,HoërskoolMenloParkfacedMaritzburg

Collegeinthefinalandthelocalcrowdwereoutintheir

numberstoexperiencethePro20elementsfromthe

DunkTankstoHardythemascot.

MenloParkedgedoutMaritzburgCollegebytworuns

toliftthetitle,togetherwithR100000tousetowards

developmentattheschool.KESendedthirdafter

beatingWoodridgeCollegeby95runsandWynberg

Boysearnedbacksomepridetofinishfourthbybeating

NorthernCapeHighby17runs.MaritzburgCollegeand

KwaZulu-NatalInlandbowler,CalvinSavagewasnamed

astheplayerofthetournamentforhisninewicketsata

brillianteconomyoffourrunsperover.

SavagewasalsoimpressiveattheCSACubsweekwhich

washostedinStellenboschinJanuaryandwasrecently

selectedfortheSAUnder-19squadtotourZimbabwe

inJuly.

Thesixnationalschoolsweekscontinuedtoinspireand

theactionwasabuzzacrosstheentirecountry,withthe

StandardBankU13weekinCapeTown,CSAU15week

inPretoria,CSAU17weekinGrahamstown,CSAU17

RuralWeekinPaarl,CSAgirlsU19weekinEastLondon

andtheCoca-ColaKhayaMajolaU19weekinBenoni.

The2009/2010CSANationalSchoolsCricketWeekswas

launchedinearlyDecemberattheWanderersCricket

ClubOval,whereProteasstars,ABdeVilliers,JPDuminy

andPaulHarris,wereonhandtogivesomeofthe

youngplayerslastminutetipsaheadoftheirrespective

tournaments.

Grahamstownwitnessedasensationalrecord-breaking

inningsfrom17year-oldTheunisdeBruyn.DeBruyn

smashed262inaninningsattheCSAU17week,where

heendedwith476runsinfiveinnings,aswellasthe

accoladeastheplayeroftheweek.TheNortherns

playerwillbeonetolookoutfornextyear,withhim

progressingtotheCoca-ColaKhayaMajolaU19week

in2010.

Thewomen’sgamealsoreceivedaboostfromthe

weeksaftertheU19GirlsWeekinEastLondon.All-

roundersMasabathaKlassandAyabongaKhapahad

anexcitingweekandarepromisingprospectsforthe

futureafterbeingselectedforSAU19XI.

Northerns’wicket-keeperbatsman,JoshRichards,was

namedbestbatsmanattheCoca-ColaKhayaMajola

U19week,withWesternProvince’sleft-armspinner,

SiyabulelaSimetutakingthehonoursasthebest

bowler.Richardsscoredatanimpressiveaverageof51,

withSimetubagging17wicketsandbothrepresented

theSASchoolsXIwhichplayedagainstEasterns.

RichardsnotonlycaptainedtheSASchoolsXIbutwas

alsoselectedasthecaptainoftheSouthAfricaU19

squadtoparticipateattheICCUnder-19CricketWorld

CupinNewZealand.

Thestartingofnewinitiativesandrevivingofoldones

hasgoteveryoneinYouthCricketacrossSouthAfrica

reallyexcitedaboutthefutureofcricketatthislevel.

IfourYoutharethefuture,thenthefutureisnow,

andwehaveanopportunitytoplayaroleinShaping

Tomorrow!

YoUTh CriCKET: UpLiFTing ThE FaCES oF Tomorrow

David Rhoda from Lions during the CSA Cubs Week match between Titans and Lions.

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Under-19CricketinSouthAfricaisfastbecomingknown

foritsabilitytounearthtalentedyoungsters,anditsrole

inShapingTomorrow.AhostofProteasplayers,including

ABdeVilliers,JPDuminyandWayneParnellhavecome

throughtheranksofUnder-19cricket,andarecurrently

takinginternationalcricketbystorm.

Oneofthehighlightsforacricketeratthislevelis

participationintheICCUnder-19CricketWorldCup,

whichprovidesup-and-comingU19starstomakea

nameforthemselves.

SouthAfricawentintothe2010ICCCricketWorldCup

withsolidpreparationundertheirbelts.SouthAfricaU19,

SriLankaU19andIndiaU19kick-startedtheirworldcup

preparationswithanenthrallingtri-seriesinGautengin

December2009.Allthreesideshadnew-

looksquadsandusedtheopportunity

totestoutcombinationsaheadoftheU19showpiecein

NewZealand.

TheTri-seriesFinalbetweenSouthAfricaandIndiawas

marredbyrainandthematchwascalledoffwithout

aballbowled.Indiawerecrownedthewinners,after

toppingthelogintheroundrobinphase.

SouthAfrica’sU19squadwentintothisyear’sICCU19

WorldCupslightlyyoungerandlessexperienced,but

tomorrow’sstarswereconfidentofreturningwith

silverware.

Theyoungsquadwereawardedtheircapsataspecial

cappingfunction,amomentthat17year-oldfast

bowler,SammyMofokengdescribedasa“Dreamcome

true.”

UnDEr-19 CriCKET giVES YoUng STarS ThE pLaTForm To ShinE

“ReceivingmyBlazerandCapisoneofthemost

memorablememoriestodate,itistrulyanhonour.This

hasbeenashorttermgoalthathascometrueforme

andhopefullyIcantakeitfurther.Seeingmysurname

onthebackoftheSAshirtisadreamcometrue,”said

Mofokeng.

FollowingonfromthehighstandardsetbyWayne

Parnell,RileeRossouwandJonathanVandiarinthe

classof2008,DominicHendricks,ColinAckermann

andGrahamHumelituptheinternationalstage,with

sterlingperformancesforSouthAfricaatthe2010

event.

HendrickswasnamedastheICCU19WorldCupPlayer

ofthetournament,followingthreeman-of-the-match

performances.Hefinishedwithatotalof391runsat

anaverageof97.75withahighscoreof107notout.

Hume,atirelessworkhorse,wasSouthAfrica’sbest

bowler,pickingup13wicketsatanaverageof15.53.

TheteamlosttoSri-Lankainthevitalquarterfinalclash,

finishinginfifthplace,withtheirrecordofsevenwins

outofeightmatches

Hendrickshasbeenafittingexampleofthefluent

setupinyouthcricket.Hewasinitiatedintocricketvia

theBakersMiniCricketprogrammeandsailedthrough

theStandardBankU13week,CSAU15week,CSAU17

week,Coca-ColaKhayaMajolaU19weekandtheCSA

Cubsweek.

Thepursuitofexcellenceisnotwithoutits

challenges,butthestrengthoftheTalent

AccelerationProgramme(TAP),theCSA

FranchiseCubsWeekandtheStandardBank

SchoolPro20Challengewillensureasolid

foundationforYouthCricketgoingforward.

The South African U19 National Cricket Team.

Rabian Engelbrecht during the U19 match between USSA XI and South Africa.

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FirST-CLaSS DomESTiC CriCKET: an aVEnUE To STEp-Up

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First-ClassCricketcontinuestobethepremiumchannel

forcricketerstobridgethegapbetweenamateur

andFranchisecricket.TheCSAFirst-ClassDomestic

Competitionsadoptedanewformatthisseason,which

meantmorematchesandmoreopportunities.

EasternProvincewerecrownedthewinnersofthe

three-daycompetitionafterendingasrunawayleague

winnersattheendoftheseason.Theywoneight,drew

fourandonlylostonematch,themostconsistentratio

amongsttheother13teams.Gautengweresecondwith

Northernsinthirdplace.

ThemostpromisingaspectsforEasternProvincethis

seasonhasbeenthesuccessoftheiryoungcricketers.

ThelikesofKellySmuts,ReeceWilliams,PitevanBiljon

andAndrewBirchwerestrongperformersforEP,and

willlooktomakegiantstridesintotheChevrolet

Warriorssquadnextseason.

NorthernswerethewinnersoftheCSAFirst-ClassOne-

Daycompetition,inaclosecontestwithrunners-up,

Gauteng.CSAFirst-ClassOne-Dayplayeroftheseason,

PietMalanwasaninfluentialplayerfortheNortherns

squad,smashing685runsincludingfourcenturies.

Therisingtalentonfirst-classlevelonceagain

producedrecord-breakingperformancesthatlitupthe

competition.

WesternProvincebatsman,YaseenValliebrokethe

recordforthemostrunsinadebutseason,whenhe

talliedup865runsatanaverageof48.05.Hewas

aheadofKellySmuts(816)fromEasternProvinceand

UweBirkenstock(774)fromBoland,whoalsomade

theirfirst-classdebutsthisseason.

Inthebowlingdepartment,youngGautengleft-arm

bowlerTabraizShamsirewrotetherecordbooksby

becomingthesecondplayertotake50wicketson

theirdebutseasonoffirst-classcricket.

ThespotlightwascastontheyoungSouthAfrica

InvitationalXI,whichwasselectedtoplaytwotwo-

daymatchesagainstthevisitingEnglandteamin

December.

Fortheyoungsters,itwastheopportunity

toplayagainstsomeoftheworld’s

leadingcricketambassadorsaswellasto

showcasetheirskills.Apositivetotake

fromtheInvitationalXIwasthepresence

offourblackAfricancricketers,allunder

theageof21.

Thereareplentyofopportunitiesforupand

comingcricketersinthecountry,andwe

haveseenglimpsesofthesuperstars

inwaiting.First-Classcricketisthe

platformforaspirantplayerstoshape

theirTomorrow.

The SA Invitational XI ahead of the two-day match against England at Buffalo Park.

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Tomorrow’S STarS giVE womEn’S CriCKET hopE

The2009/2010seasonhasbeenoneofgreatlearning

andconsolidationforwomen’scricketinSouthAfrica.

Thejourneyhasbeenlitteredwithchallenges,but

dedicatedindividualsatalllevelsofwomen’scricket

continuetoplaytheirpartinShapingTomorrow.

TheNationalWomen’steamhadhighhopesasthey

preparedtotakeontheworld’sbestatthe2010ICC

Women’sWorldTwenty20intheWestIndies,butfailed

toimproveontheirpoorrecordatICCEvents.

Intheirdefence,SouthAfricawerepooledinatough

group,whichincludedhostsWestIndies,Australia

andEnglandandfailedtorecordavictoryinthe

tournament.Onapositivenote,thereweremany

individualhighlightstoreflecton,asthepowersthatbe

planforthefuture.

Onceagain,thelackofmatchpracticehauntedSouth

Africa,withoneortwomatchesgoingdowntothe

wire.Theteam’spreparationfortheICCWorldTwenty20

wasdisruptedbyrainpriortotheirdepartureforthe

tournament.Theirwarm-upmatcheswerealsoless

fruitfulfortheWomen;theylostbothchancesfor

preparationandwereonthebackfootearlyoninthe

competition.

ItwentawrywhenWestIndianbattingstarDeandra

Dottinblastedarecord112off45ballsagainstSouth

Africaintheopeningmatchofthecompetition.Her

inningswasnotonlythehighesttwenty20scoreby

afemalecricketerbutwasalsothefastestcenturyby

anycricketer,betteringthe50-ballrecordheldbyChris

GayleandBrendonMcCullum.

SouthAfrica’sbattinghighlightwasMignonduPreez,

whoscoredhermaidenhalf-centuryinthe24-run

defeattoeventualchampions,Australia.DuPreezwas

SouthAfrica’sleadingrun-scorer,averaging78.00.

DuPreezcontinuedwithherformfromtheWomen’s

ProvincialLeaguewhereshescored217-runsatan

averageof72.33forNortherns.

16year-oldall-rounder,ChloeTryonmadeherPro20

InternationaldebutfortheProteasagainsttheWest

Indiesintheopeningmatch.Shetookfourwickets

onherfirstoutingintheGreenandGoldandwasthe

14thrankedbowlerattheendofthetournament.Her

selectionwasjustrewardafterherstunningforminthe

CSAWomen’sProvincialLeaguethisseason.KwaZulu-

NatalbeatWesternProvincebyfourwicketsintheFinal,

andTryonwasaninfluentialfactor,endingupwith24

wicketsat5.79runsperwicket.

SouthAfrica’sdeparturefortheICCWomen’sWorld

Twenty20intheCaribbeanwasprecededbythefirst-

everjointpressconference,alongsidethenational

Men’sside,whowerealsoenroutetotheICCWorld

Twenty20intheWestIndies.

Women’scaptain,Cri-ZeldaBritswasnaturallydelighted

tosharethestagewithGraemeSmithandsaid:“Itisa

specialdayforWomen’scricketwiththehostingofthis

historicjointpressconference.Itwillnodoubtimpact

positivelyonCSA’seffortstoraisetheprofileofwomen’s

cricketinSouthAfrica.”

PriortotheICCWorldTwenty20eventintheWest

Indies,thenationalwomen’steamhostedWestIndies

womeninOctoberinatourthatsawthemwintheODI

seriesinadramatic2-1showcaseofcricketandlose

thePro20series3-nil.Thetouritselfwasagreatboost,

whichbuiltuptheteam’sconfidenceintheODIformat

butbroughtconcernoverthelackofvariationandthe

killerinstinctintheshorterformat.

Thefurtherdevelopmentofwomen’scricketwillplay

amajorroleinensuringtheirplaceinthetopeightof

theICCRelianceMobileteamrankings.Lastseason’s

introductionoftheSuper4’s50overandtwenty-over

competitions,wasanappetisinginitiativeforthegame.

Thesixregionalteamstookpartinthecompetitions

inKimberley,whichwaswonbyHighveldonboth

occasions.

TheSuper4’shasshownthepotentialtobringaboutan

improvementinthequalityofplayersmovingtowards

thenationalside,withtheNationalselectorschoosing

theirtrainingsquadfromtheplayersonshow.

Alotofefforthasbeenputintothisseason’s

developmentoftheNationalteam.Newprogrammes

havebeenintroducedatthetrainingcamps,which

areaimedatimprovingtheperformanceandathletic

outputofplayers.Sportspsychology,player,gameand

oppositionanalysishavebeenimprovedandintensified

formaximumcompetitivenessfromeverymatch.

TheRegionalcoacheshavealsobeentargetedandup-

skilled,inanefforttomonitorplayersmoreeffectively

throughouttheseason.

Theseprogrammeshavebeenputforwardwithlong

termresultssettobeseeninthenearfuture.

Thefutureofwomen’scricketinSouthAfricabright,

withtheyoungtalentthatiscontinuallybroughtforth

throughtournamentssuchastheSuper4sandthe

Women’sProvincialLeague.However,alotofwork

needstobedoneinorderforthenationalsquadtobea

competitiveopponentinworldwomen’scricket.

YoungplayerssuchasChloeTryon,DanevanNiekerk

andTrishaChettyshowgreatpromiseand,withthe

rightsupport,willbecomesuper

starsintheirownright.

SA Women’s squad celebrate after winning the ODI Series 2-1 against West Indies Women in Paarl.

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CricketSouthAfrica’s(CSA)developmentprogrammes

arewellestablished,givingyoungsterstheirfirsttaste

ofthegamethroughMiniCricket,withtheopportunity

toonedayplayfortheProteas,havingmadetheirway

throughtheCSACricketDevelopmentPipeline.

Youneedqualifiedcoachesifyouareseriousabout

producingtalentedcricketers,andtothisend,CSA

aimstocoachthecoachestoensuretheyaresuitably

equippedtomentorthestarsoftomorrow.

TheCSACoachesAcademyhasproducedsomeofthe

country’sleadingcoachesandambassadors,anumber

thatgrowsbytheseason.TheannualCSALevelIVcourse

wasattendedbysomeoftheprominentnamesinthe

cricketfamilyandshowedthatthelearningneverstops.

ShafiekAbrahams(EP),PietBotha(EP),Lawrence

Mahatlane(Gauteng),SaliegNackerdien(WP),Henry

Williams(Boland),AdriSwanepoel(Griqualand),Barney

Mohamed(WP),YashinEbrahim(KZN),RafeekIsmail(FS)

andSarelCilliers(FS)areallintheprocessofwrappingup

thehighestcoachingqualificationinthecountry.

CoaChing ThE CoaChES

TheCSALevelIII,LevelIIandLevelIcourseswerealso

conductedacrossthecountry,andjustrecentlySA

U19starDominicHendrickscompletedhisCSALevelI

Course.

TheCoachesAcademyremainedfirmlycommittedto

thedevelopmentofgrassrootscoacheswithvarious

CoachesAccelerationProgrammes(CAP)andCoaching

Forumsthroughouttheseason.

TheCAPinitiativesassistwiththecontinuedgrowth

anddevelopmentofcoachesandtoensurethat

capacitybuildingtakesplaceonanon-goingbasis.

Thefocusatthecampsisprimarilyondevelopingthe

‘softskills’ratherthanthemoretechnicalcricketskills

normallycoveredduringtheactualcourses.

Thehighlightforcoachingdevelopmentwasthetwo-

dayseminarconductedbytheworld-renownedsport

scientist,internationalcoachandleadingauthorityon

LongTermAthleteDevelopment(LTAD),DrIstvanBalyi.

40delegatesattendedtheinformativeandvaluable

seminarwhichfocusedonimplementingtheLTAD

modelatalllevelsofplayerandskillsdevelopment,

especiallyamongjuniorplayers.

AnexcitingandcuttingedgeadditiontotheCSA

Coachingdepartmenthasbeenthelaunchofthe

monthlynewslettersfromCSA’scricketingunions.CSA

launcheditsown“PowerPlay”withtheotherprovinces

keenlyfollowingsuit.

Thesenewslettersaredistributedviatheprovincial

databasestoaffiliatedschoolsandclubscountrywide

andprovidevaluableinformationtoschool,cluband

privateacademy

coaches.

CSA’ssustained

dedicationtonurtureand

groomworld-classcoaches

continuestoaddinvaluableresources

tothefutureofSouthAfricancricket.Coaches

inthecountryaregiventhebestopportunitiesto

broadentheirknowledgeandskills,whichwillkeepthe

conveyorbeltofqualitycoachesmovingatapromising

rate.

Keppler Wessels and Corrie van Zyl during the South African team practice session at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India.

The SA Rural XI.

rUraL CriCKET rEapS worLD CLaSS TaLEnT

CricketSouthAfrica’s(CSA)constanteffortstobroaden

thescopeofcricketinthecountrywerefurther

highlightedwiththesuccessofruralcricketinthe

countrythispastseason.

Thesuccessofruralcricketinthecountryhasits

rootsembeddedincommunitysupportandislargely

attributedtotheleadingpioneerswhocontinueto

unitecommunitiesandothersthroughthegame.

MthetheleliAdvocateNgumbela,the2009winnerof

theKhayaMajolaLifetimeAchievementAward,has

beeninstrumentalindevelopinggrassrootscricketers

intheruralEasternCape.DennisCarlstein,the2010

recipientoftheacclaimedaward,hasbeeninvolvedin

thedevelopmentoftheruralgameformorethan20

years,andcontinuestofulfilhislife-longpassion,which

istobringcrickettoallpartsofthecountry.

TheannualCSARuralCricketSouthAfrica(RCASA)week

tookplaceinKimberley,andcappedoffasatisfying

seasonforruralcricket.

BorderAloeswerethewinnersofthetournament,

makingthemthefirstblackAfricanteamtowinthetitle

inthehistoryoftheCSARuralWeek.Coach,Mfuneko

NgamwasselectedtocoachtheSARuralXI,alsomaking

himthefirstblackAfricancoachtoguidetheteam.

Boland-Eastopeningbowler,FeriscoAdamswasthe

playerofthetournament,furtherhighlightingthe

dominanceandexcellenceshownbyplayersofcolour

attheweek.Hewastheleadingwicket-takerwith15

wickets.

Anotherpositivetotakefromtheweekwasnotonlythe

improvementinthestandardofplay,butthededication

shownbyeverypersonnelinvolved.NashuaTitans

bowler,MandlaMashimbyiswappedrolesandslotted

intothepositionasLimpopo’sheadcoachwithease.

Hewasanothersterlingexampleofthestaturethatthe

Weekbuildsaseachyearpasses.

Anexcitingdevelopmentforruralcrickethasbeen

thetripartitememorandumofunderstandingwhich

wassignedbyCSA,BorderCricketBoard(BCB)andthe

UniversityofFortHare(UFH).Thisjointventurewill

givecricketdevelopmentintheBorderregiontheextra

boosttocultivatecricketersforthefuture.

CSACEO,GeraldMajolasaid:“Thisjointventure

betweenCSA,BCBandUFHmarksaneweraforSouth

Africancricket.Itispartofourprogrammetoidentify

andnurturecricketersfromruralareas.

“UnderthementorshipofMfunekoNgamweplanto

producenewgenerationsofyoungcricketerswhowill

servetheregionandthenationwithdistinction.”

Theprogrammehasalreadystartedtobarefruits,and

theareawillnodoubtbreedthenextMakhayaNtinior

LonwaboTsotsobe.

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STanDarD BanK naTionaL CriCKET aCaDEmY ShapES Tomorrow’S STarS

TheStandardBankNationalCricketAcademycan

bestbedescribedasthefinishingschoolforSouth

Africancricket.Manyyoungstars,whohaveshownthe

potentialtoexcelatthegameprofessionally,havebeen

putthroughtherigoursoftheNationalAcademyina

bidtogivethemthebestpossiblepreparationforthe

bigleague.

Oneofthemostrecentsuccessstorieshasbeenthe

riseofProteasrookieandNashuaDolphinsstar,David

Miller.Thisprecociousbattingtalenthasembracedthe

recognitiongiventohimthisseasonandsteppedup

tothehighestphaseofhiscricketcareer,theProteas,

afterimpressingforSouthAfricaA(SAA)onthetourto

Bangladesh.

Onlyayearago,MillerwaspartoftheStandardBank

NationalCricketAcademy,wherehe,alongwith

18othermembers,strengthenedtheirlifeandsoft

cricketingskills.

The2009/2010groupallmadepositivestridesintheir

careers,sincetheirtimeattheAcademy,eitherwith

significantperformancesfortheirprovinces,atasteof

cricketatFranchiselevelorinMiller’scase,thejumpto

theProteas.

ThecontinuedsupportfromStandardBankhas

contributedimmenselytothesuccessoftheAcademy,

asemergingplayerscontinuetobenefityearafteryear.

Inrecentyears,theAcademyhashostedplayerssuchas

JPDuminy,LonwaboTsotsobe,VaughnvanJaarsveld,

BlakeSnijman,MorneMorkel,StiaanvanZyl,andCJde

Villierstonameafew,allofwhomfeatureprominently

inthedomesticcompetitions,andontheinternational

circuit.

Fourplayers,KeshavMaharaj,PumelelaMatshikwe,

OmphileRamelaandGinoVriesmadetheirFranchise

debutsthisseason,andtookdecisivestepsto

becomingprofessionalcricketers.

Theannualtoursarepartofthehighperformance

strategyofexposingpotentialProteastoforeign

conditions,unfamiliarplayingstylesandtopreparethe

youngcricketersforthedemandsandrequirements

ofthegameataprofessionalandfirst-classlevel.This

year,theBangladeshAcademyweretheopponents

forthereciprocaltoursandgavetheplayersahealthy

challenge.

SAU19Coach,RayJenningsledthepartyastheHead

Coachandwasassistedbynominatedcandidates,

NorthernsCoach,MalibongweMaketaandChevrolet

KnightsAssistantCoachAdriSwanepoel.

Thecoachesalsohadtheopportunitytobroadentheir

coachingCV’sandskills.MaketaledNorthernstothe

CSAFirst-ClassOne-Daytitleandissteadilyclimbingup

thecoachingranks.

TheAcademyconvincinglybeattheBangladesh

Academyinboththefour-daymatchesandtheone-day

seriesathomeanddrewthePro20Series.

Fastbowlers,AndrewBirchandPumelelaMatshikwe

wereonfireandweretheleadingwicket-takersfor

thehomeside.PieterMalanandRileeRossouwwere

thestarswiththebat,thelatterscoring208runsatan

averageof69.33.

TheAcademycompletedatoughbuthighlysuccessful

returnleginBangladesh,withtheplayershavingto

adapttothedull,hotandhumidconditions.They

dominatedtheoppositioninthefour-daymatches,

lostafiercelycontestedlimited-oversseries2-1before

recordinga2-0Pro20victory.

Left-armorthodoxspinner,KeshavMaharaj,wasathome

underspin-friendlyconditionsandwasafrustration

fortheBangladeshbatsmenthroughoutthetour.He

finishedwiththreeMan-of-the-Matchawardsforhis

effortstogetherwith13wicketsinthefour-dayseries.

Maharajhasgrowninconfidencesincehistimeatthe

AcademyinMaylastyearandwillopenanexcitingnew

chapterinhiscareerashelookstobecomearegularfor

theNashuaDolphinsafterbeingawardedacontractfor

the2010/2011season.

TheemergenceofapooloftalentedyoungBlackAfrican

cricketerscontinuestoreinforceCSA’svisionofmaking

cricketatrulynationalsportofwinners.Thepasttwo

AcademyintakeshavedeliveredplayerslikeMthokosizi

Shezi,MondliMahlombe,BrianMathebula,Omphile

Ramela,KhayaZondo,MangalisoMosehle,Tumelo

BodibeandPumelelaMatshikwe.Ofrealsignificanceis

thefactthattherewerefourtop-orderbatsmeninthe

ranksofthe2009squad,apromisingsignforaniche

thathasbeenlackingforBlackAfricantalent.

Afurthervindicationofthepipelinesawtheinclusion

ofDominicHendricks,theICCU19WorldCupplayerof

theTournament,asalatereplacementintheAcademy

contingenttotourBangladesh.Hendricksscoredhis

maidencenturyinhisfirstfour-daymatchontourand

willbemonitoredandnurturedcloselyforthefuture.

