New Zealand Cricket has announced the squad of 30 players to be considered for selection for the ICC Champions Trophy in October.
In line with ICC regulations the squad will be reduced to a final squad of 14 on September 7.
The squad is: Andre Adams, Nathan Astle, Shane Bond, Stephen Fleming, James Franklin, Peter Fulton, Mark Gillespie, Chris Harris, Gareth Hopkins, Jamie How, Hamish Marshall, James Marshall, Chris Martin, Michael Mason, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Peter McGlashan, Warren McSkimming, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Mark Orchard, Michael Papps, Jeetan Patel, Jesse Ryder, Bradley Scott, Mathew Sinclair, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Lou Vincent, Daniel Vettori.
Ten players have been considered for selection from outside NZC’s contracted list.
They are: Gareth Hopkins (State Otago Volts), Peter McGlashan (State Northern Knights), Chris Harris (State Canterbury Wizards), Mark Orchard (State Northern Knights), James Marshall (State Northern Knights), Nathan McCullum (State Otago Volts), Warren McSkimming (State Otago Volts), Bradley Scott (State Otago Volts), Jesse Ryder (State Wellington Firebirds) and Mark Gillespie (State Wellington Firebirds).
BLACKCAPS coach John Bracewell said: “We are pleased that some new players have come into contention and that Chris Harris has been included in squad.
“These new players performed well during the recent development tournaments in Australia and deserve the recognition of being included in the squad.
“Chris Harris has shown what he can do in the past and remains an option for the selectors.
“Craig McMillan was omitted from the 30 because of concerns about his fitness.
“This does not mean Craig has been ruled out of contention for next year’s World Cup but he will need to focus his efforts if he is to be selected for the BLACKCAPS over the summer.”
