Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
Brief extract from the Independent
However, a Slovenian handball player named Lopak may yet alter the tone of the debate. Lopak, who plays in Germany, did not like being classified as an overseas player. He took his case to court, which judged that, since he had resident status in Germany, he was eligible as a home player.
The ruling almost certainly applies to players from South Africa, Zimbabwe and the West Indies. Once they estab-lish resident status, they are qualified like any native Brit. One agent is already hawking names around the counties. Lopak may make the current debate redundant.
http://sport.independent.co.uk/cricket/story.jsp?story=450063
That would make things interesting, wouldn't it?
However, a Slovenian handball player named Lopak may yet alter the tone of the debate. Lopak, who plays in Germany, did not like being classified as an overseas player. He took his case to court, which judged that, since he had resident status in Germany, he was eligible as a home player.
The ruling almost certainly applies to players from South Africa, Zimbabwe and the West Indies. Once they estab-lish resident status, they are qualified like any native Brit. One agent is already hawking names around the counties. Lopak may make the current debate redundant.
http://sport.independent.co.uk/cricket/story.jsp?story=450063
That would make things interesting, wouldn't it?
