List of New Zealand Test cricket records

This is a list of New Zealand Test cricket records. It is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the New Zealand Test cricket team, and any cricketers who have played for that team.

New Zealand took part in their first recognised Test cricket match against England in the 1929/30 season, and the records listed here date from that time.

Key

The top ten records are listed for each category. Tied records for the tenth place are listed as well. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate.

Symbol	Meaning
‡	Player is currently active in T20I cricket
*	Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠	World record

ICC Men's Test Team Rankings

Team	Matches	Points	Rating
Australia	30	3,715	124
India	26	3,108	120
England	34	3,679	108
South Africa	21	2,179	104
New Zealand	22	2,121	96
Pakistan	17	1,519	89
Sri Lanka	18	1,501	83
West Indies	26	1,992	77
Bangladesh	17	906	53
Ireland	5	131	26
Zimbabwe	3	11	4
Afghanistan	3	0	0
Reference: ICC Test Rankings, 17 August 2024
"Matches" is no. matches + no. series played in the 12–24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that.

Team records

Team wins, losses, and ties

Matches played (total)

Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	Win %
417	87	169	162	0	20.86
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Matches played (by country)

Team	First Match	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	Win %
Australia	1946	57	8	30	18	0	14.03
Bangladesh	2001	13	10	0	3	0	76.92
England	1930	101	9	48	44	0	8.91
India	1955	55	10	21	26	0	17.54
Pakistan	1955	53	10	24	21	0	18.18
South Africa	1932	41	4	25	14	0	8.88
Sri Lanka	1983	32	14	8	10	0	43.75
West Indies	1952	45	15	13	19	0	31.91
Zimbabwe	1992	17	11	0	6	0	64.71
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 26 December 2017.

Team scoring records

Highest scores (innings)

Score	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
690	Pakistan	Sharjah	26 November 2014	Scorecard
680/8d	India	Wellington	14 February 2014	Scorecard
671/4	Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 January 1991	Scorecard
630/6d	India	Mohali	16 October 2003	Scorecard
624	Australia	Perth	13 November 2015	Scorecard
619/9d	India	Napier	26 March 2009	Scorecard
609/9d	West Indies	Dunedin	3 December 2009	Scorecard
595	South Africa	Auckland	18 March 2004	Scorecard
593/8d	South Africa	Cape Town	27 April 2006	Scorecard
586/7d	Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 March 1997	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Highest successful 4th innings chases

Score	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
324/5	Pakistan	Christchurch	24 February 1994	Scorecard
317/7	Bangladesh	Chittagong	17 October 2008	Scorecard
278/8	Pakistan	Dunedin	9 February 1985	Scorecard
230/5	Australia	Christchurch	8 March 1974	Scorecard
217/3	Bangladesh	Wellington	16 January 2017
215/6	India	Wellington	26 December 1998	Scorecard
201/5	Australia	Auckland	12 March 1993	Scorecard
189/5	Sri Lanka	Hamilton	18 December 2015	Scorecard
181/1	Australia	Wellington	15 March 1990	Scorecard
166/4	West Indies	Wellington	7 March 1969	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 26 December 2017.

Lowest scores (innings)

Score	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
26♠	England	Auckland	25 March 1955	Scorecard
42	Australia	Wellington	29 March 1946	Scorecard
45	South Africa	Cape Town	2 January 2013	Scorecard
47	England	Lord's	19 June 1958	Scorecard
54	Australia	Wellington	29 March 1946	Scorecard
65	England	Christchurch	25 February 1971	Scorecard
67	England	Leeds	3 July 1958	Scorecard
67	England	Lord's	24 August 1978	Scorecard
68	England	Lord's	16 May 2013	Scorecard
70	Pakistan	Dacca	7 November 1955	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Largest victories

See also: List of New Zealand Test cricket victories

By an innings

Margin	Teams	Venue	Date	Scorecard
Innings and 301 runs	New Zealand (495/7d) beat Zimbabwe (51 & 143)	Napier	26 January 2012	Scorecard
Innings and 294 runs	New Zealand (452/9d) beat Zimbabwe (59 & 99)	Harare	7 August 2005	Scorecard
Innings and 185 runs	New Zealand (407) beat Pakistan (104 & 118)	Hamilton	27 March 2001	Scorecard
Innings and 137 runs	New Zealand (393) beat Bangladesh (143 & 113)	Wellington	12 January 2008	Scorecard
Innings and 132 runs	New Zealand (307) beat England (82 & 93)	Christchurch	3 February 1984	Scorecard
Innings and 117 runs	New Zealand (576/6d) beat Zimbabwe (164 & 295)	Bulawayo	28 July 2016	Scorecard
Innings and 105 runs	New Zealand (518) beat West Indies (179 & 234)	Wellington	26 December 1999	Scorecard
Innings and 101 runs	New Zealand (545) beat Bangladesh (182 & 262)	Chittagong	26 October 2004	Scorecard
Innings and 99 runs	New Zealand (451) beat Pakistan (169 & 183)	Auckland	25 January 1985	Scorecard
Innings and 99 runs	New Zealand (402) beat Bangladesh (177 & 126)	Dhaka	19 October 2004	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

