Edgar calls for review of NZC management

New Zealand's former chief selector, Bruce Edgar, has called for a full review of New Zealand Cricket's "management style and process" after his recent departure from the organisation. It was announced last week that Edgar was standing down from his selection role, with NZC keen to turn the talent identification of his part-time job into a full-time position.

But Edgar said there were issues of principle and respect involved in his departure. He said he had to "beg, borrow and scrape" to secure tickets in the officials' area for the World Cup final at the MCG in March, and at other times during the tournament was seated away from the area for players and officials, and was in the "awkward" position of sitting among the players' parents and partners.

When given tickets to the final, Edgar said he was in an ICC hospitality area among the wives and girlfriends of the Australian players. Edgar said NZC chief executive David White had apologised to him for the problems with tickets.

"It's been more the principle," Edgar told stuff.co.nz of his departure. "You don't leave organisations on money, it's that respect thing and being treated correctly and appropriately. It was like I was grovelling, especially around the World Cup.

"They [NZC board] need to have a close look at their management style and process within the organisation, which means a 360 review on everyone where all stakeholders have an opportunity to make comment. That's what good organisations do.

"You've got some very good, astute people on the board and they understand governance. They just need to ask the question and see if the appropriate structures and processes are in place."

Edgar also said that NZC would need to plan carefully over the coming years for the eventual departures of captain Brendon McCullum and coach Mike Hesson.

"This is not about me. If Brendon retires; Mike Hesson gets an IPL contract, that creates instability, then you get the revolving door process," Edgar said. "The players felt secure, knowing that they were being backed not just for one game but for a series and being given an opportunity to grow and develop as opposed to thinking that this is just a revolving door. The risk is this could lead to all that potential instability."