It breaks down as 27 tests, 45 ODIs and 14 T20s, although there may be some fiddling about with dates and scheduling.
Series of varying lengths and forms will be played against Sri Lanka (three times), England (three), West Indies (two), South Africa, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. There is nothing biennial in that period against Australia or Pakistan.
Next year alone, New Zealand have tours to West Indies, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa - with the world T20 in Sri Lanka thrown in and the Champions League should a player's province win the HRV Cup to qualify.
What about breaks for the players, and are there risks of burnout?
"There are no hard and fast rules," New Zealand players' association boss Heath Mills said.
A set of recommendations drafted by the international players' federation Fica and agreed, in principle, by the International Cricket Council state that no more than 30 ODIs and 15 tests should be played a year.
It is in place primarily to protect players from the four countries playing as much as 11 months a year.
"In the agreement our players get seven weeks annual leave and we're completely comfortable with that in terms of time away from the game," Mills said of the NZ situation.
Is there an optimum time a player should be on the international treadmill each year? Mills argues that if players are playing up to 11 months a year, retaining them in the sport will become problematic.
"From an international perspective, far too much cricket is played, and that's the fault of the ICC who haven't been able to bring in annual test and ODI championships to give the game more credibility. Playing a lot of cricket devalues the product. International cricket needs to be special. Every game needs to count."
Mills sees problems on the horizon and even raised the dreaded R word - rotation. It leapt into the lexicon on Graham Henry's All Black watch before the 2007 Rugby World Cup and came to have grim connotations.
But rugby is different. It has depth in New Zealand. Cricket does not, certainly when compared with most other major nations, put it down to population and playing numbers.
However, Mills foresees a point where the same small group of players simply can't be used as consistently as the schedule demands.
Players may in time opt out of tours, or could be given a break.
Some may take the route of former captain Dan Vettori, who after 13 years of year-round cricket opted this year to step away from ODI and T20 cricket to prolong his career, and spend more time with his family.
"In time we will see that happening a lot due to players needing a rest, but also from a high performance point of view.
"You've got to build depth in the programme."
Restricting selection to the same elite group of players not only risks burnout but does little to promote the next group of players.
"You can't expect to have guys playing 11 months a year, so we're far better off to limit the international cricket people play."
What the future holds
2012
* Zimbabwe (h) 1 test, 3 ODIs, 1 T20 (Jan-Feb)
* South Africa (h) 3/3/3 (Feb-March)
* West Indies (a) 3/5/2 (July)
* India (a) 3/0/0 Aug-Sept
* World T20 Sept (in Sri Lanka)
* Sri Lanka (a) 2/5/1 Nov-Dec
* South Africa (a) 2/3/2 (Dec-Jan).
2013
* England (h) 3/5/1 (Feb-March)
* England (a) 2/0/0 (May)
* England (a) -/5/0 (Sept)
* Bangladesh (a) 2/3/1 (Oct)
* Sri Lanka (a) -/3/- (Nov)
* West Indies (h) 3/5/1 (Dec-Jan).
2014
* India (h) 3/5/1 (Feb-March)
* World T20, April (Bangladesh)
* West Indies (a) 3/5/2 (May-July)
* Pakistan (a) 3/3/1 (Nov-Dec)(Likely in United Arab Emirates, dates approximate)
