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The 'New Zealand cricket team', also known as the 'Black Caps', played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation. It took the team until 1955-56 to win a Test, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972-73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch.
The current Test captain is Stephen Fleming (having resigned as ODI captain following New Zealand's Semi-Final exit in the 2007 World Cup),[1] who follows in the footsteps of former greats such as John R. Reid, Geoff Howarth and Martin Crowe. A replacement ODI captain has yet to be announced. Stephen Fleming is the Black Caps' most successful captain, having led New Zealand to 28 Test victories (to December 2006), more than double that of any other captain.
The New Zealand cricket team became known as the Black Caps in January 1998, after its sponsor at the time, Clear Communications, held a competition to choose a name for the team.
Players who have been awarded a central contract for 2007-8 are in bold.
★ 'Stephen Fleming' (captain) (left-hand bat)
★ 'Lou Vincent' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Jamie How' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Michael Papps' (right-hand bat)
★ Craig Cumming (right-hand bat)
★ 'Craig McMillan' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Peter Fulton' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Ross Taylor' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Matthew Sinclair' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Brendon McCullum' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Gareth Hopkins' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Jacob Oram' (left-hand bat) (right-arm fast-medium)
★ 'Scott Styris' (right-hand bat) (right-arm medium-fast)
★ 'James Franklin' (left-hand bat) (left-arm fast-medium)
★ 'Shane Bond' (right-arm fast)
★ 'Chris Martin' (right-arm fast-medium)
★ 'Kyle Mills' (right-arm fast-medium)
★ 'Mark Gillespie' (right-arm fast-medium)
★ 'Michael Mason' (right-arm fast-medium)
★ Darryl Tuffey (right-arm fast-medium)
★ 'Jeetan Patel' (right-arm off-spin)
★ ' Daniel Vettori' (left-hand bat) (left-arm orthodox)
The following lineup is the XI from NZ's last test series v Sri Lanka .
1. Craig Cumming
2. Jamie How
3. Matthew Sinclair
4. Stephen Fleming(C)
5. Nathan Astle
6. Jacob Oram
7. Brendan McCullum
8. Daniel Vettori
9. James Franklin
10. Shane Bond
11. Chris Martin
NB: Cumming does not have a central contract so is unlikely to play in the next test. Astle has retired and is likely to be replaced by Scott Styris.
The following lineup is the preferred XI from the squad used during the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
1. Peter Fulton
2. Stephen Fleming (C)
3. Ross Taylor
4. Scott Styris
5. Craig McMillan
6. Jacob Oram
7. Brendan McCullum
8. Daniel Vettori
9. James Franklin
10. Shane Bond
11. Jeetan Patel
World Cup
★ 1975: Semi Finals
★ 1979: Semi Finals
★ 1983: First round
★ 1987: First round
★ 1992: Semi Finals
★ 1996: Quarter Finals
★ 1999: Semi Finals
★ 2003: 5th Place
★ 2007: Semi Finals
Mini World Cup
★ ICC Knockout 1998: Quarter Finals
★ ICC Knockout 2000: Won
★ ICC Champions Trophy 2002: First round
★ ICC Champions Trophy 2004: First round
★ ICC Champions Trophy 2006: Semi Final
Twenty20 World Championship
★ 2007: TBA
Commonwealth Games
★ 1998: Bronze medal
World Championship of Cricket
Austral-Asia Cup
Tournament Victories===
★ ICC Knock-Out Trophy Nairobi Gymkhana Club Nairobi Kenya 2000. New Zealand beat India in the final.
★ 2003 Bank Alfala Series Trophy held in Sri Lanka (New Zealand,Pakistan,Sri Lanka)
★ 2004 NatWest Series Trophy held in England (West Indies,England,New Zealand).
★ 2005 Videocon TriSeries held in Zimbabwe (India,Zimbabwe,New Zealand).
★ 630-6d vs India, in Mohali, in 2003-2004
★ 593-8d vs South Africa, in Cape Town, in 2005-2006
★ 553-7d vs Australia, in Brisbane, in 1985-1986
★ 671-4 vs Sri Lanka, in Wellington, 1990-1991
★ 595 vs South Africa, in Auckland, 2003-2004
★ 586-7d vs Sri Lanka, in Dunedin, 1996-1997
★ 47 vs England, at Lord's, in 1958
★ 67 vs England, at Leeds, in 1958
★ 67 vs England, at Lord's, in 1978
★ 26 vs England, in Auckland, in 1954-1955 (world record low for test playing nation)
★ 42 vs Australia, in Wellington, in 1945-1946
★ 54 vs Australia, in Wellington, in 1945-1946
★ Only Allan Border (93) has more tests as captain than Stephen Fleming.
