Kane Williamson, Conway, Finn Allen Commit to Play 2026 T20 World Cup, Sign 2025-26 Casual Contracts

Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Finn Allen and Tim Seifert have agreed to play under New Zealand Cricket’s casual playing agreements for the 2025-26 season. This means they can take part in franchise tournaments while still being part of New Zealand’s high-performance program. They will continue to get coaching, medical help, mental skills support and access to gym and cricket facilities.

As per New Zealand Cricket, players need to commit to playing in the T20 World Cup to be eligible for the casual contract. This also means they have to play a certain number of series leading up to the big tournament in India next year. While Conway, Ferguson, Seifert and Allen will be available for selection in the series against Australia, England and West Indies, Williamson has made himself unavailable for the Australia series starting October 1 in Mount Maunganui. Allen will also miss the series while recovering from a foot injury. The squad for the Chappell-Hadlee series will be announced on Wednesday.

"With such a pinnacle event on the horizon we wanted to ensure our best T20 players were ready and available to push for inclusion. The casual agreements are a commitment from the players to NZC and the Black Caps, and in return NZC will offer our full support to these players as part of our high-performance system." NZC CEO Scott Weenink said.

"The message from the players is that playing for the BLACKCAPS is hugely important to them and I'm pleased we've been able to agree terms to have them casually contracted for the coming season."

 New Zealand Central Contracted Players List 2025/26

Muhammad Abbas, Adithya Ashok, Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, William O'Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Will Young.

New Zealand Home International Schedule 2025-26

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