3.1 Regulations Governing the Qualification of Cricketers for England

Subject to the overriding discretion of the ECB, acting with the consent of the International Cricket Council, a Cricketer will only be qualified to play for England in a Test Match or in a One Day International Match if:

(a) he is either a British citizen or an Irish citizen; and

(b1) he was born within England and Wales; or

(b2) he has been resident in England and Wales for the immediately preceding four consecutive years; and

(c) he has not during the immediately preceding four consecutive years either

(i) played cricket for any Full Member Country outside the EEA at U17 level or above,

or (ii) played First Class Cricket in any such Full Member Country except as an overseas cricketer under local rules similar to Regulation 3 (Unqualified Cricketers) of the ECB Regulations Governing the Qualification and Registration of Cricketers, or in any other circumstances approved by the ECB; and

(d) he makes, whenever requested by the ECB, a declaration in the form set out in Annex B to the ECB Regulations defining Qualification for England.

(e) In the case of a Cricketer seeking to become qualified under (b2) above he will (until he has become qualified to play for England) only be treated as having been resident within England and Wales for the relevant consecutive period if he has spent a minimum of 210 days in each year within England and Wales (for which purpose "year" shall mean a year ending 1st April).

NOTES:

Players who are either British or Irish citizens, but were not born within England or Wales and do not qualify by virtue of 3(e) above, are regarded as Category 3, for whom the deadline was 31st May.

An Irish citizen born in Ireland or a British citizen born in Scotland, who do not qualify by virtue of 3(e) are a Category 3.