BBC SPORT | Cricket World Cup 2003 | World Cup | Rebel hell for Gooch Rebel hell for Gooch Rebel Hell is on BBC Radio Four (92.4 - 94.6FM and 198LW) at 2000GMT on Saturday 8 February. Gooch has no regrets over the rebel tour Geoffrey Boycott may have been the key figure in organising a rebel England tour to South Africa in 1982 but it was Graham Gooch who captained the team. And it was the Essex batsman who was to be vilified by much of the English public, a Daily Mirror headline describing the team as "Gooch's Dirty Dozen". The South African organiser of the tour, World Cup director Ali Bacher, has since admitted he would think twice before doing so again. But Gooch claims to have no regrets. The tour was the first to the Republic in 14 years, and created controversy at home. Labour MP Gerald Kaufmann characterised the opposition, claiming that the 13-man party were "selling themselves for blood-covered Krugerrands".

South Africa's refusal to admit black England batsman Basil D'Oliveira because of their Apartheid laws had seen that tour cancelled, and an eventual isolation of that country from international sport. Gooch, though, still claims today that he has no regrets over the trip, despite having seen his Test career interrupted by a three-year ban on his return. Cricket, was at the forefront in bringing down the barriers and helping change things Graham Gooch His argument has become familiar again in the last few months as the rights and wrongs of England playing a World Cup fixture in Zimbabwe. "Other people could go to South Africa as solicitors, plumbers or accountants," he said. "I'm sure the government was trading with South Africa so it was a bit hypocritical to put the onus onto cricket. "We were an easy target to make an issue out of." South Africa claimed that their game was dying because of its isolation from the world game. While the team that took on the England XI in three Tests, winning one and drawing the remaining matches, was all-white. Concessions had been made at first-class level, with coloured players admitted to provincial sides, but the majority of the population had still yet to have the opportunity to play cricket.

"We were playing multi-racial cricket in South Africa," argued all-rounder Mike Procter, who captained the home side. ENGLAND'S REBELS 1982 P Willey RA Woolmer "We knew the laws of the land and we couldn't change them but we were trying to do everything we could to show the government what we thought was right." Rebel tours by Australian, West Indian and Sri Lankan sides followed, but Procter believes the second English tour, captained by Mike Gatting in 1990, was the most important. Even though it was aborted after demonstrations at each of the matches, Procter claimed, it was instrumental in uniting the organisers of South African cricket. Gooch, who began his involvement with South Africa in 1975, when he turned out for the Cape Town club that was the first to admit a coloured player to its first grade side, agrees. "Sport, and cricket, was at the forefront in bringing down the barriers and helping change things," he said. Gooch was not handed the captaincy until the team arrived in South Africa at the beginning of March. "The team were not over-keen on Geoffrey Boycott doing it," he recalled.

"They looked at me and said, 'What about it?' "I didn't have much experience of captaincy and perhaps a bit naively I said 'OK'." After an Ashes series victory at home that included the legendary Headingley Test win, Boycott's plans began to take shape. He coined the code of a chess match to keep the secret while the team were on tour in India. A call for "castles and knights to meet in the bishop's room" was an invitation for a group including many on the verge of the end of their Test careers to discuss a proposition worth around ï¿½50,000 each. Botham 'made u-turn on rebel cash' At a time when the average England player earned a fraction of that amount - on offer for a month's work - in the course of a year, it is no surprise that they were described a mercenaries. However, Desmond Tutu, then Anglican archbishop of Johannesburg, is in no doubt of how the tour will go down in the history books. "It is not a glorious chapter in their history," he said.

"They ought not to tell their children that they came." Tour details | The Rebel Tours The Rebel Tours Articles & extras on cricket's crisis of conscience Feeds: Posted in Tour details , tagged English rebels , Gatting fiasco , schedules & results on October 14, 2009 | Oh dear. Mike Gatting and David Graveney took charge for one of the most spectacular and embarrassing misjudgements in sporting history. The pair were joined by a host of other players wowed by the money on offer and frustrated at their treatment by the England selectors. All had agreed to travel in mid-1989 when the end of apartheid looked a decade off. By the time they arrived in January 1990, revolution was imminent. As FW De Klerk released Nelson Mandela from prison and unbanned the ANC, and South Africa set off down the road to democracy, the most unpopular party guests in history were spirited home fearing for their lives. The rebel tours had finished as they had started: in abrupt, chaotic fashion.

Squad: Mike Gatting (captain), Bill Athey, Kim Barnett, Chris Broad, Chris Cowdrey, Graham Dilley, Richard Ellison, John Emburey, Neil Foster, Bruce French, Paul Jarvis, Matthew Maynard, Tim Robinson, Greg Thomas, Alan Wells, David Graveney (player/manager). Schedule and results 26-28 Jan Tour match at De Beers Country Club, Kimberley. English XI (305 & 206/4d) beat Combined Bowl XI (152 & 105) by 254 runs. 30, 31 Jan, 1 Feb Tour match at Springbok Park, Bloemfontein. South African Universities (328/6d & 160/9d) drew with English XI (212 & 75/4) 3, 4, 5 Feb Tour match at Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg. South African Invitation XI (305/2d & 315/2d) drew with English XI (292/5d & 198/5).

8, 9, 10 Feb 1st ‘Test’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. English XI (156 & 122) lost to South Africa (203 & 76/3) by seven wickets. 16 Feb 2nd ‘Test’ at Newlands, Cape Town. Match cancelled. 16 Feb 1st ‘ODI’ at Centurion Park, Verwoerdburg. English XI (217) lost to South Africa (218/5) by five wickets. 18 Feb 2nd ‘ODI’ at Kingsmead, Durban. South Africa (219/5) beat English XI (205/7) by 14 runs. 20 Feb 3rd ‘ODI’ at Springbok Park, Bloemfontein. South Africa (301/7) beat English XI (94) by 207 runs. 22 Feb 4th ‘ODI’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. English XI (296/8) beat South Africa (162) by 134 runs.

