Imports block local talent

FURTHER to David Rimmer’s letter from last week (Overseas stars or county pride?), my concern would be that while the real stars from abroad do enrich our game – and have done for decades – the flood of journeyman imports currently on view constitutes a logjam when it comes local talent getting its chance.
By my reckoning, 12 out of 22 players in the Somerset v Glamorgan One-Day Cup tie were either from South Africa and Australia or Kolpak signings – or both.
In Glamorgan’s case, in particular, isn’t this short term approach a really damaging...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login