{"id":126645,"date":"2024-09-03T05:36:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T05:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/03\/new-zealand-finalise-central-contracts-blood-in-two-new-faces-in-place-of-finn-allen-and-devon-conway\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T05:36:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T05:36:07","slug":"new-zealand-finalise-central-contracts-blood-in-two-new-faces-in-place-of-finn-allen-and-devon-conway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/03\/new-zealand-finalise-central-contracts-blood-in-two-new-faces-in-place-of-finn-allen-and-devon-conway\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand finalise central contracts; blood in two new faces in place of Finn Allen and Devon Conway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/resize.indiatvnews.com\/en\/centered\/newbucket\/1200_675\/2024\/09\/untitled-design-2024-09-03t104604-1725340592.jpg?fit=1200,675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"New Zealand finalise central contracts; blood in two new faces in place of Finn Allen and Devon Conway\" title=\"New Zealand finalise central contracts; blood in two new faces in place of Finn Allen and Devon Conway\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"atimgbign\" id=\"story-featured-image\" style=\"display: inline-block;\">\n<figure class=\"artbigimg row\"><figcaption><span class=\"author\">Image Source : GETTY IMAGES<\/span> Finn Allen and Devon Conway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"artconfp\">New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has handed central contracts for the 2024-25 season to budding allrounders Nathan Smith and Josh Clarkson in a bid to replace the places left vacant by Devon Conway and Finn Allen.  <!-- \/8323530\/ITv_Desktop_VDO_1X1 -->\n  <\/p>\n<p>Smith, 26, is yet to make an international appearance for the Blackcaps. He has played 53 first-class games and aggregated 1919 runs at an average of 27.02, including a hundred and 13 half-centuries.<\/p>\n<p>He has also claimed 144 wickets at an average of 25.85 including four four-wicket hauls and six five-fers.<\/p>\n<p>He recently represented Worcestershire in the T20 Blast and scored 144 runs in nine outings with the help of a fifty and at a strike rate of 132.11. The right-arm medium pacer also bagged eight wickets in the premier T20 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Clarkson has already had the taste of international cricket. The 27-year-old has represented the Kiwis in three ODIs and six T20Is. The batting allrounder has played 23 first-class, 78 List A and 89 T20s in his playing career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nathan&#8217;s (Smith) been on our radar for a while having been a significant performer in domestic cricket for some time,&#8221; said New Zealand head coach Gary Stead. &#8220;He&#8217;s been particularly impressive in red-ball cricket and we think he has the skills to be successful in international cricket when he gets a chance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Josh (Clarkson) has been involved in both white ball squads over the past twelve months which shows the strides he&#8217;s made in his game,&#8221; Stead added. &#8220;He&#8217;s a hard-hitting player with plenty of skills and has shown in his chances so far that he can offer a lot with bat and ball on the international stage. Josh will provide depth and adds value given the volume of white-ball cricket on the horizon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand were left with no option but to provide central contracts to these youngsters as Conway and Allen opted out of the same.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Zealand Men&#8217;s central contracts for 2024-25 season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/henry-nicholls\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Nicholls<\/a>, Will O&#8217;Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/mitchell-santner\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitchell Santner<\/a>, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/ish-sodhi\" rel=\"noopener\">Ish Sodhi<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/topic\/tim-southee\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Southee<\/a>, Will Young<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async>\nfunction loadFacebookScript(){\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '529056027274737');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n}\nwindow.addEventListener('load', (event) => {\n\tsetTimeout(function(){\n        loadFacebookScript();\n\t}, 5000);\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/sports\/cricket\/new-zealand-finalise-central-contracts-blood-in-two-new-faces-in-place-of-finn-allen-and-devon-conway-2024-09-03-950104\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Finn Allen and Devon Conway. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has handed central contracts for the 2024-25 season to budding allrounders Nathan Smith and Josh Clarkson in a bid to replace the places left vacant by Devon Conway and Finn Allen. 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