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Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days,[a][b] and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5]

The following is a list of records by the New Zealand Test cricket team. 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.

New Zealand won the inaugural ICC World Test Championship, beating India in the final by 8 wickets. They are ranked number two in Tests, number one in ODIs and number four in T20Is.

Key

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The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for New Zealand only, and are correct as of November 2021.

Key
Symbol Meaning
† Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket
* Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠ Test cricket record
d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d)
Date Starting date of the Test match
Innings Number of innings played
Matches Number of matches played
Opposition The team New Zealand was playing against
Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket
Player The player involved in the record
Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

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Overall record

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Mat Won Lost Drawn Tied Win %
475 118 187 170 0 24.84
Last Updated: 3 November 2024[6]

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

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As of November 2024, New Zealand have played 475 Test matches resulting in 118 victories, 187 defeats and 170 draws for an overall winning percentage of 24.84.[6]

Opponent First Match Matches Won Lost Draw Tied % Won
 Australia 1946 62 8 36 18 0 18.18
 Bangladesh 2001 19 14 2 3 0 87.50
 England 1930 112 13 52 47 0 20.00
 India 1955 65 16 22 27 0 42.10
 Pakistan 1955 62 14 25 23 0 35.89
 South Africa 1932 49 7 26 16 0 21.21
 Sri Lanka 1983 40 18 11 11 0 62.06
 West Indies 1952 49 17 13 19 0 56.66
 Zimbabwe 1992 17 11 0 6 0 100.00
Total 475 118 187 170 0 24.84
Statistics are correct as of  New Zealand v  India at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 3 November 2024.[7]

First Test series wins

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Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
 Afghanistan YTP YTP
 Australia 1986 1986
 Bangladesh 2001 2004
 England 1984 1986
 India 1981 2024
 Ireland YTP YTP
 Pakistan 1985 1970
 South Africa 2024 -
 Sri Lanka 1983 1984
 West Indies 1980 2002
 Zimbabwe 1998 1992
Last updated: 27 October 2024[8]

First Test match wins

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Opponent Home Away
Venue Year Venue Year
 Afghanistan YTP YTP YTP YTP
 Australia Christchurch 1974 Brisbane 1985
 Bangladesh Hamilton 2001 Dhaka 2004
 England Wellington 1978 Leeds 1983
 India Christchurch 1968 Nagpur 1969
 Ireland YTP YTP YTP YTP
 Pakistan Auckland 1985 Lahore 1969
 South Africa Auckland 2004 Cape Town 1961
 Sri Lanka Christchurch 1983 Kandy 1984
 West Indies Auckland 1956 Bridgetown 2002
 Zimbabwe Wellington 1998 Harare 1992
Last updated: 16 February 2024[9]

Team scoring records

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Most runs in an innings

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The highest innings score by the Blackcaps is 715/6d in first Test of the 2018–19 series against Bangladesh 2019. [10][11]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 715/6d  Bangladesh Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 28 February 2019
2 690  Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE 26 November 2014
3 680/8d  India Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 14 February 2014
4 671/4  Sri Lanka 31 January 1991
5 659/6d  Pakistan Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 5 January 2021
Last updated: 5 January 2021[12]

Highest successful run chases

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New Zealand's highest fourth innings total is 451 all out in an unsuccessful run chase against England at Christchurch in March 2002. England had set a target of 549. New Zealand's highest successful run chase occurred against Pakistan at Christchurch in 1994. Pakistan had set New Zealand a target of 324.[13]

Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date
1 324/5 324  Pakistan Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 24 February 1994
2 317/7 317  Bangladesh Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 17 October 2008
3 285/8 285  Sri Lanka Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 9 March 2023
4 278/8 278  Pakistan Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 9 February 1985
5 269/3 267  South Africa Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 16 February 2024
Last updated: 16 February 2024[14]

Fewest runs in an innings

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The lowest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the second Test of England's tour of New Zealand in March 1955. Trailing England by 46, New Zealand was bowled out in their second innings for 26 runs.[15][16][17]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 26♠  England Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 25 March 1955
2 42  Australia Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 29 March 1946
2 45  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 2 January 2013
4 47  England Lord's, London, England 19 June 1958
5 54  Australia Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 29 March 1946
Last updated: 23 June 2020[16]

Most runs conceded in an innings

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The highest innings total scored against New Zealand is by West Indies when they scored 660/5d in the second Test of the West Indies tour of New Zealand in 1995 at Basin Reserve.[11]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 660/5d  West Indies Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 10 February 1995
2 643  Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan 1 May 2002
3 621/5d  South Africa Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 27 February 1999
4 616/5d  Pakistan 24 February 1989
5 607/6d  Australia The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia 3 December 1993
Last updated: 23 August 2020[18]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

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The lowest innings total scored against New Zealand is 46 by India where New Zealand tour of India in 2024[17]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 46  India M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India 16 October 2024
2 51  Zimbabwe McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 26 January 2012
3 58  England Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 23 March 2018
4 59  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 7 August 2005
5 64  England Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 10 February 1978
Last updated: 3 December 2017[19]

Result records

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A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[20]

Greatest win margins (by innings)

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The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The largest victory for New Zealand, which is the 8th largest, is their win against Zimbabwe in the Only Test of the 2011–12 tour at the McLean Park, where the hosts won by an innings and 301 runs.[21]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 301 runs  Zimbabwe McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 12 January 2012
2 Innings and 294 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 7 August 2005
3 Innings and 276 runs  South Africa Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 17 February 2022
4 Innings and 185 runs  Pakistan Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 27 March 2001
5 Innings and 176 runs Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 3 January 2021
Last updated: 19 February 2022[22]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

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The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. The largest victory recorded by New Zealand, which is the 8th largest victory, was recorded against Sri Lanka in the second and final Test of the 2018-19 tour at the Hagley Oval, where the hosts won by 423 runs.[23]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 423 runs  Sri Lanka Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 30 December 2018
2 281 runs  South Africa Bay Oval, Tauranga, New Zealand 7 February 2024
3 254 runs  Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 6 August 2016
4 240 runs  West Indies Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 12 December 2017
5 204 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 21 June 2002
Last updated: 7 February 2024[22]

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

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New Zealand have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 5 occasions.[22]

Rank Number of Victories Opposition Most Recent Venue Date
1 3  India Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 21 February 2020
2 1  Zimbabwe 19 February 1998
 West Indies 17 March 2006
Last updated: 3 December 2017[22]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

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New Zealand's narrowest win was by 1 run (the second such victory in Test history, after West Indies), against England in a match in February 2023. England made 435 runs in first innings. In response, New Zealand were dismissed for 209 and were asked to follow-on. In the second innings, New Zealand scored 483 runs to set a target of 257 runs to win for England, which they fell one run short of.

