th ANNUAL 119 REPORT 2012 -2013 The 119th Annual Report of New Zealand Cricket Inc. 2012 - 2013 OFFICE BEARERS PATRON His Excellency The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand PRESIDENT S L Boock BOARD CHAIRMAN C J D Moller BOARD G Barclay, W Francis, The Honourable Sir John Hansen KNZM, S Heal, D Mackinnon, T Walsh CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER D J White AUDITOR Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants BANKERS ANZ LIFE MEMBERS Sir John Anderson KBE, M Brito, D S Currie QSO, I W Gallaway, Sir Richard J Hadlee, J H Heslop CBE, A R Isaac, J Lamason, T Macdonald QSM, P McKelvey CNZM MBE, D O Neely MBE, Hon. Justice B J Paterson CNZM OBE, J R Reid OBE, Y Taylor, Sir Allan Wright KBE 5 HONORARY CRICKET MEMBERS J C Alabaster, F J Cameron MBE, R O Collinge, B E Congdon OBE, A E Dick, G T Dowling OBE, J W Guy, D R Hadlee, B F Hastings, V Pollard, B W Sinclair, J T Sparling STATISTICIAN F Payne NATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT COMMISSIONER N R W Davidson QC 119th ANNUAL REPORT 2013 REPORT 119th ANNUAL CONTENTS From the NZC Chief Executive Officer 9 High Performance Teams 15 Family of Cricket 47 Sustainable Growth of the Game 51 Business of Cricket 55 7 119th ANNUAL REPORT 2013 REPORT 119th ANNUAL FROM THE CEO With the ICC Cricket World Cup just around the corner, we’ll be working hard to ensure the sport reaps the benefits of being on the world’s biggest stage. 119th ANNUAL REPORT 2013 9 THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS DESCRIBED members Stuart Heal, Don Mackinnon AS A SEASON OF CHANGE AND THAT and Greg Barclay were returned to CHANGE CONTINUED IN 2012-13 the board, with the addition of three WITH THE ORGANISATION FACING A former internationals – Sir Richard NUMBER OF CHALLENGES. Hadlee, Martin Snedden and Geoff Allott, and two experienced directors Firstly, we completed our move Liz Dawson and Neil Craig. At the time to relocate New Zealand Cricket’s of publication Heal was the board’s commercial arm and support services interim chair, with a permanent chair to Auckland in September. The to be voted in at the first board meet- benefits of this move are already ing on 23 October. starting to be seen with inroads into new commercial opportunities and I’d like to acknowledge the significant closer working relationships with contribution of outgoing Chair Chris our existing partners. The High Moller who has guided the board for Performance Centre in Lincoln still the last three years after joining the remains the heart of NZC with all on- Board two years earlier. We’d also field cricketing functions remaining at like to thank outgoing directors Bill their existing location. Francis, Therese Walsh and Sir John Hansen for their generous service to In November Brendon McCullum the game. was appointed captain of the BLACKCAPS, replacing Ross Taylor A new initiative saw NZC invite all in all three formats. NZC was under former BLACKCAPS and White Ferns intense scrutiny during this time and captains to a forum, where we sought a number of valuable lessons were feedback and ideas for improvement learnt. We’ve moved on from this from some of the country’s most difficult period and feel the team knowledgeable cricketers. We hope are heading in the right direction to do this on an annual basis to as we build towards the ICC Cricket encourage these legends of our game World Cup 2015 in New Zealand and to continue to make a contribution to Australia. cricket in New Zealand. The last major change saw a new con- Another new initiative saw former stitution for NZC voted in following international players and officials a thorough consultative process. This invited to a luncheon during the third resulted in an appointments panel Test against England at Eden Park. comprising of three Major Association This will also become an annual event Chairs, Sport New Zealand representa- with functions to be held around tive Sir John Wells and led by NZC the country during the international President Stephen Boock, recommend- series. ing eight directors who were then elected at a Special General Meeting ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Auckland on 19 September. Existing In late July the draw and match schedule for ICC Cricket World 2015 There were promising signs from a was announced to the delight of Kiwi number of our players in all formats, in cricket fans, who will get to see the particular our young bowling attack. world’s best on our shores. Nearly Three individual performances stand half of the matches, 23 of 49, will be out from the season: hosted in New Zealand including a quarterfinal in Wellington and a much • Brendon McCullum’s 123 (58 balls) sought-after semifinal in Auckland. at the ICC World Twenty20 - the Nelson and Christchurch were two highest score in a