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{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{Use South African English|date=September 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Mark Boucher
|               image = Markboucher.jpg
|             caption = Boucher playing his last game for South Africa against Somerset in July 2012
|             country = South Africa
|            fullname = Mark Verdon Boucher
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|12|3|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]], [[Eastern Cape]], South Africa
|            heightft = 5
|          heightinch = 6
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right arm [[fast bowling|medium]]
|                role = [[Wicket-keeper-batsman]]
|       international = true
|   internationalspan = 1997–2012
|       testdebutdate = 17 October
|       testdebutyear = 1997
|    testdebutagainst = Pakistan
|             testcap = 267
|        lasttestdate = 3 January
|        lasttestyear = 2012
|     lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka
|        odidebutdate = 16 January
|        odidebutyear = 1998
|     odidebutagainst = New Zealand
|              odicap = 46
|         lastodidate = 28 October
|         lastodiyear = 2011
|      lastodiagainst = Australia
|            odishirt = 9
|       T20Idebutdate = 21 October
|       T20Idebutyear = 2005
|    T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
|             T20Icap = 2
|        lastT20Idate = 10 May
|        lastT20Iyear = 2010
|     lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan
|           T20Ishirt = 9
|               club1 = [[Border cricket team|Border]]
|               year1 = {{nowrap|1995/96–2002/03}}
|         clubnumber1 = 
|               club2 = [[Warriors cricket team|Warriors]]
|               year2 = 2004/05–2012
|         clubnumber2 = 
|               club3 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|               year3 = 2008–2010
|         clubnumber3 = 
|               club4 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|               year4 = 2011
|         clubnumber4 = 
|          
|             columns = 4
|             column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
|            matches1 = 147
|               runs1 = 5,515
|            bat avg1 = 30.30
|           100s/50s1 = 5/35
|          top score1 = 125
|         deliveries1 = 8
|            wickets1 = 1
|           bowl avg1 = 6.00
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 1/6
|  catches/stumpings1 = 532/23
|             column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
|            matches2 = 295
|               runs2 = 4,686
|            bat avg2 = 28.57
|           100s/50s2 = 1/26
|          top score2 = 147[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries2 = –
|            wickets2 = –
|           bowl avg2 = –
|            fivefor2 = –
|             tenfor2 = –
|       best bowling2 = –
|  catches/stumpings2 = 403/22
|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
|            matches3 = 212
|               runs3 = 8,803
|            bat avg3 = 33.34
|           100s/50s3 = 10/53
|          top score3 = 134
|         deliveries3 = 32
|            wickets3 = 1
|           bowl avg3 = 26.00
|            fivefor3 = 0
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 1/6
|  catches/stumpings3 = 712/37
|             column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|            matches4 = 365
|               runs4 = 6,218
|            bat avg4 = 28.19
|           100s/50s4 = 2/35
|          top score4 = 147[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries4 = –
|            wickets4 = –
|           bowl avg4 = –
|            fivefor4 = –
|             tenfor4 = –
|       best bowling4 = –
|  catches/stumpings4 = 484/31
|                date = 10 September
|                year = 2017
|          coachclub1 = [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] 
|          coachyear1 = 2019—2022
|          coachclub2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
|          coachyear2 = 2023—2024 
|          coachclub3 = 
|          coachyear3 = 
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|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44111.html ESPNcricinfo
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]]|[[Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|Team]]}}
}}

'''Mark Verdon Boucher''' (born 3 December 1976) is a [[Cricket in South Africa|South African]] [[cricket]] coach and former cricketer who played all [[Forms of cricket|three formats]] of the game. Boucher is regarded as one of the best [[Wicket-keeper-batsman|wicket-keeper batsmen]] of all time, and holds the record for the most [[Test cricket|Test]] [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissals]] by a [[wicket-keeper]], with 532 catches and 555 total dismissals. Boucher was a member of the South Africa team that won the [[1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy]], the only time the country had won an ICC trophy until the [[2025 ICC World Test Championship final|2025 World Test Championship final]].

