"Understated and inspirational captaincy" elevated Northamptonshire's Jim Watts

The Cricketer presents a 12-part series of the greatest captains to play county cricket from our archive as we prepare to induct a new addition. In part 11 MIKE SELVEY profiles Jim Watts

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