Shane Bond regains NZC contract by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:

SE Bond

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DateLine: 26th June 2009

 

Shane Bond was among 20 player who were offered New Zealand Cricket’s International Playing Agreements for the Aug 1 2009 to July 31 2010 period.

 

The players who got the contracts were (in alphabetical order): Brent Arnel, Shane Bond, Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Grant Elliott, James Franklin, Daniel Flynn, Martin Guptill, Gareth Hopkins, Brendon McCullum, Tim McIntosh, Chris Martin, Kyle Mills, Iain O’Brien, Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor and Daniel Vettori.

 

Arnel, Broom, Butler, Elliott, Guptill and McIntosh are offered contracts for the first time this year, according to an NZC release. Bond regains a central contract after being unavailable last year due to his ICL involvement.

 

Players included in last year’s list who are not contracted for 2009-10 include Peter Fulton, Mark Gillespie, Jamie How, James Marshall, Michael Mason, Aaron Redmond and Scott Styris.

 

NZC General Manager Cricket, Geoff Allott, said the emergence of a number of new players as contenders for central contracts was a feature of the process.

 

“The list reflects the way players like Guptill, McIntosh, Elliott, Broom and Butler have already demonstrated their value at international level,” he said.

 

Head of the selection panel, Glenn Turner, said Martin Guptill was an example of a player with outstanding promise. “He has played his way into being considered a core squad member,” Turner said. His ODI average is already ahead of other leading players, and for his age shows the promise of more to come.

 

“Shane Bond is confident he can continue to contribute to the Black Caps. He has performed well in the shorter form of the game at domestic level – while his international track record is outstanding.”

 

Daryl Tuffey was close to a contract spot after strong domestic performances, and is likely to be in contention for national selection, Turner said. He also mentioned Craig Cumming and Peter McGlashan who were close to the top 20.