Notes: South Africa won the four-match ‘ODI’ series 3-1. South Africa won the only ‘Test’. Posted in Tour details , tagged Aussie Rebels , schedules & results on October 13, 2009 | Omar Henry became the first ‘coloured’ man to wear a Springbok cap, South African-born Australian Test batsman Kepler Wessels returned home to a rapturous reception and Cape cricket was Packer-ised with pajamas and day-night fixtures. Yet the action could never escape the bigger picture. Henry’s selection was marred by allegations of tokenism and Clive Rice’s win-at-all costs strategy produced more fireworks off the field than on. The rebel tours seemed to have run their course. Squad: Kim Hughes (captain), Terry Alderman, John Dyson, Peter Faulkner, Mike Haysman, Tom Hogan, Rodney Hogg, Trevor Hohns, John Maguire, Rod McCurdy, Carl Rackemann, Steve Rixon, Greg Shipperd, Steve Smith, Mick Taylor, Kepler Wessels, Graham Yallop. Schedule and results 17 Nov 50-over match at Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch.

Australian XI (180/8) beat Boland (178/9) by two runs. 18 Nov 50-over match at Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch. Australian XI (198/8) lost to Boland Invitation XI (202/7) by three wickets. 21, 22, 24 Nov Tour match at University Ground, Bloemfontein. Australian XI (412d/9 & 100/1) drew with Orange Free State (367). 25 Nov 50-over match at De Beers Country Club, Kimberley. Australian XI (248/5) beat Griqualand West (168) by 80 runs. 27-29 Nov Tour match at Harmony Cricket Club, Virginia. Australian XI (347/6d & 128/5d) lost to President’s XI (215/5d & 261/7) by three wickets. 30 Nov 50-over match at Harmony Cricket Club, Virginia.

President’s XI (185) lost to Australian XI (149/9 from 39.5 overs) on faster scoring rate. 2, 3, 4 Dec Tour match at Jan Smuts Ground, East London. Border (358) drew with Australian XI (519/8). 6 Dec 1st ‘Day-Night International’ at Centurion Park, Verwoerdburg. Australian XI (238/5 from 44 overs) lost to South Africa (239/4) by six wickets. 8 Dec 2nd ‘Day-Night International’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. Australian XI (149 from 40 overs); South Africa (3/1). No result due to rain. 10 Dec 3rd ‘Day-Night International’ at Newlands, Cape Town. Australian XI (85) lost to South Africa (86/2) by eight wickets. 10 Dec 25-over match at Newlands, Cape Town. Australian XI (153/5) lost to South Africa (154/4) by six wickets.

12-14 Dec Tour match at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Eastern Province (117 & 125) lost to Australian XI (326/7d) by an innings and 84 runs. 17 Dec 4th ‘Day-Night International’ at Kingsmead, Durban. South Africa (183/9 from 48 overs) lost to Australian XI (153/4 from 39.1 overs) on faster scoring rate. 19-21 Dec Tour match at Kingsmead, Durban. Australian XI (227/2d & 238/6d) lost to Natal (234/3d & 232/4) by six wickets. 24, 26, 27, 28 1st ‘Test’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. South Africa (254 & 182) beat Australian XI (142 & 245) by 49 runs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 Jan 2nd ‘Test’ at Newlands, Cape Town.

South Africa (493 & 257/3) drew with Australian XI (496). 9-11 Jan Tour match at Jan Smuts Ground, East London. South African Invitation XI (165 & 121) lost to Australian XI (332) by an innings and 46 runs. 13-15 Jan Tour match at Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg. South African Universities XI (240/9d & 128/2) drew with Australian XI (448). 17, 19, 20, 21, 22 Jan 3rd ‘Test’ at Kingsmead Durban. Australian XI (264 & 339) drew with South Africa (350 & 143/7). 24, 26, 27 Jan Tour match at Centurion Park, Verwoerdburg. Northern Transvaal (315/8d & 217/9d) drew with Australian XI (281/3d & 219/7).

30, 31 Jan, 1, 3, 4 Feb 4th ‘Test’ at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Australian XI (455/9d & 333/4) drew with South Africa (533). 7 Feb 1st ‘ODI’ at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. South Africa (316/6) beat Australian XI (310) by six runs. 10 Feb 2nd ‘ODI’ at Newlands, Cape Town. Australian XI (199/7 from 47.4 overs) lost to South Africa (188/2 from 40.3 overs) on faster scoring rate. 12 Feb 3rd ‘ODI’ at Centurion Park, Verwoerdburg. South Africa (237/9) lost to Australian XI (238/5) by five wickets. 14 Feb 4th ‘ODI’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. Australian XI (175/9) lost to South Africa (176/6) by four wickets.

Notes: South Africa won the four-match ‘Day-Night’ series 2-1. South Africa won the four-match ‘ODI’ series 3-1. South Africa won the four-match ‘Test’ series 1-0. Posted in Tour details , tagged Aussie Rebels , schedules & results on October 13, 2009 | The Australian tours had been a long time coming. The rivalry between the Springboks and Wallabies was the closest South African cricket had to rugby union’s battles with the New Zealand All Blacks. The arrival of a team in baggy green caps had been awaited keenly since the legendary 4-0 whitewash in 1970. Graeme Pollock, now past 40, decided to delay his retirement for the reunion and the opposition looked strong on paper. Captained by Kim Hughes, their bowling attack in particularly had pedigree: Rod McCurdy, Rodney Hogg, Terry Alderman, Carl Rackemann and John Maguire might all have been in England for the 1985 Ashes but instead pursued the rebel route.