Twenty20 big winners from the announcement, International with international cricket returning to (since beaten by Aaron Finch) the garden city for the first time since the devastating 2011 earthquake. • Martin Guptill’s unbeaten 189 - the highest ODI score by a New The following month a new-look Zealander Hagley Oval was given approval by the Environment Court to host the CWC • Tim Southee’s 10-wicket bag at 2015 matches and be developed as Lord’s - making him the second the home of Canterbury Cricket. We New Zealander on the 10 wicket are thrilled that international cricket honours board at the home of will return to Christchurch after the cricket. absence following the earthquake. We also said goodbye to our third CWC 2015 is a massive opportunity highest Test wicket taker Chris Martin for our sport on a number of fronts. - a great servant of the sport and a It is critical that NZC works closely simply brilliant cricketer. with the Major Associations, stadia around the country, local and central White Ferns government, and the CWC organising In the first year under new coach committee to maximise the Katrina Keenan, the White Ferns took opportunities from this event. some significant steps forward with captain Suzie Bates leading from the 11 BLACKCAPS front. A historic first ever Twenty20 It was a year of highs and lows for our series victory over Australia was of flagship team the BLACKCAPS. There particular note, while the side also were four series victories, including made a competitive showing in the two memorable One Day International ODI Rose Bowl series. series victories in South Africa and England. While Test results were While disappointed to not reach the disappointing on paper, a Test win final in either of the ICC Women’s in Sri Lanka and a near series victory World Twenty20 or Women’s One Day against England at home were two World Cup, Bates received the highest positives. individual accolade when she was named player of the tournament in 2013 REPORT 119th ANNUAL the latter. Bates is also one of four TV viewership numbers for both the players to receive our first ever NZC international and domestic seasons contracts for women. showed big increases, with the ANZ International Series up by 20% and the Domestic HRV Cup up considerably by 50%. The recent HRV Cup season was extremely well received, largely Staff thanks to the introduction of Friday I’d like to thank the hard-working night games under lights. Its success team at NZC who regularly put in long has led to next season’s Twenty20 hours behind the scenes as we strive action featuring both Friday and towards our objective of more people Saturday night games in the opening playing, more people watching. rounds. The Ford Trophy one day competition continues to produce The summer ahead, with two big some outstanding individual efforts tours, will be an incredibly busy one as shown by Jamie How’s record for our team but it’s important that knock of 222 - the second highest List we deliver under pressure as we build A score of all time. Traditional cricket towards hosting CWC 2015. fans enjoyed another bumper season of Plunket Shield four day matches, Looking forward which continue to provide a valuable Over the next year there are a number platform for up and coming players of strategic initiatives underway based on the NZC Strategic Plan, including: Partners Strong crowds and record TV numbers • Implementation of the more were features of the 2012-13 season focused and structured alongside a wealth of support from commercial strategy for both our commercial partners. With a international and domestic vocal Barmy Army in town, the cricket. ANZ International Series against England saw a 38% increase in crowd • Appointment of a General attendances from last year, including a Manager High Performance, and sold out Test in Wellington. the effective implementation of NZC’s High Performance Plan. A special thanks to our major partner ANZ who seamlessly transitioned • Working with the Major from the National Bank sponsorship Associations to overhaul the and continue to be a great supporter domestic cricket operating model of our game. - driven by the new position of General Manager Domestic Thanks also to our two broadcast Cricket. partners - Pitch International and SKY Television - for their continued support and investment in NZC. • Working closely with the Major Associations and Districts to strengthen community involvement and the financing of the grassroots game - led by the new role of General Manager Amateur Cricket. • The successful rollout of the National Player and Fan Database, called CricketBase. Finally, the upcoming ANZ International Series against the West Indies and India will see 37 days of international cricket played this summer, including a BLACKCAPS ODI in Nelson for the first time.