He has represented Border, [[Warriors cricket team|Warriors]], [[South African cricket team|South Africa]], [[Africa XI cricket team|Africa XI]], [[2005 ICC Super Series|ICC World XI]] and [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] and [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in the [[Indian Premier League]].

He had been a regular feature of the South African side since the 1997/1998 tour to Australia, until his retirement from international cricket in July 2012 after a serious eye injury against [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]].<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/boucher-calls-it-a-day-after-eye-injury/13653| title= Boucher calls it a day after eye injury| publisher=Wisden India| date= 10 July 2012| access-date= 22 May 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140326175900/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/boucher-calls-it-a-day-after-eye-injury/13653| archive-date= 26 March 2014| url-status= dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2021, during the Cricket South Africa's (CSA) Social Justice and Nation Building (SJN) transformation public hearings, [[Paul Adams (cricketer)|Paul Adams]] claimed under oath<ref>{{Cite web|title=SJN Hearings: Paul Adams scared of being victimised|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/sjn-hearings-paul-adams-scared-of-being-victimised-5548da05-656a-41b9-93e0-99bbb2cf29bc|access-date=2021-08-04|work=www.iol.co.za|language=en}}</ref> that Mark Boucher and other teammates racially abused him by calling him a "brown shit" in a team song.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Many shades of grey in Boucher battle|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/120784/many-shades-of-grey-in-boucher-battle|access-date=2022-01-22|work=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born in [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]], Boucher was educated at Selborne College where he was coached by [[Richard Pybus]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2009 – Mark Boucher|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/398686.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==International career==
===Wicket-keeping role===
From the time he replaced [[Dave Richardson (South African cricketer)|Dave Richardson]] until his retirement, Boucher was South Africa's first-choice [[wicketkeeper]] and is widely regarded as one of, if not the, greatest wicketkeepers South Africa has ever had.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yahoo Cricket|url=https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/top-5-wicketkeepers-south-africa-192603177|access-date=2021-01-20|work=cricket.yahoo.net}}</ref> He holds the record for the most dismissals (catches and stumpings) in [[Test cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283791.html|title=Most dismissals as wicketkeeper in test cricket|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He reached the record originally when he overtook the former Australian wicketkeeper [[Ian Healy]] in the first test of the [[Bank Alfalah]] Test Series versus [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in [[Karachi]] on 3 October 2007 when he stumped [[Umar Gul]] off the bowling of [[Paul Harris (cricketer, born 1978)|Paul Harris]]. He then lost the record to [[Adam Gilchrist]] before regaining it when he caught [[Mushfiqur Rahim]] of [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] in February 2008.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7261532.stm ''South Africa on brink of victory''] [[BBC News]] retrieved 25 February 2008</ref>

Boucher is also third<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283792.html|title=Records. One-Day Internationals. Wicketkeeping records. Most dismissals in career |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 November 2017}}</ref> on the all-time list in [[One Day International]]s.

===Batting credentials===
He once held the record for the highest score by a [[nightwatchman (cricket)|nightwatchman]] in Test cricket with 125 for South Africa v [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] at [[Harare]] in November 1999.<ref>[http://content-rsa.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63853.html 2nd Test: Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare, 11–14 Nov 1999] ESPNcricinfo retrieved 25 February 2008</ref> On 12 March 2006 he hit the winning runs for South Africa against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] in what had been the [[Australia in South Africa, 5th ODI, 2006|Greatest One Day International]] ever played.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/4800650.stm ''AUS vs SA, 12/3/2006''] [[BBC News]] retrieved 25 February 2008</ref>