★ Only Mark Waugh (181) and Brian Lara (164) have more catches than Stephen Fleming.
★ 299 Martin Crowe vs Sri Lanka, in Wellington, 1990-1991
★ 267
★ Bryan Young vs Sri Lanka, in Dunedin, 1996-1997
★ 239 Graham Dowling vs India, in Christchurch, 1967-1968
★ 224 Lou Vincent vs Sri Lanka, in Wellington, 2004-2005
★ 222 Nathan Astle vs England, in Christchurch, 2001-2002
★ 274
★ Stephen Fleming vs Sri Lanka, in Colombo, 2003
★ 262 Stephen Fleming vs South Africa, in Cape Town, 2005-2006
★ 259 Glenn Turner vs West Indies, in Georgetown, 1971-1972
★ 230 Bert Sutcliffe vs India, in New Delhi, 1955-1956
★ 223
★ Glenn Turner vs West Indies, in Kingstown, 1971-1972
★ Martin Crowe 17
★ John Wright 12
★ Nathan Astle 11
★ Stephen Fleming 9
Qualification 12 innings
§ The highest wicket stands for all Test nations. Equalled by Mushtaq Ahmed & Azhar Mahmood, Pakistan v South Africa, Rawalpindi, 1997/98.
★ 15-123 Richard Hadlee v Australia at Brisbane 1985/86
★ 12-149 Daniel Vettori v Australia at Auckland 1999/00
★ 12-170 Daniel Vettori v Bangladesh at Chittagong 2004/05
★ 11-58 Richard Hadlee v India at Wellington 1975/76
★ 11-102 Richard Hadlee v West Indies at Dunedin 1979/80
★ Richard Hadlee 9
★ Daniel Vettori 2
★ 9-52 Richard Hadlee v Australia at Brisbane 1985/86
★ 7-23 Richard Hadlee v India at Wellington 1975/76
★ 7-27 Chris Cairns v West Indies at Hamilton 1999/00
★ 7-52 Chris Pringle v Pakistan at Faisalabad 1990/91
★ 7-53 Chris Cairns v Bangladesh at hamilton 2001/02
★ Richard Hadlee 36
★ Chris Cairns 13
★ Daniel Vettori 12
★ Danny Morrison 10
Qualification 9 Matches
New Zealand is one of only two Test playing countries (the other is South Africa) to have two players who have achieved the allrounder’s double of 3000 Test runs and 200 Test wickets. The current (2007) list is:
Two other NZ players have scored more than 1000 runs and taken 100 wickets. Daniel Vettori has 2250 runs and 229 wickets. John Bracewell scored 1001 runs and took 102 wickets.
No New Zealand player has ever achieved this. Only Imran Khan and Ian Botham (once each) have achieved this.
★ Richard Hadlee 51 & 17 and 5-34 & 6-68 v West Indies at Dunedin 1979/80
★ Richard Hadlee 54 and 9-52 & 6-71 v Australia at Brisbane 1985/86
★ Richard Hadlee 68 and 6-80 & 4-60 v England at Nottingham 1986
★ Dion Nash 56 and 6-76 & 5-93 v England at Lord's 1994
★ Chris Cairns 72 and 3-73 & 7-27 v West Indies at Hamilton 1999/00
Bruce Taylor 105 & 5-86 vs India at Calcutta 1964/65 (on his debut)
12 instances
★ 8 Warren Lees v Sri Lanka at Wellington (''all caught'') 1983/83
★ 8 Ian Smith v Sri Lanka at Hamilton (''all caught'') 1990/91
★ 7 (6 instances)
★ 7 Ian Smith v Sri Lanka at Hamilton (''all caught'') 1990/91 (world record held with 3 other players)
★ 5 (9 instances)
★ 7 Stephen Fleming v Zimbabwe at Harare 1997 (world record held with 4 other players)
★ 6 (3 instances)
★ 5 Stephen Fleming v Zimbabwe at Harare 1997 (world record held with 4 other players)
★ 4 (5 instances)
★ Richard Hadlee, one of New Zealand and the world's best all-rounders, took the world record for most Test wickets (374) vs India at Bangalore in 1988. He lost the record to Kapil Dev. Hadlee was the first bowler to reach 400 Test wickets vs India at Christchurch in 1990
★ Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe held the highest ever 3rd-wicket partnership in Tests which at the time was the highest partnership for any wicket. [1].
