Currently county sides are allowed to have a number of foriegners on their books, as long as a maximum of two of them are playing for the first team at any one time. The English and Wales Cricket Board has just resolved to reduce that number from the 2008 season. At that point, sides will only be allowed to have a maximum of four players on their books for the entire season and only one can be playing at any time.
Ten New Zealanders have plied their trade in England this season - many of them on contracts which only cover a handful of games. Those short-term contracts are sure to almost completely dry up from the end of next season and with increased competition for places the number of long term contracts for New Zealand players is also likely to drop.
Thursday, 3 August 2006
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