Title: Central contracts Post by: McLovin on Monday, September 10, 2007, 10:39:38 Can someone explain this notion for me? I've not really followed cricket until the last year or so...
Title: Central contracts Post by: sonic youth on Monday, September 10, 2007, 11:20:08 they're contracted to the ECB rather than their counties.
the benefit of this? i dunno. Title: Central contracts Post by: DMR on Monday, September 10, 2007, 12:40:47 Quote from: "sonic youth" they're contracted to the ECB rather than their counties. the benefit of this? i dunno. the benefit is they don't waste their time, energy and fitness playing meaningless county fixtures day after day. Title: Central contracts Post by: Nemo on Monday, September 10, 2007, 14:09:45 And Counties don't get pissed off paying for them to tour New Zealand.
Title: Central contracts Post by: reeves4england on Monday, September 10, 2007, 15:03:50 I think its a sensible idea. What's the point in somebody being contracted to a county and only playing a few games a season?!
Title: Central contracts Post by: ronnie21 on Monday, September 10, 2007, 17:16:21 I believe they are still contracted to their counties and to the ECB, who say when and where they can play!!
Title: Central contracts Post by: lebowski on Monday, September 10, 2007, 17:51:06 it's basically like england footballers being paid by the FA, rather than by their club.
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