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 run  England Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 28 February 2023
2 4 runs  Pakistan Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 16 November 2018
3 7 runs  Australia Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 9 December 2011
4 27 runs  West Indies Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 9 March 2006
5 32 runs  Pakistan University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 24 November 2009
6 34 runs  Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 1 November 2011
Last updated: 28 February 2023[24]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

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New Zealand's narrowest win by wickets came in the first Test of the West Indies cricket team in New Zealand in 1979-80 in February 1980. Played at the Carisbrook, the hosts won the match by a margin of one wicket, one of only fourteen one-wicket victories in Test cricket.[25]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 wicket  West Indies Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 8 February 1980
2 2 wickets  Pakistan 9 February 1985
3 3 wickets  Bangladesh Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 17 October 2008
4 4 wickets  India Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 26 December 1998
Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 19 December 2002
Last updated: 20 June 2020[26]

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

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The Oval in London played host the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket.[21] The final Test of the 1938 Ashes saw England defeat the tourists by an innings and 579 runs, to the draw the series at one match all.[27] New Zealand's biggest defeat came during the Pakistan tour in 2002 when they lost by an innings and 324 runs at Lahore Stadium, Lahore.[28]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 324 runs  Pakistan Lahore Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan 1 May 2002
2 Innings and 322 runs  West Indies Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 10 February 1995
3 Innings and 222 runs  Australia Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 26 November 1993
4 Innings and 215 runs  England Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 23 February 1963
5 Innings and 198 runs  India Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India 20 November 2010
Last updated: 20 June 2020[28]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

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The first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series saw Australia defeated by England by 675 runs, the greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket.[23] New Zealand's biggest defeat by runs was against South Africa in the first Test of the 2007 tour at New Wanderers Stadium.[28]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 372 runs  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 3 December 2021
2 358 runs  South Africa New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 8 November 2007
3 299 runs  Pakistan Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 8 March 2001
4 297 runs  Australia 22 March 1974
5 272 runs  India 7 March 1968
Last updated: 6 December 2021[28]

Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)

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New Zealand have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 13 occasions with most recent being during the 2nd test of the New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 2014.

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 5  West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad 16 June 2014
2 3  Australia Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 19 March 2010
3 2  India Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 18 March 2009
 Pakistan Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 7 January 2011
5 1  Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 17 November 2012
Last updated: 20 June 2020[28]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

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The narrowest loss of New Zealand in terms of runs is by 30 runs against South Africa in the first test of the New Zealand's tour of South Africa in 1961.[29]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 30 runs  South Africa Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa 8 December 1961
2 33 runs  Pakistan Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 2 January 1993
3 38 runs  England Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 7 June 1973
4 60 runs  India Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India 25 September 1969
5 62 runs  Australia Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 11 March 2000
Last updated: 20 June 2020[29]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

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The narrowest loss of New Zealand in terms of wickets is by 3 wickets against Australia in the third test of New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 2015–16.[29]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 3 wicket  Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 27 November 2015
2 4 wickets  Pakistan Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore, Pakistan 26 October 1955
 Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 22 November 1985
 England Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 14 February 1997
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 10 June 2004
 South Africa New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 5 May 2006
Last updated: 20 June 2020[29]

Individual records

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Batting records

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Most career runs

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A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[30] India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket with 15,921. Second is Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 ahead of Jacques Kallis from South Africa in third with 13,289.[31]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Period
1 8,881 Kane Williamson† 102 180 2010–2024
2 7,683 Ross Taylor 112 196 2007–2022
3 7,172 Stephen Fleming 111 189 1994–2008
4 6,453 Brendon McCullum 101 176 2004–2016
5 5,663 Tom Latham† 85 152 2014–2024
6 5,444 Martin Crowe 77 131 1982–1995
7 5,334 John Wright 82 148 1978–1993
8 4,702 Nathan Astle 81 137 1996–2006
9 4,523 Daniel Vettori 112 172 1997–2014
10 3,790 BJ Watling 75 117 2009–2021
Last updated: 27 October 2024[32]

Fastest runs getter

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Runs Batsman Match Innings Record Date Reference
1,000 Devon Conway 11 19 27 December 2022 [33]
2,000 Andrew Jones 24 44 1 November 1992 [34]
3,000 Kane Williamson 39 71 3 January 2015 [35]
4,000 48 89 20 February 2016 [36]
5,000 61 110 25 March 2017 [37]
6,000 71 126 28 February 2019 [38]
7,000 83 144 3 January 2021 [39]
8,000 94 164 17 March 2023 [40]
Last updated: 18 March 2023

Most runs in each batting position

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Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Test Career Span Ref
Opener Tom Latham† 149 5,599 38.88 2014–2024 [41]
Number 3 Kane Williamson† 160 8,263 57.38 2011–2024 [42]
Number 4 Ross Taylor 174 7,087 47.24 2007–2022 [43]
Number 5 Nathan Astle 87 3,181 37.87 1996–2006 [44]
Number 6 Craig McMillan 51 1,899 41.28 1997–2005 [45]
Number 7 BJ Watling 59 1,780 35.60 2021–2021 [46]
Number 8 Daniel Vettori 67 2,227 39.77 1997–2014 [47]
Number 9 Tim Southee† 89 1,245 15.00 2008–2024 [48]
Number 10 Neil Wagner 50 594 18.56 2013–2024 [49]
Number 11 Trent Boult† 81 644 16.10 2012–2022 [50]
Last updated: 26 October 2024.

