Cricket: Reeve ends ties with CD

Former England international Dermot Reeve will not be with Central Districts next season. Photo / Paul Taylor

Dermot Reeve has ended his term as Central Districts cricket coach after two seasons.

The Englishman said family commitments meant he would not coach the team next summer.

His wife and children live in Sydney, meaning he could not commit to a fulltime role.

"I would like to be with Central Districts, ideally, but for me to fulfil a fulltime role with any association will not be possible due to family commitments," he told the Hawke's Bay Today newspaper.

The former English international guided Central Districts to the State Championship four-day final in 2008-09 before winning the Twenty20 competition this year.

His decision to stand aside comes after reports of disharmony between the players and Reeve during the early stages of the Twenty20 competition.

Reeve's involvement with the team in the latter part of the summer was restricted after he had surgery on his foot, which he injured in January.

That same month he was censured and fined by New Zealand Cricket for remarks alleging ball-tampering by Auckland's English import Ravi Bopara.

- NZPA