Mick Newell described Nottinghamshire’s County Championship success as the culmination of hard work over the long term, as the title was brought back to Trent Bridge for the first time in 15 years.

Nottinghamshire’s Director of Cricket, who led the side to the red-ball crown in 2005 and 2010, joined Dave Bracegirdle on Trent Bridge Live shortly after the 2025 title had been officially sealed.

“I said to Pete [Moores, Head Coach] the other day, we should think back to last September, when we played Warwickshire here,” he said.

“We were both hanging in Division One by a thread, and the fact we stayed up then allowed us to win the Championship this year.

“People who put in big contributions last summer – the likes of Jacob Duffy, who came in as an overseas, and Farhan Ahmed, who made a big impact at the end of last year – had a huge part to play in that.

“I’m looking back to 12 months ago to see the start of this.

“We know how important four-day cricket is to a club like Notts, it’s how you’re judged as a county, and it’s the competition that the players and coaching staff want to win the most.

“And it means a lot to win it at home.”

Newell has been part of Trent Bridge triumphs across all formats of the game as player, coach and Director of Cricket – but he remains struck by the resonance of a Championship title.

“You don’t realise until you’ve done something like this how much it impacts on people,” he said.

“In 2010 we had people coming up to us in the street saying ‘well done’, and this week my neighbour was saying to me ‘you’ll be nervous over the next four days!’.

“It’s a fantastic feeling to win it, and that never changes.

“Pete’s put a great team together, and we’ve got a great team off the field as well – the coaching staff, who’ve worked so hard, and the backroom teams that put on everything for us.

“It’s a huge achievement.”

While Notts have been among the Division One frontrunners since the start of the season, Newell credited the Green and Golds’ late-season form for powering them to the crown.

“We always knew this little run of three games in September was going to be key,” he said.

“When we played those Kookaburra games in June and July, nothing happened for us, so we just stayed tucked in behind Surrey.

“We’ve been blessed with some good weather to get on the field, but we’ve had to put in the performances to get the points we need.

“Anybody that comes ahead of Surrey has played some really good cricket, so for us to come ahead of them is a great tribute to our players.”

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