Player safety is paramount, according to Central Districts Cricket chief executive Pete de Wet after a change in venue in New Plymouth for a Twenty20 match.
The Stags v Canterbury Kings match has been moved across a couple of valleys from Yarrow Stadium to Pukekura Park on New Year's Eve.
"Now that it has moved the game won't be televised," said De Wet as the switch means the clash will start at 4pm rather than the initial 7.10pm slot to cater for Skysport coverage, although pre-bought tickets will still be redeemable at Pukekura Park.
He said CD had tried to sway TV to cover at Pukekura but the response was the infrastructure for coverage was already installed at Yarrow for the previous game although the NZC fixtures still states "Live on Sky".
"It's obviously disappointing but players' safety is the most important thing and that's the bottom line, really," he says after Black Caps allrounder Doug Bracewell injured his knee in the rain-abandoned match against ND on December 10.