Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) have announced a further delay in the signing of Memorandum of Understanding, which expired at the end of April. The agreement, which is negotiated every four years and covers player contracts and commercial rights, was due to be signed by Saturday, June 30, but will now be concluded on July 6. An interim agreement has been in place for May and June.
Though the talks had hit several snags, mostly as a result of delays but also because of disagreements with CSA, who initially indicated an end to the revenue-sharing model and then backtracked. Now, it appears, recent discussions have gone smoothly. “A lot of progress has been made since CSA and SACA signed an Interim Agreement at the end of April and we have consensus on virtually all of the key aspects,” Tony Irish, the SACA CEO, said. “We are now in the drafting process and have set ourselves a revised joint target of 6 July to complete that and sign the agreements.”
There has been no reaction from the player body over the recent lambasting CSA has taken from three of the eight owners of the Global League T20 franchises, despite SACA’s earlier assertions that a functioning 20-over league is imperative to securing player commitment in the country.
Source: ESPN Crickinfo