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Katya Witney: Du Plooy farce the latest own goal as county calamities continue

Katya Witney on the administrative failings and inept decision-making from higher powers that continues to plague the domestic game.

The last week has seen a new low in county mismanagement, set against a backdrop of wider ongoing governance failings.
For an outsider looking in, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to conclude that some county clubs haven’t got a clue how to function as professional sports teams.

The most glaring example is Middlesex’s spectacular own goal of bungling Leus du Plooy overseas status.
Du Plooy has been captaining Middlesex as a local player in county cricket, and has previously spoken of his ambition to play for England.
But after the possibility of representing South Africa arose, he switched his a...

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