Chris Read heads into his 16th season at Trent Bridge still searching for an elusive one-day trophy. He talks to skysports.com about how Nottinghamshire are shaping up ahead of the 2013 campaign
Wednesday 3 April 2013 23:23, UK
Chris Read tells skysports.com of his desire to land a one-day trophy before calling it quits.
Over 50 international appearances for England, two County Championship titles and eternal adulation from the Nottinghamshire faithful, Chris Read has achieved more than most during his professional career. But, back in Nottingham after an 11-day pre-season camp in Barbados, Read still has unfinished business. A 16th successive season at Trent Bridge awaits Nottinghamshire's favourite son but in that time he has failed to taste one-day glory, either as a player or captain. An agonising Twenty20 final defeat to Leicestershire on home soil in 2006 was the closest Read has come to a white ball trophy and he admits he is desperate to put that right before calling time on his career. "I haven't managed to lift a trophy or be part of a trophy-lifting side in white ball cricket in my career so it's a personal ambition of mine to do that before I retire," Read told skysports.com. "That said, I always feel that the Championship is the pinnacle, like the club does, simply because it's the hardest competition to win. You've got to play successfully and competitively over six months of the year in changing conditions from April through to September. It's the true test of the side." Nottinghamshire, who last won a one-day trophy back in 1991, endured a disappointing campaign by their high standards last season, finishing fifth in Division One of the County Championship, while a last-ball defeat to eventual champions Hampshire denied them a day out at Finals Day. A club of Nottinghamshire's stature expect to be challenging for all silverware on offer and Read, although realistic, is confident the current squad is capable of doing so this summer.