A new independent board has been appointed by Cricket South Africa (CSA), replacing the interim board that was appointed by the minister of sport, Nathi Mthethwa, last year.
The board consists of 14 members; seven are independent and five have been appointed from the ranks of the various provincial presidents.
The seven independent members include some names familiar to South African cricket fans, including former Proteas opening batsman and convenor of selectors, Andrew Hudson, as well as Norman Arendse, a former CSA president.
Well-known advocate, Steven Budlender, is also on the board.
The five people appointed from the Members Council, made up of the various provincial presidents, are Daniel Govender of Kwa-Zulu Natal, John Mogodi of Limpopo Province, Craig Nel of the Mpumalanga Cricket Union, Tebogo Siko of Northerns and Simphiwe Ndzundzu of Border.
The acting CEO, Pholetsi Moseki, and acting CFO, Christelle Janse van Rensburg, also serve on the board, bringing the total up to 14.
The new board has been broadly welcomed by the cricketing community but red flags have been raised over Arendse, who has allegedly interfered in national selections and is not regarded with much fondness by many players.
CSA also reported a R250 million loss for the current year, mainly as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in a number of cancellations of tours by foreign teams.
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