UCB Media Release
This morning the Honourable Mr Justice Kirk-Cohen dismissed an application by Hansie Cronje to have a life ban imposed by the UCB overturned
17-Oct-2001
This morning the Honourable Mr Justice Kirk-Cohen dismissed an application
by Hansie Cronje to have a life ban imposed by the UCB overturned. Hence, Mr
Cronje remains banned for life from all activities of the UCB and its
affiliates.
As far as the interdicts sought by Mr Cronje are concerned, the effect of
the order is that:
* Mr Cronje was not entitled to an order restraining the UCB
from instructing its employees not to engage in personal, private or social
communications with Mr Cronje. The UCB has never instructed and does not
intend to instruct its employees not to engage in personal, private or
social communication with Mr Cronje.
* Mr Cronje was not entitled to an order preventing the UCB
from taking any steps to prevent Mr Cronje from coaching, sponsoring,
promoting or otherwise participating in the game of cricket where he does so
without remuneration or for charitable purposes. The UCB has not taken steps
and does not intend taking steps to prevent Mr Cronje from doing so beyond
the activities of the UCB and its affiliates.
* Mr Cronje may not coach cricket at schools which are
affiliates of the UCB or which fall under the control of UCB affiliates. He
may, however, not be prevented from doing so at other schools, provided he
has the authority of the governing body of the schools concerned.
* Mr Cronje may not be prevented from seeking employment with
any person other than the UCB or its affiliates.
* Mr Cronje may not be prevented from gaining access to
cricket grounds under the auspices of the UCB or its affiliates as a
journalist. However, he remains banned from the press boxes/broadcasting
facilities at those grounds; he is also banned from interviewing players and
officials at these grounds.
* Should Mr Cronje apply for accreditation to use the media
facilities of the UCB or its affiliates, it is at the sole discretion of the
UCB to relax the ban from these facilities - either on an ad hoc basis or
generally.
Mr Cronje has been ordered to pay half the costs incurred by the UCB in
opposing his application.
The UCB is disappointed that this matter had to be resolved in a court of
law, particularly as it had clarified the issues relating to the ban prior
to the court date.
The UCB is hopeful that this matter has now been put behind us. We will
continue to commit all our resources and energies towards growing the game
of cricket in a positive manner and to eradicate corruption from cricket.