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    The Chairman of the ICC's board of directors anticipates Kane Williamson will be a catalyst for other players forgoing a central contract with their national body

    The Chairman of the ICC's board of directors anticipates Kane Williamson will be a catalyst for other players forgoing a central contract with their national body


    Williamson's turned down New Zealand Cricket's offer which will free him up to play in the South African T20 league among others.

    A congested calendar remains a pressing issue for the sport's future - but compromise between stakeholders has been limited.

    Greg Barclay says it's part of the evolution of the game that others will follow suit.



    Elsewhere, the West Indies have won the toss and are bowling first in their Super Eight match with the USA at the T20 World Cup in Barbados.

    The US are....

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     Other Cricket News
     18 Oct: Black Caps batting allrounder Rachin Ravindra is putting a false start to the summer behind him
     17 Oct: Opening batter Devon Conway has been dropped from the Black Caps' playing XI for tomorrow night's first T20 against England in Christchurch
     17 Oct: Former New Zealand cricket captain Tim Southee's playing down the notion of sharing "intellectual property" with his new employers
     17 Oct: England cricket coach Brendon McCullum has reflected on the amplified levels of scrutiny and exposure between his current side and the one he used to captain, the Black Caps
     16 Oct: Blazing batter Rachin Ravindra believes it's been a smooth handover in the Black Caps coaching ranks
     16 Oct: Pakistan have secured a 93-run victory over world champions South Africa on the fourth day of their first cricket test at Lahore, taking the eight wickets needed to go 1-nil up in the two-match series
     15 Oct: The tit-for-tat sparring has continued 38 days out from the opening of cricket's Ashes test series
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