Although South Africans have played cricket in townships for generations, no player of color was eligible to represent the "Proteas" national team during the apartheid era. In December of 2014, 5’2” Temba Bavuma became the nation's first ever black African batsman, and later completed the incredible journey that started in the Langa Township of Cape Town and reached Newlands Stadium where the hometown hero recorded a test century for the Proteas. Created with New Balance.