McMillan determined not to sell himself short

After Craig McMillan flopped as a would-be salesman he was left a solitary career choice – weigh down his cricketing curriculum vitae by sheer volume of runs, writes Chris Barclay of the New Zealand Press Association.

"I did a couple of courses and saw a couple of things I thought I'd apply for – I was going to be a salesmen," he said."I got a couple of interviews, it was nothing major but obviously when something hits you pretty hard like that you have to start thinking ahead. I was out of my comfort zone turning up in front of two or three people and being asked questions you can't answer because you haven't been in that workforce or that situation ...I decided at the age of 30 I wasn't washed up – as some people obviously thought I was."