A SUCCESSFUL season on the pitch for KZN teams was backed up by celebrations when the union was named as the winners of the CSA Incentive Scorecard, a day after conducting a successful AGM.
The KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union has been crowned as the number one affiliate according to Cricket South Africa’s operational model.
Six years ago CSA implemented an operational model which intended to guide CSA, its affiliates, associates, franchises and stadiums on how to best apply and allocate its resources to deliver on its strategies in a sustainable manner.
The CSA Incentive Scorecard is based on a combination of cricket services, finance and admin and governance. For purposes of the scorecard KZN Coastal and KZN Inland’s activities over the 11 districts of the KZN Province are combined.
“This is a big feather in our cap, and reward for all the hard work that has been done, on the field and behind the scenes,” said KZN Cricket Union President Ben Dladla.
“From a position of success we can refocus on what more has to be done to make sure that cricket and our province is best served by our efforts. In these hard times we could be dragged into negativity. KZN Cricket will not do that, and instead we will work hard at any initiative that takes our sport and our province to a better place,” he added.
The union scored well in all of the sections that were under review and finished with an overall score of 83.49 which saw them place first ahead of Boland in second, Northerns in third and South Western Districts in fourth.
KZN Cricket also finished top in the Youth Cricket category, while they shared first place in the Governance, Strategic Focus and Finance and Administration categories. This result follows two seasons of improved performances.
“It has always been our ultimate goal to become the number one cricket affiliate in South Africa. I attribute this recognition to my incredible management team, all the staff and their families and support structures, for their relentless efforts and daily commitment to excellence over the last three years,” Strydom said. “The fact that we have won 10 incentive categories over this period speaks volumes of a monumental team effort by the whole KZN cricket family. I must commend all those administrators, coaches, umpires, scorers, ground staff and other volunteers throughout our district, club, school and development systems for their continued efforts and commitment to the development of cricket, as well as the support we receive from CSA and our family of sponsors and partners throughout our diverse business.”
Strydom said the pandemic has brought much uncertainty for the 2020/21 financial year and will challenge everyone to renew their thinking and ways of conducting business.
“It has forced us to also take a good hard look at ourselves, our communities and our province and recommit to making sure that, as a union, we do everything we can to steer this region and our sport into a better place.”
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