★ Brian Hastings and Richard Collinge together scored 151 runs for the highest ever 10th-wicket partnership against Pakistan in 1973. [2].
★ Nathan Astle scored Test cricket's fastest ever double century versus England Christchurch 2002 [3]. He scored 200 off 153 balls with the second hundred coming off just 39 deliveries. He was eventually out for 222 — the dreaded double Nelson. He knocked the first hundred off 114 balls. Astle smashed the record by 59 balls, previously held by Adam Gilchrist Australia vs South Africa Johannesburg 2002).
★ Geoff Allott holds the record for the longest time taken to score a duck [4]. South Africa Auckland 1999. He faced 77 balls in 101 minutes for his zero score.
★ Danny Morrison held another "unwanted" record for the most ducks in Test cricket — (24). He lost the record to Courtney Walsh.
★ Chris Cairns and his father Lance Cairns are one of the two father-son combination to each claim 100 Test wickets, South Africa's Peter and Shaun Pollock being the other.
★ Chris Cairns held the record for the most Test sixes [5]. He passed Viv Richards record of 84 (vs England, Lord's, London, 2004) and retired from Test cricket with 87. He has since been passed by both Adam Gilchrist (the current record holder) and Brian Lara.
★ Chris Harris is the only New Zealand cricketer to have taken 200 wickets in ODIs. (vs England, Lord's, London, 2004). He is only the second player in ODIs to complete the 4000 run / 200 wicket double. (The other is Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya). He holds the record for the most ODI caught and bowled dismissals, with 29.[2]
★ Fast bowler Shane Bond holds the best strike rate in the history of One Day International cricket of 26.5 (one player out for every 26.5 balls bowled) [6].
★ The New Zealand team holds the dubious honour of the record for the most consecutive Test series played without a win - 30 series between 1929-30 and 1969-70 (40 years), comfortably ahead of Bangladesh on 16 series. [7]
★ Another unenviable distinction is the largest margin defeat in the Cricket World Cup, by 215 runs, by Australia.(April 2007).
★ New Zealand dismissed Zimbabwe (Harare 2005) twice in the same day for totals of 59 and 99. Zimbabwe became only the second team (after India Manchester 1952) to be dismissed twice in the same day. The whole Test was completed inside two days.
★ Daniel Vettori scored NZ's fastest Test century. (vs Zimbabwe Harare 2005). Vettori needed only 82 balls to reach the 100 mark.
★ In the same match, he became the third NZ cricketer (after Richard Hadlee and Chris Cairns) to take more than 200 Test wickets.
★ Lou Vincent holds the record for the highest one-day cricket innings by a New Zealander of 172 (vs Zimbabwe Bulawayo 2005). The previous best was Glenn Turner 171 not out (vs East Africa Birmingham 1975). Vincent and captain Stephen Fleming broke the New Zealand one-day opening partnership record against all countries. Their total of 204 beat Fleming and Nathan Astle's 193 (vs Pakistan Dunedin 2000-2001). The team total of 397 was just one run short of the then record one-day total of 398 (Sri Lanka vs Kenya Kandy 1996).
★ Brendon McCullum scored the fastest World Cup (2007) fifty (off 20 balls) for New Zealand against Canada, beating Mark Boucher's 21-ball record set against the Netherlands six days earlier.
★ List of New Zealand cricketers
★ New Zealand national cricket captains
★ New Zealand women's cricket team
★ Beige Brigade Blackcaps Supporters
1. Fleming resigns as ODI captain
2. Winning without losing a wicket, and Kumble's record
★ BLACKCAPS official website
★ New Zealand cricket
★ Beige Brigade Official Website
★ Cricinfo New Zealand
★ A somewhat wacky site - Fun with the Black Caps
★ Cricket database
★ Runs on the board - New Zealand cricket (NZHistory)
The 'New Zealand cricket team', also known as the 'Black Caps', played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation. It took the team until 1955-56 to win a Test, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972-73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch.
