Major Associations announce the first round of domestic contracts for 2011-12

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 involves 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 9 August 2011.

The introduction of a two stage contracting process will ensure increased competition for the final contracts to be offered at Major Association level and should also help to ensure the best 92 players are contracted throughout the country.

The domestic contracts being offered today do not commence until 1 October 2011.

Auckland Aces
Michael Bates
Andrew De Boorder
Colin De Grandhomme
Gareth Hopkins
Anaru Kitchen
Bruce Martin
Tim McIntosh
Colin Munro
Jeet Raval
Bhupinder Singh
Daryl Tuffey


Central Stags
Doug Bracewell
Jamie How
Peter Ingram
Michael Mason
Adam Milne
Kieran Noema-Barnett
Tarun Nethula
Mathew Sinclair
Bevan Small
Kruger van Wyk
Ben Wheeler



Canterbury Wizards
Todd Astle
Dean Brownlie
Andrew Ellis
Peter Fulton
Matt Henry
Tom Latham
Ryan McCone
Richard Sherlock
Shanan Stewart
George Worker



Northern Knights
Graeme Aldridge
Brent Arnel
James Baker
Anton Devcich
Brook Hatwell
James Marshall
Peter McGlashan
Daryl Mitchell
Anurag Verma
Brad Wilson
Joseph Yovich



Otago Volts
Nick Beard
Michael Bracewell
Darren Broom
Ian Butler
Craig Cumming
Derek De Boorder
Warren McSkimming
Aaron Redmond
Bradley Scott
Neil Wagner
Sam Wells



Wellington Firebirds
Joe Austin-Smellie
Harry Boam
Josh Brodie
Grant Elliott
James Franklin
Mark Gillespie
Stephen Murdoch
Iain O’Brien
Michael Papps
Jeetan Patel
Stewart Rhodes