How is kolpaks effecting south african cricket?

[brockley]

Benkenstein,Tendeutche,Dexter,Vanjaarsevldt,Henderson,Ackerman,probably louw next season,klusener,Willoughby,Paul Harris,and G Kruis.
Just wondering fans of south african cricket how does this effect south africa's depth and first class cricket.Thats a lot of players now unable to play for south africa.

 

[steds]

They'll have others, who're most likely better. I doubt half the Kolpaks would/will make much more than mediocre First Class players. And there has to be a reason they come over here in the first place...

 

[chris.hinton]

The only kolpak players that have been a success have been

Pietersen
Mason

 

[BoyBrumby]

Dunno, you'd have to have Pothas & Trott up there too IMHO.

The strength of sterling is going to be a big attraction &, IIRC, SA reduced their number of first class teams fairly sharply a few years back which means there are even fewer spaces for youngsters to compete for.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

They'll have others, who're most likely better. I doubt half the Kolpaks would/will make much more than mediocre First Class players. And there has to be a reason they come over here in the first place...

More money obviously!

 

[Anna]

Willoughby's doing well....he's one of only a few Somerset players who are

 

[Neil Pickup]

Dunno, you'd have to have Pothas & Trott up there too IMHO.

The strength of sterling is going to be a big attraction &, IIRC, SA reduced their number of first class teams fairly sharply a few years back which means there are even fewer spaces for youngsters to compete for.

Er, not quite. They now have two levels of First Class cricket - the franchise system PLUS the old provincial games.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Er, not quite. They now have two levels of First Class cricket - the franchise system PLUS the old provincial games.

In terms of anything professional you can live off, it'd be franchises or Kolpak county players. There's a reason the ones coming here are all 30+.

Edit to Brumby: IIRC Pothas competes on a Greek passport and Trott on an English. They were in England before Maros Kolpak even had touched a handball.

 

[brockley]

Mason is an aussie under a irish passport.
South africa must be ruing paul harris the one that got away,lets looks at the main alternatives boje yeh right,botha banned,tshabala rookie and peterson crap,adams defunct.