Most runs against each team

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Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Period Ref
 Afghanistan YTP
 Australia 1,277 John Wright 19 36 1980–1993 [51]
 Bangladesh 822 Kane Williamson† 8 12 2013–2023 [52]
 England 1,518 John Wright 23 43 1978–1992 [53]
 India 1,224 Brendon McCullum 10 19 2009–2014 [54]
 Ireland YTP
 Pakistan 1,519 Kane Williamson† 14 25 2011–2023 [55]
 South Africa 1,072 Stephen Fleming 15 27 1994–2007 [56]
 Sri Lanka 1,467 Kane Williamson† 14 25 2012–2024 [57]
 West Indies 1,136 Ross Taylor 14 23 2008–2020 [58]
 Zimbabwe 813 Nathan Astle 11 17 1996–2005 [59]
Last updated: 30 September 2024.

Highest individual score

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The second test of the Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2013–14 saw Brendon McCullum score his first and New Zealand's only triple century and record New Zealand's highest Individual score.[60]

Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1 302 Brendon McCullum  India Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 14 February 2014
2 299 Martin Crowe  Sri Lanka 31 January 1991
3 290 Ross Taylor  Australia WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 13 November 2015
4 274* Stephen Fleming  Sri Lanka P Sara Oval, Colombo, Sri Lanka 25 April 2003
5 267* Bryan Young Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 7 March 1997
Last updated: 20 June 2020[60]

Highest individual score – progression of record

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Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
45* Roger Blunt  England Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 1929–30
136 Stewie Dempster Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
206 Martin Donnelly Lord's, London, England 1949
230 Bert Sutcliffe  India Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India 1955–56
239 Graham Dowling Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 1967−68
259 Glenn Turner  West Indies Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 1972
299 Martin Crowe  Sri Lanka Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 1990−91
302 Brendon McCullum  India 2013–14
Last updated: 20 June 2020[60]

Highest individual score against each team

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Opposition Runs Player Venue Date Ref
 Afghanistan YTP
 Australia 290 Ross Taylor WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 15 November 2015 [61]
 Bangladesh 252 Tom Latham Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 9 January 2022 [62]
 England 222 Nathan Astle Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 13 March 2002 [63]
 India 302 Brendon McCullum Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 14 February 2014 [64]
 Ireland YTP
 Pakistan 238 Kane Williamson Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 3 January 2021 [65]
 South Africa 262 Stephen Fleming Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa 27 April 2006 [66]
 Sri Lanka 299 Martin Crowe Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 31 January 1991 [67]
 West Indies 259 Glenn Turner Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 6 April 1972 [68]
 Zimbabwe 173* Ross Taylor Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 28 July 2016 [69]
Last updated: 11 January 2022.

Highest career average

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A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[70]

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out Period
1 54.48 Kane Williamson† 180 8,881 17 2010–2024
2 46.28 John F. Reid 31 1,296 3 1979–1986
3 45.95 Rachin Ravindra† 22 919 2 2019–2024
4 45.36 Martin Crowe 131 5,444 11 1982–1995
5 44.77 Mark Richardson 65 2,776 3 2000–2004
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 26 October 2024[71]

Highest average in each batting position

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Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Glenn Turner 67 2,828 45.61 1969–1983 [72]
Number 3 Kane Williamson† 160 8,263 57.38 2010–2024 [73]
Number 4 Martin Crowe 106 4,841 49.40 1982–1995 [74]
Number 5 Brendon McCullum 44 1,887 43.88 2007–2016 [75]
Number 6 Jeremy Coney 48 1,772 45.43 1974–1987 [76]
Number 7 Chris Cairns 41 1,766 43.07 1989–2004 [77]
Number 8 Daniel Vettori 67 2,227 39.77 1997–2014 [78]
Number 9 Ian Smith 36 797 28.46 1980–1992 [79]
Number 10 Neil Wagner 50 594 18.56 2013–2024 [80]
Number 11 Trent Boult† 75 589 15.91 2011–2022 [81]
Last updated: 30 September 2024. Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position

Most half-centuries

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A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.

Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in Test cricket with 68. He is followed by the West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul on 66, India's Rahul Dravid and Allan Border of Australia on 63 and in fifth with 62 fifties to his name, Australia's Ricky Ponting.[82]

Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 46 Stephen Fleming 189 7,172 1994–2008
2 35 Kane Williamson† 180 8,881 2010–2024
Ross Taylor 196 7,683 2007–2022
4 31 Brendon McCullum 176 6,453 2004–2016
5 30 Tom Latham† 150 5,634 2014–2024
Last updated: 27 October 2024[83]

Most centuries

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A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.

Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in Test cricket with 51. South Africa's Jacques Kallis is next on 45 and Ricky Ponting with 41 hundreds is in third.[84]

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 32 Kane Williamson† 180 8,881 2010–2024
2 19 Ross Taylor 196 7,683 2007–2022
3 17 Martin Crowe 131 5,444 1982–1995
4 13 Tom Latham† 148 5,533 2014–2024
5 12 John Wright 148 5,334 1978–1993
Brendon McCullum 176 6,453 2004–2016
Last updated: 20 October 2024[85]

Most double centuries

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A double century is a score of 200 or more runs in a single innings.

Bradman holds the Test record for the most double centuries scored with twelve, one ahead of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara who finished his career with eleven. In third is Brian Lara of the West Indies with nine. England's Wally Hammond, Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka and Virat Kohli of India scored seven double centuries.[86]

Rank Double centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 6 Kane Williamson† 180 8,881 2010–2024
2 4 Brendon McCullum 176 6,453 2004–2016
3 3 Stephen Fleming 189 7,172 1994–2008
Ross Taylor 196 7,683 2007–2022
5 2 Glenn Turner 73 2,991 1969–1983
Mathew Sinclair 56 1,635 1999–2010
Tom Latham† 148 5,533 2014–2024
Last updated: 20 October 2024[87]

Most triple centuries

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A triple century is a score of 300 or more runs in a single innings.

