Cricket SA's mission to take the game to everyone: 'It's more than cricket'

For the past few years, Cricket South Africa (CSA) has been embroiled in administration chaos that has rocked the once profitable and thriving organisation.

Devoted South African fans have been left disappointed, angry and confused by the organisation's dealings off and on the field.

From the Cricket for Social Justice and Nation (SJN) testimonies to entire boards being dissolved and CEOs coming and going, it's been a dramatic year and a half for all involved in South African cricket. 

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CSA's brand image has been tarnished somewhat, but there's also a lot of good going on that no one gets to really see. 

Development has been an obstacle for the organisation since readmission, and CSA has a massive responsibility in growing the game and hoping it reaches all parts of the country. 

In a CSA Cricket Services Department overview obtained by Sport24, we look at the CSA programmes that are helping discover new talent from all walks of life.

It all starts with the KFC Mini-Cricket programme, the largest grassroots development sports programme in South Africa since 2010, which has seen over 2.5 million kids learn the basics and potentially instil a love for the game. 

The Mini-Cricket programme plays a crucial role in CSA's development framework, with over 2 000 players identified in the programme and directed to their respective Development Hubs and Regional Performance Centres (RPCs).

While CSA puts in R8 million annually on the Mini-Cricket programme, the Hubs and RPCs are where the organisation invests most of its funding.

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CSA invested over R39 million in the 2019/20 season on the Hubs and RPCs, designed to scour talent in