Goughy
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Where are the Black Batsmen?
This CW Feature looks at why South Africa produces so few Black African cricketers and why the majority of those that actually do well are bowlers.
This CW Feature looks at why South Africa produces so few Black African cricketers and why the majority of those that actually do well are bowlers.
Snippet of Feature said:The wealthy schools in the big cities with a strong cricketing heritage, superior coaching and facilities will continue to produce quality batsmen in the greatest numbers. As long as they remain predominantly White then their products will be White. Increasingly, though, the wealthy schools are not producing the desired seam bowlers, and people are looking outside the traditional centres. In the future the numbers of Black African bowlers should continue to increase. However, it isn't as easy to be optimistic about the numbers of quality Black batsmen dramatically growing.
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