India's Virender Sehwag, Australia's Don Bradman and West Indies's Chris Gayle and Brian Lara have each scored two triple centuries.[88] Brendon McCullum is the only New Zealand Player who has scored a single Test triple century as of September 2020.

Rank Triple centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 1 Brendon McCullum 176 6,453 2004–2016
Last updated: 20 June 2020[89]

Most Sixes

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Rank Sixes Player Innings Runs Period
1 107♠ Brendon McCullum 176 6,453 2004–2016
2 93 Tim Southee† 148 2,180 2008–2024
3 87 Chris Cairns 104 3,320 1989–2004
4 55 Ross Taylor 196 7,683 2007–2022
5 54 Craig McMillan 91 3,116 1997–2005
Last updated: 20 October 2024[90]

Most Fours

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Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period
1 982 Kane Williamson† 180 8,881 2010–2024
2 932 Ross Taylor 196 7,683 2007–2022
3 917 Stephen Fleming 189 7,172 1994–2008
4 776 Brendon McCullum 176 6,453 2004–2016
5 659 Martin Crowe 131 5,444 1982–1995
Last updated: 30 September 2024[91]

Most runs in a series

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The 1930 Ashes series in England saw Don Bradman set the record for the most runs scored in a single series, falling just 26 short of 1,000 runs. He is followed by Wally Hammond with 905 runs scored in the 1928–29 Ashes series. Glenn Turner with 672 in the 1972 tour of West Indies is the highest New Zealander on the list.[92]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Opposition Series
1 672 Glenn Turner 5 8  West Indies New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 1971–72
2 611 Bert Sutcliffe 9  India New Zealand cricket team in India in 1955–56
3 546 John R. Reid 10  South Africa New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 1961–62
4 538 Daryl Mitchell 3 6  England New Zealand cricket team in England in 2022
5 535 Brendon McCullum 2 4  India Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2013–14
Last updated: 30 June 2022[93]

Most ducks

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A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[94] Chris Martin has scored the second-highest number of ducks in Test cricket behind Courtney Walsh.[95]

Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
1 36 Chris Martin 71 104 2000–2013
2 24 Danny Morrison 48 71 1987–1997
3 20 Tim

Southee

104 150 2008–2024
4 19 Daniel Vettori 112 172 1997–2014
5 17 Neil Wagner† 64 84 2012–2024
Last updated: 30 October 2024[96]

Bowling records

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Most career wickets

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A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.

Shane Warne held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone.[97] Muralitharan, who continued to play until 2010, finished with 800 wickets to his name. James Anderson of England is third on the list taking 632 wickets holds the record for most wickets by a fast bowler in Test cricket.[98][99] New Zealand's Richard Hadlee is the highest ranked New Zealand bowler taking 431 wickets.

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period
1 431 Richard Hadlee 86 150 22.29 1973–1990
2 385 Tim Southee† 104 196 29.84 2008–2024
3 361 Daniel Vettori 112 185 34.15 1997–2014
4 317 Trent Boult† 78 149 27.49 2011–2022
5 260 Neil Wagner 64 122 27.57 2012–2024
6 233 Chris Martin 71 126 33.81 2000–2013
7 218 Chris Cairns 62 104 29.40 1989–2004
8 160 Danny Morrison 48 76 34.68 1987–1997
9 130 Lance Cairns 43 72 32.92 1974–1985
10 123 Ewen Chatfield 43 73 32.17 1975–1989
Last updated: 26 October 2024[100]

Most career wickets against each team

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Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period Ref
 Afghanistan YTP
 Australia 130 Richard Hadlee 23 41 20.56 1973–1990 [101]
 Bangladesh 51 Daniel Vettori 9 17 16.05 2001–2010 [102]
 England 97 Richard Hadlee 21 35 24.73 1973–1990 [103]
 India 65 14 24 22.96 1976–1990 [104]
 Ireland YTP
 Pakistan 51 Richard Hadlee 12 20 28.39 1973–1989 [105]
 South Africa 55 Chris Martin 14 24 26.72 2000–2013 [106]
 Sri Lanka 66 Tim Southee 14 26 19.83 2012–2024 [107]
 West Indies 51 Richard Hadlee 10 19 22.03 1980–1987 [108]
 Zimbabwe 39 Chris Cairns 8 16 24.20 1996–2000 [109]
Last updated: 27 September 2024

Fastest wicket taker

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Wickets Bowler Match Record Date Reference
50 Kyle Jamieson 9 26 November 2021 [110]
100 Richard Hadlee 25 16 February 1979 [111]
150 34 6 March 1981 [112]
200 44 25 August 1983 [113]
250 53 9 February 1985 [114]
300 61 21 February 1986 [115]
350 69 12 March 1987 [116]
400 80 2 February 1990 [117]
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Best figures in an innings

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Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[118] There have been three occasions in Test cricket where a bowler has taken all ten wickets in a single innings – Jim Laker of England took 10/53 against Australia in 1956, India's Anil Kumble in 1999 returned figures of 10/74 against Pakistan and New Zealand's Ajaz Patel in 2021, returning figures of 10/119 against India. Richard Hadlee is one of 15 bowlers who have taken nine wickets in a Test match innings.[119]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 10/119 Ajaz Patel†  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 3 December 2021
2 9/52 Richard Hadlee  Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 8 November 1985
3 7/23  India Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 13 February 1976
Matt Henry  South Africa Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 17 February 2022
5 7/39 Neil Wagner†  West Indies Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 1 December 2017
Last updated: 19 February 2022[120]

Best figures in an innings against each team

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Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Reference
 Afghanistan YTP
 Australia 9/52 Richard Hadlee Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 8 November 1985 [121]
 Bangladesh 7/53 Chris Cairns Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 18 December 2001 [122]
 England 7/74 Lance Cairns Headingley, Leeds, England 28 July 1983 [123]
 India 10/119 Ajaz Patel Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 3 December 2021 [124]
 Ireland YTP
 Pakistan 7/52 Chris Pringle Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan 26 October 1990 [125]
 South Africa 7/23 Matt Henry Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 17 February 2022 [126]
 Sri Lanka 7/130 Daniel Vettori Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 15 December 2006 [127]
 West Indies 7/27 Chris Cairns Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 16 December 1999 [128]
 Zimbabwe 6/26 Chris Martin McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 26 January 2012 [129]
Last updated: 19 January 2022

Best figures in a match

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A bowler's bowling figures in a match is the sum of the wickets taken and the runs conceded over both innings.

