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Highest averages
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | KS Williamson | KS Williamson (NZ) | 2010-2024 | 105 | 186 | 17 | 9276 | 251 | 54.88 | 17913 | 51.78 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 1031 | 27 |
🥈 2 | JF Reid | JF Reid (NZ) | 1979-1986 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 1296 | 180 | 46.28 | 3616+ | 35.31 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 133 | 1 |
🥉 3 | MD Crowe | MD Crowe (NZ) | 1982-1995 | 77 | 131 | 11 | 5444 | 299 | 45.36 | 12190 | 44.65 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 659 | 27 |
4 | MH Richardson | MH Richardson (NZ) | 2000-2004 | 38 | 65 | 3 | 2776 | 145 | 44.77 | 7370 | 37.66 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 344 | 4 |
5 | LRPL Taylor | LRPL Taylor (NZ) | 2007-2022 | 112 | 196 | 24 | 7683 | 290 | 44.66 | 12957 | 59.29 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 932 | 55 |
6 | GM Turner | GM Turner (NZ) | 1969-1983 | 41 | 73 | 6 | 2991 | 259 | 44.64 | 4061+ | 34.00 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 223+ | 0 |
7 | DJ Mitchell | DJ Mitchell (NZ) | 2019-2025 | 33 | 53 | 5 | 2139 | 190 | 44.56 | 3976 | 53.79 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 207 | 39 |
8 | AH Jones | AH Jones (NZ) | 1987-1995 | 39 | 74 | 8 | 2922 | 186 | 44.27 | 7443 | 39.25 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 245 | 8 |
9 | R Ravindra | R Ravindra (NZ) | 2021-2025 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 1224 | 240 | 42.20 | 2031 | 60.26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 136 | 13 |
10 | JD Ryder | JD Ryder (NZ) | 2008-2011 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 1269 | 201 | 40.93 | 2299 | 55.19 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 146 | 6 |
11 | B Sutcliffe | B Sutcliffe (NZ) | 1947-1965 | 42 | 76 | 8 | 2727 | 230* | 40.10 | 159+ | 45.91 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 144+ | 16 |
12 | SP Fleming | SP Fleming (NZ) | 1994-2008 | 111 | 189 | 10 | 7172 | 274* | 40.06 | 15652 | 45.82 | 9 | 46 | 16 | 917 | 26 |
13 | DP Conway | DP Conway (NZ) | 2021-2025 | 29 | 54 | 1 | 2081 | 200 | 39.26 | 3985 | 52.22 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 260 | 12 |
14 | HM Nicholls | HM Nicholls (NZ) | 2016-2025 | 58 | 90 | 9 | 3161 | 200* | 39.02 | 6225 | 50.77 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 344 | 9 |
15 | C de Grandhomme | C de Grandhomme (NZ) | 2016-2022 | 29 | 44 | 7 | 1432 | 120* | 38.70 | 1780 | 80.44 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 141 | 41 |
16 | BB McCullum | BB McCullum (NZ) | 2004-2016 | 101 | 176 | 9 | 6453 | 302 | 38.64 | 9989 | 64.60 | 12 | 31 | 14 | 776 | 107 |
17 | CD McMillan | CD McMillan (NZ) | 1997-2005 | 55 | 91 | 10 | 3116 | 142 | 38.46 | 5670 | 54.95 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 367 | 54 |
18 | TWM Latham | TWM Latham (NZ) | 2014-2024 | 88 | 158 | 6 | 5834 | 264* | 38.38 | 12283 | 47.49 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 665 | 19 |
19 | JG Wright | JG Wright (NZ) | 1978-1993 | 82 | 148 | 7 | 5334 | 185 | 37.82 | 14619+ | 35.26 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 621+ | 10 |
20 | JV Coney | JV Coney (NZ) | 1974-1987 | 52 | 85 | 14 | 2668 | 174* | 37.57 | 5783+ | 41.95 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 266+ | 8 |
21 | BJ Watling | BJ Watling (NZ) | 2009-2021 | 75 | 117 | 16 | 3790 | 205 | 37.52 | 8894 | 42.61 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 429 | 8 |
22 | NJ Astle | NJ Astle (NZ) | 1996-2006 | 81 | 137 | 10 | 4702 | 222 | 37.02 | 9479 | 49.60 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 612 | 39 |
23 | MD Craig | MD Craig (NZ) | 2014-2016 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 589 | 67 | 36.81 | 1083 | 54.38 | - | 3 | 1 | 65 | 10 |
24 | JDP Oram | JDP Oram (NZ) | 2002-2009 | 33 | 59 | 10 | 1780 | 133 | 36.32 | 3533 | 50.38 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 209 | 21 |
