Howsie
International Captain
Agreed. But I think we'd be kidding ourselves if we were to expect all of Martin, Southee, McKay, Mills and Bennett to get through a year of cricket unscathed.
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New Zealand Contract List 2011/12
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Days of Grace
International Captain
Martin will because he is mediocre.
It is only the good New Zealand bowlers who get injured.
It is only the good New Zealand bowlers who get injured.
Hamish Bennett – Canterbury Wizards
Trent Boult – Northern Knights
Neil Broom – Otago Volts
Daniel Flynn – Northern Knights
Martin Guptill – Auckland Aces
Chris Martin – Auckland Aces
Brendon McCullum – Otago Volts
Nathan McCullum – Otago Volts
Andy McKay – Wellington Firebirds
Kyle Mills – Auckland Aces
Rob Nicol – Canterbury Wizards
Jacob Oram – Central Stags
Jesse Ryder – Wellington Firebirds
Tim Southee – Northern Knights
Ross Taylor – Central Stags
Daniel Vettori – Northern Knights
BJ Watling – Northern Knights
Kane Williamson – Northern Knights
Luke Woodcock – Wellington Firebirds
Reece Young – Canterbury Wizards
Trent Boult – Northern Knights
Neil Broom – Otago Volts
Daniel Flynn – Northern Knights
Martin Guptill – Auckland Aces
Chris Martin – Auckland Aces
Brendon McCullum – Otago Volts
Nathan McCullum – Otago Volts
Andy McKay – Wellington Firebirds
Kyle Mills – Auckland Aces
Rob Nicol – Canterbury Wizards
Jacob Oram – Central Stags
Jesse Ryder – Wellington Firebirds
Tim Southee – Northern Knights
Ross Taylor – Central Stags
Daniel Vettori – Northern Knights
BJ Watling – Northern Knights
Kane Williamson – Northern Knights
Luke Woodcock – Wellington Firebirds
Reece Young – Canterbury Wizards
Days of Grace
International Captain
Very harsh on Franklin, tbh.
Days of Grace
International Captain
Selectors obviously feel that NMac can offer as much with the bat as Franklin in the latter stages of an ODI innings.
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Yep.
I'm a bit surprised to see Flynn, Broom and Watling all pick up contracts. I don't see all three of them getting significant game time.
Howsie
International Captain
Obviously Daniel Flynn and Neil Broom will be vying it out for the presumably vacant number six spot in the test team. I know for a fact Broom was told only a few months ago that the selectors saw him as more of a test specialist at this stage, while it's pretty likely IMO that Flynn will make a return at some stage to the limited overs team.
Somerset
Cricketer Of The Year
Really shocked to see Franklin miss out but otherwise a fairly predictable list. Can't see why the likes of Flynn, Broom, Woodcock, Boult, Watling, etc. deserve a contract ahead of him. Probably even more surprising given another experienced batting all-rounder in Styris just retired; obviously keeping a similarly experienced player on the contract list wasn't in the selectors minds...
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Very harsh on Franklin - he may not quite make it into the best 11 in either format but he is definitely in the top 20 players in the country and, if nothing else, is a useful and versatile reserve. Are they seriously rating him lower than all of Woodcock, Nicol, Flynn, Broom and Watling?? Most of those guys have barely played a match for NZ yet...
So I guess it's goodbye Franky - back to the green pastures of domestic cricket to score masses of runs and in a few years once he's past his best to get one more recall to the national team, just like Matthew Sinclair. Hooray.
So I guess it's goodbye Franky - back to the green pastures of domestic cricket to score masses of runs and in a few years once he's past his best to get one more recall to the national team, just like Matthew Sinclair. Hooray.
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