By wickets

Margin	Teams	Venue	Date	Scorecard
10 wickets	New Zealand (459 & 2/0) beat India (164 & 296)	Christchurch	2 February 1990	Scorecard
10 wickets	New Zealand (411 & 20/0) beat Zimbabwe (180 & 250)	Wellington	19 February 1998	Scorecard
10 wickets	New Zealand (247 & 36/0) beat India (161 & 121)	Wellington	12 December 2002	Scorecard
10 wickets	New Zealand (372 & 37/0) beat West Indies (192 & 215)	Wellington	17 March 2006	Scorecard
9 wickets	New Zealand (202 & 181/1) beat Australia (110 & 269)	Wellington	15 March 1990	Scorecard
9 wickets	New Zealand (358 & 60/1) beat England (186 & 229)	London	22 July 1999	Scorecard
9 wickets	New Zealand (393 & 70/1) beat West Indies (365 & 97)	Hamilton	16 December 1999	Scorecard
9 wickets	New Zealand (595 & 53/1) beat South Africa (296 & 349)	Auckland	18 March 2004	Scorecard
9 wickets	New Zealand (357 & 39/1) beat Bangladesh (137 & 254)	Dunedin	4 January 2008	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016. Note: New Zealand has won a Test match by 8 wickets on 5 occasions.

By runs

Margin	Teams	Venue	Date	Scorecard
254 runs	New Zealand (582/4d & 166/2d) beat Zimbabwe (362 & 132)	Bulawayo	6 August 2016	Scorecard
240 runs	New Zealand (373 & 291/8d) beat West Indies (221 & 203)	Hamilton	12 December 2017
204 runs	New Zealand (337 & 243) beat West Indies (107 & 269)	Bridgetown	21 June 2002	Scorecard
199 runs	New Zealand (350 & 454/8d) beat England (350 & 255)	Leeds	29 May 2015	Scorecard
193 runs	New Zealand (221 & 524) beat Sri Lanka (356 & 196)	Wellington	3 January 2015	Scorecard
190 runs	New Zealand (255 & 157) beat West Indies (145 & 77)	Auckland	9 March 1956	Scorecard
189 runs	New Zealand (470 & 177/9d) beat England (348 & 110)	Hamilton	5 March 2008	Scorecard
186 runs	New Zealand (508/7d & 156/8d) beat West Indies (262 & 216)	Kingston	8 June 2014	Scorecard
177 runs	New Zealand (335 & 262/5d) beat Zimbabwe (283 & 137)	Harare	7 November 1992	Scorecard
167 runs	New Zealand (319 & 214) beat India (257 & 109)	Nagpur	3 October 1969	Scorecard
167 runs	New Zealand (305 & 444/6d) beat Sri Lanka (285 & 297)	Colombo	27 May 1998	Scorecard
167 runs	New Zealand (412 & 194/9d) beat Sri Lanka (244 & 195)	Colombo	25 November 2012	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 12 December 2017.

Smallest victories

By wickets

Margin	Teams	Venue	Date	Scorecard
1 wicket	New Zealand (249 & 104/9) beat West Indies (140 & 212)	Dunedin	8 February 1980	Scorecard
2 wickets	New Zealand (220 & 278/8) beat Pakistan (274 & 223)	Dunedin	9 February 1985	Scorecard
3 wickets	New Zealand (171 & 317/7) beat Bangladesh (245 & 242)	Chittagong	17 October 2008	Scorecard
4 wickets	New Zealand (352 & 215–6) beat India (208 & 356)	Wellington	26 December 1998	Scorecard
4 wickets	New Zealand (94 & 160–6) beat India (99 & 154)	Hamilton	19 December 2002	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016. Note: New Zealand has won a Test match by 5 wickets on 8 occasions.