25 | SB Styris | SB Styris (NZ) | 2002-2007 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 1586 | 170 | 36.04 | 3089 | 51.34 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 205 | 13 |
26 | L Vincent | L Vincent (NZ) | 2001-2007 | 23 | 40 | 1 | 1332 | 224 | 34.15 | 2827 | 47.11 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 161 | 12 |
27 | TA Blundell | TA Blundell (NZ) | 2017-2025 | 42 | 70 | 7 | 2140 | 138 | 33.96 | 4019 | 53.24 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 259 | 16 |
28 | JDS Neesham | JDS Neesham (NZ) | 2014-2017 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 709 | 137* | 33.76 | 1069 | 66.32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 88 | 11 |
29 | CL Cairns | CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 104 | 5 | 3320 | 158 | 33.53 | 5815 | 57.09 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 365 | 87 |
30 | JR Reid | JR Reid (NZ) | 1949-1965 | 58 | 108 | 5 | 3428 | 142 | 33.28 | 128+ | 34.37 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 267+ | 33 |
31 | GD Phillips | GD Phillips (NZ) | 2020-2024 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 728 | 87 | 33.09 | 1005 | 72.43 | - | 5 | 2 | 71 | 25 |
32 | WA Young | WA Young (NZ) | 2020-2025 | 22 | 39 | 3 | 1178 | 89 | 32.72 | 2535 | 46.46 | - | 11 | 1 | 149 | 5 |
33 | CJ Anderson | CJ Anderson (NZ) | 2013-2016 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 683 | 116 | 32.52 | 1201 | 56.86 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 94 | 14 |
34 | GP Howarth | GP Howarth (NZ) | 1975-1985 | 47 | 83 | 5 | 2531 | 147 | 32.44 | 5753+ | 39.11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 251+ | 1 |
35 | BE Congdon | BE Congdon (NZ) | 1965-1978 | 61 | 114 | 7 | 3448 | 176 | 32.22 | 4280+ | 33.22 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 221+ | 12 |
36 | MS Sinclair | MS Sinclair (NZ) | 1999-2010 | 33 | 56 | 5 | 1635 | 214 | 32.05 | 3795 | 43.08 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 197 | 7 |
37 | BA Young | BA Young (NZ) | 1993-1999 | 35 | 68 | 4 | 2034 | 267* | 31.78 | 5222 | 38.95 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 232 | 1 |
38 | GO Rabone | GO Rabone (NZ) | 1949-1955 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 562 | 107 | 31.22 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 28+ | 0 |
39 | MG Burgess | MG Burgess (NZ) | 1968-1980 | 50 | 92 | 6 | 2684 | 119* | 31.20 | 2300+ | 39.00 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 217+ | 17 |
40 | GT Dowling | GT Dowling (NZ) | 1961-1972 | 39 | 77 | 3 | 2306 | 239 | 31.16 | 812+ | 27.95 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 123+ | 14 |
41 | SA Thomson | SA Thomson (NZ) | 1990-1995 | 19 | 35 | 4 | 958 | 120* | 30.90 | 2113 | 45.33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 133 | 6 |
42 | MJ Greatbatch | MJ Greatbatch (NZ) | 1988-1996 | 41 | 71 | 5 | 2021 | 146* | 30.62 | 4946 | 40.86 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 227 | 10 |
43 | BA Edgar | BA Edgar (NZ) | 1978-1986 | 39 | 68 | 4 | 1958 | 161 | 30.59 | 5641+ | 32.06 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 163+ | 0 |
44 | BF Hastings | BF Hastings (NZ) | 1969-1976 | 31 | 56 | 6 | 1510 | 117* | 30.20 | 1959+ | 33.99 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 116+ | 3 |
45 | DL Vettori | DL Vettori (NZ) | 1997-2014 | 112 | 172 | 22 | 4523 | 140 | 30.15 | 7766 | 58.24 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 556 | 17 |
46 | JA Raval | JA Raval (NZ) | 2016-2020 | 24 | 39 | 1 | 1143 | 132 | 30.07 | 2670 | 42.80 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 142 | 1 |
47 | TW Jarvis | TW Jarvis (NZ) | 1965-1973 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 625 | 182 | 29.76 | 713+ | 30.99 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 54+ | 0 |
48 | DG Brownlie | DG Brownlie (NZ) | 2011-2013 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 711 | 109 | 29.62 | 1587 | 44.80 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 3 |
