David Hussey to be Notts' stand-in captain

David Hussey will fill in for fellow overseas player Stephen Fleming as Nottinghamshire captain at the start of the 2007 domestic season. He will take charge of four Championship matches and five one-day ties.

Fleming will miss the first five weeks while he leads New Zealand in the World Cup in the Caribbean. He is set to arrive in Nottingham in late May in time for the Championship match against Essex which starts on the 23rd.

Nottinghamshire have decided not to draft in a replacement overseas player for that period. Their director of cricket, Mick Newell is confident he has a strong enough squad to cope without Fleming.

Hussey's temporary promotion comes after his successful stint as stand-in captain for Victoria in Australia's domestic season. Hussey guided Victoria to the Ford Ranger one-day cup final as he filled in for the Australia representatives Cameron White and Brad Hodge.

"David's got good tactical awareness," said Newell, "and has been getting some experience of captaincy with Victoria this winter. He also seems to have batted better during that period, so I'm hopeful we'll see similar results at Trent Bridge."