By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
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Kagiso Rabada claimed figures of 5-34 to spearhead the Proteas attack as the West Indies were dismissed for 162 to hand South Africa an innings and 63-runs victory in the first Test.
In an extended first session on just day three of the Test, resistance to the Proteas bowlers had been offered by Roston Chase (62), but ultimately there was going to be only one winner after the West Indies had been reduced to 82-4 at stumps on day two, still trailing the Proteas by 143 runs.
Rabada was the standout performer on day three as he claimed a deserved five-for, while ably assisted by Keshav Maharaj (2-23) and Anrich Nortje (3-46).
Meanwhile Rihan Richards was elected as CSA president and Donovan May as vice-president, both by unanimous vote, at Cricket South Africa’s annual general meeting on Saturday.
The following seven independent directors were appointed by the independent directors nominations panel: Steven Budlender SC, Andrew Hudson, Dugmore Lushaba, Lawson Naidoo, Andisa Ntsubane, Mark Rayner, Muditambi Ravele.
The meeting was adjourned to next Wednesday evening when the eighth independent director will be appointed as well as for the appointment of the chair and members of the audit and risk committee.
The following non-independent directors were elected: Daniel Govender, John Mogodi, Craig Nel, Tebogo Siko and Simphiwe Ndzundzu.
The chair of the board and the lead independent director (LID) will be elected at the first meeting of the new board.
The new CSA board will plan for this year’s AGM in September as the matters dealt with today refer to the previous financial year that concluded in April 2020.
Price Waterhouse Coopers were appointed as independent auditors for the past financial year.
In his address to the meeting, Richards said the important learning from the past year had been the need for a unified cricket family and to rectify what had gone wrong in the past.
“It is important that we hold everybody to account and never accept anything at face value without a thorough interrogation.
“The challenge that faces us as leadership is to lead righteously, promote the interest of CSA above all else, ready ourselves to be the servants of the game and the nation, continue to seek and promote what is right. Let us continually remind ourselves that it is not about us but about the game.”
In a short address, Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, who attended the meeting by invitation, said:
“I want to start by affirming what the acting president has said about rectifying the situation. You will be taking charge of CSA’s destiny by electing a new leadership. Thank you for the trust you have placed in my department to get involved and now to withdraw from this situation.
“The journey to this meeting has been long. It will serve no purpose to recount the obstacles we encountered along the way as that will detract from the hard work that has been put in. I trust that the new board will treat the mandate of the interim board with seriousness and the necessary zeal to implement it.