By runs

Margin	Teams	Venue	Date	Scorecard
7 runs	New Zealand (150 & 226) beat Australia (136 & 233)	Hobart	9 December 2011	Scorecard
27 runs	New Zealand (275 & 272) beat West Indies (257 & 263)	Auckland	9 March 2006	Scorecard
32 runs	New Zealand (429 & 153) beat Pakistan (332 & 218)	Dunedin	24 November 2009	Scorecard
34 runs	New Zealand (426 & 252/8d) beat Zimbabwe (313 & 331)	Bulawayo	1 November 2011	Scorecard
40 runs	New Zealand (275 & 228) beat South Africa (190 & 273)	Port Elizabeth	16 February 1962	Scorecard
40 runs	New Zealand (503 & 105) beat India (202 & 366)	Auckland	6 February 2014	Scorecard
44 runs	New Zealand (155 & 311) beat Pakistan (191 & 231)	Lahore	21 November 1996	Scorecard
53 runs	New Zealand (293 & 331) beat West Indies (317 & 254)	Bridgetown	26 June 2014	Scorecard
62 runs	New Zealand (375 & 100) beat India (223 & 190)	Wellington	21 February 1981	Scorecard
72 runs	New Zealand (385 & 212) beat South Africa (190 & 335)	Cape Town	1 January 1962	Scorecard
72 runs	New Zealand (228 & 123) beat England (215 & 64)	Wellington	10 February 1978	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Worst defeats

By an innings

Margin	Teams	Venue	Date	Scorecard
Innings and 324 runs	Pakistan (643) beat New Zealand (73 & 246)	Lahore	1 May 2002	Scorecard
Innings and 322 runs	West Indies (660/6d) beat New Zealand (216 & 122)	Wellington	10 February 1995	Scorecard
Innings and 222 runs	Australia (544/6d) beat New Zealand (161 & 161)	Hobart	26 November 1993	Scorecard
Innings and 215 runs	England (562/7d) beat New Zealand (258 & 89)	Auckland	23 February 1963	Scorecard
Innings and 198 runs	India (566/8d) beat New Zealand (193 & 175)	Nagpur	20 November 2010	Scorecard
Innings and 193 runs	South Africa (525/8d) beat New Zealand (121 & 211)	Port Elizabeth	11 January 2013	Scorecard
Innings and 187 runs	England (546/4d) beat New Zealand (193 & 166)	Leeds	8 July 1965	Scorecard
Innings and 180 runs	South Africa (524/8d) beat New Zealand (172 & 172)	Wellington	6 March 1953	Scorecard
Innings and 166 runs	Pakistan (507/6d) beat New Zealand (156 & 185)	Dunedin	7 February 1973	Scorecard
Innings and 156 runs	Australia (585) beat New Zealand (353 & 76)	Brisbane	18 November 2004	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

By wickets

Rank	Opponent	no. Loss	Most recent venue	Season
1	West Indies	5	Port of Spain	2014
2	Australia	2	Wellington	2011
2	India	2	Hamilton	2009
2	Pakistan	2	Hamilton	2010
5	Sri Lanka	1	Galle	2012
Note: New Zealand has lost by 10 wickets on only 13 occasions. Source: Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 19 March 2015.

By runs

Margin	Teams	Venue	Date	Scorecard
358 runs	South Africa (226 & 422/3d) beat New Zealand (118 & 172)	Johannesburg	8 November 2007	Scorecard
299 runs	Pakistan (346 & 336/5d) beat New Zealand (252 & 131)	Auckland	8 March 2001	Scorecard
297 runs	Australia (221 & 346) beat New Zealand (112 & 158)	Auckland	22 March 1974	Scorecard
272 runs	India (252 & 261/5d) beat New Zealand (140 & 101)	Auckland	7 March 1968	Scorecard
248 runs	Pakistan (566/3d & 175/2d) beat New Zealand (262 & 231)	Abu Dhabi	9 November 2014	Scorecard
247 runs	England (354 & 287/5d) beat New Zealand (174 & 220)	Leeds	24 March 2013	Scorecard
241 runs	Sri Lanka (183 & 352) beat New Zealand (109 & 185)	Napier	11 March 1995	Scorecard
230 runs	England (190 & 340) beat New Zealand (169 & 131)	Lord's	24 July 1969	Scorecard
217 runs	Sri Lanka (268 & 365) beat New Zealand (130 & 286)	Wellington	15 December 2006	Scorecard
216 runs	India (298 & 201) beat New Zealand (140 & 143)	Madras	26 November 1976	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Most career runs

Runs	Batsman	Innings	Average	Test career span
7172	Stephen Fleming	189	40.06	1994–2008
6453	Brendon McCullum	176	38.64	2004–2016
6281	Ross Taylor‡	152	47.22	2007–present
5444	Martin Crowe	131	45.36	1982–1995
5338	Kane Williamson‡	116	50.35	2010–present
5334	John Wright	148	37.82	1978–1993
4702	Nathan Astle	137	37.02	1996–2006
4523	Daniel Vettori	172	30.15	1997–2014
3448	Bevan Congdon	114	32.22	1965–1978
3428	John R. Reid	108	33.28	1949–1965
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 3 April 2018.

