Nottinghamshire Skipper Chris Read All Set To Retire At The End Of 2017 County Season

Mar 29, 2017 at 1:13 PM

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Nottinghamshire Skipper Chris Read All Set To Retire At The End Of 2017 County Season

The long-serving skipper of English County side Nottinghamshire. Chris Read is all set to retire after playing his 20th season with his club Notts before taking the role of Director of Cricket for Uppingham School in Rutland, England.

“After this season, it’s time for me to move on and start the next phase of my career with a fantastic opportunity at Uppingham School. All good things must come to an end,” Read was quoted as saying by English Media.

However, Read is aiming to swing the fortunes in his last outing by getting Nottinghamshire back into the Division One of the County Championship.

“I’ll be putting everything into Nottinghamshire, into driving us forward and making sure that, when I do leave at the end of September, the club is in the best possible position,” Read was quoted as saying by BBC.com.

In 2010, the 38-year-old Read led from the front to win the County Championship for Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

The former England wicketkeeper Read had played 36 One-day international, 15 Tests and solitary Twenty20 for England since making his international debut in 1999. He last appeared at international scene in 2007 against Australia in Sydney.

The Devon-born has expressed satisfaction over his first-class career which is spread over 20 years since making his debut in 1997-98.

“I feel very content with my career. It’s my 20th season at Trent Bridge and it’s been a wonderful experience,” Read remarked.

Known as ‘Reados’, Read stated he would enjoy the season by giving his best for the time before stating he had would live to carry on the momentum in the upcoming County season.

“I’m going to really enjoy this last six months of my playing career. I’ve set myself high standards throughout my career and this season is no different,” Read concluded.

In 2016, Nottinghamshire was demoted to the Division Two of the County Championship after finishing on the bottom of the ladder in the top division fixtures.

In 2008, Read had been announced the captain of Trent Bridge-based club Nottinghamshire who had lifted the County Championship trophies in 2005 and 2010.

In 334 first-class games, Read has amassed 15,700 runs at an average of 37.20 which further include 25 hundreds and 89 fifties so far.

Behind the stumps, Read has claimed 995 catches and 52 stumps so far for Nottinghamshire in the first-class leg.

In 321 List A matches Read has scored 5,416 runs at an average of 29.43 which include 2 hundreds and 22 fifties. In 119 Twenty20 games, he has scored 1,441 runs at an average of 23.24. He has registered 367 catches and 100 stumping across both the formats.

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