The phrase "an era when players" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific time period characterized by the actions or behaviors of players, often in a sports or gaming context.
Example: "We are witnessing an era when players are more focused on mental health and well-being than ever before."
Alternatives: "a time when players" or "a period when players".
But what does it mean in an era when players are more organised as a profession?
Cockerill, whose career as a hooker came in an era when players enforced their own disciplinary code, is more phlegmatic.
Here comes Dale Hunter, who played in an era when players didn't make $9 million a season and didn't get days off from practice.
In an era when players are hitting the ball harder and with more spin than ever, the wrist is taking ever more strain.
Greg Rusedski also pleaded patience and highlighted the technical issues that a wrist injury can cause in an era when players are hitting the ball harder and with heavier spin than ever.
In fact, Taylor's selection for the tour of Sri Lanka which departs on Sunday was something of a throwback to an era when players earned winter plane tickets on the back of eye-catching displays in Lord's finals.
McHugh is something of a throwback, his off-season job evoking a bygone era when players packed their gear after the final out of the season and entered the work force.
"The ball, the wedges, the putter, the shafts; there isn't anything that I think is the same from the era when players still used a 1-iron," he said.
But even well into the era when players were leaving for the rich teams as well as being traded to them, the A's managed to build another excellent team.
It seemed to go against the culture of the game in that era, when players on different teams refused even to mix socially.
We have to accept that steroids are a part of baseball history, the way we accept the statistics from the segregation era, when players never competed against African-Americans.
