Rejected petition The ECB must change the law so that N.Irish Cricketers can play county cricket

Paul Stirling is now unable to play cricket for the county he has played for all his life because of the new ECB ruling that Northern Irish born cricketers who play for the Ireland national team now must count as overseas players. This is a restraint of trade and should be made illegal.

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https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1336020
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/english-county-game-may-block-irish-stars-6vdpkz6wv

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Date submitted 3 September 2019
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