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Mark Butcher: Replacement player rule needs an early bath

This season has seen the introduction, on an experimental basis, of a new rule in the County Championship whereby teams are permitted to replace a player if they’re ruled out of a game through injury, illness or a significant life event.
Lyndon James played an important role in Notts’ victory over Glamorgan after replacing Fergus O’Neill

 

This season has seen the introduction, on an experimental basis, of a new rule in the County Championship whereby teams are permitted to replace a player if they’re ruled out of a game through injury, illness or a significant life event.
The substitute must be deemed a like-for-like replacement and any injured or ill players will be assessed by the chief medical officers of both teams involved.
If a player is replaced due to injury or illness, they’re then not able to play for their team for the next eight days.
We saw two replacement players brought in during the first round of Championsh...

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