from Cricinfo February 27 2002
Warwickshire can foresee problems with their choice of overseas player for
the coming season. They will not be alone. A number of other counties will
encounter similar difficulties as the international cricket calendar encroaches
more and more into the English season.
In Warwickshire's case, they are likely to lose the South African captain Shaun
Pollock for the last month of the season as he goes to Morocco in August for a
four-nation tournament and then on to the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka in
September. It is likely, therefore, that he will miss the last two rounds of
county championship and Norwich Union League matches.
Bob Woolmer, Warwickshire's director of coaching, commented, "We are making
urgent inquiries to find out what the ramifications are for Shaun. This has come
as a bolt from the blue. Clearly to lose Shaun in August would be most
undesirable, but all we can do at this stage is to monitor what is
happening."