SA8217;s Hall barred from playing county cricket for ICL link

The ECB ruling has not only affected the players but even counties have been hit hard.

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire are among those hit hardest as the former will miss the services of South African all-rounders Hall and Van der Wath while the later will have to let go Hinds.

8220;We are obviously very disappointed that Wavell will be unable to join us this season,8221; Derbyshire chief executive Tom Sears was quoted as saying by the BBC Sport.

8220;While we support the ECB8217;s stance on unsanctioned events we can fully understand why Wavell has accepted the Indian Cricket League ICL offer. We have been actively looking at options for a while now in anticipation of this ruling and have the finances in place to attract the best players looking to play county cricket.8221;

Kemp was one of Kent8217;s winter signings while Marshall had been due to play for Gloucestershire.

The ICL, in which eight teams play each other in a Twenty20 format, has been rivalled by an officially backed event called the Indian Premier League IPL.

But players involved in the IPL, the officially recognised Twenty20 competition, will not suffer the same sanctions.