Pedro Collins joins Surrey as a Kolpak player

[Ninjaman]

Cricinfo - Surrey chase Mohammad Asif

.......Roger Harman, who also confirmed that the West Indian left-arm seamer, Pedro Collins, had joined the club as a Kolpak player on a two-year deal.

[greg]

Well they need some bowlers as the pace department was woefully thin this season.Yet more Kolpak players though,England will suffer in a few years time.

[Speedboy Salesman]

although Greg, the ECB have done a GOOD thing in limiting the overseas players just to 1 next season. I think Collins will do good at Surrey. Looks like he won't get back in the West Indies side ever again, or at least for a while.

[Rachael]

Originally Posted by Speedboy Salesman

although Greg, the ECB have done a GOOD thing in limiting the overseas players just to 1 next season

Not at all. The overseas players have almost ALL been exemplary signings this year... bringing a LOT to the County Championship and undoubtedly doing more to bring on the youngsters they played with than the army of aged, England qualified journeymen that are the mainstay of the domestic scene.

The answer is requiring a minimum number of youngsters rather than trying to clamp down on the likes of Pedro Collins... who should bring a lot to the domestic scene and whose experience in a professional setup like Surrey might one day prove useful if he ends up working with WI youngsters in a few years time.