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"I couldn't get a sniff, not even a trial": How the path narrowed for players without a contract

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NICK FRIEND - INTERVIEW: Changes to regulations around signing and looking after trialists have impacted the standard of second-team cricket, making it increasingly difficult for players on the outside to earn contracts in the professional game

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