For the Springboks, Clive Rice was installed as captain which led to a rapid escalation in aggression – opponents and umpires alike faced a mean machine. Squad: Kim Hughes (captain), Terry Alderman, John Dyson, Peter Faulkner, Mike Haysman, Tom Hogan, Rodney Hogg, Trevor Hohns, John Maguire, Rod McCurdy, Carl Rackemann, Steve Rixon, Greg Shipperd, Steve Smith, Mick Taylor, Graham Yallop. Schedule and results 22, 23, 25 Nov Tour match at Ramblers Club, Bloemfontein. Australian XI (345/8d & 301/5d) drew with Orange Free State (319 & 76/1). 27 Nov 50-over (day/night) match at Technikon Ground, Pretoria. Northern Transvaal (211/9) beat Australian XI (204) by seven runs. 29, 30 Nov, 2 Dec Tour match at Berea Park, Pretoria.

South Africa Board President’s XI (150 & 126) lost to Australian XI (186 & 91/5) by five wickets. 4 Dec 50-over (day/night) match at Wanderers, Johannesburg. Transvaal (269/3) beat Australian XI (211/6) by 58 runs. 6-8 Dec Tour match at Jan Smuts Ground, East London. Border (168) drew with Australian XI (236/8). 11 Dec 50-over (day/night) match at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Australian XI (222/7) beat Eastern Province (217/9) by five runs. 13- 15 Dec Tour match at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Australian XI (382/9d & 101/1d) lost to Eastern Province (235 & 250/8) by two wickets. 17-19 Dec Tour match at Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch.

Boland (271 & 159/6) drew with Australian XI (456/9d). 21 Dec 50-over match at Newlands, Cape Town. Australian XI (260/4) beat Western Province (212/9) by 48 runs. 23 Dec 50-over (day/night) match at Kingsmead, Durban. Australian XI (234/6) beat Natal (206) by 28 runs. 26-29 Dec 1st ‘Test’ at Kingsmead, Durban. South Africa (393 & 203/7d) drew with Australian XI (359 & 32/2). 1-4 Jan 2nd ‘Test’ at Newlands, Cape Town. South Africa (430 & 202/5d) drew with Australian XI (304 & 224/4). 6-8 Jan Tour match at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth.

South African Universities (219 & 237/5d) drew with Australian XI (220/9d & 203/9). 10, 11, 13 Jan Tour match at Berea Park, Pretoria. Australian XI (229 & 326/2d) beat Northern Transvaal (190 & 340) by 25 runs. 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 Jan 3rd ‘Test’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. South Africa (211 & 305) beat Australian XI (267 & 61) by 188 runs. 24 Jan 1st ‘ODI’ (day/night) at Wanderers, Johannesburg. Australian XI (197/5) beat South Africa (151) by 46 runs. 26 Jan 2nd ‘ODI’ at Kingsmead, Durban. South Africa (221/6) lost to Australian XI (224/6) by four wickets.

28 Jan 3rd ‘ODI’ at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. South Africa (223/9) beat Australian XI (151) by 72 runs. 30 Jan 4th ‘ODI’ at Newlands, Cape Town. South Africa (234/9) beat Australian XI (210) by 24 runs. 1 Feb 5th ‘ODI’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. Australian XI (185/7 from 49 overs) lost to South Africa (189/5) by five wickets. 3 Feb 50-over match at De Beers Country Club, Kimberley. Australian XI (219/9) lost to Griqualand West (221/4) by six wickets. 5 Feb 6th ‘ODI’ at Berea Park, Pretoria. Australian XI (272/6) lost to South Africa (273/4) by six wickets. Notes: South Africa won the six-match ‘ODI’ series 4-2. South Africa won the three-match ‘Test’ series 1-0.

Posted in Tour details , tagged schedules & results , Windies rebels on October 12, 2009 | A West Indies 2nd XI and South Africa were perhaps the second and third best teams in the world. A fierce battle ensued over four ‘Tests’ and six ‘one-day internationals’, spiced by spats between the two teams. The improvement in on-field action was in strict contrast to the off-field environment. South Africa stood permanently on the brink of civil war as PW Botha’s brutal government repressed the black majority and excluded them from a new ‘multi-racial’ parliament. Arguments raged – and continue to rage – about the wisdom of the West Indian tours. Were the rebels, as they themselves insisted, showing white South Africa that black men were their equals as the republic stumbled towards democracy? Or, as their detractors still maintain, had they sold themselves and their dignity to extend the life of a disgraced and barbarous government?

Squad: Lawrence Rowe (captain), Hartley Alleyne, Faoud Bacchus, Sylvester Clarke, Colin Croft, Alvin Greenidge, Bernard Julien, Alvin Kallicharan, Collis King, Monte Lynch, Everton Mattis, Ezra Moseley, David Murray, Derick Parry, Franklyn Stephenson, Emmerson Trotman, Albert Padmore (player/manager). Schedule and results 19, 21, 22 Nov Tour match at Berea Park, Pretoria. Northern Transvaal (288/9d & 136/5d) drew with West Indian XI (153 & 183/5). 24 Nov 50-over match at Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch. Boland (132/8) lost to West Indian XI (133/6) by four wickets. 25, 26, 28 Nov Tour match at Newlands, Cape Town. West Indian XI (291 & 300) drew with Western Province (322/8d & 57/1).