The current Test captain is Stephen Fleming (having resigned as ODI captain following New Zealand's Semi-Final exit in the 2007 World Cup),[1] who follows in the footsteps of former greats such as John R. Reid, Geoff Howarth and Martin Crowe. A replacement ODI captain has yet to be announced. Stephen Fleming is the Black Caps' most successful captain, having led New Zealand to 28 Test victories (to December 2006), more than double that of any other captain.
The New Zealand cricket team became known as the Black Caps in January 1998, after its sponsor at the time, Clear Communications, held a competition to choose a name for the team.
Key Players
| Name | Province | Debut | Role | Best Performance (ODI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Fleming | Wellington | 1994 | Captain & Opening Batsman | 134 not out |
| Daniel Vettori | Northern Districts | 1997 | Vice Captain & Left-Arm Orthodox Bowler | 5/30 |
| Shane Bond | Canterbury | 2001 | Strike Bowler: Right-Arm Fast | 6/19 Against Australia |
| Brendon McCullum | Canterbury | 2002 | Wicket Keeper & Right-Hand Batsman | 86 not out |
| Jacob Oram | Central Districts | 2001 | Left Hand Middle Order Batsman - Right Arm Fast Medium Seam Bowler | 101 not out against Australia - 5/26 against India |
| Scott Styris | Auckland | 1999 | Right Hand Middle Order Batsman - Right Slow Medium Bowler | 141 not out against Sri Lanka - 6/25 against the West Indies |
Current Squad
Players who have been awarded a central contract for 2007-8 are in bold.
Opening Batsmen
★ 'Stephen Fleming' (captain) (left-hand bat)
★ 'Lou Vincent' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Jamie How' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Michael Papps' (right-hand bat)
★ Craig Cumming (right-hand bat)
Middle Order Batsmen
★ 'Craig McMillan' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Peter Fulton' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Ross Taylor' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Matthew Sinclair' (right-hand bat)
Wicket-keepers
★ 'Brendon McCullum' (right-hand bat)
★ 'Gareth Hopkins' (right-hand bat)
All-rounders
★ 'Jacob Oram' (left-hand bat) (right-arm fast-medium)
★ 'Scott Styris' (right-hand bat) (right-arm medium-fast)
★ 'James Franklin' (left-hand bat) (left-arm fast-medium)
Fast bowlers
★ 'Shane Bond' (right-arm fast)
★ 'Chris Martin' (right-arm fast-medium)
★ 'Kyle Mills' (right-arm fast-medium)
★ 'Mark Gillespie' (right-arm fast-medium)
★ 'Michael Mason' (right-arm fast-medium)
★ Darryl Tuffey (right-arm fast-medium)
Spin bowlers
★ 'Jeetan Patel' (right-arm off-spin)
★ ' Daniel Vettori' (left-hand bat) (left-arm orthodox)
Test XI
The following lineup is the XI from NZ's last test series v Sri Lanka .
1. Craig Cumming
2. Jamie How
3. Matthew Sinclair
4. Stephen Fleming(C)
5. Nathan Astle
6. Jacob Oram
7. Brendan McCullum
8. Daniel Vettori
9. James Franklin
10. Shane Bond
11. Chris Martin
NB: Cumming does not have a central contract so is unlikely to play in the next test. Astle has retired and is likely to be replaced by Scott Styris.
