Hurricanes' Christian joins Nottinghamshire

Hobart Hurricanes allrounder Dan Christian will again head to England this summer, after signing on for a second stint with county team Nottinghamshire.

Christian will again line up for Notts in England's domestic Twenty20 competition, having spent the second half of last season with the side playing in the 20-over and one-day competitions.

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He scored three half-centuries to help the Outlaws reach the semi-finals in the 50-over competition, form which he has carried into this year's KFC Big Bash League where he has scored 158 runs at 31.60.

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Christian, who moved to Hobart from the Brisbane Heat this summer, has posted two fifties, while he has also captured two wickets and been electric at times in the field, snaffling seven catches to date.

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It's form which has Nottinghamshire director of cricket only too happy to welcome back the former Australian allrounder and which will also influence his role at the club.

"We'll use him in a different role in Twenty20 cricket, higher up the order where he can make more of a batting impact," Notts director of cricket Mick Newell said.

"He is performing really well in the Big Bash and I'm sure other clubs showed some interest, but he enjoyed his time here and that's the kind of relationship we want to build with our overseas players."

Christian's biggest highlight of BBL|05 to date is undoubtedly his massive 117m six onto the roof of the Gabba in the Hurricanes' win over the Brisbane Heat late last month.

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Asked after that match if he'd had an inkling he could hit that far, Christian was quick to tell cricket.com.au: "Not at all, not at all." 

"At the end of the innings in front of a huge crowd you're trying to hit every ball for six. Your beans are going and the adrenaline is flowing. 

"I got that one out of the middle of the bat and it was one of those things. I wasn’t expecting it to go that far but it's a nice feeling when it does."