Yorkshire Vikings coach Jason Gillespie is eagerly anticipating his return to Trent Bridge for their second NatWest T20 Blast match of the campaign.
Having drawn the Championship game at the venue just under a month ago, Gillespie predicts an equally close result in the shortest format.
And with both sides having won their first t20 match, the game will give an early indication of the front-runners in this year’s competition.
“You are wary of a lot of teams in this competition but the Outlaws are certainly a very good t20 side,” Gillespie said.
“We know we are going to have to play our best cricket if we are going to compete with the top teams which include Notts.
“Having said that, we feel our t20 squad is strong enough to compete with any side even if we haven’t achieved as much as we would have liked in the past.”
A packed house witnessed an Outlaws win over reigning champions Birmingham Bears and Gillespie believes the same sort of numbers will flock to Trent Bridge on Friday.
“We love coming to Trent Bridge. It is a fantastic facility and one of the best grounds in the country,” he said.
“We want to play at the great grounds of world cricket and Trent Bridge is certainly one of them.
“There is always a fantastic atmosphere at Trent Bridge, something that has been developed over a few years now.”
“Hopefully we can come here and put on a bit of a show for all the people who come to support us, although we know the majority will be Notts supporters.
“Yorkshire supporters come and cheers us on wherever we play which is fantastic and we are very thankful.
“They will certainly be here in their numbers and we will look forward to entertaining them as much as we can.”
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