Hayden takes helm for Northants (19 December 1998)
MATTHEW HAYDEN, the Australian Test batsman, is to captain Northamptonshire after being signed up as the county's overseas player for next year
19-Dec-1998
19 December 1998
Hayden takes helm for Northants
By Richard Bright
MATTHEW HAYDEN, the Australian Test batsman, is to captain
Northamptonshire after being signed up as the county's overseas
player for next year.
The left-hander from Queensland has agreed a two-year playing
contract and will succeed Kevin Curran as captain. David Ripley,
the wicketkeeper, will be his deputy.
Hayden, 27, who made the last of his seven Test appearances for
Australia in South Africa nearly two years ago, had a highly
successful season with Hampshire in 1997. He scored 2,426 runs in
all competitions, including 1,438 in the County Championship with
four centuries.
Speaking from his home in Brisbane, Hayden said: "I'm very
excited about this. I enjoyed my summer with Hampshire and I just
hope I can make a really good fist of it for Northants."
He will team up with Bob Carter, the director of cricket, who
said: "I'm delighted Matthew is joining us. We spent a lot of
time together in Brisbane last month and was impressed with his
ideas and vision."
Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)