Thetoursarecrucialfromaplayerdevelopmentpoint

ofviewandoffermanyoftheyoungertalentsideal

opportunitiestotesttheirskillsagainstinternational

oppositionandtogaugetheirprogresswithintheCSA

structures.

ThevariousCSAprogrammesarewellalignedand

areeffectivelyintegratedtoproduceExcellence.This

resultsinthesteadyflowfromU19andyouthstructures

throughtheStandardBankNationalCricketAcademy

andintotheHighPerformanceProgrammes.

Thelattertworunparallelwiththeprovincialfirst-

classcompetitionandtheprofessionalfranchise

competition,aclearpathfromyouthtoNationalcricket.

StandardBankisoneoftheleadingsponsorsofcricket

developmentinSouthAfrica,andcurrentlysupportsix

ofCSA’sdevelopmentinitiatives.Sportsdevelopment

needsmoresponsorslikeStandardBank,who

areeagertocontributeto Shaping Tomorrow!

Pieter Malan, Pumelela Matshikwe and Keshav Maharaj celebate a wicket for the Standard Bank National Cricket Academy against Bangladesh Academy.

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WhatisHighPerformance?Theabilitytoperformat

thehighestlevelundertremendouspressurewith

theconsistencyneededtobeasuccessfulworld-class

performer.

TheaimofCricketSouthAfrica’s(CSA)HighPerformance

programmeistoprepareidentifiedfranchiseplayers

tobecomesuccessfulProteasplayers,whichwill

ensureSouthAfrica’spositionatthetop.TheHPPalso

accommodatesinjuredoroutofformplayerswhoneed

togetbackintoformassoonaspossible.

TheannualEmergingPlayerstourtoAustraliainJuly

2009putthespotlightonthepromisingtalentcoming

throughatFranchiselevel.HighPerformanceManager,

CorrievanZyltookaninexperiencedoutfitontour,

butitwasthepotentialoftheplayersinthesquadthat

madeitanexcitingexperienceforall.

The17-runlosstoIndiainthefinalofthequadrangular

tournamentwasdisappointing,buttheteamreturned

withahostofpositives,amongwhichwaswinning

eightoutofninematches.

Thetour,whichistheidealbreedinggroundtobridge

thegapbetweenfranchiseandinternationalcricket,

wastheidealcatalystforthelocalfranchiseplayersto

kick-starttheirseason.

HeinoKuhnandFerhaanBehardienbothscored

centuriesinthetournament,withBehardien’s105off

60ballsagainstAustralia,beingoneoftheinningsof

thecompetition.

VanJaarsveld,DeanElgarandRustyTheronalsohad

impressiveperformancesfortheemergingsquad

andallwentontohavesignificantseasonsfortheir

franchisesinthethreerespectivecompetitions.

RussellDomingoandThamiTsolekile

confirmedtheirgrowingreputationsas

outstandingleadersonthesuccessful

SouthAfricaAtourofBangladesh.

Domingo,whocameoffarichly

rewardingseasonwiththe

ChevroletWarriors,

supportedbybrilliantperformancesfromDavidMiller,

RileeRossouw,ColinIngram,DeanElgarandHeino

KuhnallofwhomareinpursuitoftheProteasdream.

TheHighPerformanceSpinProgramme,headedby

ShafiekAbrahams,producedyetanothersuccess

storywiththefullrehabilitationofChevroletKnights

spinner,AubreySwanepoel.Swanepoelwasspottedfor

anillegalactionandhassincereturnedtoactionwith

theguidancefromAbrahams.PaulAdamsandHarry

ShapirowillassistAbrahamsandwillmonitorplayers

startingfromSAU19,theStandardBankNational

CricketAcademy,EmergingPlayersandNationally

Contractedplayers.

Franchisecoachesplayanintegralpartinthesuccessof

theHighPerformanceProgramme.Theyareinthebest

positiontoassessandjudgeplayersastheyseethem

performindifferentsituationsandwillhaveapositive

effectonthesystemproducingqualityplayersforthe

nationalteam.

ThethirdFranchiseCoachesWorkshop,whichwasheld

inMarchaimedtodevelopacloserworkingrelationship

betweentheNationalTeamandthefranchisesand

totogetherdevelopandembraceaunifiedcoaching

strategyfortheprofessionalarmofCSA.Thepurposeof

theworkshopwastoreceiveinputfromallsixFranchise

coacheswithregardstotheselectionoftheSAAand

Emergingteamswhichtouredduringtheperiodof

AprilandAugust.

Thefranchisecoachesarealsoimportantroleplayers

inthenewlylaunchedAthleteManagementSystem,

PerforMAX.Thissystemhastheabilitytokeeprecord

ofallefforts,programmes,interventionsandstatistical

analysisofaplayerataclubcricketlevel,alltheway

upuntiltheProteas.Thefirststageofimplementation

waslaunchedduringtheSouthAfricantourtotheWest

IndieswherealloftheNationalplayerswereloaded.

Theaimistohavethissystemfullyoperationaldownto

franchiselevelbythestartofthe2010/2011season.

CSAwillcontinuetoimproveitsHighPerformance

processes,andresearchnewones,inabidtoproduce

qualityProteasplayers,whichwillensureSouthAfrica’s

positionatthetop.

high pErFormanCE CriCKET anD ThE pUrSUiT oF EXCELLEnCE

partneredwithTsolekile,whohasrejuvenatedhis

cricketcareerthisseason,andledtheSAAtovictorious

successesonthesub-continent.

SouthAfrica’ssecondXIsailedtoahandsome2-0

victoryinthefour-dayseriesagainstBangladeshAand

alsowonanail-bitingfinalagainstastrongWestIndies

Abyfiveruns,tolifttheLimited-OversTriangulartitle.

ThetourwasalsousedtoprepareNationalplayers,Paul

Harris,LonwaboTsotsobeandAlviroPetersonforthe

ProteastourtotheWestIndiesandalsogavetheplayers

whicharenextinlinethebestopportunitytodevelop

theirexpertiseandskillsunderforeignconditions.

Tsolekilesteeredtheshipwith

greatconviction,scoring

consecutivecenturiesinthe

twofour-daymatches

atanaverage

of125.50.He

ledastrong

unitwhich

was

Colin Ingram from the Warriors during the Standard Bank Pro20 semi-final match between Nashua Cape Cobras and Chevrolet Warriors.

Dean Elgar of the Eagles

sets off for a single during the MTN40 match

between Diamond Eagles and Nashua Titans.

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Domesticcricketaroundtheworldhasbeenunder

pressuresincetheexplosionofmulti-milliondollar

internationaltwentyovertournaments,which

havecapturedtheimaginationofcricketfollowers

everywhere.

Insteadofadoptingawaitandseeapproach,thetop

fourmembercountriesinworldcricket,SouthAfrica,

India,AustraliaandEngland,resolvedtocomeupwith

waystoinnovatethedomesticonedayformatintheir

respectivecountries.

InAugust2009,atCricketSouthAfrica’s(CSA)first-

everAnnualConference,theBoardofCSAaskedall

stakeholdersofcrickettodebatehowtheOneDay

Domesticformatcouldbeadaptedandimproved,and

tocomeupwithsuggestionsthatcouldconsideredby

theBoard.

Aftermuchconsultation,theCSABoarddecidedto

revolutioniseMTN45-overDomesticChampionship

inOctober2009,withtheintroductionoftheMTN40

competition,whichgotunderwaylessthanamonthlater.

Thenewformatincludedseveralinnovations,aimed

atincreasingexcitementandintensityofthedomestic

limitedoversgameinSouthAfrica.

ThefirstseasonoftheMTN40includedasingleinnings

of40oversinsteadof45,12playersinateam,who

wereeligibletobat,bowlorfieldandpowerplaysthat

wererestrictedtothebattingsideandwhichhadtobe

completedbythe35thover.

CSAwasconfidentthenewformat,withallits

innovations,wasgoingtorevolutionisethisversionof

limitedoverscricketinSA,andbeadynamicalternative

tothedullperiodsthathadcreptintothe45-overversion.

ThischangewaspartofCSA’svisionofgivingfansthe

excitementandactiontheywantedwithoutlosingthe

basicskills,whichareanintegralpartofthegame.

Atthesametime,CSAfeltitwouldalsobepreparing

ourplayersforthe50-overinternationalversionifthat

didnotchange.Andifitdidbecomeshorter,then

playerswouldhaveaheadstart.

THENEWFORMATINCLUDED:

Asingleinningsof40overs.

Teamswillcomprise12players,anyofwhommay

bat,fieldandbowlwithonly11batsmenallowedto

batand11fieldersallowedonthefield.

Powerplayswillbetakenbythebattingsideonly–

thefirstwillbeover10overs,thesecondoverfive

overs,withoneofthesebeingwiththreefieldersout

oftheringandtheotherwithfouroutofthering.All

powerplaysmustbetakenbeforethe35thover.

Raindelayswillmeanoversdeductedimmediately,

andmatcheswillbeplayedoverasetperiod

regardlessoftheweather.

ThenewMTN40formathasmadethedomesticlimited

oversgamemoreattractivetofansandhasassistedCSA

inbettermarketingdomesticcricket.

StadiumattendancesforthefirstseasonoftheMTN40

sawa10percentincreasefromlastyear,whenteams

competedundertheoldMTNDomesticChampionship

45-overformat.

ThefirstseasonoftheMTN40attracted102160fans

comparedtolastyear’sMTNDomesticChampionship,

whichsaw90407fansattendthedomesticoneday

competition.Therewasanupwardtrendwith11753

morefansattendingthenewMTN40.

Aworkshopwasconvenedon4May2010toassess

theeffectivenessoftheinnovationsintroducedto

theMTN40competition,andtoconsideranyrelevant

amendments.Theparticipantscomprisingawiderange

ofstakeholders,includingsponsors,broadcasters,

cricketexperts,andplayerrepresentatives,madethe

followingrecommendations:

Adrawwouldtakeplacepriortothecommencement

oftheseasonwherethesixfranchiseswouldbe

placedintwopools.Theteamsineachpoolwould

participateinadoubleroundofmatches,andina

singleroundofcrosspoolmatches.Eachfranchise

wouldparticipateinsevenpreliminaryround

matches(previously10).Attheconclusionofthe

preliminaryround,thetwoteamswiththehighest

numberofpointsineachpoolwouldcompetein

adoubleroundofsemi-finals.Thewinnersofthe

semi-finalswouldcompeteinaonce-offfinal.The

revisedformatwouldresultinatotalof28matches

(21preliminaryrounds,4-6semi-finalsandonefinal).

Daymatchestostartat11amwhileday/night

matchestostartat4pm.Theabovehoursofplay

makesprovisionforeachinningstobeincreased

byfiveminutesandtheintervalbetweeninnings

tobereducedby10minutes.Theconceptofa

“strategictimeout”istobeomittedandreplacedby

a5-minutedrinksinterval.

Asideshallconsistof13playersbutnotmore

than11playersmayfieldatanytime.Anyofthe

nominated13playersshallbeentitledtobat,bowl

orfield,butnomorethan11playersmaybatatany

time.Themaximumnumberofsubstitutionsshall

berestrictedtotwosubstitutionsperteam.Inthe

eventofanominatedplayerbeinginthefieldfor

longerthanthreeovers,anysuchsubstitutionshall

beregardedasoneofthepermissiblesubstitutions.

Thelengthofaninningsinadelayedorinterrupted

matchbereducedfrom20oversto15oversinorder

toconstituteamatch.

ThefirstblockofPowerPlayovers(blockof10

oversinanuninterruptedmatch)shallbeatthe

commencementofaninnings.Onlytwofieldsman

shallbepermittedoutsidethefieldingrestrictionat

theinstantofdelivery.

ThesecondblockofPowerPlayovers(fiveovers

inanuninterruptedmatch)shallbetakenat

thediscretionofthefieldingcaptain,andonly

permittedbetweenthe21stand30thovers.This

restrictionistobereducedproportionallyinthe

caseofaninningsbeingreduced.Shouldthe

fieldingcaptainelectnottotakethePowerPlay

bythecommencementofthe26thover(inan

uninterruptedmatch)thePowerPlaywillcommence

automatically.Onlythreefieldsmenarepermitted

outsidethefieldrestrictionmarkingattheinstantof

delivery.ThisamendmentrepresentsaPowerPlay

ratioof37.5%whichisconsideredmoreinkeeping

withOneDayInternationalplayingconditions.

Itisproposedthattheplayingconditionregardingthe

minimumoverratesistobeamendedtogiveeffect

tothelastovercommencingbeforethescheduled

cessationtime.Additionally,nosanctionsaretobe

imposedincaseswherethebattingteamisbowledout,

orwhenaresultisachievedwithinthetimedetermined

forthatinnings.

AtthemostrecentCSABoardmeeting,theBoard

approvedthechangeinformatandplayingconditions

oftheMTN40SeriesasproposedbytheCSAtask

committee,forimplementationonatrialbasisforthe

2010/2011season.

CSAisconfidentthat40overcricketis

thewayforwardintheonedaycricket

space,bothlocallyandinternationally.While

CSAiskeentoinnovateand

attractnewfans,wewantto

ensureourplayersgetthe

bestpossible

preparations

forODI

cricket.

DomESTiC CriCKET rEVoLUTion

Makhaya Ntini of the Warriors sends down a delivery during the MTN40 match between Nashua Cape Cobras and Chevrolet Warriors.

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TheChevroletWarriorshadawatershedseasoninthe

periodunderreview,establishingthemselvesasthe

dominantforceinSouthAfricanprofessionaldomestic

cricketforthe2009/10season.

Afterbeingthebridesmaidforsolongwithnumerous

runnersupfinishesinthethreedomesticcompetitions

theyfinallymadethemajorbreakthroughtowinboth

therevampedMTN40andtheStandardBankDomestic

Pro20.Andtheydidsoinconvincingfashion.After

finishingthirdintheleaguesectionoftheMTN40

theytravelledtoPaarlforthesemi-finalsandbeatthe

NashuaCapeCobrasontheirhometurf.

TheCobraswerealsotheiropponentsinthetwolegsof

theStandardBankPro20semi-finalandheretheywon

bothmatchesalthoughtheresultswereextremelyclose.

Whatwasreallyconvincingwastheprofessional

mannerinwhichtheyscoredcomfortablevictoriesin

bothfinalsagainsttheNashuaDolphins(MTN40)and

thebizhubHighveldLions(Pro20).

TheWarriorswereincontentiontocompleteaunique

treblegoingintothelasttwoweeksoftheSuperSport

Series.However,theywereunabletosustaintheirform

andsufferedtwoheavydefeats,thesecondofwhich

wasbyaninningsagainstthenewchampions,theCape

Cobras.Thismeantthattheyfellbacktoaneventual

fifthplaceonthelog.

TheCapeCobrasweremorethanworthychampions.

Theystartedtheircampaignindifferently(admittedly

mostoftheirearlygameswereawayfromhomebecause

oftheearlystarttotheseason)withthreedrawsanda

defeatbuttheythenshowedtheircalibrebywinningsix

gamesinarowtofinishwellclearofthefield.

TherecruitmentoftwoexperiencedplayersinJustin

Kemp,whotookoverthecaptaincy,andRobinPeterson

werekeyfactorsingettingtheCobrastolifttheirgame

tothelevelthattheirpotentialdeserved.

Beingatopfranchiseisnotsimplyareflectiononthe

numberoftrophiesinthecabinet.Itisalsoreflectedby

thecontributiontheymakeatnationallevel.TheWarriors

hadnofewerthaneightplayersintheirranks,whowere

chosenfortheProteasthroughthecourseoftheseason,

onemorethanthesevenoftheNashuaTitans.

TheWarriorswereanawesomecombinationwhenthey

wereatfullstrengthastheywereforthebusinessendof

bothlimitedoverstrophiesandtheyhadthedilemmaof

leavingnationallycontractedplayersoutoftheside.

AshwellPrince,ironicallynotpartoftheProteas’limited

oversplans,wonthemanofthematchawardinthe

MTN40finalanditscounterpart,theMasterBlaster

award,inthefinaloftheStandardBankPro20.Jacques

Kallisalsomadeahugecontributionwithanopening

partnershipof128off96ballswithPrinceinthefinalof

theStandardBankPro20andcompilinganaggregate

of160runsoff112ballsinthesemi-finalandfinalofthe

MTN40.

IftheWarriorswerethefranchiseoftheseason,then

RussellDomingowascertainlythecoachoftheseason.

Hemanagedtheselectionproblemscausedbythe

availabilityoftheProteassuperblybutwhatwasmore

importantwasthefactthathehasdevelopedasquad

withtremendousdepth.TheProteasmayhavedone

thebusinessingettingtheteamacrossthelinetowin

trophiesbutitwastheregularswhohadtodothejob

inmakingsurethattheteamqualifiedfortheknock-out

phases.

RustyTheronwasonewhoforcedhiswayintoProteas’

contentiononthebackofhissuperbdomesticform

aswellasinthreematchestheWarriorsplayedagainst

internationalopposition.Itwassmallsurprisethat

hewonanIndianPremierLeaguecontractorthathe

wasentrustedwithbowlingtheSuperOverwhenhis

franchise,theKings’XIPunjab,hadatiedresult.

ColinIngramwasanotherwhomadehugestrides.

Hewastheleadingrunsscorerinbothlimitedovers

competitions,hisaggregateof600intheMTN40being

morethan100runsbetterthanthenextbatsman.He

hadastrikerateof100inthatcompetitionandof144

inthePro20.

TheyalsohadanunsungheroinJustinKreuschwho

remainsoneoftheunder-ratedall-roundersinSouth

Africandomesticcricket.

DomESTiC proFESSionaL CriCKET: ChEVroLET warriorS in ThE SpoTLighT

Overallitwasoneofthemostcompetitiveand

rewardingseasonssincethefranchisesystemwas

introduced,notleastofallbecauseoftheamountof

excitingyoungtalentknockingonthedoor.Itwas

certainlyasummerofyoungleft-handedbatsmen.

OnewasIngram,anotherwasDavidMillerofthe

NashuaDolphins,thenwerewasJonathanVandiarfor

thebizhubHighveldLionsandtheChevroletCentral

FranchiseduoofDeanElgarandRileeRossouw.

TheDolphinsusedMillerasafinisherwithdevastating

effect.Battingoutofthetopfourhedidnothavemany

chancestogobigbuthestillhadtheleadingscorein

thePro20of90off52balls.Vandiarprovedamatch

winnerinthesecondPro20semi-finalagainstthe

heavilyfanciedNashuaTitanswhileElgarandRossouw

rewrotethefirst-classrecordbooksinonespectacular

dayofSuperSportSeriescricket.

RossouwjoinedStephenCookasoneoftwoplayersto

makeafirst-classtreblecentury.Cookwentontomake

theseason’sbestof390butRossouw’s319fellonly6

runsshortofBarryRichards’recordof325forthemost

runsinasingledaybyaSouthAfricanbatsman.Itwas

alsothefastesttreblecenturyinSouthAfricandomestic

crickethistory.

Hispartnershipof480withElgarwasaSouthAfrican

recordforanywicketandthesecondhighestsecond

wicketpartnershipontheall-timelist.

ItwasaremarkableseasoninthatRossouw,Elgarand

Cookallpassed1000SuperSportSeriesrunsfora

season,somethingthathasseldombeenachievedin

thepastwhileRossouwscoredexactly100runsmore

thanthepreviousrecordforSouthAfrica’spremierfirst-

classcompetitionheldbyRichards(1089).

Rossouwhasscoredsevencenturiesinthelasttwofirst-

classseasonsandElgarsix.

IfSouthAfrica’sfuturebattingresourceslookextremely

rosytheremaybesomeconcerninthebowling

departmentalthoughbothVernonPhilanderofthe

CapeCobrasandQuintonFriendoftheNashuaDolphins

took50pluswicketsinallfirst-classcricket.

TheProteasdo,however,havewhatisbasicallyayoung

attackwithDaleSteyn,MorneMorkel,WayneParnell,

LonwaboTsotsobe,RustyTheron,JohanBothaand

RoelofvanderMerweamongthosewhoaregoingto

bearoundformanysummerstocome.

Ontheadministrativesideimportantchangeswere

madetotheMTN40tomakethegamemoreappealing

topublicandplayersalike.Theseincludedareduction

to40oversperside,arulingthatallowedthebatting

sidestonominatebothfive-overpowerplaysand

arollingsubstitutethateffectivelyallowedall12

nominatedplayerstoplayafullroleasbatsman,bowler

orwicketkeeper.

Thesechangescouldhaveafar-reaching

effectontheevolution

ofOne-Day

International

cricket.

Ashwell Prince of the Warriors during the Standard Bank Pro20 final

match between Chevrolet Warriors and Bizhub Highveld Lions.

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TheBMIAdultSportTrackReportshowedthatthereare9,5millioncricketsupportersamong

adultsinSouthAfrica.Thesupportforthedifferentfranchiseteamsisasfollows:

RANKING TEAM ADULT SUPPORT NUMBERS

1 BizhubHighveldLions 1821000

2 NashuaCapeCobras 1601000

3 NashuaDolphins 1528000

4 ChevroletWarriors 869000

5 ChevroletDiamondEagles 861000

6 NashuaTitans 821000

Total identified team support 7501000

Do not support any specific team 2202000

TOTAL 9703000

Actual Cricket Followers 9519000

highVELD LionS moST popULar FranChiSE BranD

ThebizhubHighveldLionshasthebiggestsupportbase

amongadultSouthAfricansat1,8million,accordingto

areportbyBMISportInfoonthepopularityoffranchise

cricketbrandsinSouthAfrica,publishedinDecember

2009.

“Thatisfantasticnewsforus.It’sgreattoknowthat

wehavethesupportfromourfansandweappreciate

theirbackingthroughthebadandthegoodtimes.

Wewillcontinuetoendeavourtoensurethatthe

spectatorshaveagreatexperiencesupportingthe

bizhubHighveldLions,”saidbizhubHighveldLions

managementconsultant,AlanKourie.

TheNashuaCapeCobrasandNashuaDolphinsare

nextwith1,6millionand1,5millionsupporters

respectively.

Basedontheirrelativesuccessoverthepastfewyears,

onewouldhaveperhapsexpectedtheNashuaTitans

tobeontop,buttheTitans(sixth),alongwiththe

ChevroletWarriors(fourth)andtheChevroletDiamond

Eagles(fifth)havesimilarsupportofbetween820000

and870000supporters.

SpeakingaboutthegrowthoftheChevroletWarriors

brand,WarriorsCEO,DaveEmslie,said:“TheWarriors

andChevrolethostedanumberofactivations

throughouttheseasonandwehavetriedtoincorporate

thefansinasmanywaysaspossible.

“Wehavehadplayerappearances,launchedournew-

lookwebsiteandourFacebookPage,andweareproud

ofthewaythatthebrandhasgrown.WiththeMTN40

titleandtheStandardBankPro20trophy,thesupport

willcontinuetogrow.”

Theimprovedstandardofcompetition,whichcame

withtheintroductionofthefranchisecricketsystem,

hasreignitedthesupportfordomesticcricket,which

wesawbackinthenineties.

Theadventofsocialmediahasboostedinterestin

domesticcricket,andtheemergenceofrockstarcricket

talentaroundthecountry,hasseenteamsgaining

supportlikeneverbefore.CSAwillcontinuetoworkthe

sixfranchisestobuildtheirrespectivebrands,which

contributetoCSA’svisionofmakingcricketatruly

nationalsportofwinners.

Animportantobservationinthereportwasthehigh

numberofcricketfollowers,namely2.2millionor

23%ofthetotalof9.5millioncricketfollowers,donot

supportanyspecificfranchiseteam.

BMIspokesman,JohanGrobler,said:“Therewasa

distinctfeelingduringtheresearchthattherewaseven

confusionamongthoseclaimingtosupportteams

aboutthenamesoftheFranchisesintheirareas.

“Itmustbeconcludedthatatthisstageconfusionstill

existsaboutwhichFranchisenamerepresentswhich

specificarea,andthatalargepercentageofcricket

followerscurrentlydonotassociatepassionatelywith

theteamstheyideallyshould(i.e.livingwithintheir

area).

“Theupsideofthisistheopportunitythatexistsfor

thoseFranchisesthatcangetitright(themarketingand

positioningoftheirbrand)togrowtheirsupportbases.”

ThenextBMIAdultSportTrackReportwillbereleasedin

December2010andfansareeagerlywaitingtoseehow

theirfavouriteteamwillfareinthepopularitystakes.

Currently,themomentumiswiththeChevroletWarriors

aftertheywonboththeMTN40andtheStandardBank

Pro20competitionsthisseason.Awinningteamissure

toattractfollowers,andthishasbeenthecasewiththe

Warriors,whoseteampopularityhasexplodedinthe

lastseason.

Atthesametime,theWarriorswillbewellawarethat

thecompetitiononlygetsstiffergoingforwardasallsix

franchiseteamscontinuetobattleitoutforfranchise

cricketsupremacy.

45

Heino Kuhn and Alviro Petersen during day 1 of

the Supersport Series match bdtween Nashua

Titans and Bizhub Highveld Lions.

