WORCESTERSHIRE’S thrashing of Glamorgan in the County Championship last week is further proof that the need for Kolpak signings is far from necessary.
Steve Rhodes, Worcester’s director of cricket, has long been an advocate of selecting young and local players and nurturing their skills. A large portion of Worcester’s team come from the local leagues and very few are ‘bought in’.
Compare that to Glamorgan, who played Jacques Rudolph, Nick Selman, Colin Ingram, Chris Cooke, Marchant de Lange and Michael Hogan in the same game. How are the the youngest going to l...