Highest average

Average	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Test career span
50.62	Kane Williamson‡	113	5214	2010–present
48.04	Ross Taylor‡	149	6246	2007–present
46.28	John F. Reid	31	1296	1979–1986
45.36	Martin Crowe	131	5444	1982–1995
44.77	Mark Richardson	65	2776	2000–2004
44.64	Glenn Turner	73	2991	1969–1983
44.27	Andrew Jones	74	2922	1987–1995
40.93	Jesse Ryder	33	1269	2008–2011
40.10	Bert Sutcliffe	76	2727	1947–1965
40.06	Stephen Fleming	189	7172	1994–2008
Qualification: 20 innings. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: September 12, 2017. Note: Stewie Dempster had an average of 65.72 but only batted in 15 innings for New Zealand

Highest individual score

See also: List of Test cricket triple centuries

Runs	Batsman	Balls Faced	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
302	Brendon McCullum	559	India	Wellington	14 February 2014	Scorecard
299	Martin Crowe	523	Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 January 1991	Scorecard
290	Ross Taylor‡	374	Australia	Perth	13 November 2015	Scorecard
274*	Stephen Fleming	476	Sri Lanka	Colombo	25 April 2003	Scorecard
267*	Bryan Young	422	Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 March 1997	Scorecard
262	Stephen Fleming	423	South Africa	Cape Town	27 April 2006	Scorecard
259	Glenn Turner	759	West Indies	Georgetown	6 April 1972	Scorecard
242*	Kane Williamson‡	438	Sri Lanka	Wellington	3 January 2015	Scorecard
239	Graham Dowling	519	India	Christchurch	22 February 1968	Scorecard
230*	Bert Sutcliffe	–	India	Delhi	16 December 1955	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: September 12, 2017.

Most career half-centuries

Half centuries	Batsman	Innings	Career runs	Test career span
55	Stephen Fleming	189	7172	1994–2008
45	Ross Taylor‡	150	6266	2007–present
44	Kane Williamson‡	114	5316	2010–present
43	Brendon McCullum	176	6453	2004–2016
35	Martin Crowe	131	5444	1982–1995
35	Nathan Astle	137	4702	1996–2006
35	John Wright	148	5334	1978–1993
29	Daniel Vettori	172	4523	1997–2014
28	John R. Reid	108	3428	1979–1986
27	Chris Cairns	104	3320	1989–2004
Includes all scores over 50 including 100s Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 26 March 2018.

Most career centuries

See also: List of New Zealand Test cricket centurions

Centuries	Batsman	Innings	Career runs	Test career span
18	Kane Williamson‡	113	5214	2010–present
17	Ross Taylor‡	149	6246	2007–present
17	Martin Crowe	131	5444	1982–1995
12	John Wright	148	5334	1978–1993
12	Brendon McCullum	176	6453	2004–2016
11	Nathan Astle	137	4702	1996–2006
9	Stephen Fleming	189	7172	1994–2008
7	Glenn Turner	73	2991	1969–1983
7	Andrew Jones	74	2922	1987–1995
7	Bevan Congdon	114	3448	1965–1978
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 23 March 2018.

Most career double-centuries

Double Centuries	Batsman	Innings	Career runs	Test career span
4	Brendon McCullum	176	6453	2004–2016
3	Stephen Fleming	189	7172	1994–2008
2	Ross Taylor‡	149	6246	2007–present
2	Mathew Sinclair	56	1635	1999–2010
2	Glenn Turner	73	2991	1969–1983
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016. Note: 9 other New Zealand players have scored a double century.

Two centuries in a Test

See also: List of cricketers who have scored centuries in both innings of a Test match

Runs	Batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
101 & 110*	Glenn Turner	Australia	Christchurch	8 March 1974	Scorecard
122 & 102	Geoff Howarth	England	Auckland	4 March 1978	Scorecard
122 & 100*	Andrew Jones	Sri Lanka	Hamilton	22 February 1991	Scorecard
136 & 110	Peter Fulton	England	Auckland	22 March 2013	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Fastest 200

Balls	Batsman	Final score	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
153♠	Nathan Astle	222(168)	England	Christchurch	13 March 2002	Scorecard
186	Brendon McCullum	202(188)	Pakistan	Sharjah	16 November 2014	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Fastest 100

