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WELCOME
We l come to the f i rs t a l l -dig i ta l vers ion
of Covered, the Of f i c i a l Magaz ine of
Not t inghamshi re County Cr i cket Club.
Much has changed s ince the
es tabl i shment of Trent Br idge as a
recogni sed cr i cket ground in 1838.
Wi l l i am Cl arke didn’ t tweet , browse
facebook or publ i sh hi s v ideos on
youtube but he was an innovator and
hi s l egend as the Father Figure of
Trent Br idge l i ves on.
We have worked hard to br ing Trent
Br idge into the dig i ta l age whi l s t
reta ining the sense of t radi t ion that i s
the ha l lmark of our c lub. You’ ve told
us that you enjoy rece i v ing pr inted
edi t ions of Covered through your
l et terbox and that wi l l cont inue wi th
three edi t ions schedul ed for 2012. In
addi t ion to thi s commi tment , we have
redoubl ed our ef for t s to make fur ther
improvement s to our onl ine of fer ing
and we hope that thi s inaugura l
‘ four th edi t ion’ of Covered wi l l be read
beyond the rea lms of our membership
and t i cket buyers and s t r ike a chord
wi th cr i cket fans everywhere . Pl ease
fee l f ree to forward the l ink and
spread the word.
To ce l ebrate the prospec t of two
Eng l and Versus Wes t Indi es
encounters at Trent Br idge in 2012, we
are proud to present our Carr ibean
themed edi t ion. We ’ ve enl i s ted some
of our bigges t hi t ters both pas t and
present to ce l ebrate the re l at ionship
between Not t s and the Wes t Indi es so,
whether you’ re reading thi s in Bulwe l l
or Barbados , enjoy the i ssue and l et us
know what you think (@t rentbr idge) .
Derek Brewer
Chi ef Execut i ve
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We l come