One Day Starting XI
The following lineup is the preferred XI from the squad used during the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
1. Peter Fulton
2. Stephen Fleming (C)
3. Ross Taylor
4. Scott Styris
5. Craig McMillan
6. Jacob Oram
7. Brendan McCullum
8. Daniel Vettori
9. James Franklin
10. Shane Bond
11. Jeetan Patel
Team Records
Results Summary
| Test Matches | One-Day Games | Twenty/20 Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Played | 332 | 527 | 5 |
| Won | 62 | 226 | 2 |
| Lost | 131 | 273 | 2 |
| Tied | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Drawn / NR | 139 | 24 | 0 |
First Test series wins
| Opponent | Year of first Home win | Year of first Away win |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1986 | 1985 |
| Bangladesh | 2001 | 2004 |
| England | 1984 | 1986 |
| India | 1981 | No series won as at Jan 2007 |
| Pakistan | 1985 | 1969 |
| South Africa | No series won as at Jan 2007 | No series won as at Jan 2007 |
| Sri Lanka | 1983 | 1984 |
| West Indies | 1980 | 2002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1998 | 1992 |
First Test match wins
| Opponent | Home | Away | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Year | Venue | Year | |
| Australia | Christchurch | 1974 | Brisbane | 1985 |
| Bangladesh | Hamilton | 2001 | Dhaka | 2004 |
| England | Basin Reserve Wellington | 1978 | Headingley Leeds | 1983 |
| India | Christchurch | 1968 | Nagpur | 1969 |
| Pakistan | Auckland | 1985 | Lahore | 1969 |
| Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 1983 | Kandy | 1984 |
| South Africa | Auckland | 2004 | Cape Town | 1962 |
| West Indies | Auckland | 1956 | Barbados | 2002 |
| Zimbabwe | Basin Reserve Wellington | 1998 | Harare | 1992 |
Tournament History
World Cup
★ 1975: Semi Finals
★ 1979: Semi Finals
★ 1983: First round
★ 1987: First round
★ 1992: Semi Finals
★ 1996: Quarter Finals
★ 1999: Semi Finals
★ 2003: 5th Place
★ 2007: Semi Finals
Mini World Cup
★ ICC Knockout 1998: Quarter Finals
★ ICC Knockout 2000: Won
★ ICC Champions Trophy 2002: First round
★ ICC Champions Trophy 2004: First round
★ ICC Champions Trophy 2006: Semi Final
Twenty20 World Championship
★ 2007: TBA
Commonwealth Games
★ 1998: Bronze medal
World Championship of Cricket
1985: Fourth
Austral-Asia Cup
★ 1986: Semi Finals
★ 1990: Semi Finals
★ 1994: Semi Finals
Tournament Victories===★ ICC Knock-Out Trophy Nairobi Gymkhana Club Nairobi Kenya 2000. New Zealand beat India in the final.
★ 2003 Bank Alfala Series Trophy held in Sri Lanka (New Zealand,Pakistan,Sri Lanka)
★ 2004 NatWest Series Trophy held in England (West Indies,England,New Zealand).
★ 2005 Videocon TriSeries held in Zimbabwe (India,Zimbabwe,New Zealand).
Largest Test Victory Margins
By Runs
| Margin | vs | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innings and 294 runs | Zimbabwe | Harare | 2005-2006 |
| Innings and 185 runs | Pakistan | Hamilton | 2000-2001 |
| Innings and 132 runs | England | Christchurch | 1983-1984 |
| Innings and 105 runs | West Indies | Wellington | 1999-2000 |
| Innings and 99 runs | Pakistan | Auckland | 1984-1985 |
| Innings and 74 runs | Bangladesh | Wellington | 2001-2002 |
| Innings and 61 runs | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 1983-1984 |
| Innings and 52 runs | Bangladesh | Hamilton | 2001-2002 |
By Wickets
| Margin | vs | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Wickets | India | Christchurch | 1989-1990 |
| 10 Wickets | Zimbabwe | Wellington | 1997-1998 |
| 10 Wickets | India | Wellington | 2002-2003 |
| 10 Wickets | West Indies | Wellington | 2005-2006 |
| 9 Wickets | Australia | Wellington | 1989-1990 |
| 9 Wickets | England | Lords | 1999 |
| 9 Wickets | West Indies | Hamilton | 1999-2000 |
Highest Test Innings Totals
Away
★ 630-6d vs India, in Mohali, in 2003-2004
★ 593-8d vs South Africa, in Cape Town, in 2005-2006
★ 553-7d vs Australia, in Brisbane, in 1985-1986
Home
★ 671-4 vs Sri Lanka, in Wellington, 1990-1991
★ 595 vs South Africa, in Auckland, 2003-2004
★ 586-7d vs Sri Lanka, in Dunedin, 1996-1997
Lowest Test Innings Totals
Away
★ 47 vs England, at Lord's, in 1958
★ 67 vs England, at Leeds, in 1958
★ 67 vs England, at Lord's, in 1978
Home
★ 26 vs England, in Auckland, in 1954-1955 (world record low for test playing nation)
★ 42 vs Australia, in Wellington, in 1945-1946
★ 54 vs Australia, in Wellington, in 1945-1946
Player Records
| Most Matches | Most Runs | Most Wickets | Most Catches | Most Tests as Captain | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Fleming | 104 | Stephen Fleming | 6620 | Richard Hadlee | 431 | Stephen Fleming | 159 | Stephen Fleming | 80 |
| Richard Hadlee | 86 | Martin Crowe | 5444 | Daniel Vettori | 229 | Martin Crowe | 71 | John Reid | 34 |
| John Wright | 82 | John Wright | 5334 | Chris Cairns | 218 | Nathan Astle | 69 | Geoff Howarth | 30 |
| Nathan Astle | 79 | Nathan Astle | 4650 | Danny Morrison | 160 | Jeremy Coney | 64 | Graham Dowling | 19 |
| Adam Parore | 78 | Bevan Congdon | 3448 | Lance Cairns | 130 | Bryan Young | 54 | Ken Rutherford | 18 |
| Martin Crowe | 77 | John Reid | 3428 | Ewen Chatfield | 123 | Bevan Congdon | 43 | Bevan Congdon | 17 |
| Daniel Vettori | 73 | Chris Cairns | 3320 | Richard Collinge | 116 | Glenn Turner | 42 | Martin Crowe | 16 |
★ Only Allan Border (93) has more tests as captain than Stephen Fleming.
