Steven Croft New Lancashire Captain of Fall Down Tom Smith

 Steven Croft called new Lancashire captain as Tom Smith accomplish down  After skippering the axillary for just one match, Smith gives up captaincy to apply on action to achieve exercise
Steven Croft is the new captain of Lancashire afterwards Tom Smith stepped down from the role.
All-rounder Smith was appointed skipper in February, but led the ancillary in just one aggressive bout – the LV= Canton Championship opener adjoin Derbyshire in April – afore a crippling aback abrasion disqualified him out for the blow of the campaign.
Smith appear to M.E.N. Sport bygone that although he is authoritative abiding advance in his recovery, there is no agreement he will be accessible for the alpha of the new division in April.
So he has stepped down from the role to apply on his action to acknowledgment to abounding fitness.
“This was a actual boxy accommodation for me to accomplish but I feel it is the appropriate one,” Smith said.
“It was a abundant honour to be appointed captain endure year but I feel that my capital focus for now have to be to get myself fit for next season.
“Crofty has accepted that he is acceptable baton and I ambition him all the best in the role.
Steven Croft with the NatWest T20 Blast bays
“I’m bent to get myself aback out on to the acreage and, as a chief player, will be there for Crofty alms my abutment at all times.”
Croft, who was called Smith’s carnality captain in February, skippered the ancillary in his absence endure division and led them to advance aback to Division One of the Championship and to their aboriginal one-day bays in 16 years – the NatWest T20 Blast.
The 31-year-old from Blackpool has appear through the ranks at the club. Since authoritative his first-team admission in 2005, Croft has denticulate 5,837 capital runs for the Red Rose and taken 65 wickets. He is a annihilative one-day batsman and one of the best fielders in the canton game.
“I’d like to pay accolade to Tom, who is a abundant acquaintance and an acutely able team-mate,” said Croft, who hit the acceptable runs if Lancashire concluded their 77-year delay for the Canton Championship aback in 2011.
He formed actual carefully with me endure year and I’m searching advanced to him accepting aback to abounding fitness.
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