But the feud brewing between New Zealand Cricket and the six major associations has been overstated. NZC is under financial pressure. Coggan did not elaborate on how that might impact on the structure of domestic cricket. "The reason the Black Caps have been so strong in the last five to 10 years is because there is a strong domestic competition," Dykes said. NZC chairman Greg Barclay told media earlier in the week the way domestic cricket was structured is no longer viable and it needed to be delivered better.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 23, 2019 16:30 UTC