Later in 2006, on 20 September, he made his maiden ODI century, hitting an [[not out|unbeaten]] 147 against Zimbabwe from a mere 68 balls. His hundred came up off just 44 balls, the second-fastest ODI century ever by a South African after [[AB de Villiers]]. Boucher did benefit, however, from some very poor Zimbabwean fielding, being dropped no fewer than six times during his innings.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/rsavzim/content/current/story/260093.html ''Boucher blitz blows Zimbabwe away''] ESPNcricinfo retrieved 25 February 2008</ref> He played over one hundred consecutive ODIs for his country and is one of only eleven players, including [[Hansie Cronjé]] and [[Shaun Pollock]], to achieve this.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/ODIS/INDIVIDUAL/ODI_CONSECUTIVE_MATCHES.html Most consecutive ODIs.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521082924/http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/ODIS/INDIVIDUAL/ODI_CONSECUTIVE_MATCHES.html |date=21 May 2007 }} ESPNcricinfo retrieved 25 February 2008</ref>

In February 2007 he and [[Jacques Kallis]] combined to hit [[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]] for 28 runs off an over in an ODI at [[SuperSport Park]] in Centurion. It broke the South African record for most runs off an over which was previously held by both Shaun Pollock and [[Graeme Smith]] with 27. However, this was later broken by [[Herschelle Gibbs]] with 36 runs off one over, the most possible without no-balls or wides.<ref>[http://ind.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/ODIS/BATTING/ODI_BAT_MOST_RUNS_OVER.html Most runs off one over] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206195532/http://ind.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/ODIS/BATTING/ODI_BAT_MOST_RUNS_OVER.html |date=6 February 2007 }} retrieved 25 February 2008</ref>

===Vice captaincy===
In the period while the team was under Shaun Pollock's leadership, Boucher was the regular vice-captain of the team and lead the team in tests four times. These matches include a victory over Australia, an achievement which Pollock could not manage.

===Breaking records===
Boucher started his [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] campaign in good form with a 21-ball half-century, the then fastest in World Cup history (before being beaten by [[Brendon McCullum]]'s 20-ball effort six days later) – scoring 75 not out against the Netherlands as South Africa scored 353 for 4 wickets in a rain-shortened World Cup match. However, this was overshadowed by Herschelle Gibbs's six sixes in an over, the 3rd time ever in world cricket and the first time in a One Day International match, and thus in the World Cup.<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285568.html SA vs NET, World Cup 2007] ESPNcricinfo retrieved 25 February 2008</ref>

He became the first wicketkeeper in the history of test cricket to reach the milestone of 400 dismissals when he caught [[Danish Kaneria]] off the bowling of [[Makhaya Ntini]] on 10 October 2007 in the second test of the Bank Alfalah Test Series against Pakistan at [[Gaddafi Stadium]], [[Lahore]].<ref>[http://content-rsa.cricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/current/match/299005.html Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, 08-12 Oct 2007] ESPNcricinfo retrieved 25 February 2008</ref>

[[File: Mark boucher scg.jpg|thumb|left|Mark Boucher training at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2009]]

Despite being South Africa's consistent wicket-keeper for a long time, age meant that batsman [[AB de Villiers]] was given a chance with the gloves and he impressed. However, de Villiers is one of the team's best outfielders and therefore Boucher continued to feature in the team.

He participated in the [[2010 ICC World Twenty20]] and the South African coach [[Corrie van Zyl]] said that both Boucher and [[Herschelle Gibbs]] have the chance to get back in the team. He stated that Boucher will get his chance in the team provided that he performs in the domestic ODI tournament and that both of them had a good chance in playing for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Boucher needs to improve in limited-overs – van Zyl|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/478438.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=23 September 2010}}</ref> He was however still selected for the Test series against Pakistan and continues to be South Africa's number one test wicket-keeper<ref>{{cite news|title=Colin Ingram gets maiden limited-overs call-up|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/story/478202.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=21 September 2010}}</ref> Also during that time Boucher recovered from his six-week shoulder injury and stated that he is desperate for a return to international cricket. He stated that his main aim was to participate in the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Boucher working towards limited-overs return|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/485697.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=6 November 2010}}</ref>