No bowler in the history of Test cricket has taken all 20 wickets in a match. The closest to do so was English spin bowler Jim Laker. During the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series, Laker took 9/37 in the first innings and 10/53 in the second to finish with match figures of 19/90. Richard Hadlee's figures of 15/123 taken during the first match of the New Zealand tour of Australia in 1985, is the 10th best in Test cricket history.[130]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 15/123 Richard Hadlee  Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 8 November 1985
2 14/225 Ajaz Patel  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 3 December 2021
3 13/157 Mitchell Santner  India Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India 26 October 2024
4 12/149 Daniel Vettori  Australia Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 11 March 2000
5 12/170  Bangladesh M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 26 October 2004
Last updated: 26 October 2024[131]

Best career average

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A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken. Nineteenth century English medium pacer George Lohmann holds the record for the best career average in Test cricket with 10.75. J. J. Ferris, one of fifteen cricketers to have played Test cricket for more than one team,[132] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket.[133]

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 19.73 Kyle Jamieson† 80 1,579 3,558 2020–2024
2 21.53 Jack Cowie 45 969 2,028 1937–1949
3 22.09 Shane Bond 87 1,922 3,372 2001–2009
4 22.29 Richard Hadlee 431 9,611 21,918 1973–1990
5 26.60 Bruce Taylor 111 2,953 6,334 1965-1973
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 4 February 2024[134]

Best career economy rate

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A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[94] English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 matches for England between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31. New Zealand's Jeremy Coney, with a rate of 2.04 runs per over conceded over his 52-match Test career, is 43rd on the list.[135]

Rank Economy rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 2.04 Jeremy Coney 27 966 2,835 1974–1987
2 2.15 Hedley Howarth 86 3,178 8,833 1969–1977
3 2.16 Harry Cave 34 1,467 4,074 1949–1958
4 2.20 John Reid 85 2,835 7,725 1949–1965
5 2.26 Nathan Astle 51 2,143 7,725 1996–2006
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 20 June 2020[136]

Best career strike rate

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A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[94] As with the career average above, the top bowler with the best Test career strike rate is George Lohmann with strike rate of 34.1 balls per wicket. New Zealand's Shane Bond is at third position in this list.[137]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 38.7 Shane Bond 87 1,922 3,372 2001–2009
2 44.5 Kyle Jamieson† 80 1,579 3,558 2020–2024
3 45.0 Jack Cowie 45 969 2,028 1937–1949
4 50.8 Richard Hadlee 431 9,611 21,918 1973–1990
5 52.8 Neil Wagner 260 7,169 13,725 2012–2024
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 7 February 2024[138]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

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A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[139] Richard Hadlee is third on the list of most five-wicket hauls behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan and Australia's Shane Warne in Test cricket.[140]

Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Innings Balls Wickets Period
1 36 Richard Hadlee 150 21,918 431 1973–1990
2 20 Daniel Vettori 185 28,652 361 1997–2014
3 15 Tim Southee† 195 23,034 384 2008–2024
4 13 Chris Cairns 104 11,698 218 1989–2004
5 10 Danny Morrison 76 10,064 160 1987–1997
Last updated: 19 October 2024[141]

Most ten-wicket hauls in a match

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A ten-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match over two innings. Richard Hadlee is third on the all-time list of the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket, having taken the most of any fast bowler with 9 ten-wicket hauls. Only spin bowlers Muralitharan and Warne have taken more with 22 and 10 respectively.[142]

Rank Ten-wicket hauls Player Matches Balls Wickets Period
1 9 Richard Hadlee 86 21,918 431 1973–1990
2 3 Daniel Vettori 112 28,652 361 1997-2014
3 2 Ajaz Patel† 21 4,582 85 2018-2024
4 1 Jack Cowie 9 2,028 45 1937–1949
Ewen Chatfield 43 10,360 123 1975–1989
Gary Troup 15 3,183 39 1976–1986
Lance Cairns 43 10,628 130 1974–1985
John Bracewell 41 8,403 102 1980–1990
Chris Pringle 14 2,985 30 1990–1995
Chris Cairns 62 11,698 218 1989–2004
Dion Nash 32 6,196 93 1992–2001
Chris Martin 71 14,026 233 2000–2013
Shane Bond 18 3,372 87 2001–2009
Tim Southee† 104 23,082 385 2008–2024
Trent Boult† 78 17,417 317 2011–2022
Mark Craig 15 3,669 50 2014–2016
Kyle Jamieson† 19 3,558 80 2020–2024
Mitchell Santner† 29 5,242 67 2015–2024
Last updated: 3 November 2024[143]

Worst figures in an innings

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The worst figures in a single innings in Test cricket came in the third Test between the West Indies at home to Pakistan in 1958. Pakistan's Khan Mohammad returned figures of 0/259 from his 54 overs in the second innings of the match.[144][145] The worst figures by a New Zealander is 0/181 that came off the bowling of Matthew Hart in the second test of the West Indies tour of New Zealand in 1995.[146]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/181 Matthew Hart 46  West Indies Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 10 February 1995
2 0/179 Murphy Su'a 44
3 0/159 Alex Moir 35  South Africa 6 March 1953
4 0/156 Mark Craig 31  Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 5 November 2015
5 0/154 Tim Southee 32  England Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom 10 June 2022
Last updated: 20 June 2020[147]

Worst figures in a match

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The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012. He returned figures of 0/180 from his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off 14 in the third innings for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs.[148] He claimed the record in his final over when two runs came from it – enough for him to pass the previous record of 0/259, set 54 years prior.[149]

The worst figures by a New Zealander is by Matthew Hart in the second test of the West Indies tour of New Zealand in 1995.[146]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 0/181 Matthew Hart 46  West Indies Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 10 February 1995
2 0/179 Murphy Su'a 44
3 0/170 Doug Bracewell 38  Australia Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia 5 November 2015
4 0/159 Alex Moir 35  South Africa Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 6 March 1953
Stephen Boock 61  West Indies Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 6 April 1985
Last updated:20 June 2020[150]

Most wickets in a series

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England's seventh Test tour of South Africa in 1913–14 saw the record set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a Test series. English paceman Sydney Barnes played in four of the five matches and achieved a total of 49 wickets to his name.