30 Nov 50-over match at the Jan Smuts Ground, East London. West Indian XI (247/6) beat Border (119) by 128 runs. 2, 3, 4 Dec Tour match at Kingsmead, Durban. West Indian XI (397 & 168/9d) drew with Natal (239 & 160/3). 7 Dec First ‘ODI’ (day/night) at Wanderers, Johannesburg. South Africa (233/7) lost to West Indian XI (235/8) by two wickets. 10 Dec 50-over match at Ramblers, Bloemfontein. West Indian XI (290/6) beat Orange Free State (232/6) by 58 runs. 12, 13, 14 Dec Tour match at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Eastern Province (314 & 161) drew with West Indian XI (242/7d & 181/7). 17, 18, 19 Dec Tour match at Wanderers, Johannesburg.

West Indian XI (230 & 172) lost to Transvaal (310/9d & 94/6) by four wickets. 23, 24, 26, 27 Dec First ‘Test’ at Kingsmead, Durban. West Indian XI (529/7d) drew with South Africa (333 & 59/0). 30, 31 Dec, 2, 3 Jan Second ‘Test’ at Newlands, Cape Town. West Indian XI (252 & 268) lost to South Africa (404 & 117/0) by 10 wickets. 6 Jan Second ‘ODI’ at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. West Indian XI (260/8) lost to South Africa (261/6) by four wickets. 8 Jan Third ‘ODI’ at Kingsmead, Durban. South Africa (220) lost to West Indian XI (194/4 from 40 overs) on faster scoring rate. 10 Jan Fourth ‘ODI’ at Newlands, Cape Town.

South Africa (149) lost to West Indian XI (150/2) by eight wickets. 13, 14, 16, 17 Jan Third ‘Test’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. South Africa (160 & 236) lost to West Indian XI (193 & 205/9) by one wicket. 21 Jan Fifth ‘ODI’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. South Africa (279/3) lost to West Indian XI (208/7 from 34.2 overs) on a faster scoring rate. 23 Jan Sixth ‘ODI’ at Berea Park, Pretoria. South Africa (227/7) beat West Indian XI (54) by 173 runs. 25 Jan 50-over match at De Beers Country Club, Kimberley. West Indian XI (316/9) beat Griqualand West (193) by 123 runs. 27, 28, 30, 31 Jan 4th ‘Test’ at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth.

South Africa (277 & 127) lost to West Indian XI (199 & 206/4) by six wickets. Notes: West Indian XI won the six-match ‘ODI’ series 4-2. West Indian XI won the four-match ‘Test’ series 2-1. Posted in Tour details , tagged schedules & results , Windies rebels on October 11, 2009 | The news that a West Indian squad was visiting South Africa offended many in both the Caribbean and Africa. For white South Africa, of course, it was a great coup. West Indies cricket was so strong that they attracted rebels as talented as Lawrence Rowe, Collis King and Sylvester Clarke. A fiercely contested four-week series took ‘unofficial internationals’ to something approaching the real thing. Squad: Lawrence Rowe (captain), Richard Austin, Herbert Chang, Sylvester Clarke, Colin Croft, Alvin Greenidge, Bernard Julien, Alvin Kallicharran, Collis King, Everton Mattis, Ezra Moseley, David Murray, Derick Parry, Franklyn Stephenson, Emmerson Trotman, Ray Wynter, Albert Padmore (player/manager).

Schedule and results 15 Jan 50-over match at Newlands, Cape Town. West Indian XI (204/9) beat Western Province (183) by 21 runs. 17 Jan 50-over match at Jan Smuts Ground, East London. Border (100/8) lost to West Indian XI (101/3) by seven wickets. 19 Jan 50-over match at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. West Indian XI (243) beat Eastern Province (158) by 85 runs. 21, 22, 24, 25 Jan First ‘Test’ at Newlands, Cape Town. South Africa (449 & 108/5) beat West Indian XI (246 & 309) by five wickets. 28, 29, 31 Jan, 1 Feb Second ‘Test’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. West Indian XI (267 & 176) beat South Africa (233 & 181) by 29 runs. 3 Feb 50-over match at Kingsmead, Durban.

Natal (202/8) beat West Indian XI (118) by 84 runs. 5 Feb First ‘ODI’ at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. South Africa (250/7) beat West Indian XI (159) by 91 runs. 7 Feb Second ‘ODI’ at Newlands, Cape Town. South Africa (194/8) beat West Indian XI (151) by 43 runs. 9 Feb Third ‘ODI’ at Berea Park, Pretoria. South Africa (179/9) beat West Indian XI (167) by 12 runs. 11 Feb Fourth ‘ODI’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. South Africa (139) lost to West Indian XI (141/3) by seven wickets. 12 Feb Fifth ‘ODI’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. South Africa (228/6) beat West Indian XI (171) by 57 runs. 13 Feb Sixth ‘ODI’ at Kingsmead, Durban. West Indian XI (155) beat South Africa (71) by 84 runs.

Notes: South Africa won the six-match ‘ODI’ series 4-2. Two-match ‘Test’ series drawn 1-1. Posted in Tour details , tagged schedules & results , Sri Lankan rebels on October 10, 2009 | Bandula Warnapura began 1982 as a national hero, captaining Sri Lanka in their first ever Test against England at Colombo in February. He finished it a pariah after leading a weak 14-man squad to South Africa. The players were vehemently denounced across India, Pakistan and the Caribbean as well as in their homeland. Accusations of race betrayal were undisguised. While the Sri Lankans would be humiliated on tour and ostracised at home, South African self-denial was comical. The South African Cricket Union continued to insist that this was international cricket – and fined players who said otherwise in public.