49 | BW Sinclair | BW Sinclair (NZ) | 1963-1968 | 21 | 40 | 1 | 1148 | 138 | 29.43 | 260+ | 47.30 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 84+ | 0 |
50 | MJ Guptill | MJ Guptill (NZ) | 2009-2016 | 47 | 89 | 1 | 2586 | 189 | 29.38 | 5548 | 46.61 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 326 | 23 |
51 | MJ Horne | MJ Horne (NZ) | 1997-2003 | 35 | 65 | 2 | 1788 | 157 | 28.38 | 4384 | 40.78 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 210 | 11 |
52 | TG McIntosh | TG McIntosh (NZ) | 2008-2011 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 854 | 136 | 27.54 | 2359 | 36.20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 98 | 7 |
53 | Sir RJ Hadlee | Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | 134 | 19 | 3124 | 151* | 27.16 | 4611+ | 57.34 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 323+ | 33 |
54 | KR Rutherford | KR Rutherford (NZ) | 1985-1995 | 56 | 99 | 8 | 2465 | 107* | 27.08 | 5354 | 46.04 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 314 | 15 |
55 | HD Rutherford | HD Rutherford (NZ) | 2013-2015 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 755 | 171 | 26.96 | 1338 | 56.42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 9 |
56 | TE Blain | TE Blain (NZ) | 1986-1994 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 456 | 78 | 26.82 | 1201 | 37.96 | - | 2 | 2 | 62 | 4 |
57 | CM Spearman | CM Spearman (NZ) | 1995-2000 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 922 | 112 | 26.34 | 2212 | 41.68 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 115 | 4 |
58 | AC Parore | AC Parore (NZ) | 1990-2002 | 78 | 128 | 19 | 2865 | 110 | 26.28 | 7399 | 38.72 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 316 | 12 |
59 | JJ Crowe | JJ Crowe (NZ) | 1983-1990 | 39 | 65 | 4 | 1601 | 128 | 26.24 | 4659 | 34.36 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 183 | 4 |
60 | DR Flynn | DR Flynn (NZ) | 2008-2013 | 24 | 45 | 5 | 1038 | 95 | 25.95 | 2580 | 40.23 | - | 6 | 8 | 135 | 4 |
61 | MJ Santner | MJ Santner (NZ) | 2015-2025 | 32 | 44 | 2 | 1085 | 126 | 25.83 | 2300 | 47.17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 32 |
62 | IDS Smith | IDS Smith (NZ) | 1980-1992 | 63 | 88 | 17 | 1815 | 173 | 25.56 | 2873 | 63.17 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 231 | 7 |
63 | PG Fulton | PG Fulton (NZ) | 2006-2014 | 23 | 39 | 1 | 967 | 136 | 25.44 | 2462 | 39.27 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 117 | 18 |
64 | RG Twose | RG Twose (NZ) | 1995-1999 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 628 | 94 | 25.12 | 2073 | 30.29 | - | 6 | 5 | 63 | 7 |
65 | ML Page | ML Page (NZ) | 1930-1937 | 14 | 20 | - | 492 | 104 | 24.60 | 0+ | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0+ | 0 |
66 | JM Parker | JM Parker (NZ) | 1973-1980 | 36 | 63 | 2 | 1498 | 121 | 24.55 | 3031+ | 31.50 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 95+ | 0 |
67 | V Pollard | V Pollard (NZ) | 1965-1973 | 32 | 59 | 7 | 1266 | 116 | 24.34 | 1108+ | 37.81 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 104+ | 4 |
68 | MD Bell | MD Bell (NZ) | 1998-2008 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 729 | 107 | 24.30 | 1928 | 37.81 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 100 | 0 |
69 | BAG Murray | BAG Murray (NZ) | 1968-1971 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 598 | 90 | 23.92 | 340+ | 42.94 | - | 5 | 1 | 42+ | 2 |
70 | WK Lees | WK Lees (NZ) | 1976-1983 | 21 | 37 | 4 | 778 | 152 | 23.57 | 631+ | 39.61 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 70+ | 5 |
71 | DJ Nash | DJ Nash (NZ) | 1992-2001 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 729 | 89* | 23.51 | 2102 | 34.68 | - | 4 | 5 | 65 | 4 |
72 | TJ Franklin | TJ Franklin (NZ) | 1983-1991 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 828 | 101 | 23.00 | 3131 | 26.44 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 83 | 1 |
73 | BA Pocock | BA Pocock (NZ) | 1993-1997 | 15 | 29 | - | 665 | 85 | 22.93 | 2231 | 29.80 | - | 6 | 4 | 59 | 0 |
