Negotiating the (Uncertain) Corridors of Power in Post-Apartheid South African Cricket. Issue 3 (2nd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vahed, Goolam
• Is Part Of: South African historical journal. Volume 72:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 495
• Page End: 519
• Publication Date: 2020-07-02
• Subjects: Haroon Lorgat -- affirmative action -- cricket -- transformation -- IPL -- T20; South Africa -- History -- Periodicals; History -- Periodicals; 968
• DOI: 10.1080/02582473.2020.1785540
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0258-2473

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The issues of race, class and transformation in South African cricket are examined through a life history of Haroon Lorgat, a player and administrator in pre- and post-apartheid cricket. Lorgat's journey provides seminal insights into the sport as his life spans the dusty playing fields of apartheid cricket, to the top order of the sport as CEO of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and then returning as CEO of Cricket South Africa (CSA). It offers an opportunity to understand the changing relations of power in global cricket while also showing how this impacted on the space for manoeuvre for those batting on home ground, as he tried to negotiate the uncertain corridor of racial transformation while ensuring that the national team continued to win on the field.