Squad: Bandula Warnapura (captain), Flavian Aponso, Hemantha Devapriya, Lantra Fernando, Mahes Goonatilleke, Nirmal Hettiaratchi, Lalith Kaluperuma, Susantha Karunaratne, Bernard Perera, Anura Ranasinghe, Ajit de Silva, Bandula de Silva, Jeryl Woutersz, Tony Opatha (player/manager). Schedule and results 26-28 Oct Tour match at Berea Park, Pretoria. Arosa Sri Lanka (315/9d & 123) lost to Combined Transvaal XI(313/4d & 127/4) by six wickets. 30 Oct-1 Nov Tour match at Newlands, Cape Town. Arosa Sri Lanka (275 & 307) drew with Western Province (400/7d & 106/6). 3-4 Nov Tour match at Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch.

Arosa Sri Lanka (208 & 79) lost to Boland (141 & 149/5) by five wickets. 6 Nov First ‘ODI’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. South Africa (291/4) beat Arosa Sri Lanka (102) by 189 runs. 8 Nov Second ‘ODI’ at Berea Park, Pretoria. South Africa (281/5) beat Arosa Sri Lanka (174/5) by 107 runs. 10-11 Nov Tour match at Jan Smuts Ground, East London. Arosa Sri Lanka (275 & 188/6) drew with Eastern Cape Invitational XI (181/6d). 13-15 Nov Tour match at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Arosa Sri Lanka (223 & 321/8d) drew with Eastern Province (287/5d & 162/8). 17 Nov Third ‘ODI’ at Kingsmead, Durban.

Arosa Sri Lanka (140) lost to South Africa (143/2) by eight wickets. 19, 20, 22, 23 Nov First ‘Test’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. Arosa Sri Lanka (213 & 141) lost to South Africa (378) by an innings and 24 runs. 25 Nov 45-over day-night match at Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg. Arosa Sri Lanka (181) lost to Natal Invitational XI (183/2) by eight wickets. 27-29 Nov Tour match at Kingsmead, Durban. Arosa Sri Lanka (129 & 104) lost to Natal (328) by an innings and 95 runs. 1 Dec Fourth ‘ODI’ at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. Arosa Sri Lanka (276/9) lost to South Africa (278/4) by six wickets. 4-6 Dec Tour match at Wanderers, Johannesburg.

Arosa Sri Lanka (122 & 200) lost to Transvaal (362/1d) by an innings and 40 runs 9, 10, 11, 13 Dec Second ‘Test’ at Newlands, Cape Town. Arosa Sri Lanka (282 & 281) lost to South Africa (663/6d) by an innings and 100 runs. Notes: South Africa won the four-match ‘ODI’ series 4-0. South Africa won the two-match ‘Test’ series 2-0. Posted in Tour details , tagged Dirty Dozen , English rebels , schedules & results on October 9, 2009 | An unofficial tour to South Africa, thought Geoffrey Boycott, was ‘a business proposition of the type that might be considered in any walk of life’. Oops. Off the field the first rebel tour proved an unprecedented spectacle, drawing frenzied condemnation around the world. The players were denounced as ‘the Dirty Dozen’ in the Houses of Parliament. The future of Test cricket itself was thrown into doubt and most tourists saw their international careers terminated.

The cricket itself stood in stark contrast to the domestic hype and overseas rancour, initial excitement subsiding into dismal parody. The tour stands as one of the most remarkable episodes in sporting history. Squad: Graham Gooch (captain), Dennis Amiss, Geoffrey Boycott, John Emburey, Mike Hendrick, Geoff Humpage, Alan Knott, Wayne Larkins, John Lever, Chris Old, Arnold Sidebottom, Les Taylor, Derek Underwood, Peter Willey, Bob Woolmer. Schedule and results 3-4 Mar Tour match at Berea Park, Pretoria. SAB XI (152/7d & 32/2) drew with South African Under-25s (170/8d). 6 Mar First ‘ODI’ at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth. SAB XI (240/5) lost to South Africa (244/3) by seven wickets. 8-10 Mar Tour match at Newlands, Cape Town. Western Province (263/8d & 204/7d) drew with SAB XI (219 & 225/8).

12-15 Mar First ‘Test’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. South Africa (400/7d & 37/2) beat SAB XI (150 & 283) by eight wickets. 17 Mar Second ‘ODI’ at Kingsmead, Durban. South Africa (231/6) beat SAB XI (152) by 79 runs. 19-22 Mar Second ‘Test’ at Newlands, Cape Town. SAB XI (223 & 249/3d) drew with South Africa (235 & 38/0). 24 Mar Third ‘ODI’ at Wanderers, Johannesburg. South Africa (243/5) beat SAB XI (111/7 from 23 overs) on faster scoring rate. 26-29 Mar Third ‘Test’ at Kingsmead, Durban. South Africa (181/9d & 143/2) drew with SAB XI (311/8d). Notes: South Africa won the three-match ‘one-day international’ series 3-0.

South Africa won the three-match ‘Test’ series 1-0. South Africa vs England XI 1990: When the final ‘Rebel Test’ commenced - Cricket Country South Africa vs England XI 1990: When the final ‘Rebel Test’ commenced Political turmoil forced the organisers to bring the number of One-Day games down to four. | Updated : February 9, 2016 7:17 PM IST Mike Gatting led England XI against South Africa during the Rebel Tour in 1990 © Getty Images February 8, 1990. In the midst of combustible political situation, the very last rebel ‘Test’ got underway in Johannesburg between South Africa and Mike Gatting’s England XI. Arunabha Sengupta looks at how the game was played amidst protests, demonstrations, massive country-wide changes and the release of Nelson Mandela. On the field, two and a half hours were lost to rain. During the remaining part of the day, the cricket was at best mediocre. After all, how much could be expected of a patchwork side of ordinary cricketers boosted by a couple of big stars?

