SOUTH AFRICA: AUSTRALIAN CRICKET CHIEF EXECUTIVE MALCOLM SPEED COMMENTS ON SCANDAL

Record ID: 979162

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: AUSTRALIAN CRICKET CHIEF EXECUTIVE MALCOLM SPEED COMMENTS ON SCANDAL
  • Date: 14th April 2000
  • Summary: PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA (DECEMBER 24, 1995 (REUTERS) 1. FILE OF SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETER HANSIE CRONJE CHATTING TO TEAM MATES AT PRACTICE SESSION 2. CRONJE BATTING IN THE NETS CONSTANTIA CRICKET CLUB, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (JANUARY 8, 1996) 3. CRONJE WALKING WITH TEAM MATE TO CLUB HOUSE AFTER PRACTICE SESSION CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (APRIL 11, 2000 - ETV, NO ACCESS SOUTH AFRICA) 4. CRONJE WITH RHEMA CHRISTIAN CHURCH LEADER RAY McCAULEY, DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER AZIZ PAHAD AND SPORTS MINISTER NGCONDE BALFOUR AT PRESS CONFERENCE 5. CLOSE UP OF CRONJE SITTING IN SILENCE AT PRESS CONFERENCE 6. SOUNDBITE (English) - CRONJE ON CAMERA WITH BALFOUR WHO SAYS: "He played along with these people, thats all he's saying. He played along." 7. CLOSE UP OF CRONJE AT END OF PRESSER 8. CRONJE LEAVING WITH BALFOUR AND PAHAD DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA (APRIL 12, 2000 - SABC, NO ACCESS SOUTH AFRICA) 9. SET-UP OF PRESS CONFERENCE WITH AUSTRALIAN CRICKET CHIEF EXECUTIVE MALCOLM SPEED 10. SOUNDBITE (English) SPEED "You are as confused as we are as to what is the full picture. We have Dr (Ali) Bacher making announcements here yesterday (April 11) and other people in another city making announcements about what is going on. So let's not comment on similarities between the two cases until the full picture comes out. If the two cases are similar, the two cases are similar But when the full facts are out, we will know that." 11. SOUNDBITE (English) SPEED: "The ICC doesn't have the resources, nor does it have the power, to force people to submit to interviews or to check bank records or tax records or any of those things that might need to happen. So I think it's apparent that as we move forward, if there is allegedly criminal activities by cricketers, the police forces are going to get involved in it." 12. PRESS 13. SOUNDBITE (English) SPEED: "Both boards are committed to having the series go on. It's very important that despite serious incidents like this occuring that the game continue. I've met with our team today (April 12), they are raring to go. I think well have a very good game of cricket today. Hopefully the South Africans can re-group and we'll see some terrific cricket this afternoon." DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA (APRIL 12, 2000 - SABC, NO ACCESS SOUTH AFRICA) 14. WIDE OF KINGSMEAD STADIUM 15. RELEASING OF BALLOONS 16. SOUNDBITE (English) SOUTH AFRICAN CAPTAIN SHAUN POLLOCK: "I think it has affected our preparation, there is no doubt. But we had a meeting yesterday (April 11) and we discussed it and tried to put it behind us and we are really ready to go and get out there and play against the best team in the world." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Country: South Africa
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