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Notts News In Brief
CHRIS BROAD ANTICIPATES
ASHES ‘BATTLE ROYALE’
Nottinghamshire favourite Chris Broad has
endorsed the striking design of the second
replay screen installed atTrent Bridge during
the winter months.
Part-funded by a grant fromNottinghamshire
County Council, it has replaced the old
scoreboard in the corner between Radcliffe
Road and Fox Road, making good on a
key promise detailed in Nottinghamshire’s
successful bid to stage Investec Ashes Test
Matches in 2013 and 2015.
“The new replay screen looks fantastic and
I’m sure the members will be delighted
because every seat in the venue will now have
a prime view of replays and a very detailed
scoreboard,” said Chris.
“International cricket is very important for
Nottinghamshire and you only have to be in
and around the area in the build up to a major
match to appreciate the enormous buzz that
these matches generate.”
Broad, a regular in the Nottinghamshire side
between 1984 and 1992, scored 12,386 runs
in 173 first-class appearances for the Club,
in addition to six hundreds in his 25 Test
appearances for England, and retains fond
memories of his clashes against Australia.
“My first time in Australia was 20 years ago
and although we were all motivated to beat
them, there was nothing like the amount of
hype that will surround the contest this year,”
he said.
“An Australian tour is something every
cricketer dreams of being involved in but
the stature this contest enjoys now is entirely
different and rightly so because we’re in an
era of increased professionalism with much
more at stake.
“Reputations of teams and individual
players are on the line in every single match
and cricket supporters want to see a ‘Battle
Royale’ and that’s exactly what Ashes series
have become.”
NOTTS PROVE TO
BE THE BIG FISH IN
BARBADOS T20
Notts Outlaws signalled their intent
for a strong challenge in the Friends
Life t20 by beating Northamptonshire,
Yorkshire and Derbyshire on their way
to victory in the BarbadosT20 Cup.
The squad took home £5,000 in prize
money and a carved mahogany flying fish
after a unique presentation event at the
side of a retired Concorde donated to the
people of Barbados by British Airways.
“This evening was wonderful and a total
surprise to us all,” said Nottinghamshire
Chief Executive Lisa Pursehouse.
“Concorde was a great British aircraft
that few were privileged to see at such
close quarters. It has been a great
experience for all of the group and
something extra for the players on top
of winning the competition.”