South African-born leg-spinner Michael Rippon is the only newcomer in New Zealand's white-ball squads for their limited-overs series against Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands next month.
Tom Latham is the captain for the ODI series against Ireland starting in Dublin on 10 July, before he returns home to New Zealand along with Henry Nicholls, Matt Henry, Will Young and Jacob Duffy.
Rippon has been selected as part of a 15-player squad for the following three-game T20 series against Ireland in Belfast, two T20s and an ODI against Scotland in Edinburgh, as well as two T20s against the Netherlands in Amsterdam on 4 and 6 August.
Rippon's left-arm wrist-spin is a rarity on the New Zealand professional cricket scene and he's understood to be the first specialist bowler of his variety ever selected for the national side.
The 30-year-old formerly played for the Cape Cobras but also boasts international experience for the Netherlands as he possesses a Dutch passport. He has become eligible for the Black Caps after moving to New Zealand in 2013 to play for Otago.
ICC eligibility rules allow players to represent an Affiliate or Associate nation while still remaining available for a Full Member nation.
However, once they have been listed on an international match team-sheet for a Full Member nation they cannot return to play for the Affiliate or Associate for three years.
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Joining Rippon from the Ireland T20 series onwards will be Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell and Ben Sears, while the only other uncapped player selected is wicketkeeper Dane Cleaver, who's been picked in both squads.
All-rounder Mitchell Santner will take over the captaincy from Tom Latham following the opening ODI series against Ireland.
In line with NZC's commitment to player and staff well-being, Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Devon Conway will return to New Zealand following the England Test series, with the white-ball tour to West Indies in August their next likely assignment ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia in October.
Shane Jurgensen will head up the coaching team for the Ireland leg of the tour, with support from Luke Ronchi and former England international Luke Wright, allowing regular head coach Gary Stead a short break.
Jurgensen and Ronchi will depart for home after the Ireland series, with Stead returning as head coach to be joined by Graeme Aldridge (bowling), Dean Brownlie (batting) and Wright (fourth coach) for the Scotland, Netherlands and West Indies series.
Black Caps ODI squad for Ireland:
Tom Latham*(c) (wk), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Dane Cleaver (wk), Jacob Duffy*, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry*, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls*, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Will Young *
*(Departing post Ireland ODIs)
Black Caps squad for Ireland, Scotland & Netherlands:
Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman*, Dane Cleaver (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell*, Jimmy Neesham*, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rippon*, Ben Sears*, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner
*(Joining post Ireland ODIs)