Uproar broke out among white Eastern Transvaal sportsmen this week after a town council decided to allow an Indian cricketer to play for a white team on a white ground.

But Barberton Town Council reversed its decision when faced with strong opposition.

At January's meeting of the council, the De Kaap Cricket Club, a white team, applied to the council for permission to allow an Indian player in their team to use a white ground, Coronation Park.

The club was eventually given permission by one vote. The councillors were split on the issue and only the Chairman's casting vote allowed the Indian to play for De Kaap.