Marques Ackerman

Dave

I heard of the guy as well,   There are a bigger number of potential newbies coming through then eve before in the history of the game - but the opportunities for accommodating such players are decreasing,   

You and I for instance pleaded  for bringing in promising younger players - SAC decides on looking at 29 and 30 year old's who may have two or three cricketing years left before they go into decline. 

I can come up with a team of under 25's that will beat the present team by huge margins in all facets of the game.   Look at the following:-

1   Janneman Malan

2   Markram/Breetzke

3    Van Tonder

4    Verreyne      

5    Ackerman

6   De Kock   *

7   Phehlukwayo

8   Rabada     *

9   Sipaml a

10  Coetzee

11  Nortje      *

These three from the present team are included.  I will make De Kock the captain of that team,   

I am, not sure about Ngidi,   He ahs been out with injuries for a long time and when he did play he was not really showing much.   However, I grant you that one - but with a question mark. 

I will play Van Tonder ahead of Hamza anytime.      

Without making this a race issue...

In line with what Saffex said... Ngidi's health is a concern.

Though he ended up getting a good education at a top school, his younger years were very different.

My concern is that he never got the best nutrition during his developmental years. Bones may not be as strong as they should be. Organs may not have received the right nutrition etc...

I hope I am wrong, but my concern does have legs.

Regarding Ackerman, I watched him play at school. I live near St Stithians.

There are a few guys from his year that are making strides...

Grant Roelofsen, Josh Richards and Ryan Rickleton are the three that come to mind. All 4 are aged around 22 / 23 and are all averaging in the upper 40s. Richards average is over 50.

Problem is, they're not black.

Rynard vam Tonder is my dark horse here. An Afrikaans kid, es SA U19 captain and scores plenty runs.

Problem is... he's not black!

I'd reply on having 3 black bowlers in Ngidi, Sipamla and Rabada, an Indian Spinner and a mentally handicapped wicketkeeper batsman to bring up the Pro tea BEE rating.

After the Under 19 WC competition - where Van Tomnder was the SA captain - a panel of experts selected a World Under 19 team and made him the captain of that team as well,   

You may be right about Ngidi - there was a fast bowler about a decade ago and was then found to have brittle bone problems.   Cannot recall his name = but it was all over the media at the time,.

There was a Black WK in the team captained by Van Tinder that impressed me as well,  However, the Under 19 WC is held in SA this year and we can watch our for promising young batsman  as well.   It starts on Friday and will be on Supersport I believe.      

clevemike, you are thinking of Mfuneko Ngam and Monde Zondeki.

Our U19 team is crap crap crap this year.

We lost to Zim, NZ, and smashed by india in all of the pre tournament friendlies.

Only 2 worth looking out for are Bird and Coetzee.

Unless Saffex disagrees of course.

Thanks - Ngam was the actual one I referred  to - but Zondeki had problems as well,  

Lets hope for the best and see what happens.   Maybe the whole selection proves needs to be reviewed and the selection committee fired.     

The answer remains selection of sportsmen should be based on merit only and not on a racial basis,   End of story,   You cannot for instance leave out bowlers like Nortje or even Coetzee because they are White and only Blacks should be selected a bowlers,