Injury-plagued New Zealand pacer Daryl Tuffey has retired from both international and domestic cricket to "pursue a job opportunity in Australia."

The 34-year-old Tuffey "retired from all forms of cricket to concentrate on his work commitments with Moa Beer, and specifically to pursue a job opportunity in Australia." "I've had a few different injuries recently and they do get tougher to come back from. It's probably been my one major regret in cricket that I haven't spent as much time on the field as I would have liked but it's part and parcel of playing the game," Tuffey said.