Marais Erasmus and family

Marais and Adele
    Chris and Geo


Marais has recently written to Frank and Chris Jones, who have passed on 
the following news:


The Erasmus family are all well and living in Die Swartland near Cape Town. The
boys, who are now four and a half, are now at playschool and, as the above photo 
(taken in March 2001) shows, are "developing beautifully" (to quote Marais).

Marais retired from cricket in March 2000 and started umpiring in September 
2001. After his first season in the highest club competition in the Boland 
province, he had the best marks in the captain's reports. He has recently sat 
his umpiring exams and is awaiting the result. He is hoping to get onto the 
National Emerging Umpires Panel, which will allow him to umpire provincial 2nd 
XI and Under 19 matches. One day, he hopes to umpire a Test Match at Lord's.

Both Marais and Adele are enjoying their work at their school, and they all 
hope to visit England when the boys are a bit older.




(Photo coutesy of FW Jones and M Erasmus)