The Fort Worth Press - Cricket South Africa withdraws racism charges against coach Boucher

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Cricket South Africa withdraws racism charges against coach Boucher
Cricket South Africa withdraws racism charges against coach Boucher / Photo: © AFP

Cricket South Africa withdraws racism charges against coach Boucher

Cricket South Africa announced on Tuesday that all charges against head coach Mark Boucher have been withdrawn, leading to the abandonment of a disciplinary hearing which was due to start on May 16.

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The 45-year-old former Test wicketkeeper was facing charges of racism, laid by CSA, which could have resulted in his dismissal.

The controlling body admitted in a statement that there was "no basis to sustain any of the disciplinary charges".

The allegations against Boucher followed Social Justice and Networking hearings last year into discrimination into cricket.

Boucher was accused by former teammate Paul Adams of leading a song with racially derogatory words during fines meetings after matches while they were playing.

Adams announced on Sunday that he was not prepared to testify at the hearing, stating his comments to the SJN ombudsman related to the overall culture of the team rather than any particular player.

CSA noted in its statement that Boucher had apologised to Adams and the apology had been accepted.

It was also alleged that Boucher had sidelined his black assistant coach Enoch Nkwe, leading to Nkwe’s resignation, but Nkwe was also unwilling to testify at the planned hearings.

A further charge was that Boucher had failed to deal effectively with a controversy over "taking the knee" in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

CSA said its lawyers had consulted with other potential witnesses and concluded that none of the three charges were sustainable.

The recent exoneration of director of cricket Graeme Smith, who like Boucher had been the subject of "tentative findings" by SJN ombudsman, Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, "fortified the conclusion that the charges against Mr Boucher would be dismissed."

Board chairman Lawson Naidoo said CSA had been committed to treating issues raised at the SJN hearings "with utmost seriousness" with a view to ensuring fairness.

"The decision to withdraw the charges brings about finality on these issues for CSA and Mark and allows the focus to return to the cricket field."

Boucher is contracted until the end of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

CSA chief executive Pholetsi Moseki acknowledged that it had been a difficult time for Boucher.

"CSA regrets this. CSA is also appreciative of the fact that Mark has at all times conducted himself properly and professionally," said Moseki.

Leading South African businessmen had assembled a high-powered legal team to defend Boucher.

The lawyers had made an official request for the disciplinary hearing before Advocate Terry Motau to be held in public.

W.Matthews--TFWP