UCBSA Press Release after General Council meeting.
Decisions taken at the meeting of the General Council of the United Cricket Board of South Africa in Johannesburg on May 27 2000
Bronwyn Wilkinson
29-May-2000
Decisions taken at the meeting of the General Council of the United Cricket
Board of South Africa in Johannesburg on May 27 2000.
1. The South Africa 'A' team to tour the West Indies in August and
September 2000 will be managed by Henry Paulse. The co-coaches who have been
appointed for the tour are Shukri Conrad of Gauteng, who worked with the SA
national team during the 1999/2000 tour by England, and former Transvaal and
South Africa fast bowler Hugh Page, who is the convener of the SA Under 19
selectors. The UCBSA believes that these two coaches are ideal to guide the
young South Africa 'A' side to reach their full potential.
2. Hennie du Toit will manage the PG Bison SA Under 15 team to compete
in the World Challenge in England in July. Denis Lindsay and Leon Roberts
will coach the side. Lindsay, who is convener of selectors for the Under 15
team, replaces Dave Nosworthy, who withdrew after he was appointed coach at
Northerns.
3. South Africa was asked by the ICC to nominate two match referees.
Former South African wicketkeeper Denis Lindsay has been nominated by the
UCBSA for one of those positions. The affiliates of the UCBSA have been
asked to nominate a top former black South African cricketer whose name will
also be put forward to the ICC as a match referee.
4. Rudi Koertzen and Dave Orchard remain the South African umpires
nominated to the ICC Test umpires panel.
5. Dr Preggie Moodley, who accompanied the South African national team
to India earlier this year, will act as team doctor on the tour of Sri Lanka
in July.
6. The India 'A' team will tour South Africa in February 2001 to play
four-day and one-day matches against South Africa 'A'.
7. The position of Director of Coaching at the UCBSA remains vacant.
The UCBSA Executive Committee had nominated Patrick Symcox for the post, but
he withdrew before the meeting of the General Council.