Auckland: A strike by New Zealand's top cricket players ended on Monday after agreement was reached in a pay dispute, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said in a statement. Chief executive Martin Sneddon said NZC can now put in place a player contract system for a four-year period. The deal has saved the India cricket tour of New Zealand next month. Under the agreement the player payment pool has increased by 100,000 NZ ($ 50,000) Dollars, from that in the November 1 offer, to 5.1 million. "We can now look forward to the start of the domestic and international seasons," Sneddon said.

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