Rohrer parts ways with NSW Blues

Stalwart batsman Ben Rohrer's decade-long career with the Blues is over after Cricket New South Wales confirmed the veteran would not be offered a contract for coming season.

The 36-year-old will continue to ply his trade with KFC Big Bash League side Sydney Thunder, while he's also been appointed as Tasmania's new State Talent Manager, CNSW confirmed on Monday.

Rohrer made his Sheffield Shield debut in 2007, and hit a century in his maiden first-class outing with 163 against Tasmania.

In 2013, Rohrer made his sole international appearance for Australia's T20 side, a 27-run defeat to the West Indies at the Gabba in 2013.

"Ben is a quality cricketer and person," Cricket NSW chief executive Andrew Jones said.

"He treasured every game he played in the Baggy Blue and was a calm and wise presence in the NSW squad throughout his career.

"Ben has been a terrific mentor to our young players in word and deed, being a strong cricketer on game day while being respectful, kind and giving to his team mates and support staff.

"Ben's presence will be missed but he will remain part of the cricket family. He will return for the coming season with the Sydney Thunder and is an excellent appointment as Cricket Tasmania's new State Talent Manager."

Rohrer played in three Sheffield Shield finals, losing to Tasmania in 2006-07 (in just his second first-class match) and in 2011, before breaking through for his first title in 2014 with victory over Western Australia.

The left-hander didn't play a Shield game for NSW last season, despite some superb Premier Cricket form, posting the Sydney competition's highest-ever limited-overs total for Fairfield-Liverpool in September.

Three weeks before the tragic death of his former Blues teammate Phillip Hughes in 2014, Rohrer suffered a concussion when he was struck by a bouncer in a Sheffield Shield match against Victoria.

The following season he notched 447 runs at 34, including a match-winning unbeaten century against South Australia.

Rohrer has thrived in the shortest format of the game, and has played in five separate tournament wins.

He played integral roles in helping the Sydney Sixers to the BBL|02 title and the Thunder to their maiden crown in BBL|05. He also won the Big Bash with NSW in the old state-based competition in 2009. That year he was part of the team that won the (now defunct) Champions League, before taking out the title again with the Sixers in 2012.

His new role on the Apple Isle is expected to see him oversee list management at Cricket Tasmania under new high performance manager Drew Ginn, a three-time Olympic rowing gold medalist.