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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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