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***Official*** English Domestic Season 2009

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
So the ball tried in order to attempt to put a stop the the phenomena of balls losing shape... yes, lose shape even more quickly than those they're replacing.

:mellow:
 

superkingdave

Hall of Fame Member
Is there a similar scheme to reward counties for picking English players?
Yeah there has been one in operation for a few years, to get the maximum amount you have to have 9 English qualified players in your side every game.

There also used to be a system where you received money for the numbers of players you had that represented England at any level (eg U17 etc) but I'm not sure whether that is still going.
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
The key word is qualified though, unless I'm being unnecessarily cynical i think Hingeh may have been hinting at something :ph34r:
 

four_or_six

Cricketer Of The Year
I really think we need to sort out qualification somehow. Apparently Klinger can't play as the one overseas player for a team because of the new work permit rules, and yet loads of Kolpak dross are going to play.
 

Langeveldt

Soutie
Apparently the UK are being more strict in general about the issue of work permits, wherever you are from.. *hugs passport*
 

four_or_six

Cricketer Of The Year
Apparently the UK are being more strict in general about the issue of work permits, wherever you are from.. *hugs passport*
Yep, which is currently causing a bit of a furore in Indian restaurants who can't get chefs, and circuses who can't get trapeze artists, apparently.

The article I read about Klinger was very specific about getting a work permit for county cricket. I think you either had to have a national contract, have played a test in the last two years, or have played eight (I think) ODIs in the last two years.
 
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superkingdave

Hall of Fame Member
The article I read about Klinger was very specific about getting a work permit for county cricket. I think you either had to have a national contract, have played a test in the last two years, or have played eight (I think) ODIs in the last two years.
yeah they have applied the same rules as used in football. Makes sense imo.
 

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
Yep, which is currently causing a bit of a furore in Indian restaurants who can't get chefs, and circuses who can't get trapeze artists, apparently.

The article I read about Klinger was very specific about getting a work permit for county cricket. I think you either had to have a national contract, have played a test in the last two years, or have played eight (I think) ODIs in the last two years.
No. They can get chefs, they just can’t chefs from Bangladesh that they pay tuppence anymore.

Must say, the stricter restrictions have ‘saved’ South African cricket from losing du Preez, Puttick and de Wet in recent times. So it is good from that perspective, especially as the likes of de Wet can offer something to the national side.
 

four_or_six

Cricketer Of The Year
Must say, the stricter restrictions have ‘saved’ South African cricket from losing du Preez, Puttick and de Wet in recent times. So it is good from that perspective, especially as the likes of de Wet can offer something to the national side.
Yes, anything that keeps guys playing in SA and coming through into international cricket for SA is good.

I more find it annoying that we have Stuart Law, Grant Flower and Charl Willoughby playing, not someone like Klinger. The latter would bring up the standard of competition well, and also Klinger was trying to be the one overseas player rather than getting in the side in addition to that.
 

TT Boy

Hall of Fame Member
Yes, anything that keeps guys playing in SA and coming through into international cricket for SA is good.

I more find it annoying that we have Stuart Law, Grant Flower and Charl Willoughby playing, not someone like Klinger. The latter would bring up the standard of competition well, and also Klinger was trying to be the one overseas player rather than getting in the side in addition to that.
Well with Klinger he has only shined in one season and apart from that, he has been distinctly average - so it is debatable whether he would raise the standard of county cricket by much.
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Yes, anything that keeps guys playing in SA and coming through into international cricket for SA is good.

I more find it annoying that we have Stuart Law, Grant Flower and Charl Willoughby playing, not someone like Klinger. The latter would bring up the standard of competition well, and also Klinger was trying to be the one overseas player rather than getting in the side in addition to that.
Who's signed Law? And what's wrong with Charl Willoughby playing? He's a quality bowler.
 

four_or_six

Cricketer Of The Year
Who's signed Law? And what's wrong with Charl Willoughby playing? He's a quality bowler.
I think Law is playing for Derbyshire.

Nothing wrong with Willoughby really, just annoys me in general that they tighten up the rules over the one overseas player rather than looking at the much bigger issue of the number of guys playing who will never play for England.
 

superkingdave

Hall of Fame Member
Stuart Law is set for his Derbyshire first-class debut tomorrow as Chris Rogers’ wait for a Visa continues
Haha, i'm not surprised, it was meant to be only for LO stuff, but obviously he's there anyway. Just hope Derbyshire don't get sucked in to playing him all the time and neglecting the kids.
 

four_or_six

Cricketer Of The Year
Sussex have signed Damien Wright to cover while Arafat plays for Pakistan. So those work permit rules I typed out earlier are blatantly rubbish. I'm sure I read them in the paper though.
 

zaremba

Cricketer Of The Year
Sussex have signed Damien Wright to cover while Arafat plays for Pakistan. So those work permit rules I typed out earlier are blatantly rubbish. I'm sure I read them in the paper though.
As a quick-witted jokester has put it on the Sussex messageboard, "2 Wrights don't make a wrong"
 

fredfertang

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Stuart Law is set for his Derbyshire first-class debut tomorrow as Chris Rogers’ wait for a Visa continues
Best of luck to him - shabbily treated by the Lancashire committee for whom industrial relations have not evolved much since the ravelling nancy was invented
 

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