The Breen Machine
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Bit of trivia for you all here, which county squad contains the highest amount of Kolpaks and/or players born outside of the UK? Players born in Ireland are counted.
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Sorry I should have mentioned, I'm not counting registered overseas players.
Somerset have 6, which puts them joint third.
The Breen Machine
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Durham are in 2nd place with 8, although the top county have 3 Irishmen and 2 who have been born abroad but not actually classed as Kolpaks, meaning Durham would have the largest number of genuine kolpak players.
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The Breen Machine
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Well done that man. 11 non-English born players plying their trade at Lords, although it may be a little harsh as Strauss and Dalrymple were born in SA and Kenya respectively but schooled over there and not classed as Kolpak signings, and 2 Irish players in Morgan and Stirling (Not 3 like I mentioned sorry)
The county with the lowest number is Northants, with only Niall O'Brien being born outside the UK.
u got a link to the stat
Andy.SAFC
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The Breen Machine
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Not as such, had a few minutes spare so went through all the county squads on BBC Sport
Not as such, had a few minutes spare so went through all the county squads on BBC Sport
I am very sceptical of this then....
Andy Hall is South African and skippers Northants. Vaas one would assume is the registered overseas. So how do they only have one if you including the keeper
The Breen Machine
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I am very sceptical of this then....
Andy Hall is South African and skippers Northants. Vaas one would assume is the registered overseas. So how do they only have one if you including the keeper
Because rather foolishly, I seem to have missed Hall out
Unless you are still allowed 2 overseas players?, I know that rule was re-introduced a few years ago but with all the comings and goings and T20 signings it's hard to know what the general rules are.
Because rather foolishly, I seem to have missed Hall out
Unless you are still allowed 2 overseas players?, I know that rule was re-introduced a few years ago but with all the comings and goings and T20 signings it's hard to know what the general rules are.
only one overseas player
How many more you missed out
you had a mare here like
The Breen Machine
Striker
only one overseas player
How many more you missed out
you had a mare here like
Just gone back and double checked over some of the teams and don't seem to have missed anyone else out, just Hall.
Northants, Notts, Gloucester and Leicester all have only 2.
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Jon Snow
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What's a kolpak? Butter?
Mackem DJ
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I think we have always got away with it as thankfully, most of the non-Kolpak players we have are local lads who have enough talent to push for England Honours.
If you look at the squads of some of the counties (prob apart from Notts) you mentioned who only have 2 or 3, there 'english' players are just also rans, county plodders just making a living off the game with nowhere near enough talent to even come close to representing there country.
If you look at the squads of some of the counties (prob apart from Notts) you mentioned who only have 2 or 3, there 'english' players are just also rans, county plodders just making a living off the game with nowhere near enough talent to even come close to representing there country.
The Breen Machine
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There's nothing in the rules though which is why you have players like Trott and Pattinson who come over in their early to mid 20's and end up playing for England.
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