Rank Wickets Player Matches Opposition Series
1 33 Richard Hadlee 3  Australia New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1985–86
2 27 Bruce Taylor 4  West Indies New Zealand cricket team in West Indies in 1971–72
3 23 Richard Hadlee 3  Sri Lanka New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1983–84
4 22 Tony MacGibbon 5  South Africa New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 1953–54
Jack Alabaster New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 1961–62
Last updated: 20 June 2020[151]

Hat-trick

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In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count. In Test cricket history there have been just 44 hat-tricks, the first achieved by Fred Spofforth for Australia against England in 1879. In 1912, Australian Jimmy Matthews achieved the feat twice in one game against South Africa. The only other players to achieve two hat-tricks are Australia's Hugh Trumble, against England in 1902 and 1904, Pakistan's Wasim Akram, in separate games against Sri Lanka in 1999, and England's Stuart Broad.

No. Bowler For Against Inn. Test Dismissals Venue Date Ref.
1 Peter Petherick  New Zealand  Pakistan 1 1/3 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 9 October 1976 [152]
2 James Franklin  New Zealand  Bangladesh 1 1/2 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 20 October 2004 [153]

Wicket-keeping records

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The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.[154]

Most career dismissals

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A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[155][156] while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.[157] New Zealand's BJ Watling is the highest New Zealander in taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.[158]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Catches Stumping Dis/Inn Period
1 265 BJ Watling 75 127 257 8 2.086 2009–2021
2 201 Adam Parore 78 121 194 7 1.661 1990–2002
3 179 Brendon McCullum 101 95 168 11 1.884 2004–2016
4 176 Ian Smith 63 109 168 8 1.614 1980–1992
5 106 Tom Blundell† 36 57 91 15 1.859 2017-2024
Last updated: 27 October 2024[159]

Most career catches

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Watling is seventh in taking most catches in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.[160]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Period
1 257 BJ Watling 75 127 2009–2021
2 194 Adam Parore 78 121 1990–2002
3 168 Brendon McCullum 101 95 2004–2016
Ian Smith 63 109 1980–1992
5 92 Ken Wadsworth 33 59 1969–1976
Last updated: 27 October 2024[161]

Most career stumpings

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Bert Oldfield, Australia's fifth-most capped wicket-keeper, holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. New Zealand wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum is equal 43rd on 11.[162]

Rank Stumpings Player Matches Innings Period
1 15 Tom Blundell† 36 57 2017–2024
2 11 Brendon McCullum 101 95 2004–2016
3 8 Frank Mooney 14 23 1949–1954
Ian Smith 63 109 1980–1992
BJ Watling 75 127 2009–2021
Last updated: 27 October 2024[163]

Most dismissals in an innings

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Four wicket-keepers have taken seven dismissals in a single innings in a Test match—Wasim Bari of Pakistan in 1979, Englishman Bob Taylor in 1980, New Zealand's Ian Smith in 1991 and most recently West Indian gloveman Ridley Jacobs against Australia in 2000.[164]

The feat of taking 6 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 24 wicket-keepers on 32 occasions with Watling being the only New Zealander.[165]

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 7 Ian Smith  Sri Lanka Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 22 February 1991
2 6 BJ Watling  India Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 6 February 2014
 Sri Lanka University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 10 December 2015
4 5 Roy Harford  India Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 29 February 1968
Ken Wadsworth  Pakistan Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 16 February 1973
Warren Lees  Sri Lanka Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 11 March 1983
Ian Smith  England Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 10 February 1984
 Sri Lanka 1 March 1991
Adam Parore  England 30 January 1992
 Sri Lanka Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 6 December 1992
 Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe 19 September 2000
 Pakistan Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 8 March 2001
Brendon McCullum  England Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 5 March 2008
 West Indies McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 19 December 2008
 Pakistan 11 December 2009
 England Headingley, Leeds, England 24 May 2013
BJ Watling  West Indies Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 19 December 2013
 India Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 14 February 2014
 West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston, West Indies 8 June 2014
 Sri Lanka Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 3 January 2015
15 December 2018
P. Sara Oval, Colombo, Sri Lanka 22 August 2019
Last updated: 20 June 2020[166]

Most dismissals in a match

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Three wicket-keepers have made 11 dismissals in a Test match, Englishman Jack Russell in 1995, South African AB de Villiers in 2013 and most recently India's Rishabh Pant against Australia in 2018.[167]

The feat of making 10 dismissals in a match has been achieved by 4 wicket-keepers on 4 occasions.[168] The most dismissals made by New Zealand wicket-keeper is nine, once by Brendon McCullum in 2009 and twice by BJ Watling in 2014 and 2015.

