Boucher charges withdrawn

Cricket: Cricket South Africa has withdrawn disciplinary charges against national team head coach Mark Boucher after two key witnesses declined to testify in scheduled hearings.

Boucher had been charged with gross misconduct in ‘‘tentative findings’’ by CSA’s Social Justice and NationBuilding hearings that were conducted last year.

He had been accused of racism by former teammate Paul Adams and of sidelining his former assistant coach

Enoch Nkwe. He denied both allegations but apologised ‘‘unreservedly for any offensive conduct, real or perceived’’.

Both Adams and Nkwe declined to testify at Boucher’s hearing, which was due to start on May 16. — Reuters