NEW Zealand star Jacob Duffy has said the buzz around Worcestershire's ground is "something that will stay with him," after completing his three month stay with the side.
Duffy joined up with Worcestershire at the start of the season, featuring 13 times across both the Rothesay County Championship and the Vitality Blast, picking up 29 wickets across the two competitions.
Despite only spending a short amount of time with the side, the Kiwi looks back on the three months fondly.
"There was a great list of Kiwi’s that had represented the club before I joined," he said. "So when the opportunity arose to come and play here, it was one that I was interested in straight away.
"The feel around the club was so welcoming, instantly I was made to feel welcome and that only contributed to my performances on the field.
"It is funny because everyone talks about the English county game, how tough and attritional it can be – which is true don’t get me wrong.
"But my overriding takeaway is just how enjoyable the whole set up is, the transitions between formats, the challenges you face playing so early in the year in tough conditions, and whatever happened, the buzz around the ground for our home games is something that will stay with me."
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Duffy built up a strong relationship with fellow overseas star Ben Dwarshuis during his time at the club.
The New Zealander says his partnership with Dwarshuis is just one of the 'amazing relationships' he has built at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
"Working with someone like Ben is always really cool because you sometimes have an idea of what people may be like or if you have played against them, you wonder what they are like as a person, but me and Benny got on straight away," he explained.
"I guess we have both been around, played in different places and travelled around a fair bit, but here we were Worcestershire teammates, so we were able to set plans together, compare ideas and share things with one another about techniques.
"I have an amazing relationship with a lot of the lads though. Brett D'Oliveira, as a captain I have immense respect for, some other guys like Adam Hose and Ethan Brookes, I got to know much better as time went on, so the boys made that dressing room a special environment, and not everywhere has that."
Despite departing midway through the campaign, the 30-year-old says he will be keeping a close eye on the remainder of the season.
"I will be watching closely for the boys results moving forward, because you build a relationship when you are out on the field toiling away with lads and getting in the fight together, so you don’t just walk away and turn it off," he said.
"I wish the boys and the club every success moving forward and hopefully they can keep fighting in Division One and kick on in the Blast."
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