In attendance for this item were MANCO Members and National Coach
NA said the purpose of the meeting was to clear lines of communication
and procedures regarding CSA selection policy.
He said this was the second meeting, the first of which outlined
procedures and policy which could be summarised as follows:
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The best available team
should be selected.
·
CSA wants the Proteas to be
world No.1.
·
Teams must reflect the
diversity of the South African nation and the people who play cricket in
·
Those selected must be there
on pure ability.
·
No policy is cast in stone
– targets are set and can be changed if the motivation is accepted by the
President. There are no quotas.
·
It must be remembered that
sport played a critical role in bringing down apartheid.
·
Sport in general, and
cricket in particular, now had an important role to play in nation-building and
addressing the imbalances of the past.
·
When SA played
international cricket in 1991 there was an understanding that the team was all
White, but this would change to reflect the diversity of the new
·
A general rule is that,
should a White player be performing at an average level, then the Black player
should be affirmed.
·
The selectors have been
appointed by the Board of Directors of CSA (Pty) Ltd and there is a clear
understanding that the selectors pick the team and the President would defer to
this selection. The President would only
exercise his veto if CSA policy was not adhered to or if he did not accept
explanations as to why targets were not met.
NA outlined procedures to be followed regarding the selection and
announcement of teams.
·
Once the team had been
selected, it would be sent to the President as he is the custodian of CSA’s
policy.
·
The team is then finalised
and selected.
·
The Convenor, in conjunction
with the Coach if necessary, then engages those players who have been omitted
and those who have been newly selected – this happen only after the President
has accepted the team.
·
The team is then handed by
the Convenor to the Communications Department or the Media Liaison Officer for
media distribution.
·
It is the Convenor who will
give public explanations on the selection of the team.
NA said that all selectors had to take collective responsibility for the
team that was finally selected and announced.
Individual selectors must not publicly or privately express their
preferences out of committee once the team had been finalised and announced.
JS said all the selectors, captain and coach accepted CSA’s policy and
procedures. He also tabled the minutes
of the earlier meeting between MANCO and the selectors on similar
subjects. He requested from the CEO’s
office this season’s GENCO player representivity targets across the board and
the monitoring system.