Balls	Batsman	Final score	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
54♠	Brendon McCullum	145(79)	Australia	Christchurch	20 February 2016	Scorecard
71	Colin de Grandhomme ‡	105(74)	West Indies	Wellington	2 December 2017	Scorecard
74	Brendon McCullum	195(134)	Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 December 2014	Scorecard
78	Brendon McCullum	202(188)	Pakistan	Sharjah	26 November 2014	Scorecard
81	Ross Taylor‡	138(104)	Australia	Hamilton	27 March 2010	Scorecard
82	Daniel Vettori	127(98)	Zimbabwe	Harare	7 August 2005	Scorecard
83	Bruce Taylor	124(-)	West Indies	Auckland	27 February 1969	Scorecard
86	Chris Cairns	120(96)	Zimbabwe	Auckland	20 January 1996	Scorecard
88	Richard Hadlee	103(92)	West Indies	Christchurch	22 February 1980	Scorecard
89	Kane Williamson	104*(90)	Bangladesh	Wellington	16 January 2017
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 2 December 2017. Note: All the figures are from the start of an individual innings. Nathan Astle's second hundred in his 222 v England at Christchurch in March 2002 took 39 balls.

Fastest 50

Balls	Batsman	Final score	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
29	Tim Southee‡	77*(40)	England	Napier	22 March 2008	Scorecard
30	Brendon McCullum	202(188)	Pakistan	Sharjah	26 November 2014	Scorecard
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Most career sixes

Sixes	Batsman	Innings	Career runs	Test career span
107♠	Brendon McCullum	176	6453	2004–2016
87	Chris Cairns	104	3320	1989–2004
63	Tim Southee‡	88	1384	2008–present
54	Craig McMillan	91	3116	1997–2005
44	Ross Taylor‡	149	6246	2007–present
39	Nathan Astle	137	4702	1996–2006
33	Richard Hadlee	134	3124	1973–1990
33	John R. Reid	108	3428	1979–1986
28	Lance Cairns	65	928	1974–1985
27	Martin Crowe	131	5444	1982–1995
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Most career fours

Fours	Batsman	Innings	Career runs	Test career span
917	Stephen Fleming	189	7172	1994–2008
776	Brendon McCullum	176	6453	2004–2016
771	Ross Taylor‡	149	6246	2007–present
659	Martin Crowe	131	5444	1982–1995
630+	John Wright	148	5334	1978–1993
612	Nathan Astle	137	4702	1996–2006
573	Kane Williamson‡	113	5214	2010–present
556	Daniel Vettori	172	4523	1997–2014
374+	John R. Reid	108	3428	1979–1986
367	Craig McMillan	91	3116	1997–2005
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 December 2017.

Most sixes in an innings

Sixes	Batsman	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
11	Nathan Astle	222(168)	England	Christchurch	13 March 2002	Scorecard
11	Brendon McCullum	202(188)	Pakistan	Sharjah	16 November 2014	Scorecard
11	Brendon McCullum	195(134)	Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 December 2014	Scorecard
9	Chris Cairns	120(96)	Zimbabwe	Auckland	20 January 1996	Scorecard
9	Tim Southee‡	77*(40)	England	Napier	22 March 2008	Scorecard
7	Bert Sutcliffe	80(-)	South Africa	Johannesburg	24 December 1953	Scorecard
7	Chris Cairns	158(171)	South Africa	Auckland	18 March 2004	Scorecard
6	Craig McMillan	142(179)	Sri Lanka	Colombo	27 May 1998	Scorecard
6	Chris Cairns	69(83)	Australia	Wellington	24 March 2000	Scorecard
6	Brendon McCullum	145(79)	Australia	Christchurch	20 February 2016	Scorecard

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Most fours in an innings

Fours	Batsman	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
43	Ross Taylor‡	290(374)	Australia	Perth	13 November 2015	Scorecard
37	Bryan Young	267*(422)	Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 March 1997	Scorecard
32	Brendon McCullum	302(559)	India	Wellington	14 February 2014	Scorecard
31	Stephen Fleming	192(332)	Pakistan	Hamilton	19 December 2003	Scorecard
31	Stephen Fleming	262(423)	South Africa	Cape Town	27 April 2006	Scorecard
30	Bert Sutcliffe	230*(-)	India	Delhi	16 December 1955	Scorecard
29	Martin Crowe	299(523)	Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 January 1991	Scorecard
29	Brendon McCullum	224(307)	India	Auckland	6 February 2014	Scorecard
28	Nathan Astle	222(168)	England	Christchurch	13 March 2002	Scorecard
28	Stephen Fleming	274*(476)	Sri Lanka	Colombo	25 April 2003	Scorecard

