Counties to be allowed to field replacement players for injury, illness & life events
02.04.26, 15:51 Updated 02.04.26, 15:51
Jeremy Blackmore
Northamptonshire’s opening Championship game against Lancashire tomorrow marks the start of a new season-long trial which will allow like-for-like replacement players to cover not only injuries, but also illness and significant life events.
Speaking to journalists this week, Northamptonshire’s 1992 One Day Cup hero Alan Fordham, now the ECB's head of cricket operations, outlined how the trial will work across all rounds of the County Championship.
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Jeremy Blackmore is the founder and editor of The Steeler. Jeremy is a freelance cricket writer and Wantage Road regular. He has written extensively for a host of publications including The Cricketer, The Cricket Paper, Wisden Cricket Monthly and ESPNcricinfo. He also covers Northamptonshire for the ECB Reporters Network.