St Kitts bars England Lions batter Asa Tribe over Kenya Ebola rules
Glamorgan opener Asa Tribe could not join the England Lions tour of the Caribbean after playing for Jersey in Nairobi. St Kitts and Nevis bars non-nationals for 21 days after a stay in Kenya because of Ebola.
Glamorgan batter Asa Tribe has been blocked from joining the England Lions tour of the Caribbean because of a recent trip to Kenya. St Kitts and Nevis, which is hosting every match of the tour, refused him entry over Ebola concerns, BBC Sport and The Guardian reported. Tribe, 22, opens the batting for Glamorgan. He can still play for his native Jersey until he wins a first senior England cap. In late October he played three one-day matches for Jersey in Nairobi, against Kuwait, Papua New Guinea and hosts Kenya. According to The Guardian, his last match there was on October 27. He then set off for St Kitts and Nevis on connecting flights. The Guardian reported that he got as far as Paris before he learned of the problem. He has since returned to the UK. A spokesperson for the England and Wales Cricket Board…
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