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Most Ducks

Ducks	Batsman	Innings	Career runs	Test career span
36	Chris Martin	104	123	2000–2013
24	Danny Morrison	71	379	1987–1997
19	Daniel Vettori	172	4523	1997–2014
16	Ken Rutherford	99	2465	1985–1995
16	Stephen Fleming	189	7172	1994–2008
14	Brendon McCullum	176	6453	2004–2016
13	John Bracewell	60	1001	1980–1990
12	Bob Blair	34	189	1953–1964
12	Dick Motz	56	612	1961–1969
12	Richard Hadlee	134	3124	1973–1990

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Individual records (bowling)

Most career wickets

See also: List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in Test cricket

Wickets	Bowler	Matches	Bowling average	Test career span
431	Richard Hadlee	86	22.29	1973–1990
361	Daniel Vettori	112	34.15	1997–2014
233	Chris Martin	71	33.81	2000–2013
220	Tim Southee‡	56	30. 82	2008–present
218	Chris Cairns	62	29.40	1987–2004
215	Trent Boult‡	50	27. 84	2011–present
160	Danny Morrison	48	34.68	1987–1997
149	Neil Wagner‡	36	28.26	2012–present
130	Lance Cairns	43	32.92	1974–1985
123	Ewen Chatfield	43	32.17	1975–1989

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 April 2018.

Best average

Bowling average	Bowler	Matches	Wickets	Test career span
21.53	Jack Cowie	9	45	1937–1949
22.09	Shane Bond	18	87	2001–2009
22.29	Richard Hadlee	86	431	1973–1990
26.60	Bruce Taylor	30	111	1965–1973
28.05	Neil Wagner‡	31	144	2012–present
28.48	Dion Nash	32	93	1992–2001
27.84	Trent Boult‡	51	200	2011–present
29.25	Richard Collinge	35	113	1965–1978
29.30	Simon Doull	32	98	1992–2000
29.40	Chris Cairns	62	218	1987–2004

Qualification: Minimum of 2000 balls
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 December 2017.

Best strike rate

Strike rate	Bowler	Matches	Wickets	Test career span
38.7	Shane Bond	18	87	2001–2009
45.0	Jack Cowie	9	45	1937–1949
50.8	Richard Hadlee	86	431	1973–1990
51.7	Neil Wagner‡	34	144	2012–present
53.6	Chris Cairns	62	218	1987–2004
57.0	Bruce Taylor	30	111	1965–1973
57.4	Trent Boult‡	44	200	2011–present
58.1	James Franklin	31	82	2001–2013
60.1	Ian O'Brien	22	73	2005–2009
60.1	Chris Martin	71	233	2000–2013

Qualification: Minimum of 2000 balls
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 26 December 2017.

Best figures in an innings

Figures	Bowler	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
9/52 (23.4 overs)	Richard Hadlee	Australia	Brisbane	8 November 1985	Scorecard
7/23 (8.3 x 8 ball overs)	Richard Hadlee	India	Wellington	13 February 1976	Scorecard
7/27 (22.5 overs)	Chris Cairns	West Indies	Hamilton	16 December 1999	Scorecard
7/39 (14.4 overs)	Neil Wagner‡	West Indies	Wellington	1 December 2017	Scorecard
7/52 (16.0 overs)	Chris Pringle	Pakistan	Faisalabad	26 October 1990	Scorecard
7/53 (18.2 overs)	Chris Cairns	Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 December 2001	Scorecard
7/64 (24.0 overs)	Tim Southee‡	India	Bangalore	31 August 2012	Scorecard
7/65 (24.0 overs)	Simon Doull	India	Wellington	26 December 1998	Scorecard
7/74 (20.3 overs)	Bruce Taylor	West Indies	Bridgetown	23 March 1972	Scorecard
7/74 (33.2 overs)	Lance Cairns	England	Leeds	28 July 1983	Scorecard

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 1 December 2017.

