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2010/11 Contracted Players

New Zealand Cricket has announced the twenty players to be offered BLACKCAPS contracts for the year until 31st July 2011.

Brent Arnel - (Northern Knights)
Grant Elliott - (Wellington Firebirds)
Martin Guptill - (Auckland Aces)
Gareth Hopkins - (Auckland Aces)
Chris Martin - (Auckland Aces)
Brendon McCullum - (Otago Volts)
Nathan McCullum - (Otago Volts)
Tim McIntosh - (Auckland Aces)
Andy McKay - (Wellington Firebirds)
Kyle Mills - (Auckland Aces)
Jacob Oram - (Central Stags)
Jeetan Patel - (Wellington Firebirds)
Jesse Ryder - (Wellington Firebirds)
Tim Southee - (Northern Knights)
Scott Styris - (Northern Knights)
Ross Taylor - (Central Stags)
Daryl Tuffey - (Auckland Aces)
Daniel Vettori - (Northern Knights)
BJ Watling - (Northern Knights)
Kane Williamson - (Northern Knights)


The six Major Associations have announced their lists of 12 players to be offered contracts for the 2010/11 season. The domestic contracts which commence on 1st October 2010, are subject to the terms of the new Master Agreement between the NZCPA, NZC and each Major Association.

Auckland Aces

Michael Bates
Andrew De Boorder
Colin De Grandhomme
Dusan Hakaraia
Roneel Hira
Anaru Kitchen
Jimmy Neesham
Jeet Raval
Gareth Shaw
Lance Shaw
Bhupinder Singh
Greg Todd

* NOTE: Johann Myburgh was included in the original 11 contracts offered by Auckland Cricket but subsequently declined the offer to pursue a playing career in England

Canterbury Wizards

Corey Anderson
Todd Astle
Hamish Bennett
Dean Brownlie
Andrew Ellis
Carl Frauenstein
Peter Fulton
Rob Nicol
Michael Papps
Richard Sherlock
Shanan Stewart
Reece Young

Central Stags

Doug Bracewell
Brendon Diamanti
Jamie How
Peter Ingram
Michael Mason
Mitchell McClenaghan
Tarun Nethula
Kieran Noema-Barnett
Brad Patton
Mathew Sinclair
Kruger van Wyk
Tim Weston

Northern Knights

Graeme Aldridge
Jono Boult
Trent Boult
Anton Devcich
Daniel Flynn
James Marshall
Peter McGlashan
Michael Parlane
Bradley Scott
Anurag Verma
Brad Wilson
Joseph Yovich

Wellington Firebirds

Harry Boam
Josh Brodie
Dewayne Bowden
Matthew Bell
Leighton Burtt
James Franklin
Mark Gillespie
Cameron Merchant
Neal Parlane
Joe Austin-Smellie
Malaesaili Tugaga
Luke Woodcock

Otago Volts

Nick Beard
Darren Broom
Neil Broom
Anthony Bullick
Ian Butler
Craig Cumming
Derek De Boorder
Shaun Haig
Warren McSkimming
Aaron Redmond
Neil Wagner
Sam Wells

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