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Hants to confirm White as manager

category: Cricket

04.10.2008 15:52

The 36-year-old has been in charge at The Rose Bowl since predecessor Paul Terry left the club in July.

And Hampshire have opted to keep faith with him, even though bigger names like former England coach Duncan Fletcher had been linked with the job.

"It feels great. It's been a long six weeks and things have worked out well," White told BBC Radio Solent.

"I'm looking forward to doing it next year. For me to be able to have an influence on how it goes forward, I'm very excited about that ," he added.



Hampshire's playing fortunes were transformed after White was put in charge of the first team, and victory over Notts in their final game of the summer enabled them to finish a creditable third in Championship Division One.

They have already secured the services of Pakistani leg-spinner Imran Tahir for next year after he took 44 wickets in seven Championship games at a cost of only 16 runs each, and signed former England all-rounder Dominic Cork from Lancashire.

And White will now be involved in efforts to further strengthen the first team squad in the hope of mounting a challenge for their first title since 1973 next summer.

Prior to beginning his coaching career, he played for the club from 1991 to 2002, scoring more than 6,000 first-class runs, including nine centuries.

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