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 9 Brendon McCullum  Pakistan McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand 11 December 2009
BJ Watling  India Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 6 February 2014
 Sri Lanka University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand 10 December 2015
4 8 Warren Lees Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 11 March 1983
Ian Smith Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand 22 February 1991
BJ Watling  West Indies 19 December 2013
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 8 June 2014
 Pakistan Bay Oval, Tauranga, New Zealand 26 December 2020
Tom Blundell  England Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 10 June 2021
Last updated: 13 June 2021[169]

Most dismissals in a series

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Brad Haddin holds the Test cricket record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He took 29 catches during the 2013 Ashes series. New Zealand's record is held by Artie Dick when he made 23 dismissals during the New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 1961–62.[170]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Opposition Series
1 23 Artie Dick 5 9  South Africa New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 1961–62
2 16 Ian Smith 3 5  Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990-91
Adam Parore  Pakistan Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 2000–01
Brendon McCullum 6  Pakistan Pakistan cricket team in New Zealand in 2009–10
5 15 BJ Watling 2 4  India Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2013-14
 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2015-16
Last updated: 20 June 2020[171]

Fielding records

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Most career catches

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Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.[c] The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[173][174]

India's Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 210, followed by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205 and South African Jacques Kallis with 200. Stephen Fleming is the highest ranked New Zealander in seventh, securing 171 catches in his Test career.[175]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Ct/Inn Period
1 171 Stephen Fleming 111 199 0.859 1994–2008
2 163 Ross Taylor 112 212 0.768 2007–2022
3 90 Kane Williamson† 102 194 0.463 2010–2024
Tom Latham† 85 165 0.545 2014–2024
5 81 Tim Southee† 102 196 0.413 2008–2024
Last updated: 27 September 2024[176]

Most catches in a series

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The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time,[177] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a Test series. Australian all-rounder Jack Gregory took 15 catches in the series as well as 23 wickets.[178] Greg Chappell, a fellow Australian all-rounder, and India's K. L. Rahul are equal second behind Gregory with 14 catches taken during the 1974–75 Ashes series and during the 2018 Indian tour of England respectively. Four players have taken 13 catches in a series on six occasions with both Bob Simpson and Brian Lara having done so twice and Rahul Dravid and Alastair Cook once. Stephen Fleming is the highest ranked New Zealander in this list.[179]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Opposition Series
1 10 Stephen Fleming 2 4  Zimbabwe New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1997-98
4 8  England New Zealand cricket team in England in 1999
3 9 Bryan Young 3 5  Pakistan Pakistani cricket team in New Zealand in 1993-94
Stephen Fleming  Australia New Zealand cricket team in Australia in 1997–98
 West Indies West Indies cricket team in New Zealand in 2005–06
Last updated: 20 June 2020[180]

All-round records

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1000 runs and 100 wickets

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A total of 71 players have achieved the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in their Test career.[181]

Rank Player Average Difference Period Matches Runs Bat Avg Wickets Bowl Avg
1 Richard Hadlee 4.86 1973-1990 86 3124 27.16 431 22.29
2 Chris Cairns 4.13 1989-2004 62 3320 33.53 218 29.40
3 Daniel Vettori -4.00 1997-2014 112 4523 30.15 361 34.15
4 Tim Southee -11.62 2008-2022 84 1747 16.32 335 27.95
5 John Bracewell -15.38 1980-1990 41 1001 20.42 102 35.81
Last updated: 19 February 2022[182]

250 runs and 20 wickets in a series

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A total of 18 players on 24 occasions have achieved the double of 250 runs and 20 wickets in a series.[183]

Player Matches Runs Wickets Opposition Series
Richard Hadlee 4 301 21  England New Zealand in England in 1983
Last updated: 22 August 2020[184]

Other records

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Most career matches

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See also: List of cricketers who have played 100 Tests

India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200, with former captains Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh being joint second with each having represented Australia on 168 occasions. Daniel Vettori and Ross Taylor are the highest ranked New Zealanders in this list.[185]

Rank Matches Player Runs Wkts Period
1 112 Ross Taylor 7,683 3 2007–2022
Daniel Vettori 4,523 361 1997–2014
3 111 Stephen Fleming 7,172 - 1994–2008
4 104 Tim Southee† 2,185 385 2008–2024
5 102 Kane Williamson† 8,881 30 2010–2024
Last updated: 27 October 2024[186]

Most consecutive career matches

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Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159. He broke Allan Border's long standing record of 153 matches in June 2018.[187] The recently retired New Zealand wicket-keeper-batsman Brendon McCullum, who is fifth on the list with 101 matches, is the highest ranked cricketer who never missed a Test match during his playing career.[188]

Rank Matches Player Period
1 101 Brendon McCullum 2004–2016
2 77* Tom Latham† 2014-2024
3 72 Stephen Fleming 1999–2008
4 58 John R. Reid 1949–1965
5 51 Adam Parore 1996–2002
Last updated: 8 February 2024[188]

Most matches as captain

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See also: List of New Zealand national cricket captains

Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109.Stephen Fleming who led the side for nine years from 1997 to 2006 is third on the list with 80 matches.[189]

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied Draw %W %L Period
1 80 Stephen Fleming 28 27 0 25 35 33.75 1997–2006
2 40 Kane Williamson 22 10 8 55 25 2016-2022
3 34 John R. Reid 3 18 13 8.82 52.94 1956–1965
4 32 Daniel Vettori 6 16 10 18.75 50 2007–2011
5 31 Brendon McCullum 11 11 9 35.48 35.48 2013-2016
Last updated: 28 December 2022[190]

Most matches won as a captain

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Rank Won Player Matches Lost Tied Draw %W %L Period
1 28 Stephen Fleming 80 27 0 25 35 33.75 1997–2006
2 22 Kane Williamson 40 10 8 55 25 2016-2022
3 11 Geoff Howarth 30 7 12 36.66 23.33 1980–1985
Brendon McCullum 31 11 9 35.48 35.48 2013-2016
5 6 Daniel Vettori 32 16 10 18.75 50 2007–2011
Last updated: 28 December 2022[191]

Most man of the match awards

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Rank M.O.M. Awards Player Matches Period
1 11 Kane Williamson† 94 2010–2023
Daniel Vettori 112 1997–2014
3 9 Richard Hadlee 86 1973–1990
4 8 Ross Taylor 112 2007–2022
5 7 John Wright 82 1978–1993
Stephen Fleming 111 1994–2008
Last updated: 13 March 2023[192]

