Re: Bloody Johnny Foreigner

"Gavin Cawley" <gcc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I also have some limited sympathy regarding Kolpak players, as I view
a major role of the CC being the development of future England
players. IMHO this is not best served by large numbers of (often
fairly mediocre) overseas players who would want to play test cricket
for their country of origin instead of England.

FWIW (i.e. not much), they do have to make the following declaration:

"I declare that it is not my desire or intention to play
cricket for any Full Member Country outside the
European Economic Area and accordingly I will not
play, and I am not seeking and will not seek to qualify
to play, in a Test Match, a One Day International Match,
any other First Class Match, or any other Match at
Under 17 level or above for any such Full Member
Country. Nor will I play or seek to play First Class
Cricket in any such Full member County except as an
overseas cricketer under local rules similar to regulation
3, or in any other circumstances approved by the ECB."

http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/2007-first-class-regulations-and-playing-conditions-regulations-governing-the-qualification-and-registration-of-cricketers-1579.pdf

(I nominate this for Ridiculously Long Filename of the Year.)

--
David North
Test Career Ratings: http://www.lanefarm.plus.com/cricket/ratings


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