Former South Africa Cricket Captain Clive Rice passed away at the age of 66 on 28 July. His son, Mark, explained on Facebook that while Clive had suffered from a brain tumour, his treatment in India had successfully beat the tumour. However, “he was put on chemo to try and fight a spot on his lungs that had been there for a few months,” Mark said. “On Monday he got septicemia and and [sic] coupled with a low immune system and low blood count, there was little chance of survival.”
Randburg Cricket Club vice chairperson Jonathan Houston said that Rice made a huge contribution to South African cricket. “He was one of the great cricketers of his generation,” Houston said. “He did great things for South Africa during the isolation period [when South Africa was barred from playing international cricket in the ’70s and ’80s].” Houston concluded that Rice’s morals put South African cricket on the right path, and can be seen today in the morals lived out by current South African cricketers. The Randburg Cricket Club is based in Malanshof.
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