★ Only Mark Waugh (181) and Brian Lara (164) have more catches than Stephen Fleming.
Batting Records
Highest Individual Test Innings
Home
★ 299 Martin Crowe vs Sri Lanka, in Wellington, 1990-1991
★ 267
★ Bryan Young vs Sri Lanka, in Dunedin, 1996-1997
★ 239 Graham Dowling vs India, in Christchurch, 1967-1968
★ 224 Lou Vincent vs Sri Lanka, in Wellington, 2004-2005
★ 222 Nathan Astle vs England, in Christchurch, 2001-2002
Away
★ 274
★ Stephen Fleming vs Sri Lanka, in Colombo, 2003
★ 262 Stephen Fleming vs South Africa, in Cape Town, 2005-2006
★ 259 Glenn Turner vs West Indies, in Georgetown, 1971-1972
★ 230 Bert Sutcliffe vs India, in New Delhi, 1955-1956
★ 223
★ Glenn Turner vs West Indies, in Kingstown, 1971-1972
Most Test Centuries
★ Martin Crowe 17
★ John Wright 12
★ Nathan Astle 11
★ Stephen Fleming 9
Highest Batting Averages
| Batsman | Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Dempster | 10 | 15 | 4 | 723 | 65.73 |
| Martin Donnelly | 7 | 12 | 1 | 582 | 52.91 |
| John Fulton Reid | 19 | 31 | 3 | 1296 | 46.28 |
| Martin Crowe | 77 | 131 | 11 | 5444 | 45.36 |
| Mark Richardson | 38 | 65 | 3 | 2776 | 44.77 |
| Glenn Turner | 41 | 73 | 6 | 2991 | 44.64 |
| Andrew Jones | 39 | 74 | 8 | 2922 | 44.27 |
Qualification 12 innings
Highest Partnerships
| Wicket | Total | Batsman | vs | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 387 | Terrence Jarvis / Glenn Turner | West Indies | Georgetown | 1971-1972 |
| 2nd | 241 | John Wright /Andrew Jones | England | Wellington | 1991-1992 |
| 3rd | 467 | Andrew Jones / Martin Crowe | Sri Lanka | Wellington | 1990-1991 |
| 4th | 243 | Nathan Astle / Matthew Horne | Zimbabwe | Auckland | 1997-1998 |
| 5th | 222 | Craig McMillan / Nathan Astle | Zimbabwe | Wellington | 2000-2001 |
| 6th | 246 ★ | Jeff Crowe / Richard Hadlee | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 1986-1987 |
| 7th | 225 | Chris Cairns / Jacob Oram | South Africa | Auckland | 2003-2004 |
| 8th | 256 | Stephen Fleming / James Franklin | South Africa | Cape Town | 2005-2006 |
| 9th | 136 | Martin Snedden / Ian Smith | India | Auckland | 1989-1990 |
| 10th § | 151 | Brian Hastings / Richard Collinge | Pakistan | Auckland | 1972-1973 |
§ The highest wicket stands for all Test nations. Equalled by Mushtaq Ahmed & Azhar Mahmood, Pakistan v South Africa, Rawalpindi, 1997/98.