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DomESTiC CriCKET STaTiSTiCS

SuperSport Series 2008/09

As at 29 March 2010

Statistical highlights

Teams

Highest total 690-9 LionsvWarriors(EastLondon)

Highest total batting 4th 353-4 WarriorsvEagles(EastLondon)

Lowest total 108 TitansvCapeCobras(Paarl)

Batting

Highest score 390 SCCook LionsvWarriors(EastLondon)

Leading strike-rates

(Qualification: 250 runs)

77.39 VBvanJaarsveld(Lions)

75.58 BDSnijman(Titans)

74.82 RRRossouw(Eagles)

Most sixes 14 DAMiller(Dolphins)

13 RRRossouw(Eagles)

13 CAThyssen(Warriors)

Fastest fifty 27balls ANel LionsvTitans(Benoni)

Fastest century 81balls VBvanJaarsveld LionsvCapeCobras(CapeTown)

Bowling

Best bowling in an innings 7-45 MShezi DolphinsvLions(Durban)

Best bowling in a match 10-99 JLouw DolphinsvTitans(Centurion)

10-99 QFriend DolphinsvEagles(Kimberley)

Most economical bowling

(minimum 20 overs)

31-17-38-0 MNtini WarriorsvLions(EastLondon)

Most Economical bowlers

(Qualification: 100 overs)

2.38 JLouw(Dolphins/CapeCobras)

2.52 MNtini(Warriors)

2.54 VDPhilander(CapeCobras)

Leading strike-rates

(Qualification: 15 wickets)

32.81 AJAGray(CapeCobras)

34.68 VDPhilander(CapeCobras)

35.57 FCPlaatjies(CapeCobras)

wicket-keepers

Most dismissals in an innings 5(ct4,st1) HGKuhn TitansvCapeCobras(Benoni)

5(ct4,st1) HGKuhn TitansvWarriors(PortElizabeth)

5(ct5) DSmit DolphinsvCapeCobras(CapeTown)

5(ct5) MNvanWyk EaglesvWarriors(Bloemfontein)

5(ct5) MMosehle TitansvEagles(Centurion)

5(ct5) MMosehle TitansvEagles(Centurion)

Most dismissals in a match 10(ct10) MMosehle TitansvEagles(Centurion)

Fielders

Most catches in an innings 4 JMKemp CapeCobrasvEagles(CapeTown)

Most catches in a match 7 JMKemp CapeCobrasvEagles(CapeTown)

Supplied by Andrew SamsonOfficial Statistician of Cricket South Africa

MTN40 2009/10

Statistical highlights

Teams

Highest total 300-3 CapeCobrasvDolphins(Durban)

300-7 LionsvEagles(Johannesburg)

Highest total batting 2nd 300-7 LionsvEagles(Johannesburg)(won)

Lowest total 127 LionsvTitans(Johannesburg)

Batting

Highest score 168* MNvanWyk EaglesvLions(Bloemfontein)

Leading strike-rates

(Qualification: 100 runs)

168.64 APMcLaren(Eagles)

142.85 JHKallis(Warriors)

134.00 JAMorkel(Titans)

Most sixes 20 HHGibbs(CapeCobras)

16 CAIngram(Warriors)

15 DAMiller(Dolphins)

Fastest fifty 21balls APMcLaren EaglesvLions(Johannesburg)

Fastest century 64balls JPKreusch WarriorsvLions(Potchefstroom)

Bowling

Best bowling in an innings 5-17 CKLangeveldt CapeCobrasvWarriors(CapeTown)

Most economical bowling

(minimum 5 overs)

5-3-2-0 PJoubert TitansvLions(Johannesburg)

Most expensive bowling

(minimum 5 overs)

6-0-71-1 REvanderMerwe TitansvEagles(Bloemfontein)

Most Economical bowlers

(Qualification: 30 overs)

4.53 KJAbbott(Dolphins)

4.76 PJoubert(Titans)

4.85 YAAbdulla(Dolphins)

Leading strike-rates

(Qualification: 8 wickets)

16.11 AKKruger(Eagles)

17.38 JTheron(Warriors)

22.18 FCPlaatjies(CapeCobras)

wicket-keepers

Most dismissals in an innings 5(ct5) HGKuhn TitansvLions(Centurion)

Fielders

Most catches in an innings 4 FduPlessis TitansvEagles(Centurion)

Supplied by Andrew SamsonOfficial Statistician of Cricket South Africa

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Standard Bank pro20 2009/10

As at 13 March 2010

highest Total

186-5(20overs) LionsvTitans Centurion

186-2(20overs) WarriorsvLions PortElizabeth

Lowest Total

102(20overs) DolphinsvCapeCobras CapeTown

DomESTiC CriCKET STaTiSTiCS

highest Score

90*(52) DAMiller DolphinsvLions Potchefstroom

most wickets

Name Teams Wkts Avg RPO

RFrylinck Lio 14 16.21 7.09

MNtini War 12 18.08 7.00

VDPhilander Cob 11 14.36 6.49

JTheron War 11 19.27 6.87

EO’Reilly Lio 11 22.27 8.16

Best Economy rates

Name Wkts Avg RPO

MZondeki 4 29.50 5.61

DduPreez 10 12.70 6.35

NBoje 10 17.90 6.39

(Qualification: 15 overs)

most runs

Name Team Runs Avg SR

CAIngram War 283 47.16 144.38

VBvanJaarsveld Lio 249 31.12 135.32

MNvanWyk Eag 227 56.75 137.57

GHBodi Ttn 206 41.20 130.37

JMKemp Cob 193 32.16 122.15

Best Strike-rates

Name Team Runs Avg SR

HHGibbs Cob 103 34.33 158.46

DJVilas Lio 123 30.75 151.85

BDSnijman Ttn 185 46.25 144.53

(Qualification: 100 runs)

Fastest Fifty

24balls BDSnijman TitansvLions Centurion

most Sixes

15 CAIngram(War)

13 GHBodi(Ttn)

13 VBvanJaarsveld(Lio)

Best Bowling

5-17 VDPhilander CapeCobrasvDolphins CapeTown

most Economical Bowling (4 overs)

4-1-8-0 NEMbhalati TitansvEagles Kimberley

most Expensive Bowling (4 overs)

4-0-46-1 SBurger LionsvEagles Bloemfontein

Z de Bruyn had figures of 3-0-53-0 for Lions v Warriors at Port Elizabeth

B-D Walters had figures of 3.4-0-46-2 for Titans v Lions at Centurion

Supplied by Andrew SamsonOfficial Statistician of the United Cricket Board of South Africa

most dismissals (wicket-keepers and Fielders)

Name M Cts Sts

TLTsolekile 8 5 2

NBoje 8 7 0

GHBodi 7 7 0

JTheron 8 6 0

JPKreusch 7 6 0

DJJacobs 8 3 1

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Rusty Theron and Davey Jacobs celebrate during the Standard Bank Pro20 match between Bizhub Highveld Lions and Chevrolet Warriors.

(continued)

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pUrE proTEa, 100% SoUTh aFriCan

THEProteashadaverydisappointing12monthsin

2009/10aftertheheadysuccessesoftheprevious

year.Theyfailedtowin50percentofeithertheir

TestmatchesorPro20Internatonalsandwouldhave

sufferedthesamefateintheODIarenahadtheynot

finishedtheyearonahighwitha5-0winovertheWest

Indies.

TheyalsosufferedearlyexitsinbothofthemajorICC

eventsduringthisperiod–theICCChampions’Trophy

onhomesoilandtheICCWorldTwenty20intheWest

Indies.Theonlymajorplayingnationtheybeatinthese

twotournamentswasNewZealand(twice)whilethey

suffereddefeatsagainstEngland(twice),SriLanka,India

andPakistan.

Intheperiodunderreview–fromJuly2009until

theendoftheWestIndiestour–theProteashadthe

followingplayingrecord:

Pro20International:played7,won3,lost4

ODI:played18,won10,lost6,noresult2

Test:played9,won4,lost2,drawn3

OnthecreditsidetheyretainedboththeSirVivian

RichardsTrophy(a2-0victoryintheWestIndies)and

theBasild’OliveiraTrophyfollowinga1-1Testseries

drawagainstEnglandathome.Theyalsosharedthe

awayseriesagainstIndiawiththesamescoreline.After

winningthefirstTestatNagpurthey,infact,onlyhadto

avoiddefeatinthesecondmatchtobecometheNo.1

rankedsideontheICCWorldTestrankings.

Inspiteofthepoorseasontheyfinishedtheyear

rankedNo.2inbothTestmatchandODIcricket.There

areasyetnoofficialrankingsforPro20International

cricket.

Thissuccessinthefive-daygamewasreflectedbysome

finalindividualstatistics.HashimAmlawastheNo.2

rankedbatsmaninthisformatattheendoftheIndian

tourbeforefallingbacktoNo.15followingapoorseries

intheWestIndies.

DaleSteynandJacquesKallisretainedtheNo.1ranking

inthebowlingandall-roundercategories.Steyn

achievedhis200thTestwicketduringthefirstTest

againsttheWestIndiesandwasthefourthquickestto

thismarkontheall-timelist.Healsohasthebeststrike

rateofalltimeforthosebowlerswhohavetaken200or

morewickets.

AtthetimeofwritingAmlaisthesecondleadingruns

scorerforthe2010calendaryearwithGraemeSmith

andJacquesKallisimmediatelybehindhim.Amla’s

averageof71isthehighestforthosewhohaveplayed

atleast3Testmatchesthisyear.

Steynistheleadingwickettakerfortheyearwith

MorneMorkelinsecondplace.Steyn’saverageof19is

alsosubstantiallybetterthananyotherbowler.

SteynalsoreachedanotablelandmarkatNagpurwhen

hetook10wicketsintheinningsvictorytobecomethe

onlySouthAfricanandtojoina

handfulofforeignTestbowlerswho

haveachievedthatfeatinIndia.Earlier

intheseasonhetookfivewicketsinan

inningsinthewinningTestagainst

Englandandnowhasatleastonefive-wicket

haulagainstalltheTestnations.Another‘fifer’was

recordedagainsttheWestIndiestogivehim14inallto

gowithhisfour10-wickethauls.

Therewereseveralotherlandmarksreachedduring

theWestIndiesTesttour:Kallis(11000runs),Smith

(7000)andABdeVilliers(4000).Kallis’11000runsand

35centuriesarebothSouthAfricanrecordsandthe

latterfigureputshimthirdontheall-timelistbehind

SachinTendulkar(47)andRickyPonting(39).Hisruns

aggregateisthesixthhighestofalltime.Kallisinall

scored4centuriesintheperiodunderreviewasdid

Amla.

Amlawaseasilythestandoutbatsmenforthe

ProteasatTestmatchlevel.Afterscoringacentury,

a90anda75intheTestseriesagainstEngland–

theonlytimehefailedcoincidedwiththeonlydefeat

oftheseries–hetookhisgametoanevenhigherlevel

inIndiabecomingthefifthSouthAfricanbatsman–

thethirdsinceunitybehindGaryKirstenandKallis

–toscoreacenturyinbothinningsofaTestmatchat

EdenGardens,Kolkata,thegroundwherehemadehis

Graeme Smith and other team members congratulate fast bowler Morné Morkel after taking a wicket in the second test between West Indies and South Africa.

Lonwabo Tsotsobe in action against the West Indies.

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internationaldebutin2004.Thisfollowedhisunbeaten

doublecentury(253notout)intheprecedingTestat

Nagpurwhichgavehimanaverageof490fortheseries

andcenturiesinthreesuccessiveTestinnings.

Suchwashiscommandthatbutforadeclarationto

ensureaProteas’victoryhewouldundoubtedlyhave

gonepastGraemeSmith’sSouthAfricanrecordscoreof

277.AsitwasonlySmith(twice),DaryllCullinan,Gary

Kirsten,GraemePollockandJackieMcGlewhaveplayed

biggerinningsforSouthAfrica.

SmithhelpedtheProteastoamatch-winning

positionintheNewYearTestwithabigcentury

andfollowedwithanotherattheBidvest

WanderersStadiumthatwashis20thin

Testcricket,thusbecomingthethird

playerafterGaryKirsten

andKallistoachieve

thislandmark.He

scoredanother

atSt.Kittsto

goaheadof

Kirstenon

theall-time

SAlist.

Mostnotable

ofallwasMarkBoucher’sstatisticofreaching500

dismissalsand5000runs.Thisisauniqueperformance

intheannalsofthegame.Itisarecordthatcouldwell

standforatleastthenextdecade.

MakhayaNtiniplayedhis100thTestmatchinthefirst

five-daymatchagainstEngland.HewasthefifthSouth

AfricantodothisandisoneofonlythreeSouthAfricans

totakemorethan300Testmatchwickets.Heisin11th

placeontheall-timelist.

HighlightsontheODIcalendarwerefewandfar

between.SmithstoodmanaloneagainstEngland

duringtheChampions’Trophyinadesperateeffortto

gethissidethroughtothesemi-finalstagewhileABde

Villiersscoredback-to-backcenturiesinIndia.

TherewasamuchbettereffortagainsttheWestIndies

ontheCaribbeantourwhenAmla,ifitwasnecessary,

providedconfirmationthathehascometostayin

the50oversside.Hehadbeenleftoutoftheoriginal

Makhaya Ntini celebrates a wicket during his 100th Test match against England.

ODIsquadforIndiaalthoughhelaterplayedasa

replacementforSmith.IntheWestIndieshebecame

thefirstSouthAfricantotop400runsinafive-match

series,scoring2centuriesandaveraging80.

DeVilliersmadeitthreecenturiesinarowtoequala

worldrecordheldbyHerschelleGibbsamongothers

whenhereachedthreefiguresinthefirstmatchofthe

WestIndiesseries.Heaveraged241(strikerate131)

againstIndiaand70(strikerate95)againsttheWest

Indies.

TwomajorpluseslookingforwardtotheWorldCup

weretheperformancesofLonwaboTsotsobeandnew

capDavidMiller.Tsotsobewasfinallygivenaproper

runagainsttheWestIndiesafterhavingplayedone-off

matchesuntilthenandjustifiedhisselectionwith

anaverageof27andaneconomyrateof5.5.Miller

finishedthirdonthebatting

averages(54)andhisstrikerateof

122wasthebestofthespecialist

batsmen.

Butthememoryofthe

yearwasoneofhuge

inconsistencywithbig

victoriesandheavydefeats

beingthehallmarkoftheProteas’

play.Theylostthetwomajorseries

againstEngland(home)andIndia

(away).

ThehighlightofthePro20yearwas

theworldrecordpartnershipforanywicket

of170runsbetweenSmithandLootsBosman

againstEnglandandthe

teamtotalinthesamematchof241whichwasthe

highestinanymatchinvolvingtwoICCfullmember

countries.The17sixesinthematch(15contributedby

SmithandBosman)wasalsoarecord.

TheyearalsosawtheendofMickeyArthur’sreign

asnationalcoachaswellasthatofMikeProcteras

convenerofselectors.ThenewcombinationofCorrie

vanZylandAndrewHudsontookoveratadifficult

timeandatshortnoticeandhavealreadyimpressed

withtheireffortstogettheProteasmovingforward

again.

Jacques Kallis celebrates after scoring his century against the West Indies.

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TESTCRICKET

CSA/Castle Lager Milestone Programme achievements:

Platinum GraemeSmith 7000runs vWestIndies(Basseterre)

Gold MakhayaNtini 100Tests vEngland(Centurion)

Silver MarkBoucher 5000runs vEngland(Johannesburg)

DaleSteyn 200wickets vWestIndies(Port-of-Spain)

Bronze ABdeVilliers 4000runs vWestIndies(Basseterre)

AshwellPrince 50Tests vEngland(Durban)

Other JacquesKallis 11000runs vWestIndies(Basseterre)

JacquesKallis 150catches vEngland(Durban)

MarkBoucher 500dismissals vWestIndies(Basseterre)

DaleSteynbecamethequickestSouthAfricantoreach

200Testwickets,reachingthemilestonein39Tests

andbeatingAllanDonald’s42matches.Steynisthe4th

quickestoveralltoreachthismilestone.

MarkBoucherbecamethefirstwicket-keepertotake

500dismissalsinTestswhenhecaughtWestIndies’Ravi

RampauloffMorneMorkelatBasseterre.

ONE-DAYINTERNATIONALS

CSA/Standard Bank Milestone Programme achievements:

Platinum None

Gold JHKallis 300matches vWestIndies

(Roseau)

Silver GCSmith 75catches vEngland

(CapeTown)

Bronze ABdeVilliers 100matches vWestIndies

(Roseau)

ABdeVilliers 3000runs vEngland

(CapeTown)

Sa inTErnaTionaL miLESTonES 1July2009to30June2010

Records

HashimAmlaplayedthe2nd

longestTestinningsforSouth

Africawhenhescored253*in

675minutesagainstIndiaatNagpur.

OnlyGaryKirstenhasplayedalonger

inningsforSouthAfricawith878minutes

forhis275againstEnglandatDurbanin1999/00

HashimAmlabecamethe5thSouthAfricanandthe3rd

sincere-admissiontoscore2centuriesinaTestwhen

hemade114&123*againstIndiaatKolkata.

HashimAmlasetaSouthAfricanrecordformostruns

ina2-Testserieswithhis490(avg490.00)againstIndia.

ThispassedJacquesKallis’421againstPakistanin

Pakistanin2007/08.

AlviroPetersenbecamethe3rdSouthAfrican,after

AndrewHudsonandJacquesRudolphtoscorea

centuryonTestdebutwhenhemade100againstIndia

atKolkata.

AlviroPetersenandHashimAmlaadded209forthe

2ndwicketagainstIndiaatKolkataoutofSouth

Africa’stotalof296.Thisrepresents70.60percent

ofthetotalandisthehighestpartnershippercentage

ofthetotalforSouthAfrica,beatingthe70%byDave

NourseandAubreyFaulknerwhentheadded98out

of140forthe4thwicketagainstEnglandatLord’s

in1907.

Records

ABdeVilliersbecamethe4thplayerand2ndSouth

AfricanafterHerschelleGibbstoscorecenturiesin3

consecutiveODIinningswhenhescored114*and102*

againstIndiaand102againstWestIndies.

WayneParnellandDaleSteynsetaSouthAfricanODI

record9thwicketpartnershipwhentheyadded65

againstIndiaatJaipurtobeatthe61byShaunPollock

andJohanBothaagainstAustraliaatMelbournein

2005/06.

JacquesKallispassedHerschelleGibbs’SouthAfrican

recordof108ODIcatcheswhenhecaughtAndre

FletcheroffDaleSteyninthematchagainstWestIndies

atNorthSound.

PRO20INTERNATIONALS

Records

RyanMcLarenbecamethefirstSouthAfricantotake

5wicketsinaPro20Internationalwhenhetook5-19

againstWestIndiesatNorthSound.

Mark Boucher takes the ball during day

2 of the second test between West Indies

and South Africa.

AB de Villiers plays a shot during the first one day international between West Indies and South Africa.

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Batting & Fielding (continued)Name M Inns NO Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 Ct St

South Africa: Pro20 International Averages 2009/10SouthAfricaplayed15Pro20Internationalsinthisperiod,winning10andlosing5.Batting & FieldingName M Inns NO Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 Ct StJHKallis 12 12 1 469 73 42.63 121.81 0 4 3 0ABdeVilliers 15 15 3 403 79* 33.58 134.33 0 3 15 2DAMiller 1 1 0 33 33 33.00 126.92 0 0 0 0GCSmith 15 15 0 439 88 29.26 127.61 0 1 7 0LLBosman 6 6 0 167 94 27.83 157.54 0 2 0 0JAMorkel 13 12 4 159 40 19.87 148.59 0 0 5 0J-PDuminy 15 14 4 177 44* 17.70 107.92 0 0 4 0HHGibbs 9 9 0 155 55 17.22 116.54 0 1 5 0JBotha 12 7 3 64 23 16.00 128.00 0 0 5 0MVBoucher 12 10 4 65 17* 10.83 92.85 0 0 8 1ANPetersen 2 2 0 14 8 7.00 73.68 0 0 1 0DWSteyn 15 2 1 6 5 6.00 85.71 0 0 7 0REvanderMerwe 12 5 3 9 4* 4.50 45.00 0 0 6 0MMorkel 6 1 0 1 1* 1.00 50.00 0 0 1 0RMcLaren 4 3 3 8 6* – 88.88 0 0 1 0HGKuhn 1 1 1 5 5 – 125.00 0 0 1 0CKLangeveldt 6 1 1 2 2* – 66.66 0 0 0 0YAAbdulla 1 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0RKKleinveldt 1 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0WDParnell 6 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0LLTsotsobe 1 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0

Sa inTErnaTionaL STaTiSTiCS1June2009to30June2010

BowlingName Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg BB 5I 10MJBotha 39.5 7 102 7 14.57 4-56 0 0DWSteyn 266.1 53 852 41 20.78 7-51 3 1ANPetersen 7 1 21 1 21.00 1-2 0 0MMorkel 292.2 67 911 37 24.62 5-75 1 0FdeWet 71 19 186 6 31.00 4-55 0 0J-PDuminy 76.5 6 283 9 31.44 3-89 0 0RMcLaren 13 4 43 1 43.00 1-30 0 0WDParnell 51 5 227 5 45.40 2-17 0 0JHKallis 141.1 28 382 8 47.75 2-36 0 0PLHarris 384.3 82 1099 21 52.33 5-123 1 0LLTsotsobe 49 15 106 2 53.00 1-20 0 0MNtini 70 15 233 2 116.50 2-78 0 0GCSmith 0.3 0 4 0 – – 0 0

South Africa: Test AveragesSouthAfricaplayed9Testsinthisperiod,winning4,losing2anddrawing3.Batting & FieldingName M Inns NO Runs HS Avg 100 50 Ct StHMAmla 9 16 2 923 253* 65.92 4 2 3 0JHKallis 9 16 2 849 173 60.64 4 2 12 0ABdeVilliers 9 16 4 674 135* 56.16 1 6 11 0GCSmith 9 16 0 828 183 51.75 3 3 10 0MVBoucher 8 11 1 483 95 48.30 0 4 29 0ANPetersen 4 8 0 272 100 34.00 1 1 4 0AGPrince 9 14 2 281 78* 23.41 0 2 7 0DWSteyn 8 11 4 147 47 21.00 0 0 2 0WDParnell 3 2 0 34 22 17.00 0 0 1 0PLHarris 8 9 1 123 38 15.37 0 0 2 0MMorkel 9 9 2 107 23 15.28 0 0 4 0J-PDuminy 6 10 0 129 56 12.90 0 1 3 0FdeWet 2 2 0 20 20 10.00 0 0 1 0JBotha 1 1 0 9 9 9.00 0 0 1 0RMcLaren 1 1 1 33 33* – 0 0 0 0MNtini 2 3 3 11 6* – 0 0 0 0LLTsotsobe 2 1 1 3 3* – 0 0 0 0

BowlingName Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg RPO BB 4IMMorkel 54.3 5 281 14 20.07 5.15 4-21 1WDParnell 62.3 3 438 19 23.05 7.00 5-48 2LLTsotsobe 54.4 4 288 11 26.18 5.26 3-58 0CKLangeveldt 74 3 394 11 35.81 5.32 3-30 0JHKallis 53 1 261 7 37.28 4.92 3-29 0DWSteyn 107.5 6 582 15 38.80 5.39 3-37 0J-PDuminy 22 0 127 3 42.33 5.77 2-25 0RMcLaren 72 6 366 8 45.75 5.08 3-51 0REvanderMerwe 82.3 2 412 9 45.77 4.99 3-27 0JAMorkel 36 2 229 5 45.80 6.36 3-20 0JBotha 107 2 568 11 51.63 5.30 2-22 0

South Africa: Limited Overs International AveragesSouthAfricaplayed16LimitedOversInternationalsinthisperiod,winning10andlosing6.Batting & FieldingName M Inns NO Runs HS Avg SR 100 50 Ct StABdeVilliers 16 16 4 855 121 71.25 103.38 4 4 11 0HMAmla 13 13 0 797 129 61.30 90.67 2 5 5 0JHKallis 12 12 1 599 104* 54.45 91.03 1 5 10 0DAMiller 4 3 2 54 26* 54.00 122.72 0 0 1 0LLBosman 2 2 0 97 68 48.50 140.57 0 1 0 0GCSmith 13 13 0 481 141 37.00 92.67 1 3 9 0JAMorkel 7 7 3 137 50* 34.25 103.00 0 1 3 0J-PDuminy 11 11 2 297 111* 33.00 85.59 1 1 8 0ANPetersen 9 9 1 253 64 31.62 82.14 0 3 2 0WDParnell 7 4 1 78 49 26.00 68.42 0 0 0 0MVBoucher 12 11 2 201 31* 22.33 80.72 0 0 15 1HHGibbs 4 3 0 56 27 18.66 75.67 0 0 2 0DWSteyn 12 6 2 66 35 16.50 120.00 0 0 2 0CKLangeveldt 9 6 4 28 12 14.00 103.70 0 0 1 0

BowlingName Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg RPO BB 4IJ-PDuminy 6 0 44 4 11.00 7.33 1-3 0RMcLaren 15.5 0 107 9 11.88 6.75 5-19 1WDParnell 20.5 0 119 9 13.22 5.71 4-13 1CKLangeveldt 23 0 174 13 13.38 7.56 4-19 1MMorkel 23 0 157 10 15.70 6.82 4-20 1JBotha 40 0 246 15 16.40 6.15 3-16 0REvanderMerwe 40 0 275 13 21.15 6.87 2-14 0DWSteyn 57 0 386 18 21.44 6.77 2-6 0RKKleinveldt 4 0 48 2 24.00 12.00 2-48 0YAAbdulla 4 0 28 1 28.00 7.00 1-28 0JHKallis 28 0 187 5 37.40 6.67 2-20 0JAMorkel 25.4 1 242 6 40.33 9.42 2-15 0LLTsotsobe 4 0 28 0 – 7.00 – 0

JBotha 12 7 0 77 24 11.00 72.64 0 0 3 0MMorkel 7 2 0 21 14 10.50 75.00 0 0 0 0REvanderMerwe 9 5 2 30 12 10.00 90.90 0 0 2 0RMcLaren 10 8 2 37 12 6.16 61.66 0 0 5 0LLTsotsobe 7 1 1 4 4* – 200.00 0 0 2 0

Supplied by Andrew SamsonOfficial Statistician of Cricket South Africa

59

The2010FIFAWorldCuphashadanenormous

impactonSouthAfricansocietyasawholeandhas

boostedourconfidencesignificantlyasanation

thatiscapableofcollectivelymeetingmajor

challenges.

