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“You go to Derby or Leicester, there’s
generally a good atmosphere and you
cop a bit of stick from the fans.
“When they come here, everyone
wants to get one over the opposition,
especially those local guys, so there’s a
bit more needle and involvement.
“It’s all part of the fun and hopefully
those games in particular put on a
show for the fans.”
Lumb also admitted frustration with
Notts’ stumbles in their quests to
reach final’s day in the competition.
In recent years the Outlaws had
become the tournament’s perennial
quarter-finalists, before bitterly
exiting the tournament last year
thanks to a washout at Grace Road
in the final round of fixtures. It’s a
sticking point that clearly still riles the
Nottinghamshire batsman.
“We’re a proud club that wants to do
well, and we have done well, we just
haven’t quite got over that line into
finals-day,” he says.Wry smile? Gone.
“This year is another chance to do
it, with a dangerous group of players
we’ll be pushing to treat the fans by
getting to finals day, hopefully in-front
of some big crowds.
“As a group, we’re already looking
forward to getting in to the
tournament.
“We’ll take nothing for granted, but
we’ve got the team to do it so we’ll
give it a good crack.
“Every time we’ve lost a quarter-final
the drive and desire to get through
next time keeps growing.”
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Lumb enjoyed a prosperous
winter with the Sydney Sixers