Best figures in a match

Figures	Bowler	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
15/123 (52.3 overs)	Richard Hadlee	Australia	Brisbane	8 November 1985	Scorecard
12/149 (60.0 overs)	Daniel Vettori	Australia	Auckland	11 March 2000	Scorecard
12/170 (60.4 overs)	Daniel Vettori	Bangladesh	Chittagong	26 October 2004	Scorecard
11/58 (22.3 x 8 ball overs)	Richard Hadlee	India	Wellington	13 February 1976	Scorecard
11/102 (56.0 overs)	Richard Hadlee	West Indies	Dunedin	8 February 1980	Scorecard
11/152 (59.0 overs)	Chris Pringle	Pakistan	Faisalabad	26 October 1990	Scorecard
11/155 (65.5 overs)	Richard Hadlee	Australia	Perth	30 November 1985	Scorecard
11/169 (54.0 overs)	Dion Nash	England	London	16 June 1994	Scorecard
11/180 (54.0 overs)	Chris Martin	South Africa	Auckland	18 March 2004	Scorecard
10/80 (27.5 overs)	Trent Boult‡	West Indies	Wellington	11 December 2013	Scorecard

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Most career 5 wickets bags

5 wicket bags	Bowler	Matches	Wickets	Test career span
36	Richard Hadlee	86	431	1973–1990
20	Daniel Vettori	112	361	1997–2014
13	Chris Cairns	62	218	1987–2004
10	Danny Morrison	48	160	1987–1997
10	Chris Martin	71	233	2000–2013
7	Tim Southee‡	56	218	2008–present
6	Trent Boult‡	44	212	2011–present
6	Simon Doull	32	98	1992–2000
6	Lance Cairns	43	130	1974–1985
5	Neil Wagner‡	32	147	2012–present
5	Shane Bond	18	87	2001–2009
5	Dick Motz	32	100	1961–1969

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 30 March 2018.

Most career 10 wickets hauls

10 wicket hauls	Bowler	Matches	Wickets	Test career span
9	Richard Hadlee	86	431	1973–1990
3	Daniel Vettori	112	361	1997–2014

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.
Note: 13 New Zealand player have one 10 wicket haul in a test match

Hat-tricks

See also: List of Test cricket hat-tricks

Bowler	Opposition	Dismissals	Venue	Date	Scorecard
Peter Petherick	Pakistan	Javed Miandad (c Richard Hadlee) Wasim Raja (c and b) Intikhab Alam (c Geoff Howarth)	Lahore	9 October 1976	Scorecard
James Franklin	Bangladesh	Manjural Islam Rana (c Brendon McCullum) Mohammad Rafique (c Scott Styris) Tapash Baisya (b)	Dhaka	20 October 2004	Scorecard

Source:Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Most runs conceded in an innings

Runs	Bowler	Bowling figures	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
229	Stephen Boock	70.0–10–229–1	Pakistan	Auckland	24 February 1989	Scorecard
200	Daniel Vettori	57.0–5–200–4	India	Ahmedabad	29 October 1999	Scorecard
181	Matthew Hart	46.0–4–181–0	West Indies	Wellington	10 February 1995	Scorecard
179	Murphy Su'a	44.0–4–179–0	West Indies	Wellington	10 February 1995	Scorecard
178	Daniel Vettori	40.0–4–178–1	Pakistan	Lahore	1 May 2002	Scorecard
178	Daniel Vettori	58.0–7–178–3	India	Nagpur	20 November 2010	Scorecard
171	Daniel Vettori	71.0–24–171–2	India	Chandigarh	10 October 1999	Scorecard
170	Daniel Vettori	47.0–5–170–2	Australia	Wellington	18 March 2005	Scorecard
168	Fen Cresswell	41.2–6–168–6	England	London	13 August 1949	Scorecard
165	Daniel Vettori	58.0–11–165–4	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 September 1997	Scorecard

Bowling figures given above are in the form of "Overs–Maidens–Runs–Wickets".
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in career

Catches	Fielder	Matches	Test career span
171	Stephen Fleming	111	1994–2008
125	Ross Taylor‡	84	2007–present
71	Martin Crowe	77	1982–1995
70	Nathan Astle	81	1996–2006
64	Jeremy Coney	52	1974–1987
58	Kane Williamson‡	64	2010–present
58	Daniel Vettori	112	1997–2014
54	Bryan Young	35	1993–1999
50	Martin Guptill	47	2009–2016
43	Bevan Congdon	61	1965–1978

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 26 March 2018.

Individual records (wicketkeeper)

Most dismissals in career

Dismissals	Wicket-keeper	Catches	Stumpings	Innings	Test career span
201	Adam Parore	194	7	121	1990–2002
179	Brendon McCullum	168	11	95	2004–2016
176	BJ Watling‡	170	6	87	2009–present
176	Ian Smith	168	8	109	1980–1992
96	Ken Wadsworth	92	4	59	1969–1976
59	Warren Lees	42	7	42	1976–1983
51	Artie Dick	47	4	30	1961–1965
30	Robbie Hart	29	1	18	2002–2003
30	Frank Mooney	22	8	23	1949–1954
29	Lee Germon	27	2	19	1995–1997

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 April 2018.