However, the day went down as one of the most significant in the history of the game — although seldom recounted as such. This was the day that saw the start of the last of the rebel ‘Test’ matches in South Africa. In the wrong place at the wrong time According to Ian Wooldridge, Mike Gatting found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Captain of the seventh rebel team to tour the forbidden land of South Africa between 1982 and 1990, he found himself in the very hotbed of a political turmoil that he neither claimed to understand nor had any illusion of being able to control. It had taken quite some disenchantment for this committed England batsman to sign the dotted line. After all, in 1989, for the first time International Cricket Council (ICC) had formalised the rule that participation in South Africa through playing, coaching or administration would result in a ban of three to five years depending on the age and nature of contact. The ad-hoc handing out of suspensions had been brought to an end. Unlike earlier trespassers into the tabooed cricketing nation, players now knew fully well what they would be risking.

Also Read Bruce French: An accident-prone wicketkeeper who was once England’s best behind the wickets Yet, one of England’s proudest cricketers and former captain agreed to go there. There were reasons. The 1980s had been eventful for Gatting. West Indies had blackwashed England and Malcolm Marshall had broken his nose . He had returned to the battleground with a modified nasal structure, only to break his thumb. He had captained England with distinction in 1986-87 to retain the Ashes against a weakfish Australian side. And then, under his leadership, the team had reached the World Cup final in India . And then things had fallen apart. In the final, he was out to an irresponsible reverse-sweep — one of the triggers of the English defeat to Australia. Following that, he had got involved in the infamous spat with umpire Shakoor Rana in Pakistan. Finally, when West Indies had visited in 1988, he had published a book detailing the Rana controversy — and the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) had not been amused.

After a drawn first Test at Trent Bridge, a tabloid newspaper had caught Gatting in a sting, taking a waitress to his hotel room. As a result of this rather bizarre issue, he was sacked as skipper. The new chairman of selectors Ted Dexter did want him back at the helm for the 1989 Ashes and informed him as much in private. But, his decision was vetoed in the selection meeting and TCCB reverted to David Gower . This final snub was a bit too much for Gatting to endure. Almost at the same time, Ali Bacher, Chief of South African Cricket Union (SCU), visited London to champion the cause of his country’s cricket at the Wisden dinner. Amidst all the talk of racial integration taking place in South African cricket, Bacher was busy recruiting an English team to play yet another of the rebel series. Decent Test caps such as Chris Broad, Bill Athey, Richard Ellison, Tim Robinson, Matthew Maynard , Paul Jarvis and John Emburey were lured in. And the biggest surprise was the last moment of Gatting. The Middlesex batsman’s travails started almost immediately.

Daily Mirror shouted “Traitors!”, Daily Mail screamed “Blood Money Cricket Storm”, The Times warned of “Rebel Threat to British Sport”. Gatting insisted, “I’m no traitor. I do not see myself as a traitor because I am going off to earn a living by playing cricket in South Africa. I think I’ve been a loyal person. I’ve given a lot of my life to cricket. It’s time for me to put my family first.” As Daily Mirror declared “Judas would have been proud of them all”, Gatting insisted that he would meet any protester in South Africa. This pledge would place him in several unprecedented situations. Changes in the air From the start, Gatting and the England team came face-to-face with circumstances that the previous rebel teams had been shielded from with scrupulous care. Before 1989, protests in South Africa had been decreed illegal. Agitations had taken place against the tours of Graham Gooch ’s team in 1982, and the sides of Lawrence Rowe and Kim Hughes down the years. But, the demonstrations had mostly been far away from the eyes of the players.

The apartheid police machinery had cracked down on any demonstration that had tried to get close to the players or the cricketing action. The players had moved around in the white South African bubble, with best facilities and comfort. The major protests they had encountered had been back home and around the world. Their South African experiences had been largely peaceful. However, in January 1989, President PW Botha suffered a stroke. His successor, FW De Klerk, a staunch pro-apartheid man for ages, surprised all with a series of reforms. In September 1989, the prohibition on political protests was lifted. And the English cricketers felt the full brunt of it. Violent protests and police action were features of the tour. The first tour match had to be moved from East London to Kimberley to escape the African National Congress (ANC) agitators. But, a mass demonstration nevertheless took place. The protesters had not availed the necessary permit required for such demonstrations. As the police were about to resort to force, a concerned Ali Bacher himself made phone calls and arranged for the necessary permit on behalf of the demonstrators. The black workers even refused to serve the English cricketers in restaurants.

The team had to be cordoned off from the multi-racial dining rooms and had to use the self-service buffet. On one occasion, Gatting even went into the kitchen and cooked steaks himself. To keep his promise to petitioners, Gatting met young anti-tour leaders during the last day of the match against South African Universities. While handing over the paper, one petitioner called John Sogoneco removed his short to reveal buckshot wounds from police action. A stunned Gatting responded that it was not something he could help him with. As they headed for their last match before the ‘Tests’, De Klerk lifted restrictions on the ANC and a couple of other parties. He also declared that Nelson Mandela would be released from prison in very near future. The implications were huge. And amidst such a tornado of changes, the tour — seen as pro-apartheid — met more and more obstacles. At Pietermaritzburg, Gating was requested by petitioners to walk through a sea of demonstrators — most of them chanting ‘Gatting go home’, get on a podium and receive the piece of paper outlining their demands. Against frantic pleas not to go ahead with this, Gatting defiantly did as he was asked.

