Warwickshire have agreed a severance package with Gauteng Lions for Vaughn van Jaarsveld, effectively ending the story of the young batsman's stay at Edgbaston.
Although Warwickshire agreed to release the 22-year-old a couple of weeks ago, they were keen to recoup some of the money they had invested in him.
With two years remaining on a relatively lucrative contract, Warwickshire had also invested much time and faith in the vacillating van Jaarsveld.
Colin Povey, Warwickshire's chief executive, yesterday confirmed that they had agreed a "very good" compensation offer with Gauteng and have effectively cut all ties with the player.
It is understood that van Jaarsveld will pay Gauteng back in instalments; no small commitment considering his salary in South Africa is about a third of what it was in England.
Though his talent is undoubted, Warwickshire may feel well rid of van Jaarsveld.
Quite apart from being overweight, a poor fieldsman and having a suspect technique against the swinging ball, he has proved a remarkably fickle character.
When he signed for Warwickshire last summer, he did so despite a pre-existing contract with Gauteng. Now he has turned his back on his Warwickshire deal to return to South Africa.
His reputation is in tatters and, it would appear, he is far from popular at either club. As things stand, he is unable to break into the Lions team. The episode does not reflect well on his agent, either.
Nor will he be missed at Moseley CC. Though he played a few outstanding innings for the club - not least in the Graham Williamson Trophy Final - van Jaarsveld's modest Premier Division batting average (32) appeared to reflect a somewhat ambivalent attitude towards the club.
"As soon as he got his Warwickshire contract he seemed to think his work for Moseley was done," said Ian Stokes, the club's Birmingham League rep. "There's no doubting his ability but, personality wise, there were a few flaws."
"He made a hatful of enemies," Moseley CC secretary, Peter Davis, said. "When someone scores 100 on debut, you rub your hands in glee, but he turned out to be a major disappointment.
"He made no attempt to integrate with the club, he didn't get on particularly well with the team and, by the end of the season when we were fighting to avoid relegation, he didn't think enough of the club even to play.
"Personally, and I stress I'm speaking for myself not the club, I wouldn't have had him back next year anyway."
Van Jaarsveld's short stay has certainly made an impact, however.
Not only has the experience persuaded Moseley not to sign an overseas player in 2008, it has also gone some way to convincing Warwickshire that they should avoid 'Kolpak' players in the future.
