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Wellington: New Zealand Cricket has named six newcomers on its annual list of 20 contracted players as national coach Mike Hesson attempts to refresh a team plagued by under-performance.
Promising all-rounder Corey Anderson, Test opening batsman Hamish Rutherford, fast bowler Mitchell McLenaghan, the versatile Tom Latham and Colin Munro and veteran left-arm spinner Bruce Martin have all been included for the first time on the list of players who will be paid retainers.
South African-born all-rounder Grant Elliott has returned to the list after missing out last season while Test opener Peter Fulton regains a place for the first time since 2009.
Players on last year's list who have been dropped include former captain Daniel Vettori, who declined a contract because of injury, and fast bowler Chris Martin, who has retired.
Test batsman Daniel Flynn, wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk and one-day specialists James Franklin and Rob Nicol have also missed out. Contracts are awarded to players who score most highly on a weighting scale which measures performances in Tests, one-dayers and Twenty20 matches, placing most emphasis on Tests.
New Zealand lost its most recent Test series against England in England but won the one-day and Twenty20 series on that tour. It then failed to reach the semifinals of the Champions Trophy one-day series after winning only one game in the preliminary round.
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