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COVERED 22 TRENTBRIDGE.CO.UK just knew that they weren’t going to get past them. “You’d place Joey Evison, Liam Patterson- White and Lyndon James as the three that are right at the top of that young crop and they all want to make it here. We all have to earn a place though and that means looking at those in the team and working out how to get to that level.” Hutton sits at a curious intersection of professional cricketers. At 28, he can remember those elder statesmen who barely visited the gym, didn’t require close attention and yet still turned it on come matchday. In the Nottinghamshire Academy though, he was surrounded by the new breed that learned Olympic lifts and found time to shift tin four times a week. Across the game, variation on these ex- tremes still exists from county to county and both ends of the spectrum have been harnessed to produce success. In recent seasons, Essex have become serial winners with a focus on team spirit and togetherness whereas Somerset have sought silverware with a clear focus on fitness. Traditionally, Nottinghamshire have sought to embrace the best of both but a renewed emphasis on physical fitness has been evident to the returning academy graduate. “Everything has gone up a notch since my first spell,” says Hutton, having returned from a three-season stint with Northamptonshire. “There are more coaches, every aspect of the training is more intense and there’s a lot more focus on getting our bodies, technique and skills ready to play cricket. “The fitness work is tough and I’m getting “THERE IS SO MUCH AT PLAY WHEN YOU’RE COMING THROUGH THE RANKS AT A COUNTY CLUB AND YOU’VE ALWAYS GOT ONE EYE ON WHERE A SPACE MIGHT OPEN UP FOR YOU.” Brett Hutton The Park Hospital - Part of Circle Health Group - 21244 1824 MKT ADV / 02.2021 Expert Prostate Cancer Care in the East Midlands Based at The Park Hospital, Nottingham Prostate Centre is the only private urological cancer clinic of its kind in the East Midlands and is coordinated by a team of highly experienced Consultant Urologists and Clinical Nurse Specialists. Call 0115 966 2086 or email nottinghamprostatecentre@ bmihealthcare.co.uk www.bmihealthcare.co.uk/park