SOUTH Africans who discovered unexpectedly that race quotas would be part of the selectorial equation at national level are in interesting company — the SA Cricketers’ Association (Saca) was also in the dark.Cricket SA said on Tuesday it would "introduce targets for all the national teams" without stipulating the required racial breakdown. Currently‚ the stated number of players of colour the selectors aim to include in the Proteas matchday XI is four.Saca, the players’ official representatives at an administrative level‚ might have expected to be privy to plans to revise that policy.But Tony Irish‚ Saca’s CE‚ said this had not happened: "The announcement was a bit of a surprise as we weren’t aware that the issue was being discussed by the Cricket SA board."Cricket SA president Chris Nenzani did not respond when he was asked why Saca was not consulted.The move could be an attempt by Cricket SA to achieve the racial representivity it has agreed to in a memorandum of understanding sig...
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