Therearelessonsforallinthisregard,

includingSouthAfricancricket.

CricketSouthAfrica(CSA)hasalready

establisheditselfasoneofthepreferred

hostsformajorworldcricketevents,

andwewilldefinitelybelookingat

theFIFAWorldCupexperienceto

extendthistotakeoninnovations.

Usingselectednewstadiafor

mass-basedcricketmatchesis

certainlyoneoftheoptions.CSA

willtakeourinternationalevent

capacityafurtherimportantstep

forwardwhenweplaytheinaugural

Pro20InternationalmatchfortheKrish

MackerdhujTrophybetweentheProteas

andIndiaatDurban’smagnificentnewMoses

MabhidaStadium.

Thismatchwillcertainlyhostthebiggestcrowdever

towatchacricketcontestinSouthAfricaandwill

strengthenCSA’scapacitytofeaturefurtheronthe

internationalorganisationalmap.

WhatisofparticularinteresttoCSAisthatsomeof

thenewstadiaareplacedinclimaticregionsthat

couldextendtheSouthAfricancricketseason,such

asthosebuiltnearRustenburg(RoyalBafokeng)and

Polokwane(PeterMakaba)wherethereisnotthedew

factorinexistingcricketcentresinAugustandApril/

May.Obviously,anystadiawouldhavetomeetcricket

requirementsintermsofsizeetc.Theexperimentat

MosesMabhidawillstandusingoodsteadshouldwe

beabletoexpandintoothersoccerstadiaforclimatic

reasons.

WhatismostexcitingisthatSouthAfricancrickettakes

placeinadynamicsociety,madeevenmoresobythe

FIFAWorldCup.CSAisupandreadytomakeasmuch

useofthisdynamismaspossible.

CSAwillcontinuearemarkablepatternof

holdingamajorinternationalcricketevent

outsidethenormalICCFutureTours’Programme

virtuallyeveryyearwhentheAirtelChampions’

LeaguetakesplaceinSeptember.

Thecyclestartedin2007whenCSAwasgiventhe

honourofhostingtheinauguralICCWorldTwenty20–

atournamentthatwassosuccessfulthatitgavebirthto

theIndianPremierLeague(IPL)thefollowingyear.

In2009CSAhostedboththeIPLandtheICC

Champions’Trophy,anotabledoubleforonecountry

topulloffinthespaceof6months.Botheventshad

originallybeenscheduledforthesub-continentbuthad

tobemovedoverregrettablesecurityissues.Inthecase

oftheIPLthemovewasatthe11thhourandCSAand

ouraffiliateshadliterallyonlythreeweekstoprepare

foraneventofsimilarmagnitudetoacricketWorldCup.

SouthAfricafirstestablisheditselfasavenuefor

internationalcricketingeventswiththesuccessful

hostingofthe2003ICCWorldCup.

Thisyear’sChampions’Leaguewillcontinuethenatural

progressionofmakinguseofSouthAfrica’sexcellent

cricketingandtouristinfrastructureanditsrenowned

organisationalskills.Ithasastronghomeflavour

withboththeWarriorsandHighveldLionsfranchises

competingandthereisagoodchancethatoneofthem

willbringhomethesilverware.Theothercompeting

teamsaredrawnfromIndia,Australia,SriLanka,New

ZealandandtheWestIndies.

SouthAfricaisonahighandthenationisbuzzingwith

excitementaboutwhatthefutureholdsaftertheWorld

Cup.CSAisworkinghardwithallitsstakeholdersto

ensurethatweremaintruetoourvisionofmaking

cricketatrulynationalsportofwinners

bydoingsomethingtodaytoshape

TOMORROW!

BLowing SoUTh aFriCa’S TrUmpET

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A bugler during the ICC Champions Trophy final match between Australia and New Zealand.

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CSa anD proTEaS 100% BEhinD BaFana BaFana

theCaribbean,Theron,Parnell,HarrisandBrits,gotinto

thefootballspiritandeagerlylappedupprofessional

tipsonhowtoDiskifromKasiEntertainment.

“TheWorldCupfeverinthecountryisamazingwith

onlytwoweekstogothetournament.Learningthe

DiskiDancewasaninterestingexperience,IthinkIwill

keepmymovesonthedancefloorbutawonderful

opportunitytogetbehindthisawesomeevent.Iwillbe

intheCaribbeanforthegreaterpartofthecompetition

butIhaveticketstotheSemi’sandmaybetothe

Finals!WhoknowsitcouldbeSouthAfricaplaying…”

commentedHarris.

ParnelltooktotheDiskiDancelikehewouldtoa

seamingwicket,andsaidhecouldnotwaittoshowoff

hismoveswhenhereturnedhometoPortElizabeth.“It

iswonderfultofinallylearntheDiski,itisnotaseasyas

Ithoughtitwouldbe,butI’mdoingmyparttoshowmy

supportforBafanaBafana,”remarkedParnell.

“ItissuchanoverwhelmingfeelingtobeSouth

Africanrightnow,theatmospherearoundthecountry

iselectrifying.Thereisnogreaterhonourthan

representingyourcountryanddoingsowithyourhome

backingisaonceinalifetimeopportunity,”saidTheron.

NationalWomen’scaptainCri-ZeldaBritssaid:“Itissuch

aspecialtimeforourcountryandIamsoproudtobe

SouthAfrican.”

Proteascaptain,GraemeSmith,speakingfromthe

Caribbean,said:“Readingandwatching(onTV)what

isgoingon,itisexcitingtobepartoftheevent.For

ourcountrytohostsuchanawesomeeventisterrific

forSouthAfrica.Iwasreadingtodayaboutthepeople

outonthestreetssupportingourteamandtoread

thatmakesyoureallyproudtobeSouthAfrican.Itis

makingusmoreandmorejealouseachdaythatwe

can’tseeit.Atthesametimewehavegotanhonourin

representingourcountryhereintheCaribbean.Itisour

opportunityhopefullytodothatwell.TheWorldCup

hasemphasizedonceagainthatsportisthegreatest

unifyingfactorinourcountry.”

Winorlose,CSAandtheProteasare100%behind

BafanaBafana!

2010willalwaysberememberedastheyearFIFAcame

totownandbroughttheworldwithit.Ournationwas

showcasedinternationallyasBafanaBafanaand31

othernationswentinsearchoffootballglory.Everyone,

includingCricketSouthAfrica(CSA)andtheProteas,

gotbehindSouthAfricalikeneverbefore.

CSAandtheProteaslaunchedtheir100% Behind

Bafana Bafana campaignon21April2010,tocoincide

with50daystothe2010FIFAWorldCup.Thecampaign,

whichaimedtoshowSouthAfricansthatallnational

teamsdeservetheir100%support,wasendorsedbythe

SouthAfricanFootballAssociation(SAFA).

SAFACEO,LeslieSedibe,said:“SAFAandBafanaBafana

appreciatethesupportofCSAandtheProteas.Welook

forwardtotheir100%supportduringtheWorldCup.”

CSAuseditsonlineplatforms,FacebookandTwitter,

toshowits100%supportforBafanaBafana,and

encouragethecricketfamilytothrowtheirweight

behindthishistoricevent.

AnardentProteasfans,WidorHeyns,contributedby

saying:“Iamnotjustacricketfan,I’maSouthAfrican

fan,soitdoesn’tmatterwhatsportIwillalwayssupport

ourcountry.ItisgreattoseethatGraemeSmithis100%

behindBafanaBafana.PUREPROTEA100%SOUTH

AFRICAN.”

AlthoughtheProteaswereonanineweektourinthe

Caribbeanforthemajorityofthefootballshowpiece,

andonlyreturnedtoSouthAfricaduringthebusiness

endoftheWorldCup,theCSAfamilywassupportive

oftheFootballFridayinitiative,withheadofficestaff

regularlywearingtheirBafanaBafanashirts,while

countingdownthedaystokickoffwithenthusiasm.

CSAinvitedthreeProteasplayers,luckyenoughtobeat

homeforpartoftheWorldCup,tolearntheDiskiDance

withCSAheadofficestaffononeparticularFootball

Friday,asCSAandtheProteasreaffirmedtheir100%

supportforBafanaBafana,with14daystogotothe

FIFAWorldCup.

AsGraemeSmithandtheProteasStandardBankODI

teamgearedupforthethirdODIagainstWestIndiesin

Proteas players, Wayne Parnell, Cri-Zelda Brits, Paul Harris and Rusty Theron learn to do the diski dance.

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TheintroductionofPro20crickethasdramatically

changedcricket’slandscape.Dancinggirls,dunktanks,

anddugoutshavegiventhegameayouthful,energetic

newlookwhileinternationalcompetitionsfordomestic

teamshaveturnedrelativelyunknowncricketersinto

overnightsensations.

Theadventofsocialmediahascomplimentedthisnew

waveofexcitementinworldcricket,givingfansinstant

accesstotheirfavouritesportanditsheroes.While

Pro20isthelink,fanshaveshownaninterestincricket

ingeneral,withdomesticcricketreceivingasignificant

boostinpopularityinrecenttimes.

Overthepastfewyears,CricketSouthAfrica(CSA)

hasusedthisexplosionincricket’spopularityasan

opportunitytoattractnewmarkets,anditispayingoff.

Cricketisoneofthefastestgrowingmassparticipation

sportsandisthesecond-mostpopularsportamong

adultspectators,aftersoccer.Schoolparticipation

hasgrownat3.4%andcricketisthesecond-highest

participationsportamongboysbehindsoccer.These

encouragingstatisticsismotivatingCSAtocontinuethe

hardworkinitsdrivetomakecricketatrulynational

sportofwinners.

CAMPAIGNS

Duringtheseasonunderreview,particularfocus

wasplacedonshapingandpromotingthebrandsof

CSAandtheProteas.Withthecomingof2010and

thetremendousoutpouringofnationalpride,CSA

launchedthepUrE proTEa 100% SoUTh aFriCan

campaigninlate2009,insupportoftheProteas.

ThepUrE proTEa 100% SoUTh aFriCancampaign

positionsthenationalteamasafocusedbrand,

promotingtheProteaasthesymbolwhichrepresents

cricketinSouthAfrica.Strongemphasisisplacedon

evokinggreenandgoldasaproudnationalidentity,

andtheProteasastheepitomeofnationalpride.Itis

alsoastrongcalltochallengetheaverageSouthAfrican

toremaintruetotheflag,thenationaljerseyandthe

prideofthenation.Everythingisaboutbeing100%

SoUTh aFriCan,focusingonthenationalemblem,

theProtea.

CSAusedtheessenceofthepUrE proTEa 100%

SoUTh aFriCancampaigntoshowits100%support

forBafanaBafanaaheadofthe2010FIFAWorldCup.

Theaimofthe 100% behind Bafana Bafana

campaign wastoshowSouthAfricansthatallnational

teamsdeservetheir100%support.(Seepage60–

Proteas100%behindBafanaReport)

Akeychallengeheadingintothenewseasonisthe

promotionofwomen’scricket.Duringtheseason

underreview,CSApaidspecialattentiontoraisingthe

profileofthewomen’sgame.Oneofthehighlightsof

lastseason,andinafirstforSouthAfricancricket,CSA

hostedajointpressconferencetoseeoffboththemen

andwomen’steams,withcaptainsGraemeSmithand

Cri-ZeldaBritsaddressingtheawaitingmedia.(See

page32–Women’sCricketReport)

TheTomorrowcampaignisCSA’sofficialCricket

Developmentcampaign.ItshinesthelightonCSA’s

cricketdevelopmentpipeline,andeveryonefrom

playerstoadministrators,management,coaches,

supporters,moms,dads,childrenandfans.Thekey

objectiveofthiscampaignistofocusonanythingthat

anyonecandotoprepareourkidsfortheirfuture.

Althoughitisearlydays,itisclearthatadedicated

cricketdevelopmentbrandcampaignishelpingfurther

boostCSA’seffortstoattractcommercialpartners,who

arecommittedtoitsvisionofmakingcricketatruly

nationalsportofwinners.(Seepage64–Commercial

Report)

Onceasportknownasthegentlemen’sgame,cricket

hasthrownitsdoorsopentoall.Manyhavetakenupthe

offerandhavequicklybecomeloyalcricketfollowers.

Communicationiskey,andCSAisembracingnew

waysofcommunicatingwithfans.ThesuccessofCSA’s

FacebookandTwitterplatformshasbeenstaggering,

withFacebookattractingover17000fansin12months

andTwitterover3000followers.Thesesocialmedia

channelshaveallowedCSAtoshareitsprogress,

highlights,disappointments,challengesandgoodnews

withthefans,whileallowingfanstointeractwithCSA

andgetclosertothegameanditsheroes.

Thisexcitingwayofcommunicatingwithfanshashelped

raisetheprofileofdomesticcricketanditsstars,with

CSAusingsocialmediatogetfansbehindallcricket.

FanswereparticularlysupportivewhenCSAdecidedto

revolutionise45-overdomesticlimitedoverscricketby

introducingtheMTN40whichfeaturedseveral

innovationsaimedatincreasingexcitementandintensity.

CSAhasfoundsocialmediaparticularlyusefulin

promotingfixturesandgivingfansasmuchinformation

aspossibletodrivefansinterestinexperiencing

firsthandthemagicalatmosphereatthestadium.

PREPARINGTODAYFORTOMORROW

WhileCSAhasseenincreasesinstadiumattendances

acrossthevariousformats,thechallengeremainsto

“drivebumsonseats”.Agoodstadiumexperience

makesforgoodtelevision,andintheend,cricketisthe

winner.

Cricketisonahighwiththevariousnewinnovations

introducedatvariouslevelsofthegameinrecenttimes.

Thechallengeistofindabalancebetweenattracting

newfanstothegamewithnewinnovationswhile

keepingestablishedfanshappybyrespectingthe

essenceofthegame.

Inthisregard,CSAalwaysaimstoputcricketfirstin

everydecisiontaken.Crickethasshownitsabilityto

uniteanation,andCSAwillcontinueinitsmissionto

raisetheprofileofthegameandmakeitaccessibleto

allSouthAfricans.

Wecannotundothepast,butwecanshapethe

future.Wedowhatwedotoday,forwhatwillhappen

TOMORROW!

ThE BranD rEporT: a nEw waY oF CommUniCaTing

Graeme Smith and Cri-Zelda Brits during a press conference ahead of the teams departure to the T20 World Cup in the West Indies.

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ThE CommErCiaL rEporT: CSa ConTinUES To STrEngThEn parTnErShipS

TheaimofCricketSouthAfrica’s(CSA)commercial

programmeistogrowrevenueinasustainableway,to

enableCSAtofulfillitsvariousobjectivesfromgrassroots

developmentallthewaythroughtotheProteas.

CSAgeneratesthemajorityofitscommercialrevenue

fromsponsorsandthesaleofbroadcastingrights.To

supporttheserevenuestreamsCSA’scommercialteam

drawsontheresourcesfromtheBrand&Corporate

Relationsdepartment(Brand,PR,Media,Marketing,

Events)toensurethatCSAdeliversonitscontractual

commitments,andthatsponsoractivationsareinline

withCSA’sbrandbuildingexercise,whichcontinuesto

gainmomentum.(Seepage62)

CSA’SCOMMERCIALPARTNERS

CSAisfortunatetohavethelongstandingsupport

ofalargenumberofhighqualitycorporatepartners,

whoplayakeyroleinhelpingbuildthesuccessof

SouthAfricancricket.Ofthese–CastleLager,MTNand

StandardBankareourthreeflagshipsponsors.

CastleLageristheTestteamandEventsponsor,and

hasbeenaloyalpartnerofcricketinSouthAfricafor

manyyears.CSAandCastlearecommittedtofurther

entrenchingTestcricket’sstatusasthepuristformof

thegame,whichisenjoyedbyfollowersofallages.

AhighlightduringthepastseasonhasbeenCastle’s

celebrationofMakhayaNtini,whoplayedinhis100th

TestmatchduringtheseriesagainstEngland.Castleran

itssuccessfulInqabaMakhaya!Campaign,andheldan

intimatecelebrationinhonourofNtini.

MTNisCSA’sofficialmobileoperator,andisalsothe

namingrightssponsorofCSA’sonedaydomesticand

internationalcompetitions.AmajorhighlightforCSA

andMTNhasbeentheintroductionoftheinnovative

MTN40,whichgotunderwayonOctober2009,replacing

theoldMTN45overOneDaydomesticcompetition.

Thisnewdirectionhaspumpedenergyandexcitement

intodomesticcricketandCSAisconfidentthatthe

secondeditionoftheMTN40isgoingtofurtherboost

theimageofthelocalgame.(Seepage40)

StandardBanksponsorstheProteasOneDay

International(ODI)team,theProteasInternational

Pro20team,andholdstheeventrightsforallPro20

cricket(internationalanddomestic)playedinSouth

Africa.StandardBankisalsoalongtimesupporterof

CSA’scricketdevelopmentprogramme,andcurrently

supportstheUnder13SchoolsWeekaswellastheHigh

PerformanceCentre.

Duringthepastseason,CSAanditscommercial

partnerssoughtfresh,excitingandinnovativeideas

todriveinterestincricket.Aparticularfocuswason

ShapingTomorrow,withtwohighlightsbeingthe

launchoftheStandardBankSchoolsPro20Challenge

andtheintroductionofKFCasthetitlesponsorofMini

Cricket,followingthedepartureofBakersaftera27year

associationwiththeprogramme.

TheannouncementofKFCasthenewsponsorofMini

CricketinSouthAfrica,asof1July2010,followed

anannouncementbyCSAinMarch2010,thatthe

contractwithNationalBrandsLimited,throughits

brandBakersBiscuits,willnotberenewed.Over

manyyears,CSAandBakerspioneeredthewayfor

children,boysandgirls,fromallcommunitiestogain

entryintothegamethroughBakersMiniCricket.With

theacceleratedgrowthofcricketinSouthAfrica,CSA

wantedtoharnessthisgrowthintermsofitsstrategic

planforSouthAfricancricketinthefuture.The

expansionofthegame,withMiniCricketattheheart,

isessentialtothisstrategicplan.Consequently,CSA

securedalong-termpartnershipwithKFCtoassist

withMiniCricketinthisregard,andmakeitbigger

andbetter.

AsanofficialsuppliertoCSAandtheProteas,KFC

hasbroughtexcitementintocricketwithitsunique

andinnovativeactivationsaimedattheyouth

market.CSAisexcitedaboutwhatthefutureholds

forMiniCricketwithKFCexpandingitsinvolvement

incricket.CSAandKFCplantorolloutitsstrategic

planattheNationalMiniCricketSeminarin

September2010.

OneofthekeychallengesfacingCSAistoworkwithits

partnerstofullycommercialize,andtherebystrengthen,

CSA’scricketdevelopmentpipelineandfurtherdrive

CSA’svisionofmakingcricketatrulynationalsportof

winners.

BROADCASTINGRIGHTS–OURBIGGESTREVENUEDRIVER

Thesaleofinternationalbroadcastrightsbringsinthe

biggestproportionofcommercialrevenueforCSA.This

revenuehasmorethandoubledinthelastfouryearsvia

anumberoflongtermdealsinallmajorcricketplaying

territories.

WithinSouthAfricacricketisbroadcastviaboththe

SABCandSuperSport.Supersporthasrecentlysigned

uptoanewfiveyeardealtoshowinternational

anddomesticcricketinSouthAfrica.Meanwhile

negotiationsareongoingwiththeSABC,torenew

theirlongstandingbroadcastofallthreeformsof

internationalcricketplayedinSouthAfrica.

UntilApril2010,SABCalsoheldtherightsto

produceafeedofallofourinternationalhome

matches,whichwasmadeavailabletointernational

andlocalrightsholders.Howeverthiscontract

hasalsonowendedandCSAispleasedto

announcetheappointmentofSupersportasour

broadcastproductionpartnerforbothdomestic

andinternationalhomematches.Asinternational

broadcastrightsareakeyrevenuedriverforus,a

corefocusfortheCSAcommercialandmarketing

teamsisnowtoworkwithSupersporttodelivera

highqualityandinnovativeproductionthatbest

meetstheneedsofourglobalrightsholders.

NEWOPPORTUNITIES

CSAcontinuestostrengthenitslongstanding

relationshipwiththeSouthAfricanCricketers’

Association(SACA),whoarekeystakeholdersinthe

game.Onekeyaspectofthisrelationshipisthejoint

commercialprogrammethatallowsCSAtoinclude

theuseofplayersrightsrelatingtopromotional

appearancesandplayerattributes(names,images,

signaturesetc.)initscommercialprogrammewith

sponsors,suppliersandlicensees.Theeffectiveuseof

playerrights,inpartnershipwithSACA,isakeyarea

offocusforCSA,aswelooktofurtherstrengthenour

commercialproperties.

Merchandisingandlicensingisanareaofhugegrowth

potentialforCSA,frombotharevenuegenerationand

brandbuildingperspective,andweareworkingon

rollingoutanaggressiveprogrammeintimeforthe

2010/11season.

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CorporateSocialInvestment(CSI)isacorepartof

CricketSouthAfrica’s(CSA)valuesandprinciples,andit

isengagedinrewardingpartnershipsthataimtomake

adifferenceincommunitiesthatproduceSouthAfrica’s

futurecricketstars.

CSAandtheProteassupportmanylocaland

internationalcharitiesthroughparticipationinfund

raisingeventsandtheProteasmemorabiliadonation

programme.Duringthepastseason,CSAfound

meaningfulavenuestoshowSouthAfricathatCSAand

theProteascareaboutshapingtomorrow.

Twosignificanthighlightsinthisregardwerethe

first-everBack to School is Coolcampaign,andCSA’s

collaborationwithCheesekidstocelebrateMandela

Daythisyear.

ProteascricketerAlbieMorkelgotanenthusiastic

receptionfromlearnersatNorthridgePrimarySchool,

northofPretoria,whenheaccompaniedayoung

learnerbacktoschoolaspartoftheProteasBack to

School is CoolcampaigninJanuary2010.

TheluckylearnerwasNorthernsunder-12cricketer

YonicMack,whowasbowledoveraftermeetingMorkel.

Theyoungleg-spinnerandmiddleorderbatsmanwas

euphoric,describingitasthebestdayofhislife.

“Thisisahighlightofmylifeandamemorythatwill

staywithmeforever.AlbieMorkelismyfavouriteTitans

andProteaplayerandIlovecricket.Itismydreamto

onedayplayforSouthAfrica.ThankyoutotheProteas

forcaringabouttheyouth”,saidtheexcitedGrade

sevenlearnerandprefect.

Morkel,speakingonbehalfoftheProteas,said:“Itis

importanttogotoschoolandgetagoodeducation.

Itisalsorewardingtoexcelatsportwhengiven

opportunities.Thebottomlineistogetagoodbalance

betweenthetwodisciplinesandmostofall,be

passionateaboutwhatyoudo.”

CSA,inassociationwithSedgars,itsamateurcricket

supplier,donatedajuniorcricketkittotheschool,

whichinterestinglyhasfourfemalecricketcoaches,and

alsoboastsasuccessfulgirlscricketteam.

Proteascricketers,RustyTheron,LonwaboTsotsobe

andRyanMcLaren,swappedbatsandballfor

paintbrushesandladders,asthetrioeagerly

contributed67minutesoftheirtimetopainting

Johannesburg’sNkosi’sHavenincelebrationof

MandelaDay.

ThethreeProteaswerejoinedbywomen’scricketers,

Cri-ZeldaBritsandMignonduPreez,andCSAstaff,

includingCEOGeraldMajola,asCSApartnered

CheesekidsforHumanityand5fmintheinitiative,

aimedatmobilizingSouthAfricanstodosomething

meaningfulincelebrationofNelsonMandela’s

legacy.

“PaintingNkosi’sHavenmademerealisethatgiving

backcanbealotmorerewardingandfun,whichis

nothowcharityworkisnormallyperceived.Itwas

notnecessarilythetoughestwork,butIknowthat

my67minuteswillmakeadifferenceinatleast

oneofthosechildren’slives.Wehaveleftaspecial

markattheorphanageandhopefullyourcolourful

artworkwillbringsomejoytothechildrenthatare

beinghousedthere,”commentedProteasbowler

RustyTheron.

CSACEOGeraldMajolasaid:“Therearelittlethingswe

candoeverydaytomakeadifferenceinthelivesof

others.Today,itwasgreattojoinCSAstaff,members

oftheProteasteam,andthegeneralpublic,ingiving

back.

“CSApartneredCheesekidsand5fminthisinitiative

becausewebelieveinthepoweroftheyouth.Itis

admirabletoseeaninitiativelikeCheesekidslive

themessageofNelsonMandela.Welldoneto5fm

forbackingthisworthyinitiativeandspreadingthe

message.”

MandelaDayisanannualcelebrationofNelson

Mandela’slifeandaglobalcalltoactionforpeopleto

recognizetheirindividualabilitytomakeanimprintand

changetheworldaroundthem.

Wecannotundothepast,butwecanshapethe

future.Wedowhatwedotoday,forwhatwillhappen

TOMORROW!.

CSa giVES BaCK

CSA staff and the Proteas give back during Mandela Day.

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ThesecondannualCricketSouthAfrica(CSA)Daywas

heldon20July2010,andsawtheentirecricketfamily

gathertocelebratetheseasonpastandrecommitto

CSA’svisionofmakingcricketatrulynationalsportof

winners.

The2010CSADaystartedatJohannesburgCountry

Club,withtheSACricketAwardsbreakfast,in

associationwithKFC,whichisheldtocelebratethe

starsoftomorrow.Someofthebigwinnersonthe

morningincludedCSAWomen’sCricketeroftheYear,

MignonduPreez,SiyabulelaSimetu,whowonthe

Coca-ColaKhayaMajolaUnder-19CricketeroftheYear

andDominicHendricks,whowontheCSAUnder-19

CricketeroftheYearaward.

