Willowton Group has penned an open letter demanding the resignation of Moroe and Nenzani, as well as, the reinstated of Professor Shirley Zinn and Iqbal Khan, who resigned as board members over the past two days. 

Furthermore, the group demanded the reinstatement of the three suspended CSA officials, the appointment of an independent director, and for an immediate audit and review to be conducted on CSA.

The open letter read as follows:

Willowton Group, manufacturers of Sunfoil Cooking Oil write this letter with grave concern over the state of affairs that have transpired within Cricket South Africa over recent months.

Our direct involvement in cricket spans nearly a decade and continues today in the grass root development structures at provincial levels and through the Sunfoil Education Trust.

During our tenor as headline sponsor to the international test series and 4-day domestic series, we valued the relationships that were created with past and current players, that were both active in the game and administration. Their passion for the game of cricket and good governance created an environment that allowed the national team and fellow South Africans to focus on the game out on the pitch and not the side games that are so prevalent today.

These same passionate individuals have been cast out of the organisation and suspended without real cause or substantiation.

As has been widely publicised already in the media we note with serious concern the following and not limited to;

-        The revoking of media accreditations of well-respected cricket writers

-        The breakdown between Cricket South Africa and SACA (South African Cricketers Association)

-        The suspension of the three senior Cricket South Africa employees

-        The mishandling of the Director of Cricket issue

-        Bringing Cricket South Africa into disrepute

-        Poor corporate governance by Cricket South Africa

-        The poor handling of the WPCA (Western Province Cricket Association) matter

-        The restructuring of the domestic competitions

-        Failure to appoint a lead independent director to the board

-        The concentration of power given to the CEO to make key appointments and decisions

We have also seen players choose ‘kolpak’ deals over playing for their country, partly due to the discontent between the players association and the administrators.

We wish to call CSA to immediate order and for the “decision making” individuals within the organisation to strongly consider whether they are best suited to their positions.

Therefore, we the Willowton Group (Manufacturers of Sunfoil) call for the following immediate actions to be taken;

-        Immediate resignation of the CEO of Cricket South Africa

-        Immediate resignation of the President of Cricket South Africa

-        Immediate reinstatement of the three suspended Cricket South Africa officials

-        Immediate reappointment of the two board members who have resigned

-        Immediate appointment of a lead independent director

-        Immediate independent audit and review to be conducted on Cricket South Africa

@MorganPiek OFM Sport