Bowling Records
Best Bowling in a Match
★ 15-123 Richard Hadlee v Australia at Brisbane 1985/86
★ 12-149 Daniel Vettori v Australia at Auckland 1999/00
★ 12-170 Daniel Vettori v Bangladesh at Chittagong 2004/05
★ 11-58 Richard Hadlee v India at Wellington 1975/76
★ 11-102 Richard Hadlee v West Indies at Dunedin 1979/80
Ten wickets in a match most times
★ Richard Hadlee 9
★ Daniel Vettori 2
Best Bowling in an Innings
★ 9-52 Richard Hadlee v Australia at Brisbane 1985/86
★ 7-23 Richard Hadlee v India at Wellington 1975/76
★ 7-27 Chris Cairns v West Indies at Hamilton 1999/00
★ 7-52 Chris Pringle v Pakistan at Faisalabad 1990/91
★ 7-53 Chris Cairns v Bangladesh at hamilton 2001/02
Five wickets in a innings most times
★ Richard Hadlee 36
★ Chris Cairns 13
★ Daniel Vettori 12
★ Danny Morrison 10
Best Bowling Averages
| Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cowie | 9 | 45 | 969 | 21.53 |
| Shane Bond | 16 | 74 | 1635 | 22.10 |
| Richard Hadlee | 86 | 431 | 9611 | 22.29 |
| Bruce Taylor | 30 | 111 | 2953 | 26.60 |
| James Franklin | 21 | 76 | 2142 | 28.19 |
| Dion Nash | 32 | 93 | 2649 | 28.48 |
| Richard Collinge | 35 | 116 | 3393 | 29.25 |
Qualification 9 Matches
All Rounders' Records
All rounders
New Zealand is one of only two Test playing countries (the other is South Africa) to have two players who have achieved the allrounder’s double of 3000 Test runs and 200 Test wickets. The current (2007) list is:
New Zealand cricket logo
| Player | Country | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Warne | Australia | 3154 | 708 |
| Gary Sobers | West Indies | 8032 | 235 |
| Kapil Dev | India | 5248 | 434 |
| Ian Botham | England | 5200 | 383 |
| 'Richard Hadlee' | 'New Zealand' | 3124 | 431 |
| Imran Khan | Pakistan | 3807 | 362 |
| Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 3406 | 391 |
| 'Christopher Cairns' | 'New Zealand' | 3320 | 218 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 8033 | 200 |
Two other NZ players have scored more than 1000 runs and taken 100 wickets. Daniel Vettori has 2250 runs and 229 wickets. John Bracewell scored 1001 runs and took 102 wickets.
A Century and 10 wickets in a match
No New Zealand player has ever achieved this. Only Imran Khan and Ian Botham (once each) have achieved this.
A Fifty and 10 wickets in a match
★ Richard Hadlee 51 & 17 and 5-34 & 6-68 v West Indies at Dunedin 1979/80
★ Richard Hadlee 54 and 9-52 & 6-71 v Australia at Brisbane 1985/86
★ Richard Hadlee 68 and 6-80 & 4-60 v England at Nottingham 1986
★ Dion Nash 56 and 6-76 & 5-93 v England at Lord's 1994
★ Chris Cairns 72 and 3-73 & 7-27 v West Indies at Hamilton 1999/00
A Century and 5 wickets in an innings in a match
Bruce Taylor 105 & 5-86 vs India at Calcutta 1964/65 (on his debut)
A Fifty and 5 wickets in an innings in a match
12 instances
Wicketkeeping Records
Most Dismissals
| Played | Catches | Stumpings | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Parore | 78 | 194 | 7 | 201 |
| Ian Smith | 63 | 168 | 8 | 176 |
| Ken Wadsworth | 33 | 92 | 4 | 96 |
| Brendon McCullum | 23 | 56 | 5 | 61 |
Most Dismissals in a Match
★ 8 Warren Lees v Sri Lanka at Wellington (''all caught'') 1983/83
★ 8 Ian Smith v Sri Lanka at Hamilton (''all caught'') 1990/91
★ 7 (6 instances)
Most Dismissals in an Innings
★ 7 Ian Smith v Sri Lanka at Hamilton (''all caught'') 1990/91 (world record held with 3 other players)
★ 5 (9 instances)
Fielding Records
Most Catches in a Match
★ 7 Stephen Fleming v Zimbabwe at Harare 1997 (world record held with 4 other players)
★ 6 (3 instances)
Most Catches in an Innings
★ 5 Stephen Fleming v Zimbabwe at Harare 1997 (world record held with 4 other players)
★ 4 (5 instances)
World Records
★ Richard Hadlee, one of New Zealand and the world's best all-rounders, took the world record for most Test wickets (374) vs India at Bangalore in 1988. He lost the record to Kapil Dev. Hadlee was the first bowler to reach 400 Test wickets vs India at Christchurch in 1990
★ Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe held the highest ever 3rd-wicket partnership in Tests which at the time was the highest partnership for any wicket. [1].
