da brwin： The contents of reports compiled for the UCBSA by the FitnessTrainer and Psychologist of the South African cricket team whichcompeted in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 have appeared inthe media today
UCBSA Media Release24-Apr-2003The contents of reports compiled for the UCBSA by the FitnessTrainer and Psychologist of the South African cricket team whichcompeted in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 have appeared inthe media today.Members of team management and specialists routinely compilereports after tours and tournaments to assist in assessing andimproving the team’s performance and preparation. Their reportsare regarded as confidential and are circulated only to membersof the relevant committees of the UCBSA. These reports werereceived after the World Cup and – in particular that of FitnessTrainer Andrew Gray – have been discussed at the meeting onApril 15 of the UCBSA’s Medical Committee. They are also due tobe discussed at the next meeting of the National CricketCommittee scheduled for the end of this month.”We are concerned about the issues mentioned in Andrew Gray’sreport in particular and they are being addressed as part of anongoing process to improve the team’s performance. Andrew’sown work with the team is also ongoing and we receive regularreports from him. He has already raised some of these concernsin a verbal report to the NCC at its last meeting on 27 March2003. Following that verbal report, the NCC recommended to theGeneral Council on 29 March 2003 that all player contractsshould stipulate specific fitness requirements and this will beaddressed by the Board of Directors of Cricket SA (Pty) Ltdwhich governs professional cricket,” said UCBSA CEO GeraldMajola.”In addition, certain players missed out on selection for theteam’s current tour because they did not reach the requiredfitness level. Other players were put on strict fitness regimes onAndrew Gray’s advice,” Majola said.”Andrew’s written report and the details contained in it are stillto be discussed by the NCC. Our discussions are informed by arange of documents and opinions, including the teammanagement and specialist reports, and are aimed at ensuring afrank and honest assessment of our squad’s strengths andweaknesses. We will obviously also be looking at building on thecurrent tour to Bangladesh, one of the hallmarks of which hasbeen the new spirit which has begun to emerge in the side,”Majola added.”I am concerned that reports containing confidential medicalinformation about players have been leaked to the media,particularly as they have not yet been fully discussed by theUCB,” Majola stated.Fitness Trainer Andrew Gray, who is currently with the team inBangladesh, said: “My observations about diet and lifestylementioned in my report were not made in the immediate run-upto the World Cup. I made observations through 2002 and thoseobservations were contained in letters to each player when theWorld Cup squad was announced at the end of December 2002.All the players in the squad reached their required fitness levelsin advance of the World Cup.”Media Enquiries:Bronwyn WilkinsonCommunications Director083-212-8255