I suppose it had to do with Rhodesia being part of the SA domestic set-up from its earliest times, much like Wales (through Glamorgan) has always been a part of 'England' (unlike their footballers). Rhodesia wasn't even a country until UDI (and then it wasn't recognized by many). Anyway Test cricket wasn't organised as a contest between nations at first (and it still isn't as far as the Windies are concerned), so one colony of the British Empire teaming up with another under the auspices of the then Imperial Cricket Conference naturally did not raise any eyebrows, and the tradition only ended with Zim's independence.Googly wrote:What was strange was that the South Africans used to let the Rhodesians play for them. There were many famous and brilliant cricketers and rugby players that represented the Springboks. Does anyone know how that was possible?
Btw, we've featured a lot of those players in the Photo Quiz, Carlstein, Goofy Lawrence, Freddie Brooks, Lennox Brown and many, many more. There's a lot of historical information buried in that thread. And no it's not 'The Duckworth'
Here's the one about John Sheperd with a further link.