★ Brian Hastings and Richard Collinge together scored 151 runs for the highest ever 10th-wicket partnership against Pakistan in 1973. [2].
★ Nathan Astle scored Test cricket's fastest ever double century versus England Christchurch 2002 [3]. He scored 200 off 153 balls with the second hundred coming off just 39 deliveries. He was eventually out for 222 — the dreaded double Nelson. He knocked the first hundred off 114 balls. Astle smashed the record by 59 balls, previously held by Adam Gilchrist Australia vs South Africa Johannesburg 2002).
★ Geoff Allott holds the record for the longest time taken to score a duck [4]. South Africa Auckland 1999. He faced 77 balls in 101 minutes for his zero score.
★ Danny Morrison held another "unwanted" record for the most ducks in Test cricket — (24). He lost the record to Courtney Walsh.
★ Chris Cairns and his father Lance Cairns are one of the two father-son combination to each claim 100 Test wickets, South Africa's Peter and Shaun Pollock being the other.
★ Chris Cairns held the record for the most Test sixes [5]. He passed Viv Richards record of 84 (vs England, Lord's, London, 2004) and retired from Test cricket with 87. He has since been passed by both Adam Gilchrist (the current record holder) and Brian Lara.
★ Chris Harris is the only New Zealand cricketer to have taken 200 wickets in ODIs. (vs England, Lord's, London, 2004). He is only the second player in ODIs to complete the 4000 run / 200 wicket double. (The other is Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya). He holds the record for the most ODI caught and bowled dismissals, with 29.[2]
★ Fast bowler Shane Bond holds the best strike rate in the history of One Day International cricket of 26.5 (one player out for every 26.5 balls bowled) [6].
★ The New Zealand team holds the dubious honour of the record for the most consecutive Test series played without a win - 30 series between 1929-30 and 1969-70 (40 years), comfortably ahead of Bangladesh on 16 series. [7]
★ Another unenviable distinction is the largest margin defeat in the Cricket World Cup, by 215 runs, by Australia.(April 2007).
Notable
★ New Zealand dismissed Zimbabwe (Harare 2005) twice in the same day for totals of 59 and 99. Zimbabwe became only the second team (after India Manchester 1952) to be dismissed twice in the same day. The whole Test was completed inside two days.
★ Daniel Vettori scored NZ's fastest Test century. (vs Zimbabwe Harare 2005). Vettori needed only 82 balls to reach the 100 mark.
★ In the same match, he became the third NZ cricketer (after Richard Hadlee and Chris Cairns) to take more than 200 Test wickets.
★ Lou Vincent holds the record for the highest one-day cricket innings by a New Zealander of 172 (vs Zimbabwe Bulawayo 2005). The previous best was Glenn Turner 171 not out (vs East Africa Birmingham 1975). Vincent and captain Stephen Fleming broke the New Zealand one-day opening partnership record against all countries. Their total of 204 beat Fleming and Nathan Astle's 193 (vs Pakistan Dunedin 2000-2001). The team total of 397 was just one run short of the then record one-day total of 398 (Sri Lanka vs Kenya Kandy 1996).
★ Brendon McCullum scored the fastest World Cup (2007) fifty (off 20 balls) for New Zealand against Canada, beating Mark Boucher's 21-ball record set against the Netherlands six days earlier.
See also
★ List of New Zealand cricketers
★ New Zealand national cricket captains
★ New Zealand women's cricket team
★ Beige Brigade Blackcaps Supporters
References
1. Fleming resigns as ODI captain
2. Winning without losing a wicket, and Kumble's record
External links
★ BLACKCAPS official website
★ New Zealand cricket
★ Beige Brigade Official Website
★ Cricinfo New Zealand
★ A somewhat wacky site - Fun with the Black Caps
★ Cricket database
★ Runs on the board - New Zealand cricket (NZHistory)
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