Most man of the series awards

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Rank M.O.S. Awards Player Matches Period
1 8 Richard Hadlee 86 1973–1990
2 4 Kane Willaimson† 102 2010–2024
3 3 Daniel Vettori 112 1997–2014
4 2 Shane Bond 18 2001–2009
Devon Conway† 24 2021–2024
Matt Henry† 26 2015–2024
Neil Wagner 64 2012–2024
Trent Boult† 78 2011–2022
Tim Southee† 104 2008–2024
Last updated: 27 October 2024[193]

Youngest players on debut

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The youngest player to play in a Test match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 227 days. Making his debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 24 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[194] The youngest New Zealander to play Test cricket was Daniel Vettori who at the age of 18 years and 10 days debuted in the second Test of the series against England in February 1997.[195]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 18 years and 10 days Daniel Vettori  England Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 6 February 1997
2 18 years and 197 days Doug Freeman Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 24 March 1933
3 18 years and 267 days Giff Vivian The Oval, London, England 29 July 1931
4 18 years and 295 days Richard Collinge  Pakistan Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 22 January 1965
5 18 years and 316 days Brendon Bracewell  England The Oval, London, England 27 July 1978
Last updated: 3 December 2017[195][196]

Oldest players on debut

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England left-arm slow bowler James Southerton is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the very first inaugural test against Australia in 1876 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Melbourne, Australia, he was aged 49 years and 119 days. Herb McGirr is the oldest New Zealand Test debutant when he made his debut during the 1930 England series at the Eden Park.[197]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 38 years and 101 days Herb McGirr  England Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 14 February 1930
2 36 years and 317 days Ray Emery  West Indies Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand 8 February 1952
3 36 years and 120 days Tom Puna  England 25 February 1966
4 36 years and 89 days Allen Lissette  West Indies Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand 3 February 1956
5 34 years and 295 days Graham Gedye  South Africa Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 21 February 1964
Last updated: 20 June 2020[197][198]

Oldest players

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England all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was aged 52 years and 165 days on the final day's play. The oldest New Zealand Test player is Jack Alabaster who was aged 41 years and 242 days when he represented New Zealand for the final time in the 1972 tour of West Indies at the Queen's Park Oval.[199]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 41 years and 242 days Jack Alabaster  West Indies Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad 9 March 1972
2 41 years and 191 days Bert Sutcliffe  England Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 27 May 1965
3 40 years and 194 days Bevan Congdon Lord's, London, England 24 August 1978
4 39 years and 240 days Alex Moir Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 14 March 1959
5 39 years and 2 days Richard Hadlee Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 5 July 1990
Last updated: 28 January 2021[199][200]

Partnership records

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In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.

Highest partnerships by wicket

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A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1st wicket 413 Glenn Turner Terry Jarvis  West Indies Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 6 April 1972 Scorecard
2nd wicket 297 Brendon McCullum Kane Williamson†  Pakistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE 26 November 2014 Scorecard
3rd wicket 467 Andrew Jones Martin Crowe  Sri Lanka Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 31 January 1991 Scorecard
4th wicket 369 Kane Williamson† Henry Nicholls†  Pakistan Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 3 January 2021 Scorecard
5th wicket 236 Daryl Mitchell Tom Blundell  England Nottingham, England 10 June 2022 Scorecard
6th wicket 365* Kane Williamson† BJ Watling  Sri Lanka Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 3 January 2015 Scorecard
7th wicket 261 Mitchell Santner†  England Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand 21 November 2019 Scorecard
8th wicket 256 Stephen Fleming James Franklin  South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa 27 April 2006 Scorecard
9th wicket 136 Ian Smith Martin Snedden  India Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 22 February 1990 Scorecard
10th wicket 151 Brian Hastings Richard Collinge  Pakistan 16 February 1973 Scorecard
Last updated: 20 June 2020[201]

Highest partnerships by runs

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The highest Test partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Sri Lankan pairing of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who put together a third wicket partnership of 624 runs during the first Test against South Africa in July 2006. This broke the record of 576 runs set by their compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama against India in 1997. New Zealand's Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe hold the third highest Test partnership with 467 made in 1991 against Sri Lanka.[202]

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
3rd wicket 467 Andrew Jones Martin Crowe  Sri Lanka Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 31 January 1991 Scorecard
1st wicket 413 Glenn Turner Terry Jarvis  West Indies Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 6 April 1972 Scorecard
4th wicket 369 Kane Williamson Henry Nicholls  Pakistan Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand 3 January 2021 Scorecard
6th wicket 365* BJ Watling  Sri Lanka Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand 3 January 2015 Scorecard
3rd wicket 363 Henry Nicholls 17 March 2023
Last updated: 17 March 2023[203]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

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Rank Runs Innings Players Highest Average 100/50 Career span
1 3,882 76 Ross Taylor & Kane Williamson 265 58.81 10/19 2011-2021
2 3,176 72 Tom Latham & Kane Williamson † 165 44.11 10/14 2014–2024
3 1,951 58 Nathan Astle & Stephen Fleming 106 33.63 2/15 1996-2006
4 1,803 28 Martin Crowe & Andrew Jones 467 64.39 4/6 1987-1993
5 1,760 60 Bruce Edgar & John Wright 100 31.42 1/12 1978-1986
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 10 March 2023[204]

Umpiring records

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Most matches umpired

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An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.

Aleem Dar of Pakistan holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 130. The current active Dar set the record in December 2019 overtaking Steve Bucknor from the West Indies mark of 128 matches.[205] They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108.

Rank Matches Umpire Period
1 84 Billy Bowden 2000-2015
2 40 Tony Hill 2001–2013
Chris Gaffaney† 2014–2022
4 39 Steve Dunne 1989–2002
5 26 Brian Aldridge 1986–1995
Last updated: 19 February 2022[206]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ For the first 50 years of Test cricket matches were played over three or four days[2] and until the 1930s some timeless Tests were played.[3]
  2. ^ In October 2017, the ICC Board approved a trial of four-day Test cricket to run through until the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4]
  3. ^ In 2017, The Laws of Cricket were amended, reducing the methods of dismissals from ten to nine, with handled the ball now covered as part of obstructing the field.[172]

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