It is likely the matter will come before the Scottish Parliament early next year, and with opposition parties signalling their support for a change to the double jeopardy law it is likely to pass through easily.
Yet he found a willing ally in Griffths who hung around long enough to not only help Ervine reach his double century with a four down to backward point - the 37th of his innings - but also pass his previous best of 208, made for the Southern Rocks against Mid West Rhinos in his homeland.