DennisCarlsteinwonthehighlyacclaimedKhaya

MajolaLifetimeAchievementAward,forhislife-long

unwaveringservicetothedevelopmentofcricketin

thecountry.Hehasbeenapioneerinthegamefor

morethanhalfadecadeandwaspresidentoftheRural

CricketAssociationofSouthAfrica(RCASA)formore

than20years,apositionheheldwithhighesteem.

TheSACricketAwardsBreakfastwasfollowedtheCSA

GolfInvitational2010,whichsawCSA’scommercial

partnersandkeystakeholdersplayaroundofgolfwith

theProteasteam.

OneofthehighlightsoftheGolfDaywasthedonation

ofR68000intotalbyCSAandKFCtotheKFCADD

HOPETrust.KFCdonatedR1000everytimeagolfer

landedonthegreeninoneshotatthe13thhole(par

3),whichCSAoptedtomatchinsupportofKFC’s

CorporateSocialInvestment(CSI)initiative.

Byallaccounts,everyonehadfunoutonthecourse,

especiallythewinners,whowalkedawaywith

outstandingprizes,includingflatscreenTVs,Playstation

games,DVDplayers,andotherfancygadgets.

CSADayendedinspectacularfashionwiththehosting

ofCSA’smostmemorablenight,the2010SACricket

AwardsGalaDinnerinassociationwithStandardBank,

CastleandMTN,heldtohonourthestarsofprofessional

cricket.

TheGalaDinner,aone-hourlivetoairTV

special,washeldattheSandtonConvention

CentreinJohannesburg,andfeatured

twoofSouthAfrica’sleadingmusical

performers,JudithSephumaandDannyK.

TheAwardsceremonyincludedthe

integrationofsocialnetworkingtool,

Twitter,intheliveTVbroadcast.

Tweetswerestreamedliveduring

thebroadcast,givingviewersand

guestsatthevenuetheopportunity

tointeractwithcricketersandother

membersofthecricketfamily,thathad

gatheredforSouthAfricancricket’sbignight.

Anotherfeatureoftheeventwastheonceina

lifetimeopportunitygiventotwoProteasfans,

CSa DaY: honoUring ThE STarS oF Tomorrow anD ToDaY

Gerald Majola hands Trish Lewis an honorary award for her services to cricket.

JP Duminy and Morné Morkel tee off at the CSA Golf Day.

Siyabulela Simetu won the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Under-19 Crickter of the Year Award.

Mignon du Preez won the Women’s Cricketer of the Year Award.

Graeme Smith hands over a cheque to David Timm from KFC, money which was raised at the CSA Golf Day for the Add Hope Initiative.

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tohandovertheCSAFan’sCricketeroftheYearaward.

Thetwoluckyfans,SibusisoSitholeandSalmaMayet,

weretreatedtoaVIPexperienceattheCSA’s“Oscar

Night”alongwiththreeoftheirclosestfriends,asCSA

paidtributetoitsnumberonestakeholder,THEFAN!

ThenightbelongedtoHashimAmla,whocrowned

ayearofgreatpersonalachievementwhenhewon

CricketSouthAfrica’s(CSA)premieraward,theSouth

AfricanCricketeroftheYear,atthe2010SACricket

AwardsGalaDinnerattheSandtonConventionCentre

onTuesdayevening.

Amlanotonlywontwomajorcricketingawards–SA

CricketeroftheYearandTestCricketeroftheYear–but

wasalsohonouredacrosstheentirespectrumofthe

game’sstakeholders,beinghonouredbothbyhispeers

andbythewiderpublic.

HewasnamedbothSAPlayers’PlayeroftheYearand

CSAFans’CricketeroftheYear.

Healsoearnedafifthaccolade

withtheKFC“SoGood!”

Award.Thisisawarded

foranindividual

performanceand

recognizedhis

mammoth,match-

winningknockof

253notoutinthe

firstTestagainst

IndiaatNagpur.

CSADaygivestheSouthAfricancricketfamilythe

opportunitytoreflectonthesuccessesthatarehelping

shapetomorrow.Itisakeyday,whichCSAhopeswill

becomemeaningfulinthelivesofthosewhohave

cricket’sbestinterestsatheart!

Hashim Amla with his handful of trophy’s after the 2010 SA Cricket Awards.

CSa paYS TriBUTE To a LEgEnD oF ThE gamE

RudiKoertzenbroughttoendhislonganddistinguished

umpiringcareerwhenhestoodin

theMCCSpiritofCricketTest

MatchbetweenPakistanand

AustraliaatHeadingly.

108Tests,209ODI’sand14T20’slater,

anamesocommonlysynonymouswith

thegamecalleditaday.

Uponhearingabouthisretirement,CSACEO,

GeraldMajola,commendedKoertzenonhis

remarkablecareerasoneoftheleadingumpires

intheworld.

“CSAsalutesthisoutstandingSouthAfricancricketing

sonwhohasearnedtherespectofplayersthroughout

theworldwithhisexpertandeven-handedumpiring.

“HistorywillrecordRudi’soutstandingcontribution

totheadvancementofcricketinSouthAfricaand

throughoutthecricketingworld.

TheInternationalCricketCouncil(ICC)ChiefExecutive

HaroonLorgatwasalsofullofpraiseforthe61year-old

fromKnysna.

“WeowedebtandgratitudetoRudiforhishardwork

andeffortthroughouthiscareerasaninternational

umpire.Heisoneofthemosthighlyrespectedumpires

ofthegameandwewishhimthebestofluck.Itwas

somewhatfittingthatRudi’sfinalappointmentbefore

retiringfromtheElitePanelistoofficiateinthepinnacle

ofourgreatsport,TestCricket.”

KoertzenhasservedasanInternationalumpirefor

thepast18yearsandwillcontinuetogivebacktothe

developmentofumpiresonthecontinent.Hehasbeen

appointedasRegionalUmpirePerformanceManager

forAfrica.

“I’mstillverypassionateaboutthegameandihope

thaticansomehowcontinuetoworkinumpiring,

perhapsworkingwithCricketSouthAfricatobring

youngumpiresthroughthesystem.”

Hewillperformancemanage,supportandcoachthe

ElitePanelandInternationalPanelumpireswithinhis

regionaswellasthoseumpiresvisitinghisregionto

officiate.

Hewillalsoworkcloselywiththehomeboardumpire

managersoftheFullMemberboardsofCricketSouth

AfricaandZimbabweCricketaswellastheICCAfrica

regionalofficetosupporttheemergingumpiresin

Africa.

CricketSouthAfricawishesRudiallofthebestand

thankshimforhisunreserved

contributiontoSouth

AfricanCricket.

Umpire Rudi Koertzen acknowledges the crowd after umpiring his last match at Lords.

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haShim amLa: a CaSE oF pErFECT Timing

The2006CastleTestseriesbetweenNewZealand

andtheProteaswillberememberedasthefirstand

hopefullythelasttobeplayedoutsidetheofficialSouth

Africancricketseason.

Itdoes,however,containafarmoreimportantmemory

inthehistoryofSouthAfricanTestmatchcricket.Both

HashimAmlaandDaleSteynhadhadabriefdipinto

internationalwatersduringthesummerof2004/05

whentheymadetheirrespectiveTestdebutsagainst

IndiaandEngland.

Theselectorsdecidedtheyweren’tquitereadyforthe

bigtimethereafter,particularlygoingintothetesting

summerof2005/06withawayandhomeseriesagainst

theworldchampionAustralians.

WiththegreatestrespecttheKiwiBlackCapsoffered

slightlycalmerwatersafterthechoppyseasofAustralia.

Therearethreeaspectstoselection:talent,formand

timing.IthadneverbeendoubtedthatSteynandAmla

hadthetalent,andtheformwasalsothere.Nowthe

timingwasspotonaswell.

ThesecondcomingofSteynandAmlawasahuge

momentinthedestinyoftheCastleTestsquad.The

formerhasbecometherunawayleaderoffastbowling

statisticsinthecurrenthalf-decadeandhasbeenthe

undisputedworldNo.1forsometime.

Amla’sprogresshasbeenratherlikehischaracter:quiet

butdetermined,bravebuthumble,awellbalanced

personalitythatputslifeintoitsproperperspectiveyet

allowsforadriveforsportingexcellence.

Suchwastheprogressthatbythefirsthalfof2010

hewasrankedNo.2TestbatsmanontheICCworld

rankingsfollowinganearsensational(Hashimwould

neverusethatword)seriesinIndiawhenhemadethree

centuriesinsuccessiveTestinningsforaseriesaverage

ofalmost500.Thisincludedadoublecentury(253not

out)thatwastheseventhhighestTestinningsforSouth

Africaofalltimeandthefifthhighestsinceunity.

HealsojoinedthelistofthoseProteaswhohavescored

10ormoreTestmatchcenturies.

Crickethasalwaysbeenagameofstatisticsandthey

neverliewhentakenoveraperiodoftime.InAmla’s

casetheyreflectthatheisthesecondleadingruns

scorerinTestcricketthisyear(796)atthetimeof

writingandhasthebestaverage(71)ofthosewhohave

played5Testsormore.

Healsofinishedtheyearfourthhighestrunsscorerin

2008whenhemade1161runsatanaverageof52.77.

Statistics,however,nevertellthefullstory.

JacquesKallisservedtheProteasbrilliantlyintheNo.3

positionforthefirsthalfofhisinternationalcareerbut

hecouldnotbeexpectedtogoonforeverbearingin

mindhisbowlingload.Itwasapositionthatbecamea

selectionheadacheforanumberofseasons.

Itisoneofthemostimportantbattingpositionsinany

sideandthatiswhyithasbeenfilledinrecenttimes

internationallybycricketingluminariesofthecalibreof

Kallis,RickyPontingandRahulDravidamongothers.

NowthenameofAmlacanbeaddedtothatlist.Hehas

notonlyfilledtheNo.3berthwithdistinctionbuthe

hasreleasedthepressureonKalliswiththeresultthat

SouthAfrica’schampionisnowabletogivefullreign

tohistalentsinsteadofholdinghimselfbackinthe

interestsoftheteam.

TherewasatimethatwhenKallisfailedSouthAfrica

failedaswell.

Thatisnolongerthecase.

Whatisevenmoreencouragingisthattheworldhas

stilltoseethebestofhiswrist-drivenstrokeplay.Atthe

ageof27hehasanythinguptoadecadeofTestcricket

aheadofhimasindeeddoABdeVilliersandJPDuminy.

ThefutureofSouthAfrica’smiddleorderhasnever

beforebeeninsomanycompetenthands!

Hashim Amla celebrates his 200 runs during day 2 of the 1st test between India and South Africa.

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DaLE STEYn: ThE proTEaS’ STanDarD BEarEr

Comparinggreatplayersfromdifferenterasisapopular

yetfruitlessexercise.Cricket,likeanyothersport,isin

aconstantprocessofevolutionbecausethecodethat

doesnotmovewiththetimesisdoomedtoextinction.

BarryRichards,GraemePollock,MikeProcterandthe

otherSouthAfricangreatsofthe1960splayedavery

differentgametotheonethatGraemeSmith’sProteas

areplayingtoday.

Whatwedoknowisthatthegreatplayersofthecurrent

eraaresettingstandardsthatwillforeverbeenhanced

bythepassageoftime.

TherearefewbetterexamplesthanDaleSteyn,the

currentleaderandspearheadoftheProteas’Testattack.

ThemostremarkablethingaboutSteynwasthe

unremarkablestarttohisTestcareer.Apartfrom

bowlingtheclassyMichaelVaughanwithapeach

ofadeliveryonhisdebuttherewaslittletosuggest

thatSouthAfricahadunearthedaplayerwhowould

befavourablycomparednotonlywithSouthAfrica’s

greatestfastbowlingsonsbutalsotheworld’sicons.

Hetook13Teststoreach50dismissals–nothing

exceptionalthere–duringthesecondTestagainst

PakistanatLahorein2007.Itisalsoalittleknownfact

thathemightnothaveplayedinthatseriesbutforan

injurythatbrieflydelayedtheemergenceoftherising

starofMorneMorkel.

Suchthoughtswere,however,quicklyforgotten.Hehad

taken5wicketsinthefirstTestatKarachitosetupthe

serieswinanditwasthestartofhisannusmirabilisas

hetook40wicketsinthecombinedhomeseriesagainst

NewZealandandtheWestIndies.

Thereaftertherewasnoholdinghimback.Hetook

theleadinbowlingIndiaoutbeforelunchonthefirst

morningatAhmedabad;injurymeanthemissedhalfof

theseriesinEnglandthatfollowedbuthewastoclimb

afewmorepinnacleswiththegrace,confidenceand

easeofLanceArmstrongascendingthePyrenees.

TheChristmasTestatMelbourneisalwaysaspecial

occasion…adauntingandintimidatingcauldron

infrontofthebiggestcrowdstowatchmodernday

Testcricket.ThiswasSteyn’sEverest,themomenthe

wasbornfor.Over4daysheconqueredAustraliain

itsownbackyard.Hetook10wickets,madehistop

scoreof76andsharedaninthwicketpartnership

withJPDuminyof180thatturnedthematchonits

head.

Sincethenhehascompletedafullhouseof5-wicket

haulsagainstalltheTestplayingnationsandhasjoined

theclubofforeignfastbowlerstotake10wicketsina

TestmatchinIndia.

HavingmadeacomparativelyslowstarttohisTest

careerhehastakenanincredible150wicketsinhis

last26matches.Thisrepresentsanaverageofalmost6

wicketsperTestwhenanaverageof5isregardedasthe

benchmarkforbeinganall-timegreat.

ThemostimportantthingaboutDaleSteynisthat

heremainstheunaffectedboyfromthecountryside

backwoodsthathehasalwaysbeen.Famehasnot

changedthemanwhohasasmuchofapassionfor

wildlifephotographyandfishingashedoesforfast

bowling.Heputshiscareerinthefollowingcontext:

“Iamnotagreatcricketer,Iamasuccessfulone.”

Beinglabeled‘great’maynotresteasilyonhispowerful

shouldersbutitishisdestinyandithasalreadybeen

acknowledgedbythedistinguishedpanelthatnamed

himICCTestcricketeroftheYearin2008.

Daleturned27ontheseconddayoftheWestIndies

TestatKensingtonOvalwherehejoinedthelistof

famousfastbowlerstogracethisgreatcricketingarena.

AndwhatiscertainisthathewillleadtheProteas’

attackformanyyearstocome.

Whenhetookhis200thTestwicketearlierinthe

sameseries–thefourthfastestofalltime–heplayed

theachievementdownintypicalfashionbuthedid

suggestthathewasnomorethanhalfwaythroughhis

career.

ItisafairassessmenttosaythattheProteaswillremain

inthetopechelonoftheworld’sTestnationsaslongas

theladfromLimpoporemainshiscaptain’sgo-toman.

Dale Steyn bowling during the 1st ODI between India and South Africa.

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CorporaTE goVErnanCE

TheBoardofdirectors(“Board”)ofCricketSouthAfrica

s21(“CSA”)isresponsibleforthecorporategovernance

ofCSA.Toachievethisobjective,theBoardensures

compliancewiththeCSAMemorandumandArticlesof

AssociationandtheCompaniesActofSouthAfrica.

STATEMENTOFCOMPLIANCE

TheBoardrecognisestheneedtoconductthe

businessofthecompanywithopenness,integrityand

accountability.Acorporategovernanceframeworkis

inoperationandisreviewedfromtimetotimeand

updatedwhereappropriate.TheBoardhascommenced

withaprogrammetoensurethattheKingIIICode

ofCorporateGovernancewillbeadopted,asfaras

appropriatetoanorganizationofthisnatureandsize,

by30April2011.

TheBoardcontinuestoimprovetheimplementation

ofcorporategovernanceprinciplesatalllevelsof

administrationwithinCSAandencouragestransparency

andaccountabilityincricketadministrationbyallits

affiliatesandstakeholders.TheBoardisaccountableto

theMembers,beingthe11Affiliates.

BOARDANDDIRECTORS

Board structure and composition

TheBoardhasoverallresponsibilityovertheactivities

ofCSAincludingcorporategovernanceandrisk

management.

Atthedateofthisreport,theBoardcomprisesof13

directors,ofwhich6areconsideredtobeindependent

ofmanagementofCSAoritsaffiliates,andare

comprisedasfollows:

3OfficeBearers(President,Vice-Presidentand

Treasurer)

CEO(ex-officio)

3AffiliateMemberrepresentatives

3Franchiserepresentatives

2Independentrepresentatives

1IndependentAuditCommitteeChair(ex-officio)

TheBoardisnotcomprisedofmorethan50%

independentdirectorsduetotheMembers’

requirementforsubstantialrepresentationofAffiliate

representativesontheBoard.

Therotationtermofdirectorsis2years.TheBoardis

responsiblefortheappointmentoftheCEO.Thenames

ofdirectorsareincludedintheDirectors’report.The

Boardmeetsquarterly,althoughadditionalmeetings

areheldasnecessary.

RiskspertainingtoCSAinlocalandinternationalcricket

matters,operations,finances,IT,controls,stakeholders

andtheenvironmentwerereviewedandrefreshed

duringtheyearunderreview.Theserisksaremonitored

onanongoingbasisbytheAuditandRiskCommittee,

theFinancialandCommercialCommitteeandthe

Board.

BOARDPOWERSANDPROCEDURES

TheBoardretainsfullandeffectivecontroloverthe

companyandthereisacleardistinctionbetween

theroleofdirectorsandthatofmanagement.The

BoardguidesandapprovesCSAstrategy,policies

andbudgetsandensuresthateffectivemanagement

isinplacefortheirimplementation.Inaddition,

theBoarddeterminesandsetsthetoneofthe

company’svaluesandethicalbusinesspractices.The

Boardgiveseffecttoallitsresponsibilitiesthrough

asub-committeestructurewhichperformdetailed

andin-depthoversightonspecificareas.TheBoard

delegatestotheChiefExecutiveOfficertheexecution

ofthestrategyandheundertakestheoperational

businessofCSA.Awelldefinedreportingmechanism

exists.TheBoard’sManagementCommitteemeets

regularlywithCSA’sexecutivemanagement.Where

appropriate,employeesareinvitedtotheBoardto

makepresentationonproposalsthatrequireBoard

consideration.TheBoardhasaunitarystructureand

theroleofthePresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer

areseparateandwelldefined.Thenumberofnon-

executivedirectorsontheBoardensuresappropriate

independence.

Directorshaveunrestrictedaccesstomanagementand

CSAinformation.Tofulfilltheirduties,thedirectorsare

grantedaccesstoresourcesincludingexternallegal

adviceatCSA’sexpense.TheBoardalsoensuresthatthe

directorspossestheskills,knowledgeandexperience

necessarytoperformtheirduties.Aninduction

programhasbeenadoptedfortheBoardmembers.

Directorsarekeptupdatedofallsignificantlegislations

anddevelopmentsthathavematerialimpactonthe

operationsofCSA.

BOARDCOMMITTEES

TheBoardissupportedbyvariouscommittees.The

establishmentofthecommitteesdoesnotabsolve

theBoardfromitsultimateresponsibilitiesand

duties.Detailsoftheactivitiesofthesestructures

arebasedondefinedtermsofreferencewhichare

approvedbytheBoard.Reportsfromeachcommittee

aresubmittedtotheBoardateverymeetingfor

consideration.Allthecommitteememberswere

appointedbythenewBoardandwhilethechairs

ofeachcommitteearedirectors,notallofmembers

ofthecommitteesaredirectorsofCSA.Appropriate

mechanismsareinplacetoensureallthemembersof

thecommitteesarekeptabreastofthedevelopments

inCSA.Inaddition,themembersofthecommittees

haveaccesstomanagementandtherecordsofCSA,

aswellasaccesstoexternalprofessionaladvisers,at

CSAexpense,shouldtheneedarise.

ThefollowingcommitteessupporttheBoard:

audit and risk Committee

TheAuditandRiskcommitteeoperatesunderan

approvedcharter,assistingtheBoardtofulfillits

corporategovernancesupervisionresponsibilities

relatingtoaccuratefinancialreportingand

commercialoversight.TheAuditandRiskcommittee

consistsoftwonon-executivedirectorsand2

independentaccountants.Themembersare

diverseandhavetherequisiteskills,knowledge

andexperience.TheBoardconsidersthistobe

appropriategiventhemembershipoftheBoardand

thenatureofCSA’sactivities.

Terms of Reference:

Thecommittee’sresponsibilitiesinclude,amongst

others:

– Monitoringtheorganization’saccountingpolicies

anddisclosures

– RecommendingactionsbytheBoardtoensure

compliancewithrelevantaccountingstandards

– Discussingandagreeingthescope,natureand

priorityoftheinternalandexternalaudits

– Recommendingandreviewingtheannual

responsibilitystatementbydirectors

– Reviewingriskspertainingtothecompany

ThechairmanofthecommitteereportstotheBoard

onthecommittee’sdeliberationsanddecisions.The

internalandexternalauditorshaveunrestricted

accesstothecommittee.

Thecommitteeissatisfiedthattheexternalauditors

wereindependentfortheyearunderreviewand

hasnominatedthemforre-appointment.The

committeehasreviewedtheappropriatenessof

theexpertiseandadequacyoftheresourcesofthe

financefunctionandexperienceoftheCOOduring

thefinancialyearunderreview.Thecommitteehas

reviewedthecompany’sinternalfinancialcontrols

andthereportsoftheinternalandexternalauditor

andconsidersthesecontrolstobeeffective,apart

fromthemattersnotedintheDirectors’report,

whichmattersarenowsubjecttoanindependent

enquirybyareviewcommitteeappointedbythe

Board.

Thecommitteehasreviewedthecompany’scash

flowforecastfortheyearending30April2011and

themediumtermbudgetsandforecastsandis

satisfiedthatthecompanyhasadequateresources

tocontinuetooperatefortheforeseeablefuture.

Thecommitteehasreviewedtheannualfinancial

statements,asadjustedforthebonusesreferredto

intheDirectors’report,andrecommendedtheseto

theBoardforapproval.

Thecommitteehassatisfieditsresponsibilitiesunder

itstermsofreferenceandhascompliedwithitslegal

andregulatoryresponsibilities.

Thecommitteemeetsthreetimesannually,with

specialmeetingscalledasandwhennecessary.The

CEOandCOOareinvitedtoattendthemeetingsof

theAuditandRiskcommittee.

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Finance and Commercial Committee

TheFinanceandCommercialcommitteeoperates

underanapprovedcharter,assistingtheBoard

tofulfillitscorporategovernancesupervision

responsibilitiesrelatingtoaccuratefinancial

reportingandcommercialoversight.

Terms of Reference:

Thecommittee’sresponsibilitiesinclude,amongst

others:

– Drawingupbudgets,feasibilityreviewsand

trackingofactualresultsandbalancesrelativeto

budgetsintheformofmanagementaccounts

– Statutoryandriskmatters

– Cashflow,treasury,forexandinvestments

– Oversightofcommercialandbroadcast

propertiesrelevanttoCSA

Thechairmanofthecommitteeisanindependent

non-executivedirectorandreportstotheBoardon

thecommittee’sdeliberationsanddecisions.The

remainderofthecommitteeconsistsoftheCEO,

COO,oneFranchise/AffiliateCEOrepresentative,one

Forummemberandtwoindependentnon-executive

directors.

Thecommitteehassatisfieditsresponsibilities

underitstermsofreferenceandhascompliedwith

itslegalandregulatoryresponsibilities.Inthis,the

committeehadanumberofmeetingstoconsider

thematterofbonusespaidtostaffassetoutinthe

Directors’report,andwhichmatterisnowsubject

toanindependentenquirybyareviewcommittee

appointedbytheboard.

Thecommitteemeetsatleastfourtimesannually.

Legal and governance Committee

TheLegalandGovernancecommitteecomprises

ofthreeindependentmembersandoneFranchise/

AffiliateCEOrepresentative.

Thecommitteeassistsinoverseeingalllegaland

governancematters.Thecommitteemeetsas

necessary.

remuneration and human resources Committee

TheRemunerationandHumanResourcescommittee

operatesunderanapprovedcharter,assistingthe

Boardtofulfillitscorporategovernancesupervision

responsibilitiesandalignremunerationphilosophy

withitsbusinessstrategytoattract,retain,motivate

andrewardseniorexecutivesandstaffbythe

paymentoffair,competitiveandappropriately

structuredremuneration.

Terms of Reference:

Thecommittee’sresponsibilitiesinclude,amongst

others:

– Overseeingthesettingandadministeringof

remunerationatalllevelsinthecompany

– Overseeingtheestablishmentofaremuneration

policythatwillpromotetheachievementof

strategicobjectivesandencourageindividual

performance

– Advisingontheremunerationofnon-executive

directorsifthismattershouldarise

– Overseeingthedevelopmentand

implementationofappropriatehumanresources

managementpoliciesandstructures

– Guidingthemanagementinthefulfillment

ofmanagementresponsibilitiesinrespect

oftheattraction,retention,successionand

managementofstaff

Thechairmanofthecommitteeisanindependent

non-executivedirectorandreportstotheBoard

onthecommittee’sdeliberationsanddecisions.

Theremainderofthecommitteeconsistsoftwo

independentmembers.Thecommitteemeets

twiceannually,withspecialmeetingscalledasand

whennecessary.TheChairmanoftheFinanceand

CommercialCommittee,CEOandCOOareinvitedto

attendallthemeetingsofthecommittee.

Thecommitteenoteswithconcernthatitwasnot

informedof,nordiditapprove,bonusespaidto

staffarisingfromtournamentsassetoutinthe

Directors’report.Suchbonusesarenowsubjectto

anindependentenquirybyareviewcommittee

appointedbytheBoard.Inallotherrespects,the

committeebelievesithassatisfieditsresponsibilities

underitstermsofreference.

