Paul Adams
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Oct 19, 2026
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
And then I think, you know, when everybody was forever mentioning that, that you're the first black, you know, to play for South Africa.
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
But because when I get selected to play for South Africa, there was Herschel Gibbs and Paul Adams, which is... me looking at them and I thought these are the guys that they were there before me and then if you know there's a guy Omar Henry that he played before them and then I follow suit and then understanding what the meaning of being the first South African to play is just because the language as not Africans, as not English, as Xhosa or Zulu or whatever the other languages.
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
So representing that particular of tribes, that's the meaning of being the first black South African to play for South Africa.
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
So you say you didn't understand
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
Yeah, what I've achieved.
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
Then that's made sense.
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
than when the people say you're the first South African to play for South Africa, but you have Herschel Gibbs, Paul Adams, and Omar Henry before you, which is the colored players.
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
But understanding that, the meaning of that is the...
Firdose MoondaGUEST
Mfuneko and Gumden.
Firdose MoondaGUEST
Paul Adams did, to his credit, and he's quite high-profile.
Firdose MoondaGUEST
And Asheville told, you know, some very painful stories of the way he was treated as a quota, you know, being labeled a quota, being told he's not good enough, being told you're just, you know, from a township outside of Port Elizabeth, which is right here.
Firdose MoondaGUEST
And, you know...
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
the later stage.
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
Because remember when I walked in there was Herschel Gibbs, Paul Adams and then in our point of view they regard as well as black people in our cultural point of view.
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
So I took them as the first people, you know, to play for South Africa.
Makhaya NtiniGUEST
And then understanding later, no, the meaning of that is as an African, we became the first African, you know, that speaks their different language, which is the Xhosa or either Zulu and all of the others besides Africans.
Jarrod KimberHOST
And there are some highlights package of, of, of Lara where I do think you can see it.
Jarrod KimberHOST
Um, the Dennis Kinnear over is one, but also the way he plays Paul Adams in the World Cup quarterfinal is another.
Jarrod KimberHOST
And Pat Simcox, but certainly Paul Adams.
Jarrod KimberHOST
So if you go back and you look at those innings, you'll be like, "Well, that...
Jarrod KimberHOST
Wait, how has he played that shot over and over again?" But generally with, with Lara, Lara's huge ability was to manipulate the field.
Sal AliHOST
... they're not, they're not...
Sal AliHOST
I mean, the only one I remember in Test cricket was Paul Adams, wasn't it? Paul Adams from-
Dan HoughHOST
A frog in a blender
Sal AliHOST
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