/ 17 January 1999

NTINI STILL ELIGIBLE

THE EXECUTIVE of the United Cricket Board of South Africa on Sunday declared that 21-year-old pace bowler Makhaya Ntini would be eligible for selection to all national teams. With the squad to play the West Indies in the upcoming one-day series scheduled to be announced at Centurion Park on Monday, speculation was rife that Ntini, who is due to appear in an East London court on a charge of rape on March 24, would not be considered.It is now also more than likely that Ntini will be be included in a preliminary squad of 30 to be named on Monday for this year’s World Cup competition in England.