Transformation Committee

TheTransformationcommitteereviewstheCSA’s

transformationpolicyanditsimplementation,and

makesrelevantrecommendationstotheBoardfor

considerationanddecision.Thesub-committee

comprisesfivemembers.

management Committee

TheManagementcommitteecomprisesofthe

President,VicePresident,ChairmanoftheFinance

andCommercialCommitteeandChiefExecutive

Officer.Thecommitteemeetsasandwhennecessary

todiscussandreviewexecutivebusinessandother

mattersraisedthataffectSACricketgenerally.

GOINGCONCERN

TheAuditandRiskcommitteeconsidersandassesses

thegoingconcernnatureofCSAaspartofthe

preparationofthefinancialstatements.Theoutcomeis

consideredbytheBoardtoaffirmtheconclusionthat

CSAisagoingconcernentity.

ETHICSANDWHISTLEBLOWING

CSApromotesthehighestethicalstandardssoasto

ensurethatcricket,itsbusinesspracticesandactions

areconductedinamannerwhichisbeyondreproach.

TheseprinciplesareincorporatedinaformalCode

ofEthicsConductwhichwasapprovedbytheBoard

andprovidesclearguidelinesregardingtheexpected

behaviourofallitsMembers,Boarddirectors,

Committeemembers,playersandemployees.The

Codeisreviewedregularlyandoverseenbysenior

management.

Inaddition,CSAhasawhistleblowingpolicy

thatencouragesemployees,playersandother

stakeholderstoanonymouslyandconfidentially

reportincidencesofunethicalandillegalnature,that

impactsonCSA,totheAuditandRiskCommittee

chairperson.

STAKEHOLDER’SENGAGEMENTS

CSAhasinplaceanumberofprocessesthatpromote

constructiveengagementwithemployeesand

stakeholders:affiliates,franchises,players,sponsors,

membersofpublic.RegularupdatesofCSAactivities

areincludedintheCSAwebsite.

SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT

AfulldescriptionofCSA’sactivitiesinsupporting

sustainabledevelopmentisgivenseparatelyinthe

annualreport.

CorporaTE goVErnanCE (continued)

2 0 0 9 / 1 0 A N N UA L R E P O R T80 81

[AnAssociationcomprisingtwenty(20)members(“shareholders”),approximatingtheformerGeneralCouncil,withthe

votingrightsrestingwiththeelevenAffiliatePresidents.]

mEmBErS ForUm BoarD oF DirECTorS

Fromleft(standing): Mr Ernest Molotsi, Mr Mohamed Ebrahim, Mr Andrew O’Connor, Mr Barry Skjoldhammer, Dr Peter Cyster, Mr Vuyisile Mgadle, Mr Ahmed Jinnah, Mr Donovan May (representing Raymond Uren), Mr Rudi Claassen, Mr Abdool K. Khan

Fromleft(seated): Mr Jesse Chellan, Ms Kerri Laing, Mr Gerald Majola, Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka, Mr Ray Mali, Prof Hentie van Wyk, Ms Zola Thamae, Dr Oupa Nkagisang

Absent: Prof Fanie Gericke, Mr Leon Crawley

Fromleft(standing): Mr Jesse Chellan, Mr Colin Beggs, Mr Mohamed Ebrahim, Mr Vuyisile Mgadie, Prof Ahmed Jinnah, Mr Abdool K. Khan

Fromleft(seated): Mr Tony Irish, Mr Gerald Majola, Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka, Mr Ray Mali, Prof Hentie van Wyk, Mr Don McIntoshAbsent: Prof Fanie Gericke, Mr Paul Harris, Mr Gary Naidoo

11. MrChrisNenzani–President (Border Cricket Board)

12. MrAndrewO’Connor–President (Eastern Cricket

Union)

13. MrDonovanMay–President (Eastern Province

Amateur Cricket Board)

14. MrVincentSinovich–President (Northerns Cricket

Union)

15. MrErnestMolotsi–Black African Representative

16. DrOupaNkagisang–Black African Representative

17. MsZolaThamae–Black African Representative

18. MsKerriLaing–Women’s Cricket Representative

19. MrRudiClaassen–Associates’ Representative

[AGautengCricketBoardInterimAdministratorisstillto

beappointed]

8. MrVincentSinovich (nominated by franchises –

appointed by the members)

9. ProfessorFanieGericke(nominated by franchises –

appointed by the members)

10. MrAhmedJinnah(nominated by franchises –

appointed by the members)

11. MrPaulHarris(independent director)

12. MrGaryNaidoo(independent director)

13. MrColinBeggs(Chair: CSA Audit & Risk Committee)

1. DrMtutuzeliNyoka–President

2. MrRaymondMali–Vice President

3. ProfessorHentievanWyk–Chair: CSA Finance &

Commercial Committee

4. MrGeraldMajola–CEO

5. MrLeonCrawley–President (Free State Cricket

Union)

6. DrPeterCyster–President (Boland Cricket Board)

7. MrMohamedEbrahim–President (Western

Province Cricket Association)

8. Prof.FanieGericke–President (North West Cricket

Association)

9. MrAhmedJinnah–President (Griqualand West

Cricket Board)

10. MrAbdoolK.Khan–President (KwaZulu-Natal

Cricket Union)

1. DrMtutuzeliNyoka–Chairperson

2. MrRayMali

3. ProfessorHentievanWyk(Chair: CSA Finance &

Commercial Committee)

4. GeraldMajola

5. MrMohamedEbrahim(appointed from the voting

members of the Association)

6. MrAbdoolK.Khan(appointed from the voting

members of the Association)

7. MrVuyisileMgadle(appointed from the voting

members of the Association)

2 0 0 9 / 1 0 A N N UA L R E P O R T82 83

2009-10 FinanCiaL YEar – TrEaSUrEr’S rEporT

ThisReportcoversthefinancialhighlightsforthe

yearended30April2010,whichisthefinalyear

ofourcurrentfouryearfinancialcycle(2006/07-

2009/10).ThemainobjectivesoftheFinance&

CommercialCommittee(“FinCom”)aretoprovide

strategic,riskandmonitoringsupporttoCSAinall

areasrelatedtoFinanceandCommercialmatters.

InthisregardFinComcontinuestofulfillthisvery

importantrolesoastoensurethatcrickethasa

stableandpredictablefinancialfoundationtoallow

crickettodevelop.

AMALGAMATIONANDSECTION21

ThisisthesecondyearinwhichCricketSouthAfricais

nowanamalgamateds21company.Thishasenabled

thefinancialstobesimplertoreadwhilstensuringthat

CricketSouthAfricaisabletodeductdevelopment

relatedexpenditurefromprofessionalincomeinrespect

ofincometaxationlaw.

OPERATIONALREVIEWOF2009-10

Inthisyearofgoodinternationalbroadcastrights

revenue,wehadbudgetedforaR31.7millionoperating

profit,butasaresultofongoingcostcontainment,

increasedrevenuesandsignificantincomerelated

toevents,CricketSouthAfricarealisedasignificant

operatingprofit(aftertax)ofR88.5million.

Thisfavourablevariancetobudgetismainlydueto

ICCrelatedeventfeeincomeanddividends,interest

receivedonincreasedcashbalances,IPLrelatedincome

andincreasedsponsorships.Inmanyaspects,our

positivefinancialresultsreflectthebenefitstocricket

ofimprovedstructures,expertiseandmanagementat

alllevels.

Consistentwithprioryearsthemaindriversofrevenue

aretheinternationalBroadcastingrightscontracts,ICC

andeventincomeandnormalsponsorshiprevenue.

ICCrelatedrevenuethisyearwassignificantlyhigher

thanexpectedduetoadditionaleventsintheyear

underreview,namelythehostingoftheICCChampions

Trophy2009andfinalisationoflongoutstandingICC

eventincome.Theeventsalsocontributedtoincreased

Broadcastingrightsincome.

Ontheexpensessidethespendingonamateurcricket

hasagainincreasedandthistrendissettocontinuein

futureyearswithaviewofstrengtheningcricketatthat

level.

Cricketstrategicallyholdsalargecashbuffertosmooth

outcashneedsoverthefouryearcycle,aswellaswithin

eachyearduetothefactthatrevenueisprimarily

receivedinthelast3monthswhereasexpenditureis

incurredonarelativelyconsistentbasis.Inthisvein

thecurrentcashpositionishealthyandtheyearunder

reviewgeneratedoperationalcashtoserveasabuffer

infutureyears.

STAFFBONUSES

Asnotedinthereportofthedirectors,unauthorised

staffbonusesofR4.7million,relatingtotheIPLandICC

eventshostedin2009,werepaidout.Thesebonuses

wererecognisedasreceivablesandarecurrentlyunder

review.AnamountofR3.0millionwasprovidedagainst

suchreceivables.

LOOKINGAHEAD

Cricketcontinuestouseafour-yearcycleviewon

profitabilityandcashflows,tounderpincricket’slong

termstabilityandsmoothfundingtoaffiliates.The

currentcyclebeganin2006-7andendedthisyearin

the2009-10period.Fruitsofthisapproacharealready

seenintheformofincreaseddevelopmentspending.

Itiscriticalthatallnewcricketfundingisabletobe

maintainedinfutureyearsandthefouryearview

supportsthisapproach.Thenextfouryearcyclesees

asignificantincreaseinrevenueandhenceexpenses

whichalsoaffectscashflows.

OTHERKEYISSUES

ToassistinmanagingCSA’sincometaxexposurethe

smoothingofrevenuediscussionswereahighpriority

duringthe2009-10period.CSAisonceagaingrateful

totheNationalTreasuryandSARSfortheirongoing

supportoftheaimsandobjectivesofsportinSouth

Africa.Inthisregardadraftrevenuelawamendment

isinprogresswhichwillallowCSAtomatchevent

revenuetorelatedexpensesevenifthisresultsin

crossingbetweenyearsofassessment.Althoughwe

haveprovidedforaR50.3milliontaxationexpense

inthe2009-10yearitislikelythatitwillnotbecome

payableunderthenewdraftrevenuelaw.

Theoverseeingofthefinancialpositionsofaffiliates

iskeytohealthyamateurfunding.Thestandardchart

ofaccountsthatwasdevelopedwillenableFinComto

evaluatemonthlyfinancialstatementsofallaffiliates

basedoncomparableinformation.InthisveinFinCom

arelookingintowaysofcentralisingcertainfinancial

administrationrelatedactivitiesoftheaffiliates.

Duringtheriskassessmentprocess,theutilizationof

stadiumswashighlightedasthemostimportantrisk

area.FinComisawareofthisriskandwill,inliaison

withCSAandaffiliates’management,assistininitiating

newcricketproductstoincreasetheutilizationofall

stadiumsinfuture.

TheProteasdrivethemajorityofCricketSouth

Africa’srevenue.Asaresultitiscriticalthatwe

ensureawinningProteasteamcoupledwith

strongsponsorandsupplierrelationships.Thisis

akeycornerstoneinprovidingthefinancialand

commercialmeanstobeabletocontinuetoadvance

cricketinourcountry.

Inconclusion,Iwouldliketoemphasisethefinancial

contributionmadetocricketbyoursponsors,suppliers

andspectators.Mysincerethankstomanagementand

headofficestaff,membersoftheFinance&Commercial

andAudit&Riskcommitteesfortheirtimeandvaluable

inputduringthepastyear.

InternationalTV Rights

38%

National SquadRemuneration

15%SA teams tour costs

11%

Distributions – Amateur

19%Distributions –

Franchise10%

Administration Costs17%

Amateur Costs12%

Other Costs16%

OtherIncome

9%

AmateurSponsorship

5%ICC Income19%

EventIncome

5% Professional Sponsorship24%

SpLiT oF 2009/10 opEraTionaL rEVEnUE SpLiT oF 2009/10 opEraTionaL EXpEnSES

CriCKET SoUTh aFriCa (AssociationincorporatedunderSection21)

annUaL FinanCiaL STaTEmEnTS30April2010

84 Directors’approvaloftheannualfinancialstatements 84 Independentauditor’sreport 85 Directors’report 86 Statementofcomprehensiveincome 87 Statementoffinancialposition 88 Statementofchangesinequity 89 Statementofcashflows 90 Notestotheannualfinancialstatements

Theannualfinancialstatementssetoutonpages85to106wereapprovedbytheboardofdirectorson12August2010andaresignedonitsbehalfby:

M NYOKA Chairman

H A VAN WYKChair: Commercial and Finance Committee

inDEpEnDEnT aUDiTor’S rEporT To ThE mEmBErS oF CriCKET SoUTh aFriCa(AssociationincorporatedunderSection21)

WehaveauditedtheannualfinancialstatementsofCricketSouthAfrica(AssociationincorporatedunderSection21),whichcomprisethedirectors’report,thestatementoffinancialpositionasat30April2010,thestatementofcomprehensiveincome,thestatementofchangesinequity,thestatementofcashflowsfortheyearthenended,andasummaryofsignificantaccountingpoliciesandotherexplanatorynotes,assetoutonpages85to106.

Directors’ Responsibility for the Financial StatementsThedirectorsareresponsibleforthepreparationandfairpresentationofthesefinancialstatementsinaccordancewithSouthAfricanStatementsofGenerallyAccepted

AccountingPractice,andinthemannerrequiredbytheCompaniesActofSouthAfrica.Thisresponsibilityincludes:designing,implementingandmaintaininginternalcontrolrelevanttothepreparationandfairpresentationoffinancialstatementsthatarefreefrommaterialmisstatement,whetherduetofraudorerror;selectingandapplyingappropriateaccountingpolicies;andmakingaccountingestimatesthatarereasonableinthecircumstances.

Auditor’s ResponsibilityOurresponsibilityistoexpressanopiniononthesefinancialstatementsbasedonouraudit.WeconductedourauditinaccordancewithInternationalStandardsonAuditing.Thosestandardsrequirethatwecomplywithethicalrequirementsandplanandperformtheaudittoobtainreasonableassurancewhetherthefinancialstatementsarefreefrommaterialmisstatement.

Anauditinvolvesperformingprocedurestoobtainauditevidenceabouttheamountsanddisclosuresinthefinancialstatements.Theproceduresselecteddependontheauditor’sjudgment,includingtheassessmentoftherisksofmaterialmisstatementofthefinancialstatements,whetherduetofraudorerror.Inmakingthoseriskassessments,theauditorconsidersinternalcontrolrelevanttotheentity’spreparationandfairpresentationofthefinancialstatementsinordertodesignauditproceduresthatareappropriateinthecircumstances,butnotforthepurposeofexpressinganopinionontheeffectivenessoftheentity’sinternalcontrol.Anauditalsoincludesevaluatingtheappropriatenessofaccountingpoliciesusedandthereasonablenessofaccountingestimatesmadebythedirectors,aswellasevaluationoftheoverallfinancialstatementpresentation.

Webelievethattheauditevidencewehaveobtainedissufficientandappropriatetoprovideabasisforouropinion.

OpinionInouropinion,thefinancialstatementspresentfairly,inallmaterialrespects,thefinancialpositionofCricketSouthAfrica(s21)at30April2010,anditsfinancialperformanceandcashflowsfortheyearthenendedinaccordancewithSouthAfricanStatementsofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPractice,andinthemannerrequiredbytheCompaniesActofSouthAfrica.

DELOITTE & TOUCHERegistered AuditorsPer M AjoodhaPartner

12August2010

Buildings 1 and 2, Deloitte Place, The Woodlands,Woodlands Drive, Woodmead, SandtonNationalExecutive:GGGelinkChiefExecutive,AESwiegersChiefOperatingOfficer,GMPinnockAudit,DLKennedyTax&LegalandRiskAdvisory,LGeeringhConsulting,LBamCorporateFinance,CRBeukmanFinance,TJBrownClients&Markets,NTMtobaChairmanoftheBoard,MJComberDeputyChairmanoftheBoard

DirECTorS’ rEporTfortheyearended30April2010

Thedirectorshavepleasureinpresentingtheirreportfortheyearended30April2010.

Nature of Business and OperationsThecompany’smainbusinessistopromote,advance,administer,co-ordinateandgenerallyencouragethegameofcricket,developmentandprofessional,inSouthAfrica.

Review of results for the yearTheresultsofthecompanyandthestateofitsaffairsarefullysetoutintheaccompanyingfinancialstatements.

Adjustments to the Financial StatementsTheCSABoardwasconcernedtolearnthatbonusestotallingR4767000werereceivedfromtheIndianPremierLeagueandICCChampionsTrophyandpaidtoCSAstaff,includingtheCEOandCOO.SuchreceiptsandbonuseswerenotproperlyrecordedintheaccountsandhadnotbeendisclosedtotherelevantstructureswithinCSAattheappropriatetime,orapprovedbytheBoard.Inordertocorrecttheaccountingposition,adjustmentswerenecessarytothefinancialstatementsfortheyearended30April2010.TheadjustmentsmadearetoraisetheamountsreceivedfromtheICCChampionsTrophyandtheIndianPremierLeagueasCSArevenueandtoreflectthebonusespaidtoCSAstaffascurrentreceivables,netofaprovisionofR2992000forpossibledoubtfulreceivablesthatmayarise(refernote10ofthefinancialstatements).Inassessingthisrecoverability,noprovisionhasbeenraisedforthebonuspaidtotheCEO,ashehasundertakentorepaytheamountofhisbonus(netofPAYE)by13August2010.Additionally,currentanddeferredcompanytaxhasbeenprovided.TheseadjustmentswereapprovedbytheCSABoard.AreviewcommitteehasbeenappointedbytheBoardon11August2010toinvestigateallaspectsofbonusespaid,travelandrelatedexpensesofseniorstaffandfringebenefitsandrecommendtheappropriateactiontobetakenbytheBoardinrespectofthesepayments,includingrecommendationsforimprovementsincontrolsandgovernance.

Distributions and DividendsNodistributionsordividendsweredeclaredorrecommendedduringthecurrentandprioryearrespectively.

Property, Plant and EquipmentDuringtheyear,thecompanyspentatotalofR1789605(2009:R1527788)onadditionstoproperty,plantandequipment.

Going ConcernThedirectorsconsiderthatthecompanyhasadequateresourcestocontinueoperatingfortheforeseeablefutureandthatitisthereforeappropriatetoadoptthegoingconcernbasisinpreparingthecompany’sfinancialstatements.

DirectorsThedirectorsofthecompanyduringthefinancialyearanduptothedateofthisreportwere:

DirECTorS’ approVaL oF ThE annUaL FinanCiaL STaTEmEnTS

Theannualfinancialstatementssetoutonpages85to106aretheresponsibilityofthedirectors.

Thedirectorsareresponsibleforselectingandadoptingsoundaccountingpractices,maintaininganadequateandeffectivesystemofaccountingrecords,safeguardingofassets,andfordevelopingandmaintainingasystemofinternalcontrolthat,amongotherthings,willensurethepreparationoffinancialstatementsthatachievefairpresentation.

Tothebestoftheirknowledgeandbelief,thedirectorsaresatisfiedthatnomaterialbreakdownintheoperationofthesystemsofinternalcontrolandprocedureshasoccurredduringtheyearunderreview.

Afterconductingappropriateprocedures,thedirectorsaresatisfiedthatthecompanywillbeagoingconcernfortheforeseeablefutureandhaveadoptedthegoingconcernbasisinpreparingthefinancialstatements.

TheannualfinancialstatementsarepreparedinaccordancewithSouthAfricanStatementsofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPractice,andinthemannerrequiredbytheCompaniesActofSouthAfrica.Theannualfinancialstatementsarebasedonappropriateaccountingpoliciesthatareconsistentlyappliedandsupportedbyreasonableandprudentjudgementsandestimates.

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CBeggs*JChellan(Resigned 28 August 2009)MEbrahimFGerickePKHarris*TIrish(Resigned 28 August 2009)AJinnahAKKhan

MGMajola#–Chief Executive OfficerRRMali*– Deputy ChairmanVMgadleGNaidoo*MNyoka*– ChairmanVSinovich(Appointed 27 August 2009)HAVanWyk*

* Independent non-executive directors do not serve office in any other cricket capacity by way of their association with cricket unions, affiliates and player associations.

# Executive director.All other directors listed above are non-executive directors.

SecretaryAllsecretarialmattersaredealtwithbytheofficeoftheChiefExecutiveOfficer.

Business address Postal addressWanderersClub POBox5500921NorthStreet NorthlandsIllovo 2116Johannesburg

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Notes 2010 2009

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Revenue 497 246 283 731

Amateursponsorship 24564 14000

Broadcastrightsincome 190471 89745

Eventincome 23358 18316

ICCdistributions 94076 3641

Internationalgatesrevenue 6325 6588

NLTDF(Lottery)grant 4822 5564

Otherincome 36617 20129

Professionalsponsorship 116413 125 568

SportsandRecreationSouthAfricagrants 3 600 180

Expenses (351 555) (295 341)

Administrativeexpensesandfees (59413) (54525)

Amateurcricket (42030) (25945)

Cricketdevelopment (1389) (992)

Cricketoperationsandumpires (5979) (4261)

Directallocationstoamateurbodies (67437) (51600)

Directallocationstofranchises (34483) (27828)

Disabledcricket (303) (276)

Domesticcompetitionsfunding (8908) (9231)

Highperformanceprogramme (3897) (4517)

Marketingexpenses (17554) (14639)

Nationalsquad–remuneration (51690) (43910)

Women’scricket (4576) (3387)

Parastatalgrants (295) (120)

SAteamstourcosts (39970) (41959)

SportsandRecreationSouthAfricaexpenditure 3 (600) (180)

TVproductioncosts (13031) (11971)

Operating profit (loss) 2 145 691 (11 610)

Financecosts 4 (120) (3)

Investmentincome 4 7949 15468

Netforeignexchange(loss)gain (9 568) 1 447

Fairvalueadjustmentonloan 9.2 (5113) –

Profit before intangible asset adjustment 138 839 5 302

Eliminationofintangibleassetonamalgamation 5 – (47234)

Profit (loss) before taxation 138839 (41 932)

Taxationcharge 6 (50354) (1485)

Profit (loss) for the year 88 485 (43 417)

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ASSETS

Non-current assets 21 156 31 031

Property,plantandequipment 7 2909 1730

Deferredtaxation 8 2889 2602

Loan:CentralCricketFranchise(Pty)Ltd 9.1 978 1382

Loan:WesternProvinceCricketAssociation 9.2 14380 25317

Current assets 386 616 287 650

Short-termportionofloans:

CentralCricketFranchise(Pty)Ltd 9.1 366 338

WesternProvinceCricketAssociation 9.2 2175 –

Loan:2007ICC2020WC(SouthAfrica) 9.3 – 8014

Loan:ICCChampionsTrophy(SouthAfrica) 9.4 2120 –

Loan:2009IndianPremierLeague(SouthAfrica) 9.5 9838 –

Tradeandotherreceivables 10 60855 50911

ValueAddedTaxreceivable 16458 5484

Cashandcashequivalents 11 294804 222903

TOTAL ASSETS 407 772 318 681

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Capital and reserves 284 679 196 194

Retainedearnings 284679 196194

Current liabilities 123 093 122 487

Loan:2009IndianPremierLeague(SouthAfrica) 9.5 – 74843

Provisions 12 3035 4846

Tradeandotherpayables 13 69439 42798

Taxationpayable 50619 –

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 407 722 318 681

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Retained

(loss) earnings

R’000

Balance as at 30 April 2008 (273 105)

AmalgamationofUnitedCricketBoardof

SouthAfrica(note14) 512716

Lossfortheyear (43417)

Balance as at 30 April 2009 196194

Profitfortheyear 88485

Balance as at 30 April 2010 284 679

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R’000 R’000

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Profit(loss)beforetaxation 138839 (41932)

Adjustments for: (3950) 36599

Eliminationofintangibleassetonamalgamation – 47234

Depreciation 548 420

Financecosts 120 3

Investmentincome (7949) (15468)

Fairvalueadjustmentonloan 5113 –

Lossondisposalofproperty,plantandequipment 29 1

Movementinprovisions (1811) 4383

Write-downofinvestment – 26

Operating profit (loss) before working capital changes: 5723 (12767)

Increaseintradeandotherreceivables (9944) (8145)

IncreaseinValueAddedTaxreceivable (10974) (2673)

Increase(decrease)intradeandotherpayables 26641 (1949)

Cashgeneratedfrom(utilisedin)operations 140612 (18100)

Interestpaid (120) (3)

Interestreceived 7949 15468

Normaltaxationpaid (22) –

Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities 148419 (2635)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Purchaseofproperty,plantandequipment (1789) (1527)

Proceedsondisposalofproperty,plantandequipment 33 –

DecreaseinCentralCricketFranchiseloan 376 273

Increase(decrease)inWesternProvinceCricketAssociationloan 3649 (2890)

Decreasein2007ICC2020WC(SouthAfrica)Loan 8014 193

IncreaseinICCChampionsTrophyloan (2120) –

IncreaseinIndianPremierLeagueloan (9838) –

Net cash outflow from investing activities (1675) (3951)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

(Decrease)increaseinIndianPremierLeagueloan (74843) 74843

Net cash (outflow) inflow from financing activities (74843) 74843

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 71901 68257

222903 154646

CashbalancetransferredonamalgamationofUCBSA – 20896

Cashandcashequivalentsatbeginningoftheyear 222903 133750

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR 294804 222903

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aCCoUnTing poLiCiES

1.1 Basis of preparation

Theprincipalaccountingpoliciesoftheentity,whicharesetoutbelow,complywiththeSouthAfricanStatementsofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPractice.

ThesefinancialstatementsarepresentedinSouthAfricanRandsincethatisthecurrencyinwhichthemajorityofthecompany’stransactionsaredenominated.

Thefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedunderthehistoricalcostbasis,exceptforcertainfinancialinstrumentscarriedatfairvalue,andnon-currentassetswhichareheldatthelowerofcarryingvalueandfairvaluelesscoststosell,asapplicable.

Thepreparationoffinancialstatementsrequirestheuseofestimatesandassumptionsthataffectthereportedvaluesofassetsandliabilities,anddisclosuresofcontingentassetsandliabilitiesatthedateofthefinancialstatementsandthereportedamountsofrevenuesandexpensesduringthereportedperiod.Althoughtheseestimatesarebasedonmanagement’sbestknowledgeofcurrenteventsandactions,actualresultsmayultimatelydifferfromthoseestimates.

Theestimatesandunderlyingassumptionsarereviewedonanongoingbasis.Revisionstoaccountingestimatesarerecognisedintheperiodinwhichtheestimateisrevisediftherevisionaffectsonlythatperiodorintheperiodoftherevisionandfutureperiodsiftherevisionaffectsbothcurrentandfutureperiods.

Theprincipalaccountingpoliciesofthecompanyareconsistentwiththoseappliedinthepreviousyear.Changesinaccountingstandardshavebeendisclosedinnote23.

1.2 Revenue

Revenueisrecognisedtotheextentthatitisprobablethattheeconomicbenefitswillflowtothecompanyandtherevenuecanbereliablymeasured.Revenueismeasuredatthefairvalueoftheconsiderationreceivedorreceivable.VATisexcludedfromrevenue.RevenuecomprisesincomefromthesaleofTVrights,sponsorshiprevenue,eventrevenue,gaterevenueandotherrevenue.Revenuedueintermsofcontractsisrecognisedaccordingtothetermsofthecontract,whileallotherincomeisaccountedforonanaccrualbasisorinaccordancewiththerelevanttransactionsoragreements.

1.3 Investment income

Interestincomeisaccruedonatimebasisbyreferencetotheprincipaloutstandingandattheinterestrateapplicable.

1.4 Taxation

Thechargeforcurrenttaxationisbasedontheresultsfortheyearasadjustedforitemswhicharenon-assessableordisallowed.Itiscalculatedusingtaxationratesthathavebeenenactedorsubstantivelyenactedbythereportingdate.

Deferredtaxationisaccountedforonalltemporarydifferencesarisingfromdifferencesbetweenthecarryingvalueofassetsandliabilitiesinthefinancialstatementsandthecorrespondingtaxationbasesusedinthecomputationoftaxableprofit.Inprinciple,deferredtaxationliabilitiesarerecognisedforalltaxabletemporarydifferencesanddeferredtaxationassetsarerecognisedtotheextentthatitisprobablethattaxableprofitswillbeavailableagainstwhichdeductibletemporarydifferencescanbeutilised.Suchassetsandliabilitiesarenotrecognisedifthetemporarydifferencesarisefromgoodwillorfromtheacquisitionofanasset,whichdoesnotaffecteithertaxableoraccountingincome.

Deferredtaxationliabilitiesarerecognisedfortaxabletemporarydifferencesarisingoninvestmentsinbusinessesexceptwherethecompanyisabletocontrolthereversalofthetemporarydifferenceanditisprobablethatthetemporarydifferencewillnotreverseintheforeseeablefuture.

Deferredtaxationiscalculatedatthetaxratesthatreflectthetaxconsequencesthatwouldfollowfromthemannerinwhichthecompanyexpectstorecoverthecarryingvalueofitsassetsandliabilities.Deferredtaxationischargedorcreditedinthestatementofcomprehensiveincome,exceptwhenitrelatestoitemscreditedorchargeddirectlytoequity,inwhichcasethedeferredtaxationisalsodealtwithinequity.

1.5 Property, plant and equipment and depreciation Property,plantandequipment(ownedandleased)are

statedathistoricalcostlessaccumulateddepreciationandanyaccumulatedimpairmentlosses.Depreciationischargedsoastoallocatethecostofassetslesstheirresidualvaluesovertheirestimatedusefullives,usingthestraight-linemethod.Thefollowingusefullivesareusedforthedepreciationofproperty,plantandequipment:

Computerequipment 3years Furniture&fittings 3to10years Leaseholdimprovement overperiodofthelease Allassetsarereviewedannuallyforimpairment. Usefullives,depreciationmethodsandresidualvalues

arereviewedateachreportingdate.Nodepreciationischargediftheresidualvaluesaremorethanthecarryingvalue.

Thegainorlossarisingonthedisposalofanassetisdeterminedasthedifferencebetweenthesalesproceedsandthecarryingvalueoftheassetandisrecognisedinthestatementofcomprehensiveincome.

1.6 Impairment

Ateachreportingdate,thecompanyreviewsthecarryingvaluesofitstangibleandintangibleassetstodeterminewhetherthereisanyindicationthatthoseassetsmaybeimpaired.Ifanysuchindicationexists,therecoverableamountoftheassetisestimatedinordertodeterminetheextentoftheimpairmentloss(ifany).Whereitisnotpossibletoestimatetherecoverableamountofanyindividualasset,therecoverableamountisdeterminedforthe

cash-generatingunittowhichtheassetbelongs.Recoverableamountrepresentsthehigheroffairvaluelesscoststosellandvalueinuse.

Iftherecoverableamountofanasset(orcash-generatingunit)isestimatedtobelessthanitscarryingvalue,thecarryingvalueoftheasset(cash-generatingunit)isreducedtoitsrecoverableamount.Impairmentlossesarerecognisedasanexpenseimmediately.

Whereanimpairmentlosssubsequentlyreverses,thecarryingvalueoftheasset(cash-generatingunit)isincreasedtotherevisedestimateofitsrecoverableamount,butsothattheincreasedcarryingvaluedoesnotexceedthecarryingvaluethatwouldhavebeendeterminedhadnoimpairmentlossbeenrecognisedfortheasset(cash-generatingunit)inprioryears.Areversalofanimpairmentlossisrecognisedasincomeimmediately.

1.7 Leases

Leasesforassetsunderwhichtherisksandbenefitsofownershipareeffectivelyretainedbythelessorareclassifiedasoperatingleases.Obligationsincurredunderoperatingleasesarerecognisedintheincomestatementinequalinstalmentsovertheperiodofthelease.

1.8 Foreign currencies

Transactionsinforeigncurrenciesareaccountedforattheratesofexchangerulingonthedatesofthetransactions.Monetaryassetsandliabilitiesdenominatedinforeigncurrenciesaretranslatedattheratesofexchangerulingatthereportingdate.Gainsandlossesarisingfromthesettlementofsuchtransactionsarerecognisedinthestatementofcomprehensiveincome.

1.9 Post-employment benefit costs

Thecompanyoperatesadefinedcontributionplan,theassetsofwhicharegenerallyheldinaseparatetrustee-administeredfund.Thefundisfundedbypaymentsfromemployeesandthecompany.Thecompany’scontributionsarerecognisedinthestatementofcomprehensiveincomeduringtheperiodinwhichtheemployeerenderstherelatedservice.

1.10 Receipts in advance

Moniesreceivedwhicharenotyetdue,intermsofthecontracts,aredeferredandrecordedasreceiptsinadvance,inliabilities.

1.11 Borrowing costs

Borrowingcoststhataredirectlyattributabletotheacquisition,constructionorproductionofaqualifyingassetarecapitalisedwhenthecompanyhasqualifiedassets.Allotherborrowingcostsareexpensedintheperiodinwhichtheyareincurred.

1.12 Financial instruments

Initial recognition and measurement Allfinancialinstruments,includingderivative

instruments,arerecognisedinthestatementof

financialposition.Financialinstrumentsareinitiallyrecognisedwhenthecompanybecomespartytothecontractualtermsoftheinstrumentsandaremeasuredatcost,whichisthefairvalueoftheconsiderationgiven(financialasset)orreceived(financialliabilityorequityinstrument)forit.Financialliabilitiesandequityinstrumentsareclassifiedaccordingtothesubstanceofthecontractualarrangementoninitialrecognition.Subsequenttoinitialrecognitiontheseinstrumentsaremeasuredassetoutbelow.

Fair value methods and assumptions Thefairvalueoffinancialinstrumentstradedinan

organisedfinancialmarketaremeasuredattheapplicablequotedprices,adjustedforanytransactioncostsnecessarytorealisetheassetsorsettletheliabilities.

Thefairvalueoffinancialinstrumentsnottradedinanorganisedfinancialmarket,isdeterminedusingavarietyofmethodsandassumptionsthatarebasedonmarketconditionsandriskexistingatreportingdate,includingindependentappraisalsanddiscountedcashflowmethods.

Thefairvaluedeterminedisadjustedforanytransactioncostsnecessarytorealisetheassetsorsettletheliabilities.

Thecarryingvaluesoffinancialassetsandliabilitieswithamaturityoflessthanoneyearareassumedtoapproximatetheirfairvaluesduetotheshort-termtradingcycleoftheseitems.

Derecognition Financialassets(oraportionthereof )arederecognised

whenthecompanyrealisestherightstothebenefitsspecifiedinthecontract,therightsexpireorthecompanysurrendersorotherwiselosescontrolofthecontractualrightsthatcomprisethefinancialasset.Onderecognition,thedifferencebetweenthecarryingvalueofthefinancialassetandproceedsreceivableandanyprioradjustmenttoreflectfairvaluethathadbeenreportedinequityareincludedinthestatementofcomprehensiveincome.

Financialliabilities(oraportionthereof )arederecognisedwhentheobligationspecifiedinthecontractisdischarged,cancelledorexpires.Onderecognition,thedifferencebetweenthecarryingvalueofthefinancialliability,includingrelatedunamortisedcosts,andamountpaidforitareincludedinthestatementofcomprehensiveincome.

Gains and losses on subsequent measurement Gainsandlossesarisingfromachangeinthefair

valueoffinancialinstrumentsthatarenotpartofahedgingrelationshipareincludedinthestatementofcomprehensiveincomeintheperiodinwhichthechangearises.

Offset Financialassetsandfinancialliabilitiesareoffsetand

thenetamountreportedinthestatementoffinancialpositionwhenthecompanyhasalegallyenforceablerighttosetofftherecognisedamounts,andintendseithertosettleonanetbasis,ortorealisetheassetandsettletheliabilitysimultaneously.

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Financial assets Financialassetsarecomprisedof‘loansand

receivables’.

Thisclassificationdependsonthenatureandpurposeofthefinancialassetsandisdeterminedatthetimeofinitialrecognition.

Effective interest rate method Theeffectiveinterestmethodisamethodof

calculatingtheamortisedcostofafinancialassetandofallocatinginterestincomeovertherelevantperiod.Theeffectiveinterestrateistheratethatexactlydiscountsestimatedfuturecashreceiptsthroughtheexpectedlifeofthefinancialasset,or,whereappropriate,ashorterperiod.

Loans and receivables Tradereceivables,loans,andotherreceivablesthat

havefixedordeterminablepaymentsthatarenotquotedinanactivemarketareclassifiedas‘loansandreceivables’.

Tradereceivablesarestatedattheirnominalvalueasreducedbyappropriateallowancesforestimatedirrecoverableamounts.

Impairment of financial assets Financialassetsareassessedforindicatorsof

impairmentateachreportingdate.Financialassetsareimpairedwherethereisobjectiveevidencethat,asaresultofoneormoreeventsthatoccurredaftertheinitialrecognitionofthefinancialasset,theestimatedcashflowsoftheinvestmenthavebeenimpacted.Forfinancialassetscarriedatamortisedcost,theamountoftheimpairmentisthedifferencebetweentheasset’scarryingvalueandthepresentvalueofestimatedfuturecashflows,discountedattheoriginaleffectiveinterestrate.

Thecarryingvalueofthefinancialassetisreducedbytheimpairmentlossdirectlyforallfinancialassetswiththeexceptionoftradereceivableswherethecarryingvalueisreducedthroughtheuseofanallowanceaccount.Whenatradereceivableisuncollectable,itiswrittenoffagainsttheallowanceaccount.Subsequentrecoveriesofamountspreviouslywrittenoffarecreditedagainsttheallowanceaccount.Changesinthecarryingvalueoftheallowanceaccountarerecognisedinthestatementofcomprehensiveincome.

If,inasubsequentperiod,theamountoftheimpairmentlossdecreasesandthedecreasecanbe

relatedobjectivelytoaneventoccurringaftertheimpairmentwasrecognised,thepreviouslyrecognisedimpairmentlossisreversedinthestatementofcomprehensiveincometotheextentthatthecarryingvalueoftheinvestmentatthedatetheimpairmentisreverseddoesnotexceedwhattheamortisedcostwouldhavebeenhadtheimpairmentnotbeenrecognised.

Cash and cash equivalents Cashcomprisescashonhandanddemand

deposits.Cashequivalentsareshort-term,highlyliquidinvestmentsthatarereadilyconvertibletoknownamountsofcashandthataresubjecttoaninsignificantriskofchangesinvalue.

Classification as debt or equity Debtandequityinstrumentsareclassifiedaseither

financialliabilitiesorequityinaccordancewiththesubstanceofthecontract.

Financial liabilities Financialliabilitiesarecomprisedofotherfinancial

liabilities

Borrowings Interest-bearingloansandoverdraftsarerecorded

attheproceedsreceived,netofdirectissuecosts.Financecharges,includingpremiumspayableonsettlementorredemption,areaccountedforonanaccrualbasisandareaddedtothecarryingvalueoftheinstrumenttotheextentthattheyarenotsettledintheperiodinwhichtheyarise.

Trade and other payables Tradeandotherpayablesarestatedattheirnominal

value.

Equity instruments Anequityinstrumentisanycontractthatevidences

aresidualinterestintheassetsofanentityafterdeductingallofitsliabilities.Equityinstrumentsarerecordedattheproceedsreceived,netofdirectissuecosts.

1.13 Provisions

Provisionsarerecognisedasapresentconstructiveobligationwhen,asaresultofapastevent,itisprobablethatanoutflowofresourcesembodyingeconomicbenefitswillberequiredtosettletheobligation,andareliableestimateoftheobligationcanbemade.

2010 2009

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2. opEraTing proFiT (LoSS)

Operatingprofit(loss)isarrivedatafterchargingthefollowingitems:

Auditor’sremuneration–fees 567 558

Depreciation 548 420

Lossondisposalofproperty,plantandequipment 29 1

Write-downofinvestment – 26

Write-downofcash – 2122

Allowancesforestimatedirrecoverableamounts(refernote10) 2992 –

Operatingleasecharges

Equipment 177 174

Premises 517 358

Salaryandrelatedemploymentcosts

Administrationandrelatedstaff 22022 17967

Players,teammanagementandothernon-permanentstaff 42254 43910

Numberofemployees

Administrationandrelatedstaff 49 41

Players,teammanagementandothernon-permanentstaff 23 24

3. SporT anD rECrEaTion SoUTh aFriCa

HavingseentheallocationoffundsfromtheDepartmentofSportandRecreationSouthAfrica,wearesatisfiedthattheamountswerespentinaccordancewithpara4.11oftheMemorandumofAgreement.

Subsidies received and spent from Sport and Recreation South Africa

Category

Specialprojects:Women 600 180

ThesubsidyfromtheDepartmentofSportandRecreationSouthAfricawasdepositedon16February2010.

Allequipmentpurchasedhasbeenexpensed.

4. inVESTmEnT inComE anD FinanCE CoSTS

Financialinstitutions 6094 12429

WesternProvinceCricketAssociation 1 732 2890

CentralCricketFranchise(Pty)Ltd 123 149

Investment income 7949 15468

Financialinstitutions – (3)

SouthAfricanRevenueService (120) –

Finance costs (120) (3)

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5. inTangiBLE aSSET

Intangibleassetatcost – 371522

Accumulatedamortisation – (241175)

Accumulatedimpairment – (83113)

Eliminationofintangibleassetonamalgamation – (47234)

Carryingvalue – –

Accumulatedamortisationandimpairment

Balanceatbeginningofyear – 324288

Eliminationofintangibleassetonamalgamation – 47234

Total – 371522

TheintangibleassetwasoriginallypurchasedfromtheUCBSAon1May2002andrepresentedthevalueoffutureeconomicbenefitsofthesponsorshipagreementscededtothecompany.TheintangibleassethasbeeneliminatedasaresultoftheamalgamationoftheUCBSAintothecompanyeffective1May2008.

6. TaXaTion ChargE

South African normal taxation

Currenttaxation–currentyear 50619 –

Currenttaxation–prioryear 22 –

Deferredtaxation–currentyear (287) 1485

50354 1485

Reconciliation of rate of taxation % %

Taxationatstandardrate 28,00 28,00

Permanentdifferences 8,36 (31,54)

Prioryear 0,02 –

Effectiverateoftaxation 36,38 (3,54)

CricketSouthAfrica(S21)’sincomefluctuateswidelyfromyeartoyearduetotournamentsandothereventswhichoccurincyclesorinfrequently.

Atyearend,theSouthAfricanRevenueServicewasconsideringtheamendmentofsection11EoftheexistingIncomeTaxActwhichcouldthenresultinSection21andsimilarsportingbodiesbeingpermittedtosmoothitsnon-regulareventsrevenueagainstfuturesportsdevelopmentexpenditureswhendeterminingtheirtaxableincome.ThisamendmentislikelytoresultinCricketSouthAfrica(S21)beinginapermanenttaxablelosspositionasallincomeearnedislaterexpendedonpromotingthegameofcricket.Itisexpectedthatretrospectiveapplicationwillbepermittedbythetaxamendment.

Asbyyearendthepassingintolawoftheproposedamendmentwasimminentbutnotenacted,thecurrentfinancialyeartaxationhasbeenprovidedforinaccordancewiththeaccountingpolicy,theexistingIncomeTaxActandisconsistentwithprioryears.

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equipment fittings improvement Total

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Cost

Atbeginningoftheyear 628 130 3482 4240

Additions 376 69 1344 1789

Disposals (141) (28) – (169)

At end of the year 863 171 4826 5860

Accumulated depreciation

Atbeginningoftheyear 249 72 2189 2510

Currentyear 268 41 239 548

Disposals (89) (18) – (107)

Atendoftheyear 428 95 2428 2951

Carrying value –2010 435 76 2398 2909

2009

Cost

Atbeginningoftheyear 166 75 – 241

AmalgamationofUCBSA 178 55 2289 2522

Additions 334 – 1193 1527

Disposals (50) – – (50)

At end of the year 628 130 3482 4240

Accumulated depreciation

Atbeginningoftheyear 34 – – 34

AmalgamationofUCBSA 147 15 1943 2105

Currentyear 117 57 246 420

Disposals (49) – – (49)

Atendoftheyear 249 72 2189 2510

Carrying value – 2009 379 58 1293 1730

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Themovementinthedeferredtaxisasfollows:

Balanceatthebeginningoftheyear 2602 4087

Incomestatementcredit(charge) 287 (1485)

Balanceattheendoftheyear 2889 2602

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R’000 R’000

8. DEFErrED TaXaTion (continued)

Analysisofdeferredtaxationbytypeoftemporarydifference:

Provisions 850 1802

Fairvalueadjustmentonloan 1432 –

Prepaidexpenses (21) (42)

Computedtaxloss – 842

Allowancesforestimatedirrecoverableamounts 628 –

2889 2602

9. LoanS

ASSETS

9.1 CEnTraL CriCKET FranChiSE (pTY) LTD

Balanceatthebeginningoftheyear 1720 1993

Interestaccrued 123 149

Loanrepaid (499) (422)

Balanceattheendoftheyear 1344 1720

Consistingof:

Longtermportionoftheloan 978 1382

Shorttermportionoftheloan 366 338

Balanceattheendoftheyear 1344 1720

Theloanisunsecuredandbearsinterestat8%perannum,repayablebywayofmonthlyinstalmentswiththefinalinstalmentbeinginAugust2013.

9.2 wESTErn proVinCE CriCKET aSSoCiaTion

Balanceatthebeginningoftheyear 25317 –

AmalgamationoftheUCBSA – 22427

Interestaccrued 1732 2 890

Receipts (5381) –

Balanceattheendoftheyear 21668 25317

ThisloanaroseoutofadecisiontosupportWesternProvinceCricketAssociation(“WPCA”)inthepurchaseoftheNewlandscricketground.

Thebalanceoftheloanandinterestaccruedat30April2010wasconvertedtoaninterestfreeloanonthatdate.Theloanisrepayablebyinstallmentsover10yearsaccordingtoanagreedpaymentplan(lastpaymentdatebeing30April2020).Theloanissecuredoverthestadiumproperty.Thefairvalueoftheloanhasbeendiscountedatanaveragediscountrateof6%perannum(averagereturnonfundsinvestedonthemoneymarket).

Nominalvalue 21668 25317

Fairvalueadjustmentonloan (5113) –

Fairvalue 16555 25317

Consistingof:

Longtermportionoftheloan 14380 25317

Shorttermportionoftheloan 2175 –

2010 2009

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9. LoanS (continued)

ASSETS (continued)

9.2 wESTErn proVinCE CriCKET aSSoCiaTion (continued)

Thematurityprofileoftheloanbasedonthecontractualundiscountedcashflows(nominalvalue)andthecorrespondingdiscountedvalues(fairvalue)atyearendissummarisedbelow:

Nominal Fair

value value

R R

Lessthan1year 2900 2175

2to5years 10175 8162

5years+ 8593 6218

21668 16555

9.3 2007 iCC 20 20 wC (SoUTh aFriCa) – 8014

Thecompanyactedasacashfundingmechanismforthe2007ICC2020WC(SouthAfrica).TheamountsoutstandingwereeffectivelyrecoverablefromtheInternationalCricketCouncil.Theamountsoutstandingwereinterestfreeandunsecured.

9.4 2009 iCC ChampionS TrophY (SoUTh aFriCa) 2120 –

During2009/10cricketseason,thecompanyactedasacashfundingmechanismforthe2009ICCChampionsTrophyheldinSouthAfrica.TheamountsoutstandingareeffectivelyreceivablefromtheICC.Theamountsoutstandingareinterestfreeandunsecured.

ASSET (LIABILITY)

9.5 2009 inDian prEmiEr LEagUE (SoUTh aFriCa) 9838 (74843)

Duringthe2009/10and2008/09cricketseasons,thecompanyactedasacashfundingmechanismforthe2009IndianPremierLeagueheldinSouthAfrica.Theamountsoutstandingareeffectivelyreceivable(payable)totheIndianPremierLeague.Theamountsoutstandingareinterestfreeandunsecured.

10. TraDE anD oThEr rECEiVaBLES

Tradereceivables 58496 39865

Playerloans 10 110

Advancestostadia – 10093

Prepayment 75 150

Interestoncallaccounts 499 693

Sundryreceivables 4767 –

Allowancesforestimatedirrecoverableamounts (2992) –

60855 50911

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Totaltradereceivables(grossofallowances)heldbythecompanyasat30April2010amountedtoR58.5million(2009:R39.9million).Theaveragetradereceivablesdaysis60days(2009:60days).Nointerestischargedontradereceivables.

Includedinthecompany’stotaltradereceivablesbalanceareaccountsreceivablewiththefollowingcarryingvalues:

Customer1 37910 10035

Customer2 – 12235

Customer3 – 8609

Customer4 – 3762

Customer5 – 2540

Customer6 14993 –

52903 37181

Percentageoftotaltradereceivables 90% 93%

Therearenoothercustomers(currentorprioryear)whorepresentmorethan5%ofthetotaltradereceivablesbalance.

Includedinthecompany’stotaltradereceivablesbalancearethefollowingforeigncurrencyreceivables:

2010 2009

FC*’000 FC*’000

USD 70 200

GBP – 806

AUD – 29

Atthereportingdate,thecompany’stradereceivablebalanceisdisaggregatedintothefollowingproduct/serviceclasses:

Sponsorships 40321 13797

Broadcasting 43 12235

Gaterevenue 291 3818

Otherincome 17841 10015

58496 39865

Includedinthecompany’stradereceivablebalancearedebtorswithacarryingvalueofR3.0million(2009:R3.6million)whicharepastdueatthereportingdateforwhichthecompanyhasnotprovidedastherehasnotbeenanysignificantchangeincreditqualityandtheamountsarestillconsideredrecoverable.Thecompanydoesnotholdanycollateraloverthesebalances.

Ageing of past due, but not impaired

61–90days 2699 –

91–120days 146 1881

Over120days 118 1743

2963 3624

Thecredittermsoftheabovepastduetradereceivableshavenotbeenrenegotiated.Atyearendtherewerenotradereceivablesthatmanagementconsideredtobeimpaired.

Process for accepting new customers

Applicationsareassessedindividuallyandarelinkedtoaspectsofcricketbusiness,beingeitherrelatedpartiesorgenerallybluechipcommercialpartners.Thetradereceivablesbalanceatyearendisnotinsured.

2010 2009

R’000 R’000

10. TraDE anD oThEr rECEiVaBLES (continued)

Allowances for estimated irrecoverable amounts

Tradereceivablesthatareassessednottobeimpairedindividuallyaresubsequentlyassessedforimpairmentonanindividualbasis.Objectiveevidenceofimpairmentfortradereceivablesincludethecompany’spastexperienceofcollectingpayments,anincreaseinthenumberofdelayedpaymentsintradereceivablespasttheaveragetradereceivablesdaysof60days,aswellasobservablechangesinnationalorlocaleconomicconditionsthatcorrelatewithdefaultreceivables.Therewerenoallowancesforestimatedirrecoverableamountswithregardtotradedebtorsinthecurrentandprioryear.

Sundry receivables

Includedinthecompany’sreceivablesistheamountofR1775174madeupasfollows:

GrossbonusespaidtoCricketSouthAfricaemployees 4767 –

Less:allowancesforestimatedirrecoverableamounts (2992) –

1775 –

Thegrossbonusespaidaremadeupasfollows:

IndianPremierLeague 2727 –

ICCChampionsTrophy 2040 –

4767

ThebonusesincludedamountspaidtoadirectorofCricketSouthAfricaamountingtoR1775174andtoanofficerofthecompanyofR1447985.