Walking back to his mates, he continued on his way back to the pavilion, picked up his hat and marched into the field to continue the game, calling his men to join him. He had been naïve, but few could question his bravery. South African fans held various protests against the Mike Gatting-led England XI © Getty Images The final ‘Test’ As the first ‘Test’ started in Johannesburg on February 8, hundreds of black spectators sat on the stands. They had been gathered by a group called ‘Freedom in Sport’, with promises of work at the stadium. The intent was to ensure that the television cameras captured the images of a multi-racial audience. Permits of conducting protests near the ground were refused and tear gas was used on the 2,000 demonstrators who had assembled. In the ground, the pressure built up on both the teams was intense. After the infuriating rain delay, the young duo of Allan Donald and Richard Snell bowled at the Englishmen on a dreadful pitch. Athey fell to the pace of Donald, but Broad and Robinson stitched together a slow, steady partnership. The second wicket stand was worth 81 before Brian McMillan got rid of both the batsmen in quick succession.

England XI ended the day at 111 for 3, with Gatting and Alan Wells at the crease. That evening and in the next day’s papers Donald and Snell were castigated for being unable to take wickets on a helpful track. The following morning they ran in with lots to prove to their critics. The rest of the England batting was blown away for just 43 runs. For England, Jarvis, Ellison and Foster returned the compliment in kind, and soon South Africa were struggling at 40 for 4. The formidable top order of captain Jimmy Cook, Henry Fotheringham, Kepler Wessels and Peter Kirsten all fell for low scores. But, all-rounder Adrian Kuiper flogged the bowling for 84 and the innings ended on the third morning at 203. As a crowd of 10,000 flocked in to the stands, the England XI meekly surrendered to Donald, Snell and McMillan. They totalled just 122 and left the hosts to score a paltry 76 to win. South Africa won by 7 wickets. Nelson Mandela was released the morning after the conclusion of the ‘Test’. What followed?

The second ‘Test’ was supposed to be held in Cape Town. However, an explosion near the ground ensured that the fixture was cancelled. The Mass Democratic Movement declared: “If Gatting can make his own food, then he ought to be quite capable of making his way back to London in an emergency situation.” The match at Johannesburg remained the 19th and last ever rebel ‘Test’. The original plan was to play seven One Day matches. However, the combustible circumstances forced the organisers to bring the number of games down to four. In farcical circumstances which involved floodlight failure, the hosts triumphed 3-1.

As Gatting and his men hurried out of the country, Frank Keating summed up the situation by writing, “No more inglorious, downright disgraced and discredited team of sportsmen wearing the badge of ‘England’ can ever have returned through customs with such nothingness to declare.” Brief scores: England XI 156 (Chris Broad 48; Allan Donald 4 for 30, Richard Snell 4 for 38) and 122 (Allan Donald 4 for 29) lost to South Africa 203 (Adrian Kuiper 84; Richard Ellison 4 for 41) and 76 for 3 by 7 wickets. ( Arunabha Sengupta is a cricket historian and Chief Cricket Writer at CricketCountry. He writes about the history and the romance of the game, punctuated often by opinions about modern day cricket, while his post-graduate degree in statistics peeps through in occasional analytical pieces.

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Lawrence Rowe, Richard Austin, Herbert Chang, Sylvester Clarke, Colin Croft, Alvin Greenidge, Bernard Julien, Alvin Kallicharran, Collis King, Everton Mattis, Ezra Moseley, David Murray, Derick Parry, Franklyn Stephenson, Emmerson Trotman, Ray Wynter and Albert Padmore. They played four weeks of cricket, an unofficial test and a one day series, against a South African XI. At the time most of these players were young, up-and-coming stars frustrated at being unable to break into a very strong national side that had recorded back-to-back world cup victories. Article continues below Another issue for these men was that first class cricketers in the West Indies were very poorly paid and most who participated in this tour, and the subsequent tour a year later, were having to seek employment in the winter months in order to make a living. So so when they were offered a chance to earn over $100,000 for just two tours of South Africa, they jumped at the opportunity.

Meanwhile South Africa were over 10 years into their international sporting isolation due to the apartheid regime, this cut short the careers of many young talents such as Barry Richards, Graeme Pollock and Mike Procter, who were never able to reach their full potential on the international stage playing less than 50 test matches between them. Article continues below Olivier Giroud has named the one player he would sign for Arsenal The South Africa Cricket Union was appointed in 1976 to try and manage cricket in South Africa and make it open to all races. This, however, did not work as many non-whites refused to participate, feeling that it was a weak attempt to try and end their ban from international cricket. Despite this the SACU was still determined to keep cricket as a popular sport in the country and not allow it to fade into obscurity. The best way to do this, they felt, was to offer international cricketers exorbitant fees so that they would participate in a ‘rebel’ tour, putting their careers on the line at the same time.

Although the ban opposed these tours, seven of them took place over a nine year period, the first of them being an English XI led by Graham Gooch in 1982. This led to international scandal with the press, politicians and the general public outraged with the squad of 12 being nicknamed ‘the Dirty Dozen’ in the Houses of Parliament. The South African side defeated the English XI assuredly, 1-0 in the ‘Test’ series and 3-0 in the One Day series. The full squad of 15, three extra players were called up to cover injuries, were given three year bans from international cricket. The bans ended many of the squad’s international careers including Geoffrey Boycott, Chris Old and Derek Underwood. Only Gooch and John Emburey played more than seven tests after the end of their bans. The second rebel tour of South Africa was by an inexperienced Sri Lankan side that were just beginning to make their way in Test cricket after playing their first match earlier that year versus England. The ‘Tests’ and One Day series played on that tour were won comfortably by South Africa.

