There has been much discussion regarding the level at which a player/coach should be permitted to play in the Championship with concerns expressed by several clubs but the MSC have decided that as the matter is of considerable importance that it should be put to the member clubs to vote at the AGM. It should be noted that to qualify to enter the UK on the International Sportsperson Visa, they would have to show that they had played a minimum of 5 matches at 1st Class, ODI or List A level during the previous 3 years – it does seem to the MSC incongruous that this could happen without restriction to such a player in our Division 9. Thus:
From the start of the 2024 season:
No player/coach entering the country on an International Sportsperson Visa will be permitted to play in the Two Counties Championship at a level below Division 2. This rule is subject to ratification at the AGM in October 2023