England’s South African cricket tour

Title

England’s South African cricket tour

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:44

Description

Report on the England cricket team’s decision to tour South Africa, and the controversy surrounding it. Ted Dexter, Chairman of the England selectors, condemns the rebel team; captain Mike Gatting confesses to being ignorant about apartheid, and then speaks from South Africa, where he claims to have seen nothing of a protest; an unidentified male anti-apartheid demonstrator in Kimberley, South Africa tells Gatting and his team to go home; Sam Ramsamy, Chairman of Sanroc, says tour organiser, head of the South African Cricket Union, Ali Bacher, had no choice but to compromise. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Mike Gatting; Ted Dexter; Sam Ramsamy

Keywords

Sport; South Africa; Political protests; Apartheid; Demonstrations; Cricket; Anti-apartheid movements; Tours; England (cricket team); Ali Bacher; South African Cricket Union

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