The Manchester Originals and Nottinghamshire allrounder has had a watching brief so far but has no plans to return to Trent Bridge for the Royal London Cup
Calvin Harrison has no plans to abandon The Hundred and return to Nottinghamshire after having a watching brief during the opening two games of the campaign.
Harrison has watched on as Originals, led by England white-ball captain Jos Buttler, have lost their opening matches to Northern Superchargers and London Spirit.
Notts meanwhile are playing in the Royal London Cup, a competition they have won on three previous occasions.
The 24-year-old played six times last season, taking two wickets and scoring 37 runs, but has failed to force his way into the XI with Matt Parkinson and Tom Hartley leading the spin threat.
But the South African is not inclined to return to Trent Bridge and believes he is benefitting from being around a squad including Andre Russell, Ashton Turner and Sean Abbott.
"There are benefits to both," he told The Cricketer. "Playing the 50-over comp is good over the month and it is a chance to develop skills.
"But you get that with the class of players at The Hundred. Whether you're playing or not you're still gaining good experience, working close with coaches and there is plenty to gain from both.
Harrison's outing for Notts have been limited to the T20 Blast (Getty Images/Ross Kinniard)
"I would love to be playing in both competitions. But if an opportunity comes to be involved in a new competition in The Hundred it is something you've got to take."
Harrison's lack of competitive outings is also allowing him to recover from an elbow injury he managed during Notts' T20 Blast campaign.
Upon his return in September, Harrison hopes to have a role in Nottinghamshire's final three LV= Insurance County Championship matches.
He is yet to play a first-class match for Notts but hopes he can play alongside Liam Patterson-White when pitches are at their driest during the final month of the season.
"The way the pitches go and develop through the season it is more likely for two spinners to come in handy.
"It is a big gamble going with two spinners," he added. "But the big thing with leg-spinners is they're a wicket-taking option on whatever wicket you play on.
"But if we learn from it there is no reason why, with the squad, we've got and the talent in the group, come back and get through to the qualifiers"
"If I am backing that up with my batting and in the field, I am trying to make an impact with all parts of my game. If there was ever a time to play two spinners the back end of the season is going to help that."
Red-ball outings have been limited to the Second XI Championship. In half a dozen matches Harrison has taken 27 wickets at 30.44 and scored 189 runs at 21.
"I had a good run with the ball in the second team," he said. "Unfortunately I didn't get a chance in the first XI but that is my goal.
"I was happy with the four-day stuff. We didn't quite complete what we did last year in the Blast which was a bit disappointing but that is something we'll look to bounce back from.
"Obviously we have a strong squad so there is no doubt we'll bounce back next year."
A losing start in the Blast continues Buttler's rough summer, which saw him fail to win any of the four series since taking over from Eoin Morgan as England's limited-overs skipper. But Harrison has been impressed.
"He has been top class," Harrison insisted. "He is very good with the group, he has a good temperament as a captain and brings us together really well. We're lucky to have him on our side.
Harrison is hopeful of playing for Manchester Originals as the season progresses (Getty Images/Nathan Stirk)
"He has a lot of experience behind him, the top player that he is he brings a lot to the group. He is experienced and can bring that into the team and you need someone who has that composer leading you under pressure.
"He has been faced with pressure situations across his career and to have someone like that is crucial for us."
Southern Brave bounced back from losing their opening two men's Hundred group matches to win the inaugural edition of the competition in 2021 and Harrison is hopeful the Originals can repeat the trick this year.
"Southern Brave won it last year losing their first two games, so that is a winning formula," he said.
"If you take the losses well and you learn from the mistakes you've made and pull together as a group it can help to give you the kick you need.
"It puts you under a bit more pressure to win all the games from here so that two under the belt would have been nice.
"But if we learn from it there is no reason why, with the squad, we've got and the talent in the group, come back and get through to the qualifiers."
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