Notts CCC

This a bit of a player profile section for Notts this year any questions or comments please tell me.

Stephen Fleming Will skipper the side again this year after leading us to the title last year he batted on an average of 60 last year with four hundreds he will be looking too better that and lead by example this year.

Darren Bicknell- Brother of Surreys Martin Bicknell. He bats left handed at the top of the order in the longer form and probably will not play this year in the OD game. But may well be very valuable with an average of 50 last year especially with Fleming being on international duty at the start of the campaign.

Gareth Clough- Very much a fringe all rounder what you might call abits and pieces player with not much of an average but can tie down batsmen with his acurate right medium bowling and be inventive with his lower order batting. Expect him to be involved in just OD games.

Mark Ealham- Formally of Kent the big all rounder will bat at 6 or 7 and bowl second change this season very important in both forms of the game especially with his big hitting. He lead the Sky Sports Sixes league for 2004. With Chris Read up to the stumps that combination could well be vital for Notts this year. Lead the bowling average last year with 20 andabatting avg of 30

MArk Footit- Very promising left arm quick bowler not played much for the first team but was selected by the MCC to play against us and did very well opening the bowling.

Paul Franks - Always very promising as an all rounder but has struggled with injuries only playing 5 games last year with an avg of 65 but struggled with the ball only averaging 50. If fit will score lots of runs and take lots of wickets.

Jason Gallian - Aussie born opening vice captain who will be very important filling in for fleming and being a rock at the top of the innings again averaging 50 last year.

AJ Harris- Right arm mudium fast will take wickets at an average of about 26 and bat at 10 or 11 very useful 1st change bowler

David Hussey- A very good Aussie who has scored alot of runs for us last year topping the batting averages with 68. Like his brother Mike he is very quick and good in the field. Huss will be a pivotal figure if we are to challenge agian this year.

Chris Read - Arguably the best Keeper in England having represented England at both test and ODI level only hs batting has let him down this is not the case for Notts his batting has been very good already having two hundreds already this season. He can also hit some very big sixes for a little guy.

Ryan Sidebottom- He took 50 first-class wickets to become the Player of the Year last year although getting on a bit now he played like a young gun last year winning many games for us once again will be vital this year to any success.

Greg Smith - Sidebotoms opening partner for much of last year very good left arm bowler with a career average of 27 will most probably open the bowling again this year.

Will Smith - Look out for this guy this year he is my one to keep an eye on as he has been promised a chance in the first team he will bat at 5 or 6 and has already got a hundred. Although he is only 23 good head on his shoulders.

Graeme Swann - Right arm off break bowler and could open the batting in the OD games as this was tried last year but only had limited success. He is very atticking with both bat and ball and also very entertaining

Russel Warren - Very good utility batsmen he can open or bat anywhere down do 6 or 7 and be very effective.

other players, Charlie Shreck, David Alleyne, Paul Mcmahon, Sumit Patel, Anurag Singh