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Sussex skipper Chris Adams could be set to join Yorkshire in a shock move. | Sussex skipper Chris Adams could be set to join Yorkshire in a shock move. |
The 36-year-old is believed to have been offered a long-term deal combining captaincy and managerial duties. | The 36-year-old is believed to have been offered a long-term deal combining captaincy and managerial duties. |
County champions Sussex have responded by offering the batsman more money and a year's extension to his deal, which runs out at the end of next season. | |
"The ball is in his court. We've expressed a desire to bring him to Headingley," Tykes chief executive Stewart Regan told BBC Sport. | |
"We have been in discussions with Chris about how he can develop as an individual. | |
"He's 36 and is looking at where he goes after his playing career finishes." | |
Adams joined Sussex in 1998 from Derbyshire, where he played for 10 years, and also appeared in five Tests and five one-day internationals for England from 1998-2000. | |
We are aware Chris has a strong desire to move into cricket management Sussex statement | |
He led the Hove-based club to a second title in four seasons and a C&G Trophy triumph last term. | |
Nicknamed "Grizzly", Adams has made no secret of his desire to move into a management role and was recently overlooked for the position of chief executive by Sussex. | |
A statement from the club read: "We have made another offer for a year's extension taking him to the end of the 2008 season within an enhancement on the terms of his current contract. | |
"We have also offered him an option to play on further by negotiation. | |
"We are aware that he has a strong desire to move into cricket management in the future and at the moment it is unfortunate that Sussex does not have a vacancy in this area." | |
Yorkshire, who narrowly avoided relegation, need a new skipper after Craig White quit at the end of last season. | Yorkshire, who narrowly avoided relegation, need a new skipper after Craig White quit at the end of last season. |