St George's Park History

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Unification

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One of the star players from the Malay side was J “Krom” Hendricks, a fast bowler. He was selected to go on the first South African touring team to England in 1894, but because of his colour, he was subsequently left out.

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Isaiah Bud-Mbele

The introduction of national trophies also inspired the Black communities to establish national bodies and to seek trophies for which their provincial teams could compete for. The Black sporting community of Kimberley was the most advanced and progressive and they contacted Cecil John Rhodes and Barney Barnato for trophies for rugby and cricket. Rhodes donated the Rhodes Trophy for rugby while Barnato donated the Barnato Trophy for cricket. These two trophies were competed for under the auspices of the South African Coloured Rugby Board and the South African Coloured Cricket Board. It is interesting to note that Isaiah Bud-Mbele played a major role in securing both trophies from the respective donors.Isaiah Bud-Mbele played cricket for the Eccentric Cricket Club in Kimberley during the 1890s and captained the Native Rovers Rugby Club.