The Boundaries of Race and the Wicket-ness of Class in the Gentlemanâs Game

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Through 2021 the media were filled with stories of racism faced by Black South African cricketers they encountered by fellow White players. This chapter focusses on these exposÃ©s which in part were aired at The Social Justice and Nation-Building Hearings (SJN) held towards the tail-end of 2021. The chapter broadens the boundaries of the focus on race into looking at what some have called the coming of class apartheid. As the chapter shows, the majority of Black players representing the national team come from formerly White and private schools. While not discounting the challenges faced by Black players, both in these schools and in the national set-up, it shows how township school cricket has fallen way behind that of white and private schools. It shows startlingly how the fixation by the government and the cricket authorities on racial composition of national teams does little to redress the inequalities between formerly White and Black schools, and in fact could be accused of deepening divisions. In the last section of the chapter, the chapter proposes that the enduring partnership of race and class be simultaneously brought into focus as a way to progressively level the playing fields.

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Paradise Lost

Race and Racism in Post-apartheid South Africa

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ISBN:: 9789004515949

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Part 1 White Privilege and the Racialised Power Structure in South Africa

Part 2 The Manifestation of Racism in Post-apartheid South Africa

Part 3 Race and Identity in Post-apartheid South Africa

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