ThebonusessetoutabovewerepaiddirectlytotheemployeesofCricketSouthAfricabytheIndianPremierLeagueandtheICCChampionsTrophy.TheexistenceofthebonuseswasnotdisclosedtotherelevantstructureswithinCricketSouthAfricanattheappropriatetime.ThepaymentsfromtheIndianPremierLeagueandICCChampionsTrophyinrespectofthebonusesaccruetoCricketSouthAfricaandtheamountsshouldbedealtwith,asappropriate,bytherelevantstructuresofthecompany.Thereversalofthebonusespaidgivesrisetoaloantoadirectorwhichhehasundertakentorepay.

TheamountshavebeenproperlyaccruedforintheresultsofCricketSouthAfricaandareceivableraisedinrespectoftheamountspaidtoemployeeswhicharenowpotentiallyrepayable.Appropriateprovisionhasbeenmadeforthepossibleimpairmentofthereceivableraised.

Areviewcommitteehasbeenappointedbytheboardtoinvestigateallaspectsofthebonusespaidandtorecommendappropriateactiontobetakenbytheboardinrespectofthesepaymentsinthenewfinancialyear.

11. CaSh anD CaSh EQUiVaLEnTS

Calldeposits 290800 212061

Bankbalanceandcash 4004 10842

294804 222903

Per category

Loansandreceivables 294804 222903

Per currency

SouthAfricanrand 79411 180834

Foreigncurrencies(ZARequivalent) 215393 42069

294804 222903

Therearenoreservingrestrictionsoncashbalancesatyearend.AllcashbalancesatyearendareavailableforusebyCricketSouthAfrica(S21).AllforeigncurrenciesatyearendweredenominatedinUSdollars.

*FC represents the foreign currency

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12. proViSionS

Provisionscomprisethefollowing:

Provision for leave pay

Openingbalance 488 111

AmalgamationoftheUCBSA – 352

Amountusedduringtheyear (1139) (288)

Amountraisedduringtheyear 1036 313

Closing balance 385 488

Southern Premier League provision

Openingbalance 4358 –

Provisionraisedduringtheyear – 4358

Amountusedduringtheyear (1069) –

Amountreversedduringtheyear (3289) –

Closing balance – 4358

Thecompany,NewZealandCricketandCricketAustraliaenteredintoanagreementtorunaSouthernPremierLeague(“SPL”).Theleaguewascancelledpriortoitscommencementasaresultofeventsandcircumstancesoutsidethecompany’scontrol.Anonerouscontractprovisionwasraisedforthecompany’sobligationsundertheagreementwithoutanyeconomicbenefitsexpectedtobereceivedundertheagreement.

Provision for litigation

Openingbalance – –

Amountraisedduringtheyear 2650

Amountusedduringtheyear – –

Closing balance 2650 –

Theprovisionrelatestolegalmattersthathavearisenduringthecurrentyear.Theprovisionrelatestothemaximumoutflowofeconomicbenefitfromthecompany.

Total provisions 3035 4846

13. TraDE anD oThEr paYaBLES

Balanceincludesthefollowing:

Tradepayables 43878 11418

Accruals 25561 22467

Other–InternationalCricketCouncil – 8913

69439 42798

Theaveragecreditperiodonpurchasesofgoodsandservicesis30days.Nointerestischargedontradepayables.Thecompanyhasfinancialriskmanagementinplacetoensurethatallpayablesarepaidwithinthecreditperiod.

14. amaLgamaTion oF ThE UniTED CriCKET BoarD oF SoUTh aFriCa

Effective1May2008,theoperations,assetsandliabilitiesoftheUnitedCricketBoardofSouthAfricawasamalgamatedintothecompanyatnofinancialconsiderationandthebalanceswereincorporatedintothefinancialstatementsofCricketSouthAfricafrom1May2008:

Net assets transferred at 1 May 2008 – 512716

15. riSK proFiLE

Thecompanyisnotexposedtoexternaldebt.Thecompanymanagesitscapital(netdebt)toensureitwillbeabletocontinueasagoingconcern.

Interest rate and liquidity risk Thecompanygenerallyadoptsapolicyofensuringthatitsexposuretochangesininterestratesisonafloatingrate

basis.Thecompanymanagesliquidityriskbymonitoringforecastcashflows.Short-termworkingcapitalrequirementsarefundedfromoperationalcashflows.

Interest rate sensitivity analysis Thesensitivityanalysisbelowhasbeendeterminedbasedontheexposuretointerestratesasatreportingdate.A100

basispointincreaseordecreaserepresentsmanagement’sassessmentofthepossiblechangeininterestrates.Ifinterestrateshadbeen100basispointshigherandallothervariableswereheldconstant,thecompany’sprofitfortheyearended30April2010wouldincreasebyR2.9million(2009:lossfortheyearwoulddecreasebyR2.2million).

Foreign currency risk Thecompanyisexposedtoforeigncurrencyriskontheamountsreceived,mainlyfromsponsorsandbroadcasters.The

FinancialCommitteereviewsitsforeigncashflowsregularly.

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis Thefollowingtabledetailsthecompany’ssensitivitytoa10%increaseanddecreaseintheRandagainstotherforeign

currenciesthatitisexposedto.The10%isthesensitivityrateusedwhenreportingforeigncurrencyriskinternallyandrepresentsmanagement’sassessmentofthepossiblechangeinforeignexchangerates.Thesensitivityanalysisincludesforeigncurrencydenominatedrevenueitemsandadjuststheirtranslationduringtheyearfora10%changeinforeigncurrencyrates(allforeigncurrencieswheredenominatedinUSdollars).

Rand Weakeningofrandagainstforeigncurrenciesby10%–Profit 23038520 Strengtheningofrandagainstforeigncurrenciesby10%–Loss (23038520) Theaboveeffectismainlyattributabletotheexposureofthecompanytoreceiptsfrominternationaltelevisionrights.

Credit risk management Potentialconcentrationsofcreditriskconsistprincipallyoftradeandotherreceivablesandshorttermcashinvestments.

Attheyearend,thecompanyconsidersthattherewerenosignificantconcentrationsofcreditriskagainstwhichadequateprovisionhasnotbeenmade.

Fair values of financial instruments At30April2010thecarryingvaluesofcashandshort-termdeposits,accountsreceivableandaccountspayable

approximatetheirfairvaluesduetotheshort-termmaturitiesoftheseassetsandliabilities.

Allfinancialinstrumentsarecarriedatfairvalueoramountsthatapproximatefairvalue,exceptforthenon-currentportionoffixedratereceivables(WesternProvinceCricketAssociationloan),whichiscarriedatamortisedcost.Thecarryingvalues,cash,cashequivalentsaswellasthecurrentportionofloansandotherreceivablesandpayablesapproximatefairvalueduetotheshort-termnatureoftheseinstruments.Thefairvalueshavebeendeterminedusingavailablemarketinformationandappropriatevaluationmethodologies.

Thenetfairvalueofthecompany’sfinancialassetsandliabilitiesasat30April2010arestatedbelow:

Carrying Fair

value value

R’000 R’000

Financial assets – loans and receivables

Cashandcashequivalents 294804 294804

Tradeandotherreceivables 60855 60855

Loansreceivable 34970 29857

Financial liabilities – at amortised cost

Tradeandotherpayables 69439 69439

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16. rELaTED parTY TranSaCTionS

Trading transactions Transactionsbetweenrelatedpartiesduringtheyearwereatarm’slength.Duringtheyearthecompanyenteredinto

thefollowingtransactionswithrelatedparties:

Amount Amount Amount Amount

included in included included in included in

revenue in expenses trade and trade and

other other

receivables payables

Description R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000

2010 Entity

Boland(Pty)Limited PS – – – –

BorderBears(Pty)Limited PS – 2241 – –

CricketFreeState(Pty)Limited PS – – – –

Easterns(Pty)Limited PS – – – –

GautengStrikerss21 PS – – – –

GriquaDiamonds(Pty)Limited PS – 580 – –

JumbosCricket(Pty)Limited PS 879 5187 – –

NorthWestDragons(Pty)Limited PS – 826 – –

TitansCricket(Pty)Limited PS 1943 9578 – 686

WesternProvince(Pty)Limited PS – – – –

CentralCricketFranchiseBFN(Pty)Ltd F – 10652 1344 –

CricketEasternCape(Pty)Limited F 405 8840 – –

EasternTitans(Pty)Limited F 206 7889 70 –

KZN(Pty)Limited F 112 7771 – –

NewHeightsCricket(Pty)Limited F 227 7566 – –

WesternCapeCricket(Pty)Limited F 183 12356 – –

BolandCricketUnion A 167 8780 – –

BorderCricketBoard A 175 7852 – –

EasternCricketBoard A 114 9310 – –

EasternProvinceCricketBoard A 116 7940 – –

FreeStateCricketUnion A 135 10136 – 46

GautengStrikerss21 A 3920 24969 220 –

GriqualandWestCricketBoard A 89 8577 – –

Kwa-ZuluNatalCricketUnion A 2030 14691 – –

NorthernsCricketUnion A 192 10334 1 –

NorthWestCricketUnion A 90 7542 – –

WesternProvinceCricketAssociation A 4083 14738 16555 –

Kwa-ZuluNatalInlandCricketUnion AM 115 3738 – –

MpumalangaCricketUnion AM 66 1789 – –

SouthWestDistrictsCricketBoard AM 105 3871 – –

Totals 15352 207753 18190 732

2009 Entity

Boland(Pty)Limited PS – – – –

BorderBears(Pty)Limited PS – 922 449 –

CricketFreeState(Pty)Limited PS – 2001 – 260

Easterns(Pty)Limited PS – 648 – 351

GautengStrikerss21 PS – 1086 – –

GriquaDiamonds(Pty)Limited PS – 896 – 351

JumbosCricket(Pty)Limited PS 1159 1296 2436 –

NorthWestDragons(Pty)Limited PS – 699 – –

Amount Amount Amount Amount

included in included included in included in

revenue in expenses trade and trade and

other other

receivables payables

Description R’000 R’000 R’000 R’000

16. rELaTED parTY TranSaCTionS (continued)

2009 Entity (continued)

TitansCricket(Pty)Limited PS 2613 2127 4570 –

WesternProvince(Pty)Limited PS 3284 – – –

CentralCricketFranchiseBFN(Pty)Ltd F – 6594 – –

CricketEasternCape(Pty)Limited F 184 5910 18 58

EasternTitans(Pty)Limited F 127 6713 – 14

KZN(Pty)Limited F 99 6052 – 21

NewHeightsCricket(Pty)Limited F 234 5477 – 43

WesternCapeCricket(Pty)Limited F 220 6272 60 –

BolandCricketUnion A 86 5601 – 351

BorderCricketBoard A 91 4807 – –

EasternCricketBoard A 129 4243 – 107

EasternProvinceCricketBoard A 88 5212 1 –

FreeStateCricketUnion A 81 4752 – –

GautengCricketBoard A 7678 7789 5 1765

GriqualandWestCricketBoard A 122 4642 400 –

Kwa-ZuluNatalCricketUnion A 2193 6053 3325 –

NorthernsCricketUnion A 135 6107 – –

NorthWestCricketUnion A 59 4766 – 102

WesternProvinceCricketAssociation A 227 6619 2586 6

KeiCricketBoard AM – 992 – –

Kwa-ZuluNatalInlandCricketUnion AM 124 2157 – 108

LimpopoCricketUnion AM 42 1317 – –

MpumalangaCricketUnion AM 43 1097 – –

SouthWestDistrictsCricketBoard AM 71 2412 – –

Totals 19089 115259 13850 3537

#Theabbreviationsrepresentthefollowing: A – Affiliate F – Franchise AM – Associatemember PS – Professional(Stadium)

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Noexpensehasbeenrecognisedintheperiodforbaddebtsordoubtfuldebtsinrespectoftheamountsowedbyrelatedpartiesasallamountsarerecoverableinfull.

Detailsoftherelatedpartyloanshavebeendisclosedinnote9and10.Theamountsbelowhavebeenapprovedby

theremunerationcommitteeandtheboardandexcludethebonusespaidbytheIndianPremierLeagueandtheICCChampionsTrophy.

Allremuneration,includingthatofmanagementandstaff,isreviewedandapprovedbytheRemunerationCommittee

havingregardtotheperformanceofindividualsandmarkettrends.

2010 2009

Compensation of key management personnel R’000 R’000

Remunerationforservicesasexecutivedirector

Salary 1697 1542

Bonus 1244 1131

Retirementandmedicalcontributions 230 209

3171 2882

Remunerationforservicesasnon-executivedirectors

Meetingfees 42 44

Honoraria 494 334

536 378

17. rETirEmEnT BEnEFiT inFormaTion Retirementbenefitsareprovidedforemployeesbymeansofprovidentfundstowhichthecompanycontributes.The

fundsaregovernedbythePensionFundsActof1956.Allemployeescontributetothefunds. Thefundsinoperationat30April2010weretheCricketSouthAfricaProvidentfundadministeredbyLibertyLifeand

TheCB(ConsolidatedBenefit)ProvidentfundadministeredbyCBProvidentfund.Thesearedefinedcontributionplanswheretheretirementbenefitsaredeterminedwithreferencetotheemployee’scontributions.Noactuarialvaluationsarerequired.

2010 2009

R’000 R’000

Providentfundcontributionsbytheemployer 2429 2106

18. KEY aSSUmpTionS ConCErning ThE FUTUrE anD KEY SoUrCES oF ESTimaTion UnCErTainTY

AsrequiredtobedisclosedintermsofAC101-PresentationofFinancialStatements,therearenosignificantassumptionsmadeconcerningthefutureandothersourcesofestimationuncertaintythathaveasignificantriskofcausingamaterialadjustmenttothecarryingvaluesofassetsandliabilitieswithinthenextfinancialperiod.

19. CriTiCaL JUDgEmEnTS in appLYing aCCoUnTing poLiCiES

Intheprocessofapplyingtheentity’saccountingpolicies,managementisrequiredtomakeestimates,judgementsandassumptionsaboutthecarryingvaluesofassetsandliabilitiesthatisnotreadilyapparentfromothersources.Theestimatesandassociatedassumptionsarebasedonhistoricalexperienceandotherfactorsthatareconsideredtoberelevant.Actualresultsmaydifferfromtheseestimates.

Theestimatesandunderlyingassumptionsarereviewedonanongoingbasis.Revisionstoaccountingestimatesarerecognisedintheperiodinwhichtheestimateisrevisediftherevisionaffectsonlythatperiodorintheperiodoftherevisionandfutureperiodsiftherevisionaffectsbothcurrentandfutureperiods.

19. CriTiCaL JUDgEmEnTS in appLYing aCCoUnTing poLiCiES (continued)

Thefollowingarethekeyassumptionsconcerningthefuture,andotherkeysourcesofestimationuncertaintyatthereportingdate,thathaveasignificantriskofcausingamaterialadjustmenttothecarryingvaluesofassetsandliabilitieswithinthenextfinancialyear.

Deferred taxation assets Deferredtaxationassetsarerecognisedtotheextentthatitisprobablethattaxableprofitswillbeavailablein

futureagainstwhichthedeferredtaxationassetscanbeutilised.Thefutureavailabilityoftaxableprofitsisbasedonmanagement’sjudgmentsregardingfuturebusinessplans.

Asset lives and residual values Property,plantandequipmentaredepreciatedtotheirresidualvaluesovertheirexpectedusefullives.Residualvalues

andassetlivesareassessedannuallybasedonmanagement’sjudgmentofrelevantfactorsandconditions.

Other estimates made Thecompanyalsomakesestimatesfor: thecalculationoftheallowancesforestimatedirrecoverableamounts; thecalculationofanyprovisionforclaims,litigationandotherlegalmatters; thecalculationofanyotherprovisions; thecalculationofthefairvalueoffinancialinstruments;and theassessmentofimpairmentsandthecalculationoftherecoverableamountsofassets.

20. CommiTmEnTS anD ConTingEnCiES

Managementofthecompanyarenotawareofanycontingentliabilitiesandcommitmentsatyearendotherthantheoperatingleasecommitmentdisclosedinnote21.

2010 2009

R’000 R’000

21. opEraTing LEaSE CommiTmEnTS

Minimumleasepaymentsunderoperatingleasesforequipmentrecognisedasanexpenseintheyear.

177 174

Minimumleasepaymentsunderoperatingleasesforpremisesrecognisedasanexpenseintheyear

517 358

694 532

Atthereportingdateoutstandingcommitmentsundernon-cancellableoperatingequipmentleasestoexternalparties,whichfalldue,areasfollows:

Withinoneyear 139 96

Betweentwotofiveyears 128 224

267 320

Atthereportingdateoutstandingcommitmentsundernon-cancellableoperatingPremisesleasestoexternalparties,whichfalldue,areasfollows:

Withinoneyear 625 –

Betweentwotofiveyears 3607 –

Overfiveyears 2607 –

6839 –

22. STaTEmEnT oF oThEr ComprEhEnSiVE inComE

Nostatementofothercomprehensiveincomehasbeenpreparedasthecompanyhadnotransactionsinthecurrentandprioryearthathadanimpactonthestatementofcomprehensiveincome.

23. ChangES in aCCoUnTing STanDarDS

ThecompanyappliesallapplicableSouthAfricanStatementsofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPractice(“SAGAAP”)inpreparationofthefinancialstatements.Consequently,allSAGAAPstatementsthatwereeffectiveat30April2010andarerelevanttoitsoperationshavebeenapplied.Theadoptionofthesestatementsdidnothaveamaterialimpactonthefinancialstatements.

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23. ChangES in aCCoUnTing STanDarDS (continued)

Atthedateofauthorisationofthesefinancialstatements,thefollowingstandardsandinterpretationswhichhavenotbeenappliedinthesefinancialstatements,wereinissuebutnotyeteffective

Standards and interpretations Effective date# AC139 – ShareBasedPayments 1January2010 AC140 – BusinessCombinations 1July2009 AC142– Non-currentAssetsHeldforSaleanddiscontinuedOperations 1July2009 AC146 – FinancialInstruments:ClassificationandMeasurement 1January2013 AC110 – InvestmentsinAssociates 1July2009 AC119 – InterestsinJointVentures 1July2009 AC125 – FinancialInstruments:Presentation 1February2010 AC133 – FinancialInstruments:RecognitionandMeasurement 1July2009 AC450 – DistributionsofNon-cashAssetstoOwners 1July2009 AC451 – TransfersofAssetsfromCustomers 1July2009 AC452 – ExtinguishingFinancialLiabilitieswithEquityInstruments 1July2010 Amendments resulting from March 2009 Annual Improvements to IFRSs AC133 – FinancialInstruments:RecognitionandMeasurement 30June2009 Amendments resulting from April 2009 Annual Improvements to IFRSs AC139 – ShareBasedPayments 1July2009 AC142 – Non-currentAssetsHeldforSaleandDiscontinuedOperations 1January2010 AC101 – PresentationofFinancialStatements 1January2010 AC118 – StatementofCashFlows 1January2010 AC105 – Leases 1January2010 AC128 – ImpairmentofAssets 1January2010 AC129 – IntangibleAssets 1July2009 AC133 – FinancialInstruments:RecognitionandMeasurement 1January2010

Amendments resulting from November 2009 Annual Improvements to IFRSs Effective date AC126 – RelatedPartyDisclosures 1January2011

TheimpactoftheadoptionoftheaboveStandardsandInterpretationsstillneedstobeconsideredbythedirectors,however,thedirectorsanticipatethattheadoptionofthoseStandardsandInterpretationswillhavenomaterialimpactonthefinancialstatementsofthecompanyintheperiodofinitialapplication.

24. poST rEporTing DaTE EVEnTS

Noeventshaveoccurredbetweenthefinancialyearendandthedateofthisreportthatmateriallyaffectthefinancialpositionofthecompany.

#Effective date implies financial periods beginning

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CricketSouthAfrica(CSA)extendsitscondolencesto

thoseinthecricketfamilywhohavelostlovedones

sincethelastAnnualGeneralmeeting.

JUDGEMAHOMEDJAJBHAY

JudgeMahomedJajbhaywasaformermemberofthe

GeneralCouncilandpastChairmanoftheGauteng

CricketBoard(GCB).

Asaplayer,hewasahighlycompetitiveopening

batsmanforTransvaalandappearedin33First-Class

matches.HemadehisdebutagainstEasternProvincein

PortElizabeth.

Hehadalongdistinguishedcareer,bothasalawyer

andajudge,startingasanadvocatein1983.Atthetime

ofhisuntimelydeath,hewasamemberofCSA’sLegal

andGovernanceCommitteeandsoheservedthegame

helovedsomuchrighttotheend.

SONWABOMOFFATBILLY

SonwaboMoffatBillywasoneofthe“FootSoldiers”

ofSouthAfricancricket.Hewasbornonthe17thof

August1974inGalesheweinKimberly,lessthana

stone’sthrowfromtheinfamousYorkshireCricketClub.

Hestartedplayingcricketattheageof11and

representedGriqualandWestinalloftheagegroup

teamsfromUnder-11toUnder-19attheCoca-Cola

KhayaMajolaCricketWeek.HerepresentedSouthAfrica

intheZoneVItournamentinMalawiin1994andalso

hadastintofcountycricketinEnglandforfiveyears.

Hiscoachingcareerwashismajorcontributionto

cricket,wherehecoachedGriqualandWest’sU15,

U17andU19Provincialteams.HewasalsoaNational

SelectorfortheRuralCricketAssociationofSouthAfrica

(RCASA)andrecentlyjoinedNorthWestCricket(NWC)

aheadofhisuntimelydeath.

RODNEYHARTMAN

RodneyHartmanwasthedoyenofSouthAfrican

sportswriters.Hisuntimelypassingwasmetwithdeep

sadnessandregretaroundthecricketfamily.

HewasamanforallseasonsandSouthAfricancricket

wasparticularlyfortunatethathedevotedsomuchof

histime,energyandskillstothesport.

HegracedtheSouthAfricansportssceneforfour

decadesasawriterandsportseditorbeforehis

untimelydeathafteralongbattlewithcancer.

CHRISKHOLWAPHI

ChrisKholwaphiwasaformerBorderopeningbatsman.

Priortounity,heplayedforKingSunCricketClubwhere

hescoredtonsofrunsandalsorepresentedBorder

Cricket’sNonRacialCricketBoardundertheauspicesof

theSouthAfricanCricketBoard.Heopenedthebatting

withthelateNtsikiMajizaandthecurrentBorder

umpire,EugeneAdamsunderthecaptaincyofGeoff

Gamiet.Chriswasalsoaparttimeleftarmswingbowler

andaslipfielder.

Hewasaverycommittedmanandmadeapositive

contributiontocricketintheBorderRegion.

DENNISBRUTUS

DennisBrutuswasattheforefrontofthestruggle

againstapartheidinsportformorethanthreedecades.

HewasjailedandbannedfrompubliclifeinSouth

Africaduringthisstruggle,butthisdidnotdiminishhis

commitmenttobringaboutnon-racialisminsportand

democracyforhisnation.

MRSADICKEMERAN

Lifemember,formervice-presidentandlong-serving

ExecutiveCommitteestalwartoftheWesternProvince

CricketAssociation(WPCA).

HYLTONACKERMAN

HyltonAckermanwastheformercoachoftheSouth

Africanunder-19andAteamsandanoutstandingleft-

handedbatsmaninadistinguishedcareer.

Hemadeatremendouscontributionbothtothe

developmentofthecoachingprofessioninthiscountry

andtodevelopingyoungplayerstomaketheProteas

theforcetheyareinworldcrickettoday.

HecoachedtheSouthAfricanunder-19sidetothe

runners-upspotatthe2002juniorWorldCupinNew

Zealand–asquadthatincludedHashimAmla,Imraan

KhanandJohanBotha.

AsaplayerHyltonmademorethan12000first-class

runswith20centuries.Hewastheyoungestever

cappedSASchoolsplayerattheageof14yearsand

eightmonthsandgaveanearlyindicationofhistalent

whenhebecamethesecondSouthAfricanschoolboy

toscoreafirst-classcenturyagainstanofficialtouring

team(Englandin1964-65).Coincidentallyboth

theseschoolboys(theotherwasRByromin1926-27)

attendedDaleCollege.

HewentontorepresentBorder,Natal,NorthEastern

TransvaalandWesternProvinceplushavingafour-year

spellwithNorthamptonshireintheEnglandcounty

championship.

HeledWesternProvincetotheCurrieCuptitlein

1977-78andplayedforaRestoftheWorldXIagainst

Australiain1971-72whenheopenedthebatting

withSunilGavaskarandscoredacenturyinthefirst

representativematch.

MICHAELPATRICKS

MichaelPatrickswasaplayer,coach,groundsmanand

mentor.HeledcricketintheKwaZulu-Natalregion

duringthestruggles.Hisfightagainstcancerledtohis

prematureretirementfromthesport.Hewasalsoa

recipientoftheICCVolunteerMedal.

GEORGEBASSON

BreidbachandBorderUmpire.

MISSTSEWUBUKELWA

ServantontheAliceCricketBoard.

MRPONONO

FormercricketadministratorandplayerforVictoriaEast

inAlice.

MRMZWANDILEWELLINGTONMALI

FormerEasternProvinceopeningbatsman.

MAXKOHLER

FormerPresidentoftheBuffaloClubinBorder.

ROBERTJOHNBOBVANZYL

FormerStadiumManagerattheFreeStateCricket

Union.

RAYMONDHENRYKOERT

FormerplayerfortheRamblersCricketClubinGeorge.

FREDDIEKRIEL

FormerEPCricketAdministrator.

ERICTINDIL

FormerTestCricketer.

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