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NEWELL TARGETS OVERSEAS
BATSMAN AFTER TAYLOR
CAPTURE
Not t inghamshi re  Di rec tor  of  
Cr i cket Mi ck  Newe l l  i s  
target ing  an  overseas  s tar  to  
compl ete  hi s  new-­ look  bat t ing  
order  af ter  captur ing  Eng l and  
internat iona l  James  Tay lor .
Not t s  have  t i ed  up  a  
three-­year -­dea l  for  the  
r ight -­hander  –  one  of  the  
hot tes t  prospec t s  in  Eng l i sh  
cr i cket .
Tay lor ' s  move  across  the  
border  comes  af ter  Not t s  
agreed  a  compensat ion  package  
wi th  Le i ces tershi re  to  re l ease  
him  f rom  the  f ina l  year  of  hi s  
cont rac t .
Newe l l  i s  natura l l y  de l ighted  
to  have  s igned  the  pl ayer  who  
was  a l so  wanted  by  
Warwi ckshi re .
He  rema ins  keen  to  
suppl ement  a  top  order  that  
has  s t rugg l ed  to  f i re  in  recent  
seasons  wi th  a  recogni sed  
per former  f rom  abroad.
"We  los t Mark Wagh  and  Al i  Brown  but  James  
and Mi chae l  Lumb  ( f rom  Hampshi re)  are  f i t t ing  
repl acement s  and  they  were  our  pr imary  target , "  
he  sa id.
"The  internat iona l  ca l endar  may  a l so  present  us  
wi th  an  oppor tuni ty  to  recrui t  an  overseas  
bat sman  and  we ' re  explor ing  that . "
“THEY WERE
OUR PRIMARY
TARGETS . ”
MICK NEWELL
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