Nannes: Hussey a big draw

Seamer Dirk Nannes played international Twenty20 cricket for the Netherlands before being called up for Australia

Overseas signing Dirk Nannes has revealed that his friendship with Nottinghamshire favourite David Hussey was a major factor in his decision to join the club for this season’s revamped Friends Provident t20.

Nannes, who has won domestic Twenty20 tournaments with Middlesex and Victoria Bushrangers, is currently in India preparing for his second season in the Indian Premeir League with Delhi Daredevils.

And the Australia international is eager to link up with Hussey for Nottinghamshire in June.

“Dave Hussey approached me at Victoria and said that Notts were interested and would give me a call and his endorsement was a big factor in why I wanted to sign,” said Nannes.

“Whenever you walk into a new club it takes time to get to know everyone but having 'Huss' there will help me to settle and get amongst the rest of the guys.

“I’ve got a decent amount of experience of English conditions and I know that certain things work here that don’t work elsewhere and certain things get punished by batsmen.

"I tend to bowl a bit straighter here because if you don’t, you find yourself getting flicked off towards third man.”

Nannes plans to fly straight from the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies to Nottingham, giving him ample time to prepare for the Outlaws’ first home fixture against Derbyshire Falcons on Friday 11 June.

“I’m coming to Notts because I think the team can be successful in this tournament,” added Nannes.

“'Huss' is a great player and the whole team looks good on paper so we’ll be looking to win it.”