Article: County hopefuls need to commit fully, says morris

John Morris this week answered a question that has been asked in local cricket circles for years - how does a good league cricketer get a chance with Derbyshire?

The answer, in a single word, is commitment. It is about a promising player putting other areas of his life on the back-burner and backing himself to make it in county cricket.

And the classic current example of it is Jonathan Clare (pictured below, left), the Lancashire reject, who has thrown himself into a second chance at Derbyshire to the extent that he has earned an extended contract and established himself in the first team.

"Jon Clare wanted to make a career out of cricket and he came to us and made himself available for ...

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