Chemosit
First Class Debutant
This all seems to have been a bit of a storm in a teacup. Even if he had opted to go ahead with it, it would only have affected the county side of things. He would not have been eligible to play for Germany for at least 4 years, and only then if he put a lot of work into developing German cricket (from the ICC eligibility rules):
"B1. The player must not have represented another ICC Member at Under 19 level
or above - in an ICC sanctioned match (e.g. in a Test match, ODI, ICC Global
or Regional event) - in the immediately preceding four years (at under 19 level
or above).
B2. For Associate and Affiliate Members, a player must also meet at least one of
the following development criteria;
B2.1 Played 50% of games in national / domestic competition of the country
in any three of the five preceding years
B2.2 Spent a cumulative total of 100 days over the preceding five years
doing cricket work in the country
B2.3 Represented that country at Under 19 level or above in the past (in an
ICC sanctioned match), either under previous ICC rules (i.e. prior to
Annual Conference 2006) or where the current ICC development
criteria had applied."
"B1. The player must not have represented another ICC Member at Under 19 level
or above - in an ICC sanctioned match (e.g. in a Test match, ODI, ICC Global
or Regional event) - in the immediately preceding four years (at under 19 level
or above).
B2. For Associate and Affiliate Members, a player must also meet at least one of
the following development criteria;
B2.1 Played 50% of games in national / domestic competition of the country
in any three of the five preceding years
B2.2 Spent a cumulative total of 100 days over the preceding five years
doing cricket work in the country
B2.3 Represented that country at Under 19 level or above in the past (in an
ICC sanctioned match), either under previous ICC rules (i.e. prior to
Annual Conference 2006) or where the current ICC development
criteria had applied."
