Cricket: We'll cope with hectic schedule says skipper

George Worker.

Seven straight four-day affairs to end the season?

Phew, it's a tough one in many respects , if you ask CD Stags captain William Young.

"You could perhaps fit two or three Plunket Shield games in between the whiteball formats," Young said but was mindful the December/January window was opened to entice more fans through the turnstiles.

"As much as it would be nice not to have the workload of seven four-day games in a row we realise NZ Cricket need to get fans in through the gates in the white-ball formats so I think we just have to take it for what it is and make the most of it."

As a rookie captain, the Taranaki-born, who has settled in Napier after buying a house, is always learning.

He captained the CD shield match away against Canterbury Kings before the Ford Trophy competition.

"It's going to be tricky doing seven in a row but I'm looking forward to it. I"m going to take some confidence out of a successful Ford Trophy campaign."

Young will come under scrutiny in the way he approaches the Shield matches, especially pertaining to declarations.

"I don't have a set-in-stone mould at the moment but I can tell you I'm always going to play to win so I'll be aggressive as I can with declarations and win four-day games because that's the best way to get trophies in the cabinet."

He is keen to continue bouncing ideas off George Worker, although in the one-dayers he also tapped into Jesse Ryder. The other wise heads include Ben Wheeler, Ben Smith and Greg Hay.

"I'm not a dictator by any means so I'll have a chat with them to see what their thoughts are but I make my decisions in the end," Young said.