After two rebel tours that South African XIs had won emphatically, the SACU decided to target West Indian cricketers and persuade them to partake in a series of their own. This was for two main reasons; first of all the West Indies were by far the strongest side in international cricket at that time which was evident by the fact that players such as Lawrence Rowe and Sylvester Clarke were unable to make the side despite putting in good performances on a consistent basis. This left quite a few talented players such as Rowe disillusioned with the cricket board in the West Indies and so with players of this quality touring South Africa it would make for a much higher standard of cricket. The second reason is that, because the apartheid regime was the reason they were banned from international cricket in the first place, a squad of black cricketers being willing to go to South Africa and play cricket was an attempt to show that black people supported the regime. The tour ended with South Africa wining the One Day series 4-2 and the ‘Test’ series being drawn 1-1. All of the cricketers involved in the tour received life-time bans from cricket in the West Indies.

The ‘rebels’ became controversial figures and were no longer idolised by the Caribbean public who saw them as traitors working with the apartheid regime. Many of those involved in the tour were shunned by friends, family, fellow cricketers and coaches such was the abhorrence that was felt nationwide towards what the players had done. Thirty years on and many of those who participated in what was viewed as the ultimate sell-out have suffered badly due to the volley of abuse they received from their compatriots. David Murray, wicketkeeper on both ‘rebel’ tours and son of West Indian legend Everton Weekes, turned to drugs and alcohol because of what he experienced after returning from South Africa. Nowadays he can be seen mixing with drug dealers in Barbados and he says that when walking down the road, complete strangers turn to him and say “you sold your soul” which, even after all these years, cause him a huge amount of distress. Richard Austin, a hard-hitting all-rounder who could bowl both medium-pace and off-spin was once likened to Garfield Sobers. He too fell in with drugs and died last year aged 60.

In 2006 there was a Test match in his native Jamaica and he was heard in the grandstand laughing hysterically but a blink of an eye later the laughter turned to tears. A local official has said that Austin has been in therapy five times but it has had no effect. Another official says that he once stumbled upon another of the ‘rebels’, left-handed batsman Herbert Chang, standing torpidly in the centre of the road. Chang, clearly detached from reality, began staring at the official and mumbled the words “man, man, man, I just, I just wanna know which end I bowl from tomorrow”. Out of the 17, nine fled the Caribbean for other countries and most of those have managed to get by easier as a result of this. These included fast bowler and World Cup winner Colin Croft who initially moved to the USA and all-rounder Collis King who went to England. Captain on that tour, Lawrence Rowe a once elegant and enigmatic batsman was forced to sneak into a Sabina Park bar to watch Test matches at the ground he spent over 10 years playing at and for many, many others involved in that tour the torment and misery continues.

Do YOU want to write for GiveMeSport? Get started today by signing-up and submitting an article HERE: Topics: The story behind the South African rebel tours | The Roar The story behind the South African rebel tours More Videos More Cricket Videos Want more videos? Download the Roar TV app: South Africa was banned from playing international cricket for a long time due to their pursuance of a the Apartheid policy. In 1980s, it prompted them to lure players from other cricketing nations in organising rebel tours to South Africa. It wasn’t that difficult those days – the cricketers were paid peanuts. So frustrated were many West Indies players in 1981 of not finding a place in their team, that they took part in the first ever rebel tour organised by South Africa. It was ironically captained by Alvin Kallicharan, who refused to take part in the 1977 Packers Series. It made sense, as by 1981 he was past his peak, on the verge of retirement.

He could not resist the temptation of $120,000 after tax offered by South Africa, a gargantuan amount at that time, especially when a starving West Indies Cricket board presiding over a bunch of talented cricketers not paid anywhere close to $120K. More cricket: » Scorecard: New Zealand vs Australia first Test A point to be noted that on this tour was that Colin Croft and Sylvester Clarke spearheaded the rebel attack. They were fast enough to force the Proteas batsmen to wear helmets for the first time. In 1982, Graham Gooch lead an English rebel tour to South Africa. There was a veil of secrecy regarding the tour. Even the British press – which can smell a ripe fart from miles away – didn’t have a clue until their team landed in Johannesburg. It pretty much constituted the English Test 11, except Ian Botham, who supposedly refused to go on board. His reason was that he couldn’t think of making an eye contact with his English county buddy Vivian Richards had Botham participated in that rebel tour to an officially racist South Africa.

I read Graham Gooch’s autobiography Gooch in 1996, which I grabbed from a tiny bookstore in Liverpool. The book was an awesome read. As the skipper of that infamous tour, Gooch debunked this myth about Botham giving the South Africa rebel tour a miss. He suggested Botham’s inability to make to the Tour had more to do with the amount of money he demanded from the South Africans, than his concern for his friendship with Richards. But unlike the West Indians who were banned for lifeime, Gooch’s 12 – called ‘The Dirty Dozen Dicks’ by the British – were only banned for three years. When Gooch was back with a bang in 1985, another rebel tour lurked in the horizons in Australia. It was captained by Kim Hughes, the Aussie who just resigned from the captaincy after a bad series against the Windies. Similar to the English board, the Australian board banned them for no more than three years. In 1989, Mohinder (Jimmy) Amarnath was approached to captain an rebel tour of Indian cricketers. Roger Binny and Madan Lal were part of the team.

Amarnath was unceremoniously dropped from Indian squad as he called the BCCI selectors a “bunch of jokers”. Amarnath and his team, who hardly any career left ahead of them, chickened out. They had nothing to lose, for a couple of years later in 1991 South Africa was welcomed back. The animosity related to Apartheid and the rebel tours was dumped to the dustbins of history. Want to work for The Roar? We're on the hunt for talented and enthusiastic Roarers to join our video team. If you think you have what it takes to produce videos for The Roar, get in touch . Oldest | Newest | Most Recent The Crowd Says (3) | Page of Comments Roar Guru

Question: Who captained the first 'rebel' cricket tour of South Africa?
Answer: Graham Gooch