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With JamesTaylor likely to miss significant
portions of Nottinghamshire’s season
through international commitments, Notts
Outlaws will be captained by Chris Read
in this summer’s Royal London One-Day
Cup, and Dan Christian in the NatWest
T20 Blast.
Christian, returning for a second summer
in the green & gold, will draw on
experience gained across the world to lead
the Outlaws in the shortest format, while
Club Captain Read will take the reins in
50 over cricket as well as his duties in the
Specsavers County Championship.
With Christian a veteran of both the Big
Bash and Indian Premier League, as well
as the international arena with Australia,
Newell expects the all-rounder to draw on
his vast experience in the game’s shortest
format.
“Dan brings a great deal of knowledge
of how to be successful inT20 cricket,
having played it all over the world for a
number of years,” said Nottinghamshire
Director of Cricket Mick Newell.
“He has leadership experience and it will
be good to have aT20 captain who can
very much focus on that form of the game.
“He’s going to be a key player for us in
both white ball formats and we know he
sets a very good example with the way he
goes about his cricket.”
Taylor has led Notts Outlaws over the past
two seasons, taking his side to successive
semi-finals in the Royal London One-Day
Cup in 2014 and 2015. However, his
continued development has led to further
international honours – now aTest regular
and mainstay in his country’s ODI side –
and Newell expressed the importance of
allowingTaylor to place a greater focus on
his England career.
“Having recently got back into theTest
side, and being around England’s team full
time in 50 over cricket, it’s right that James
focuses on his own game this year,” said
Newell.
“Clashes between our one day fixtures and
the international schedule make it unlikely
that he’ll be able to play a major part in
our season, so it would be difficult for him
to captain on the occasions when he does
feature for us.
“Since taking on the role in 2014, James
has shown himself to be a tactically sound
captain, and one that has responded to the
extra responsibility with a better level of
performance with the bat.
“In future seasons, if the schedule is more
kind to us, I can certainly envisage him
slotting back into the role.”
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