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    The case of the missing black Test cricketer

    In the township, play cricket get called a "coconut" (An insulting term used to explain a black person trying to adopt white tendencies or a black person putting on airs like a white person. Its a very shaming term). Its not that their is no interest...there's just no motivation. Children...
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    The case of the missing black Test cricketer

    Do you have any facts, literature or stats to back this assertion? If you went into many rural townships and asked someone who Graeme Smith was, you would most probably get a return answer of "Graeme who?" If you go into that same community and asked them who Menzi Ngubane was, you'll soon be...
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    ***Official*** Australia in South Africa 2013/14

    Really...90%? Not even 90% of Saffa's like Biff and he's the national captain.
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    The case of the missing black Test cricketer

    I'm not a New Zealander. I'm not qualified to talk about their country. I don't know their politics, history or issues.
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    The case of the missing black Test cricketer

    That's why I made special mention of words such as "perfect" and "theoretical". Stats does not work well with small numbers such as a team of 11 players. Rather look at it like this: If we lived in a natural population, statistically, we could calculate with reasonable certainty that of the next...
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    The case of the missing black Test cricketer

    2011 South Africa Census Data Plainly stated that given any social event or gathering of people in SA, that given an imaginary upper limit of say 1000, that theoretically, there would be: 796 African black/Mixed Race people 90 Coloured people 89 White people 25 Asian people Translated to an...
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    The case of the missing black Test cricketer

    No! Wrong! The key word is "representation". Change your question to: Unknown. To many unknown's to contend with to answer the question.
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    Is India the worst place to watch cricket?

    First time I have heard that expression used for a Saffa. Very sobering :baby:
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    Is India the worst place to watch cricket?

    That's one of the reason's I was so bloody upset that there wasn't a New Years Test at Newlands <_<. Yeah the mountain in the background is gorgeous but more importantly, if you take your binoculars with to the cricket, you can drool and salivate at the plethora of feminine eye candy in scantily...
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    The case of the missing black Test cricketer

    When this thread started, I was a little bit emotionally charged. I pride myself on being rational and logical hence I felt the need to take a time out from this thread, take a child pill and re-center my wa. I was very miffed when you said this: And then you continued to enforce the...
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    The case of the missing black Test cricketer

    Representation in national sporting codes are important so I don't why it gets swept aside in South Africa as if its not important...a side show to winning. To illustrate this, I would like to invite responses from the the other nationalities in this forum on the following scenarios: To All the...
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    Third Name Listed for ATG XI

    Such a hard poll but I eventually chose Hobbs. Of all the batter positions, the opener is most probably the only specialist position in the whole game and requires a certain skill set to accomplish. Alot of people will point out specialist wicket keepers to me but I'm sure it hasn't escaped your...
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    Is India the worst place to watch cricket?

    Totally agree with you! But then again, you got to make allowances for the fact that for half of his life, he was an aussie...a fact which which is hard to forget when SAF and Aus are playing. He is a very conflicted individual :(. As far as us Saffa's are concerned, all the bloody aussies are...
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    Test Cricket "Brands"

    After 15 years of watching SAF cricket I don't think we've consciously adopted a "brand" of cricket and if someone had to really press me on an answer to the question of cricketing brand, I would say that the overriding philosophy that defines our cricket is "cautious conservativism". More than...
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    Is India the worst place to watch cricket?

    Oh come on...they're not that bad! Are they....? Anyways, listening to Chishty Mujahid et al over at the Pakistan commentary is the worse! Last year during the Zim/Pak tests, I'm sure mothers all over the world were using his commentary to put babies to sleep!
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    ***Official*** India in South Africa 2013/14

    I feel robbed :(
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    ***Official*** Australia in South Africa 2013/14

    As far as SAF cricket analysts go, I think Kepler Wessels is by far the most balanced in terms of analysis when it comes to Aus vs. SAF having played for both countries. See his analysis in this interview with Rob Houwing: Kepler Wessels - Hit the ground running SA.
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    Am I the only person who thinks Kallis was a better player than Tendulkar?

    Historically yes. But the big 4 (Lara, SRT, Ponting, Kallis) and even others like Yousuf, Clark, KP, Jayawardene has redefined the position of the premier batter. Its only Sanga who seems to defy this notion. What makes this 3 vs. 4 batter argument more interesting is if you compare Kallis...
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    **Official** South African Domestic Season 2013/14

    I don't think he can justify his place in the queue. If you look at his performances in the Sunfoil series and other competitions, his stats look downright awful.
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    ***Official*** Australia in South Africa 2013/14

    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Sids :blink: ! Take a chill pill and enjoy a veggie burger :ph34r:

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