Closing The Revolving Door, NZ Cricket grows up

It's fair to say that since the heady days of successful NZ cricket between mid 1970's to early 2000's there has been a rolling door policy with players coming and going and some coming back and going again and very little steadiness to the team.  Be it the fault of the coaches, many selectors or the players themselves, it doesn't matter now.  The New Dawn is upon the Blackcaps and they are doing it very nicely.

Since the advent of Mike Hesson and David White, and more latterly Bruce Edgar, there seems to be a sense of purpose going forward, and part of that purpose is rewarding talent, sticking with experience, and by and large not spitting out new players straight away if performances slacken.  As the Warriors loudly triumph in song "Loyal" and "Keeping the Faith".

So what of that experience in the teams (test and ODI)  The test teams for West Indies and India at home have largely been loyalty in selections.  The only change was Redmond in for Williamson in tests, Neesham in for Sodhi using a total of 13 players for 5 tests, unheard of for so long.  The ODI's are slightly different, injuries to bowlers changing the dynamic and the Horses For Courses selections too.  All in all 15 players were used, mostly the bowlers were the changes/extras.

Anyway, this list shows test and odi teams that played over 2013/14 with the years they debuted for the Blackcaps.  It shows a breadth of experience, and newish selections, which bodes well for the future.

Tests				ODI's
Name		Debut		Name		Debut
Fulton		2006		Guptill		2009
Rutherford		2013		Ryder		2008
Williamson		2010		Williamson		2010
Taylor		2007		Taylor		2006
B McCullum		2004		B McCullum		2002
Anderson		2013		Anderson		2013
Watling		2009		Ronchi		2013
Southee		2008		Southee		2008
Sodhi		2013		N McCullum		2009
Wagner		2012		Milne		2012
Boult		2011		McLenaghan		2013
Neesham		2013		Neesham		2013
Redmond		2008		Bennett		2013
				Mills		2001
				Henry		2013

Editted to add Latham (2014)