New Zealand Cricket has confirmed that four stars – Finn Allen, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Seifert, and Adam Milne for the period of 2026/27. Earlier in June, NZC had announced the central contracts list comprising of 20 cricketers. The move to award causal contracts to the quartet is aimed at strengthening the side for the upcoming white-ball series against India later this year and the 2027 ODI World Cup.
NZC awards casual contracts to Allen, Ferguson, Seifert, Milne
As per a release issued by New Zealand Cricket, the casual contracts awarded to the four cricketer for the period of 2026/27 will commence from August 1 onwards. NZ selector Gavin Larsen said that he was pleased to have Milne, Ferguson, Allen and Seifert available for the series against the Men in Blue and the all-important World cup next year. The four cricketers have played over 400 international games (combined) for New Zealand.
“We’re delighted to add Finn, Lockie, Adam and Tim to our contracting programme for the next period. It goes without saying the talent and match-winning abilities all four players possess and we’ve seen them do just that for the BLACKCAPS on many occasions. Their skills are in demand around the world and we see that as a positive as they’re able to add to their experiences and bring those back to our environment,” Larsen said.
The players will be a part of New Zealand’s high-performance system, receive coaching, medical and mental skills support, access gym and cricket facilities as a part of the casual contract. These four players will be available for selection for the five-match ODI and T20I series against India which will begin in November.
“There’s no secret the in-bound India mega-tour is of critical importance to NZC on and off the field,”. The tour features 10 white-ball games over 25 days, followed immediately by a block of six Tests – so we’re well aware we’ll need a deep squad, particularly in the pace-bowling department, to be at our best across the different series,” Larsen added.
New Zealand central contracts list
Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Will Young.
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