***Official*** English Domestic Season 2008

[open365]

WTF is Hussain going on about, AFAICS this issue has nothing at all to do with oversea players of any kind, Yorkshire simply neglected to register a player for FC cricket, I don't think the situation has anything to do with the fact he is of Asian heritage.

 

[open365]

It is probably naive of me to suggest such, but Yorkshire could have been informed that he was ineligible (not illegible or inlegible as suggested by some of the commentators, lol) and then they could have picked another player and the farce could have been avoided.

Well given that this would have been to most obvious action before he played, it's pretty clear that no one knew he was illegible before he took the field, or at least if someone did know they intentionaly went against ECB regulations.

 

[fredfertang]

Taking wickets doesn't prove a thing - anyone will take wickets if they bowl.

I don't think you can argue with that at all - the sign of a good bowler, in my respectful opinion, is when you can see the batsmen are struggling to work out what to do with him - I have seen Bopara take wickets certainly but never in circumstances when it can properly said he has earned them.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

BTW, a question for George (maybe someone else too, but George would be the first I'd think of) - how good are the Bangladesh A batsmen in this touring party likely to be? Think Tamim Iqbal, Shakib, Saleh and Siddique are the only ones I've heard of.

Started their tour in Ireland and did torridly (110/9 in a 44-over game at Bangor, and rubbish in a Twenty20). This was much the same bowling attack as that which was roundly trounced by James Marshall.

 

[Goughy]

As much as it pains me to say it, if Yorks fielded an ineligible player then the game should be forfeited.

Standards in World cricket are so bad that some people need to take responsibility for their actions. Granted it is a **** up but in life you have to pay for them.

No free passes.

 

[fredfertang]

Putting the clerical error to one side for a moment I am assuming that to get played in a not unimportant game in the first place that the powers that be at Headingley must rate this Rafeeq as something a bit special - does anyone know much about him?

 

[BoyBrumby]

WTF is Hussain going on about, AFAICS this issue has nothing at all to do with oversea players of any kind, Yorkshire simply neglected to register a player for FC cricket, I don't think the situation has anything to do with the fact he is of Asian heritage.

As I understand it he wasn't registered, but even if he were he'd still be ineligible because he doesn't hold a UK-passport. Seems a nonsense that a player who was schooled in the UK is deemed less "local" than any number of carpetbagging yarpies you'd care to name, but that (apparently) is the way things stand.

 

[fredfertang]

Just had a quick look at Yorkshire's website - it seems this former England Captain lives in Barnsley - does anyone remember that old Ealing comedy "Passport to Pimlico" - it just popped into my head for some reason.

 

[open365]

As I understand it he wasn't registered, but even if he were he'd still be ineligible because he doesn't hold a UK-passport. Seems a nonsense that a player who was schooled in the UK is deemed less "local" than any number of carpetbagging yarpies you'd care to name, but that (apparently) is the way things stand.

I got that impression too, but imo that was largely exagerated by Nasser and Co who just wanted an excuse to moan about kolpak players again. I mean if he doesn't have a British passport, how we he ever have played (let alone captained) and England U15s side? Martyn Moxon just said in interview that it was simply a case of neglecting to register him. Given that he was registered as an Academy player the concensus was that he would be eligible for FC cricket.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Just had a quick look at Yorkshire's website - it seems this former England Captain lives in Barnsley - does anyone remember that old Ealing comedy "Passport to Pimlico" - it just popped into my head for some reason.

Saw it ages ago on a rainy afternoon. If memory serves the titular London borough is found to be part of Normandy or something and they declare independence to get around rationing & are then blockaded. All very English.

 

[stumpski]

That's strange, blue skies at Chelmsford, absolutely tipping it down here.

 

[Manee]

Blue skies have been pretty common either side of heavy showers over in London.

 

[stumpski]

Good start for Essex - have to root for them against a side containing six South Africans.

 

[steds]

As I understand it he wasn't registered, but even if he were he'd still be ineligible because he doesn't hold a UK-passport. Seems a nonsense that a player who was schooled in the UK is deemed less "local" than any number of carpetbagging yarpies you'd care to name, but that (apparently) is the way things stand.

The vast majority of those carpetbagging yarpies are covered by EU law. No one claims that they're "local." If the kid isn't legally British, he isn't local either but he's not covered. So Yorkshire can either **** off or chuck their overseas player. Their own fault entirely.

 

[Richard]

Started their tour in Ireland and did torridly (110/9 in a 44-over game at Bangor, and rubbish in a Twenty20). This was much the same bowling attack as that which was roundly trounced by James Marshall.

Oh dear. Let's hope trouble acclimatising has played a part.

It'd be somewhat embarrassing if a load of county second (and some third) teams started comfortably beating national A teams.

 

[steds]

In other news, Brad Hodge isn't coming back so we're stuck with Lou Vincent.

 

[Richard]

Yeah, read that earlier today.

Damn. For several reasons.

 

[Goughy]

3 English born players in the Northants XI. I hope they get crushed.

 

[Richard]

Wouldn't argue with Boje, Klusener, Louw, van der Wath, Hall, Crook or even Wessels - but I don't really think Brown, White or Sales have any more right to be than O'Brien.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Napier in a bit of form, it must be said. 38 off 15 & counting. Wow. Last six seriously huge.