===Eye injury and subsequent retirement===
[[File: Boucher injury.jpg|thumb|right|Boucher is surrounded by the South African team immediately after suffering his eye injury against Somerset in 2012.]]Boucher suffered a serious eye injury on 9 July 2012, after being struck on his left eye by a [[bail (cricket)|bail]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moonda |first1=Firdose |title=Boucher undergoing surgery after eye injury |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/somerset-v-south-africans-taunton-1st-day-mark-boucher-undergoing-surgery-after-eye-injury-571691 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 April 2024 |date=9 July 2012}}</ref> He was not wearing a protective helmet or glasses when he was struck by the bail after leg-spinner [[Imran Tahir]] bowled Somerset's [[Gemaal Hussain]].<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/18772425| title=Mark Boucher suffers eye injury in South Africa tour match | publisher=[[BBC]]|date=9 July 2012}}</ref> Following surgery to the eyeball, Boucher was ruled out of the rest of the tour. Due to the severity of the injury, Boucher—who had planned to retire at the end of the tour—retired from International Cricket on 10 July.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/18778820 ''South Africa's Mark Boucher ruled out of England Test series''] [[BBC News]] retrieved 10 July 2012</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Mark-Boucher-retired-from-international-cricket/articleshow/14805806.cms| title= Mark Boucher retired from international cricket| date=10 July 2012}}</ref>

There was no damage to the retina, so it was felt that there was a chance for Boucher to recover some vision in the damaged eye.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/boucher-may-not-lose-vision-in-injured-eye-1550942| title=Boucher may not lose vision in injured eye| publisher=sports.ndtv.com| date=15 July 2012}}</ref> After undergoing two operations on his injured eye, surgeons announced that they were "cautiously optimistic".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/18910945 | title= Mark Boucher's second eye operation 'very positive' | date=19 July 2012}}</ref>

==Coaching==
Boucher was appointed head coach of the Titans in August 2016, despite having no prior coaching experience. He led the Titans to five domestic titles - two One Day Cups, two T20 Challenge titles and one four-day Sunfoil Series trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boucher equipped to coach Proteas, says Titans CEO|url=https://www.news24.com/sport/cricket/cricketworldcup2019/boucher-equipped-to-coach-proteas-says-titans-ceo-20190622|access-date=2021-12-26|work=Sport|language=en-US}}</ref>

In December 2019, Boucher was appointed as head coach of the [[South Africa national cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Boucher appointed head coach of South Africa men's team |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1531361 |publisher=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

In September 2022, Boucher was appointed as head coach of [[Mumbai Indians]]. He was replaced as head coach after the [[2024 Indian Premier League]] season in which Mumbai finished bottom of the table.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jayawardene back as Mumbai Indians head coach, replaces Boucher |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-mahela-jayawardene-returns-as-mumbai-indians-head-coach-1455125 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 November 2024 |date=13 October 2024}}</ref>

==Honours==
Tributes included comments from Shaun Pollock and [[Kevin Pietersen]]. Pollock congratulated him on a great career, while Pietersen called for more support from fans and those involved in sports, saying "Let’s keep it going! Bouch is a fighter!".<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/world-hails-boucher-a-south-african-hero/13701| title= World hails Boucher, a South African hero| publisher=Wisden India| date= 10 July 2012| access-date= 3 April 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131214080526/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/world-hails-boucher-a-south-african-hero/13701| archive-date= 14 December 2013| url-status= dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref>

In May 2017, he was named Coach of the Year at [[Cricket South Africa]]'s annual awards.<ref name="awards">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1097632.html |title=De Kock dominates South Africa's awards |access-date=14 May 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

* South Africa Player of the Year 1998
* South Africa Player of the Year 2000
* South Africa Player of the Year 2006
* [[Wisden Cricketer of the Year]] 2009

