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New Zealand Cricket - Major Associations announce the first round of domestic contracts for 2010-11

Cricket's six Major Associations today announced the names of those players offered first round domestic contracts for the coming season.

The contracting process for domestic players will - for the first time - involve two rounds. Each Major Association can offer 9-11 contracts at their discretion in the first round and then complete the process to their full contingent of 12 players with second round contracts being offered on August 24

Auckland Aces
Michael Bates
Andrew De Boorder
Colin De Grandhomme
Roneel Hira
Anaru Kitchen
Johann Myburgh
Jimmy Neesham
Jeet Raval
Lance Shaw
Bhupinder Singh
Greg Todd

Canterbury Wizards
Corey Anderson
Todd Astle
Hamish Bennett
Dean Brownlie
Andrew Ellis
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
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
Brad Wilson
Joseph Yovich

Wellington Firebirds
Josh Brodie
Dewayne Bowden
Matthew Bell
Leighton Burtt
James Franklin
Mark Gillespie
Cameron Merchant
Neal Parlane
Joe Austin-Smellie
Luke Woodcock

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