The 13-month long presidential tenure of Norman Arendse that ended on Wednesday was perhaps the most acrimonious period endured by South African cricket since unity, writes Stuart Hess in iol.co.za.

Arendse was, and will probably remain, an abrasive character, one whose heart was in the right place, but someone not shy of using people and manipulating situations. That left many people - even those who supported him as he ascended to the presidency of Cricket South Africa (CSA) - angry ... Besides his calling into question the integrity of Majola, what really galled many administrative officials was Arendse's proclamation that those who were opposing him did so because they were against trans-formation.