==Achievements==
* Holds the record for the most dismissals as wicketkeeper in all forms of international cricket (998).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283384.html|title=Most dismissals as wicketkeeper in all forms of international cricket|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* Holds the record for the most catches taken by a wicketkeeper in all forms of international cricket (952).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283363.html|title=Most catches as wicketkeeper in all forms of international cricket|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* Holds the record for playing the most T20 innings without a career duck (76).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283360.html|title=Records / Twenty20 matches / Batting records / No ducks in career|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* Most byes conceded by a wicketkeeper in a T20I innings (15).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283313.html|title=Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Wicketkeeping records records / Most byes conceded in an innings|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* He along with [[Justin Kemp]] set the record for the highest 6th wicket stand in [[ICC Champions Trophy]] history (131).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fow/highest_partnerships_by_wicket.html?id=44;type=trophy|title=Cricket Records. Records. ICC Champions Trophy (ICC KnockOut). Highest partnerships by wicket |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>

==Controversy==
On 23 August 2021, Boucher issued an apology for past racist behaviour, admitting to having participated in activities that were discriminatory and racially offensive.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moonda |first1=Firdose |title=Bavuma: Boucher has provided 'clarity and context' regarding discrimination allegations |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/temba-bavuma-coach-mark-boucher-has-provided-clarity-and-context-regarding-discrimination-allegations-1274374 |access-date=23 August 2021 |publisher=ESPN |date=23 August 2021}}</ref> Boucher admitted to having been part of a group that sang offensive songs and used racial nicknames for non-Caucasian teammates.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Mark Boucher apologises for singing offensive songs with his teammates |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/mark-boucher-apologises-for-singing-offensive-songs-with-his-teammates/article36060807.ece |access-date=23 August 2021 |date=23 August 2021}}</ref> In the wake of the admission and apology, there were calls for Boucher to resign or be sacked as head coach of the South African Cricket team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mark Boucher should resign or be sacked as Proteas coach |url=https://www.keo.co.za/mark-boucher-should-resign-or-be-sacked-as-proteas-coach/ |access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref> Despite handing over a written submission as an apology for his conduct, some say that Boucher lacks common sense, lacks sensitivity and has a "lack of understanding of South Africa's racial history".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Boucher charged over racism claims|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/60073965|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref> The allegations regarding his racist conduct have also raised eyebrows over his coaching tenure with the South African side in the future, due to the possibility of the CSA terminating his contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Africa cricket coach Boucher charged over racism allegation|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2022/1/21/south-africa-cricket-coach-boucher-charged-over-racism-allegation|access-date=2022-01-22|work=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref>

Further investigations revealed that Boucher influenced the team's culture by dealing only with white players concerns regarding the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement and it was evident during the course of the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]], with a minor few players on the South African side refusing to take a knee before the start of play.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SJN follow-up: CSA will argue in favour of dismissing Mark Boucher at disciplinary hearing|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sjn-follow-up-csa-will-argue-in-favour-of-dismissing-mark-boucher-at-disciplinary-hearing-1298236|access-date=2022-01-22|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Mark Boucher only dealt with white players' concerns during BLM issue' - Cricket South Africa charge sheet|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/proteas/mark-boucher-only-dealt-with-white-players-concerns-during-blm-issue-cricket-south-africa-charge-sheet-0e5f0642-adfd-4ea5-9766-2c85733af0de|access-date=2022-01-22|work=www.iol.co.za|language=en}}</ref> Boucher was also accused of having maintained poor player management during his coaching tenure with the assistant coach Enoch Nkwe. He was accused in the charge sheet for not delegating tasks to Nkwe as well as for not giving proper clarification to Nkwe which made it impossible for Nkwe to work with Boucher.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SJN follow-up: CSA will argue in favour of dismissing Mark Boucher at disciplinary hearing|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sjn-follow-up-csa-will-argue-in-favour-of-dismissing-mark-boucher-at-disciplinary-hearing-1298236|access-date=2022-01-22|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref> In May 2022, [[Cricket South Africa]] (CSA) withdrew charges against him.<ref>{{cite web |title=CSA withdraw charges of gross misconduct against Mark Boucher |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/csa-withdraw-charges-of-gross-misconduct-against-mark-boucher-1314340 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090121114005/http://markboucher.co.za/ Mark Boucher's official site]
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