Most catches

Catches	Wicket-keeper	Innings	ODI career span
194	Adam Parore	121	1990–2002
170	BJ Watling‡	87	2009–present
168	Ian Smith	109	1980–1992
168	Brendon McCullum	95	2004–2016
92	Ken Wadsworth	59	1969–1976
47	Artie Dick	30	1961–1965
42	Warren Lees	42	1976–1983
29	Robbie Hart	18	2002–2003
27	Lee Germon	19	1995–1997
25	Eric Petrie	18	1955–1966

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 4 April 2018.

Most stumpings in career

Stumpings	Wicket-keeper	Innings	Test career span
11	Brendon McCullum	95	2004–2016
8	Frank Mooney	23	1949–1954
8	Ian Smith	109	1980–1992
7	Warren Lees	42	1976–1983
7	Adam Parore	121	1990–2002
6	BJ Watling‡	66	2009–present
5	Ken James	16	1930–1933
4	Artie Dick	30	1961–1965
4	Ken Wadsworth	59	1969–1976

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Individual records (other)

Most matches played in career

Matches	Player	Runs	Wickets	Test Career Span
112	Daniel Vettori	4523	361	1997–2014
111	Stephen Fleming	7172	–	1994–2008
101	Brendon McCullum	6453	1	2004–2016
86	Richard Hadlee	3124	431	1973–1990
83	Ross Taylor‡	6246	2	2007–present
82	John Wright	5334	–	1978–1993
81	Nathan Astle	4702	51	1996–2006
77	Adam Parore	2865	–	1990–2002
72	Martin Crowe	5444	14	1982–1995
71	Chris Martin	123	233	2000–2013

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Most matches as a captain

Matches	Player	Win Percentage	Captaincy Period
80	Stephen Fleming	35.00	1997–2006
34	John R. Reid	8.82	1956–1965
32	Daniel Vettori	18.75	2007–2011
31	Brendon McCullum	35.48	2013–2016
30	Geoff Howarth	36.66	1980–1985
19	Graham Dowling	21.05	1968–1972
18	Ken Rutherford	11.11	1993–1995
17	Kane Williamson	52.94	2016–2018
17	Bevan Congdon	5.88	1972–1975
16	Martin Crowe	12.50	1990–1993

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 10 April 2018.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership	Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
1st wicket	387	Glenn Turner & Terry Jarvis	West Indies	Georgetown	1972
2nd wicket	297	Brendon McCullum & Kane Williamson‡	Pakistan	Sharjah	2014
3rd wicket	467	Andrew Jones & Martin Crowe	Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 January 1991	Scorecard
4th wicket	271	Ross Taylor‡ & Jesse Ryder	India	Napier	2009
5th wicket	222	Nathan Astle & Craig McMillan	Zimbabwe	Wellington	2000
6th wicket	365*	Kane Williamson‡ & BJ Watling‡	Sri Lanka	Wellington	2015
7th wicket	225	Chris Cairns & Jacob Oram	South Africa	Auckland	2004
8th wicket	256	Stephen Fleming & James Franklin	South Africa	Cape Town	2006
9th wicket	136	Ian Smith & Martin Snedden	India	Auckland	1990
10th wicket	151	Brian Hastings & Richard Collinge	Pakistan	Auckland	1973

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 27 September 2016.

Highest partnerships (any wicket)

Runs	Partnership	Players	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
467	3rd wicket	Andrew Jones & Martin Crowe	Sri Lanka	Wellington	31 January 1991	Scorecard
387	1st wicket	Glenn Turner & Terry Jarvis	West Indies	Georgetown	1972
365*	6th wicket	Kane Williamson‡ & BJ Watling‡	Sri Lanka	Wellington	2015
352	6th wicket	Brendon McCullum & BJ Watling‡	India	Wellington	2015
339	6th wicket	Martin Guptill‡ & Brendon McCullum	Bangladesh	Hamilton	2010
297	2nd wicket	Brendon McCullum & Kane Williamson‡	Pakistan	Sharjah	2014
276	1st wicket	Stewie Dempster & Jackie Mills	England	Wellington	1930
271	4th wicket	Ross Taylor‡ & Jesse Ryder	India	Napier	2009
265	3rd wicket	Kane Williamson‡ & Ross Taylor‡	Australia	Perth	2015
262	3rd wicket	Kane Williamson‡ & Ross Taylor‡	Sri Lanka	Colombo	2012

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 2 November 2017.

See also

• Cricket statistics
• List of New Zealand One Day International cricket records
• List of New Zealand Twenty20 International cricket records
• List of Test cricket records
• Portal:Cricket