To play league cricket you must select one of the following categories. 1) are either (i) a British or Irish citizen; or (ii) an EU,EEA or Swiss citizen, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement scheme; or have been resident in England and Wales for a minimum of 210 days between 1 April & 31 March in the year preceding their participation in the relevant league; and have not played cricket as a local/domestic player in any ICC Full Member Country (except England) in the 12 month period up to & including 31 March before the season in question, or at any time subsequently before or after applying to be and being registered as a Category 1 player. 2) A player (capped or uncapped) qualified to play for England under the current ECB regulations and, currently under contract to a First class County Club. For the purposes of clarification, a contracted player is one who has a current full playing contract, a summer contract or a development (Rookie) contract but not an academy contract (16-19 years) 3) Players not eligible to be registered as a category 1 or category 2 player