74 | JM How | JM How (NZ) | 2006-2009 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 772 | 92 | 22.70 | 1530 | 50.45 | - | 4 | 4 | 104 | 2 |
75 | JFM Morrison | JFM Morrison (NZ) | 1973-1982 | 17 | 29 | - | 656 | 117 | 22.62 | 1349+ | 36.91 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 52+ | 2 |
76 | RW Morgan | RW Morgan (NZ) | 1965-1972 | 20 | 34 | 1 | 734 | 97 | 22.24 | 197+ | 22.33 | - | 5 | 5 | 46+ | 0 |
77 | KJ Wadsworth | KJ Wadsworth (NZ) | 1969-1976 | 33 | 51 | 4 | 1010 | 80 | 21.48 | 1296+ | 43.67 | - | 5 | 5 | 88+ | 1 |
78 | LK Germon | LK Germon (NZ) | 1995-1997 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 382 | 55 | 21.22 | 978 | 39.05 | - | 1 | 3 | 54 | 1 |
79 | JW Guy | JW Guy (NZ) | 1955-1961 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 440 | 102 | 20.95 | 171+ | 35.08 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22+ | 0 |
80 | WM Wallace | WM Wallace (NZ) | 1937-1953 | 13 | 21 | - | 439 | 66 | 20.90 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 25+ | 2 |
81 | IS Sodhi | IS Sodhi (NZ) | 2013-2024 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 561 | 65 | 20.77 | 1194 | 46.98 | - | 4 | 5 | 67 | 7 |
82 | JEC Franklin | JEC Franklin (NZ) | 2001-2013 | 31 | 46 | 7 | 808 | 122* | 20.71 | 2163 | 37.35 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 82 | 5 |
83 | DN Patel | DN Patel (NZ) | 1987-1997 | 37 | 66 | 8 | 1200 | 99 | 20.68 | 2828 | 42.43 | - | 5 | 10 | 119 | 8 |
84 | CZ Harris | CZ Harris (NZ) | 1992-2002 | 23 | 42 | 4 | 777 | 71 | 20.44 | 2305 | 33.70 | - | 5 | 9 | 87 | 2 |
85 | JG Bracewell | JG Bracewell (NZ) | 1980-1990 | 41 | 60 | 11 | 1001 | 110 | 20.42 | 2503 | 39.99 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 82 | 4 |
86 | BR Taylor | BR Taylor (NZ) | 1965-1973 | 30 | 50 | 6 | 898 | 124 | 20.40 | 182+ | 51.09 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 67+ | 13 |
87 | AR MacGibbon | AR MacGibbon (NZ) | 1951-1958 | 26 | 46 | 5 | 814 | 66 | 19.85 | 0+ | - | - | 3 | 7 | 64+ | 4 |
88 | SN McGregor | SN McGregor (NZ) | 1955-1965 | 25 | 47 | 2 | 892 | 111 | 19.82 | 74+ | 9.45 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3+ | 0 |
89 | KA Jamieson | KA Jamieson (NZ) | 2020-2024 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 432 | 51* | 19.63 | 777 | 55.59 | - | 1 | 3 | 38 | 10 |
90 | ME Chapple | ME Chapple (NZ) | 1953-1966 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 497 | 76 | 19.11 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 14+ | 2 |
91 | BW Yuile | BW Yuile (NZ) | 1963-1969 | 17 | 33 | 6 | 481 | 64 | 17.81 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 19+ | 0 |
92 | MJ Henry | MJ Henry (NZ) | 2015-2025 | 32 | 43 | 6 | 654 | 72 | 17.67 | 844 | 77.48 | - | 4 | 9 | 88 | 20 |
93 | MN Hart | MN Hart (NZ) | 1994-1995 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 353 | 45 | 17.65 | 1045 | 33.77 | - | - | 3 | 45 | 0 |
94 | FLH Mooney | FLH Mooney (NZ) | 1949-1954 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 343 | 46 | 17.15 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1+ | 0 |
95 | DR Tuffey | DR Tuffey (NZ) | 2000-2010 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 427 | 80* | 16.42 | 1004 | 42.52 | - | 1 | 6 | 46 | 4 |
96 | BL Cairns | BL Cairns (NZ) | 1974-1985 | 43 | 65 | 8 | 928 | 64 | 16.28 | 1223+ | 57.64 | - | 2 | 7 | 72+ | 28 |
97 | TA Boult | TA Boult (NZ) | 2011-2022 | 78 | 94 | 46 | 759 | 52* | 15.81 | 1265 | 60.00 | - | 1 | 13 | 82 | 30 |
98 | TG Southee | TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2024 | 107 | 156 | 11 | 2245 | 77* | 15.48 | 2715 | 82.68 | - | 7 | 21 | 215 | 98 |
99 | MB Poore | MB Poore (NZ) | 1953-1956 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 355 | 45 | 15.43 | 0+ | - | - | - | 6 | 2+ | 0 |
100 | AM Moir | AM Moir (NZ) | 1951-1959 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 327 | 41* | 14.86 | 41+ | 26.82 | - | - | 5 | 17+ | 2 |
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