Of ’92: where are they now
John Wright, 60, batsman: Had a short stint in sales before coaching India, the Black Caps and the Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Now in scouting and development role with IPL franchise. Rod Latham, 53, batsman: Worked in corporate hosting and as sponsorship manager for the Crusaders and Canterbury rugby. Now Harewood Golf Club general manager. Andrew Jones, 55, batsman: Never had any intention of having his entire life defined by the eight years he spent batting at No 3 for New Zealand. A chartered accountant during his playing career, Jones co-owns a film company in Auckland. Martin Crowe (c), 52, batsman: Helped develop Cricket Max and became a television commentator and pundit. Was chief executive of IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore. Board member for South Sydney Rabbitohs. He is terminally ill after being diagnosed with a rare blood disease called double-hit lymphoma. Ken Rutherford, 49, batsman: General manager of the Waikato Racing Club. Had been the top sports bookmaker with the TAB, filled a similar role in Singapore and then worked as chief executive of South African racing broadcaster Tellytrack. Chris Harris, 45, allrounder: Coached Zimbabwe under-19 side for two years. Moved to Auckland to be player-coach at Papatoetoe and work in schools, before heading home to Christchurch to coach. Also a medical rep for a company distributing orthopaedic devices. Ian Smith, 57, wicketkeeper: Cricket and rugby commentator for Sky Sport. Works in broadcasting for LiveSport. Chris Cairns, 44, allrounder: Has pleaded not guilty to a perjury charge arising from a 2012 UK libel trial over alleged match-fixing. Trial scheduled for October. Dipak Patel, 56, bowler: Coach of Papua New Guinea. Had coached Central Districts and the New Zealand under-19 team and unsuccessfully applied for the Black Caps coaching role. Gavin Larsen, 52, bowler: Spent seven years in a cricket sponsorship role with the National Bank, which included a Sky TV commentating component. Was chief executive of Cricket Wellington. Now runs the family’s Hell Pizza franchise and is the New Zealand World Cup operations manager. Willie Watson, 49, bowler: Has kept firmly out of the cricket spotlight but has nonetheless forged a successful career in the business world. He has worked for Lion, Cadbury and DB Breweries, and is now the national business manager for Bic.
AUSTRALIA
David Boon, 54, batsman: After leaving the international game he went to England to captain Durham before retiring to become an Australian national selector. In 2011 stood down as selector and as general manager of Cricket Tasmania to become an ICC match referee. Geoff Marsh, 56, batsman: Father of current players Shaun and Mitchell. Coached Australia to a 1999 Cricket World Cup in England. He later coached Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. Dean Jones, 53, batsman: A coach, commentator and fundraiser for charity, notably cancer. Allan Border (c), 59, batsman Former Australian selector. Involved in television commentary. Wrote an autobiography entitled Beyond Ten Thousand: My Life Story, published in 1993. Tom Moody, 49, allrounder: Coached Sri Lanka and Western Australia, been an Australian cricketer’s representative and for several years was director of cricket with Worcestershire. Is a cricket commentator and now coaches Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mark Waugh, 49, allrounder: Cricket commentator and works as a sporting tour guide. Steve Waugh, 49, allrounder: Worked as an athletics liaison officer for Australia at the 2008 Olympics . Involved with the Australian Socceroos during the Asian Cup as a psychological mentor. Rumoured to have political aspirations. Ian Healy, 50, wicketkeeper: Coach and cricket commentator. Craig McDermott, 49, bowler: Australia bowling coach. Peter Taylor, 58, bowler: Was a national selector. Bruce Reid, 51, bowler: Worked as a bowling coach with teams, including India and Zimbabwe. Has mentored Australian fast bowlers.
SARAH HARVEY