Appetite for Twenty20 is final curtain for Pro40
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on July 20, 2008
The changes to the structure of English domestic cricket from the start of the 2010 season, put forward for approval this week by the England and Wales Cricket Board, spelled the end for the 40-over competition because of the appetite for yet more Twenty20.
But the future of the competition does not make a difference to the way Derbyshire will approach it in the present, according to head of cricket John Morris.
“All competitions are important to us,” he said. “The Pro40 is here now, we’re playing for it and we want to give it our best shot.
“Hopefully, we will play the cricket we are capable of and, if we are in the position at the end of the season where we can get a promotion, then great.
“It means we’re doing things well and that can only breed confidence in the squad.
“It would be great if we could get on a run in this and get going. It’s all about being competitive in all forms of the game.
“As it stands, this is an important competition and we want to do well in it.”
Tomorrow’s match will carry an added importance for Phantoms captain Rikki Clarke, whose poor run of form led to his omission from the first team for their Championship match at Wantage Road.
“He had a game, got some runs and got a couple of wickets and, hopefully, he will be back ready to go again.”
Clarke will be back in the side and Dominic Telo is also set to be added, with Paul Borrington likely to make way.
Derbyshire have been more effective in limited-overs cricket than in recent times and Morris wants to see that improvement taken a step further.
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