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| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | JV Coney | JV Coney (NZ) | 1974-1987 | 52 | - | 135 | 2835 | 966 | 27 | 3/28 | 35.77 | 2.04 | 105.0 | - | - | - |
🥈 2 | HJ Howarth | HJ Howarth (NZ) | 1969-1977 | 30 | - | 393 | 8833 | 3178 | 86 | 5/34 | 36.95 | 2.15 | 102.7 | 5 | 2 | - |
🥉 3 | HB Cave | HB Cave (NZ) | 1949-1958 | 19 | 679.0 | 242 | 4074 | 1467 | 34 | 4/21 | 43.14 | 2.16 | 119.8 | 2 | - | - |
4 | JR Reid | JR Reid (NZ) | 1949-1965 | 58 | - | 444 | 7725 | 2835 | 85 | 6/60 | 33.35 | 2.20 | 90.8 | 5 | 1 | - |
5 | NJ Astle | NJ Astle (NZ) | 1996-2006 | 81 | 948.0 | 317 | 5688 | 2143 | 51 | 3/27 | 42.01 | 2.26 | 111.5 | - | - | - |
6 | AR MacGibbon | AR MacGibbon (NZ) | 1951-1958 | 26 | - | 228 | 5659 | 2160 | 70 | 5/64 | 30.85 | 2.29 | 80.8 | 6 | 1 | - |
6 | EJ Chatfield | EJ Chatfield (NZ) | 1975-1989 | 43 | - | 489 | 10360 | 3958 | 123 | 6/73 | 32.17 | 2.29 | 84.2 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
6 | BE Congdon | BE Congdon (NZ) | 1965-1978 | 61 | - | 197 | 5620 | 2154 | 59 | 5/65 | 36.50 | 2.29 | 95.2 | 1 | 1 | - |
9 | SL Boock | SL Boock (NZ) | 1978-1989 | 30 | - | 327 | 6598 | 2564 | 74 | 7/87 | 34.64 | 2.33 | 89.1 | 1 | 4 | - |
10 | W Watson | W Watson (NZ) | 1986-1993 | 15 | 581.0 | 182 | 3486 | 1387 | 40 | 6/78 | 34.67 | 2.38 | 87.1 | 1 | 1 | - |
11 | C de Grandhomme | C de Grandhomme (NZ) | 2016-2022 | 29 | 675.4 | 163 | 4054 | 1615 | 49 | 6/41 | 32.95 | 2.39 | 82.7 | 1 | 1 | - |
11 | JDP Oram | JDP Oram (NZ) | 2002-2009 | 33 | 827.2 | 240 | 4964 | 1983 | 60 | 4/41 | 33.05 | 2.39 | 82.7 | 1 | - | - |
13 | BL Cairns | BL Cairns (NZ) | 1974-1985 | 43 | - | 447 | 10628 | 4280 | 130 | 7/74 | 32.92 | 2.41 | 81.7 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
14 | FJ Cameron | FJ Cameron (NZ) | 1961-1965 | 19 | 761.4 | 220 | 4570 | 1849 | 62 | 5/34 | 29.82 | 2.42 | 73.7 | 3 | 3 | - |
15 | BW Yuile | BW Yuile (NZ) | 1963-1969 | 17 | - | 168 | 2897 | 1213 | 34 | 4/43 | 35.67 | 2.51 | 85.2 | 1 | - | - |
15 | V Pollard | V Pollard (NZ) | 1965-1973 | 32 | - | 207 | 4421 | 1853 | 40 | 3/3 | 46.32 | 2.51 | 110.5 | - | - | - |
17 | EJ Gray | EJ Gray (NZ) | 1983-1988 | 10 | 346.0 | 87 | 2076 | 886 | 17 | 3/73 | 52.11 | 2.56 | 122.1 | - | - | - |
17 | DJ Nash | DJ Nash (NZ) | 1992-2001 | 32 | 1032.4 | 311 | 6196 | 2649 | 93 | 6/27 | 28.48 | 2.56 | 66.6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
19 | RW Blair | RW Blair (NZ) | 1953-1964 | 19 | - | 114 | 3525 | 1515 | 43 | 4/85 | 35.23 | 2.57 | 81.9 | 3 | - | - |
20 | DL Vettori | DL Vettori (NZ) | 1997-2014 | 112 | 4775.2 | 1194 | 28652 | 12330 | 361 | 7/87 | 34.15 | 2.58 | 79.3 | 19 | 20 | 3 |
21 | JG Bracewell | JG Bracewell (NZ) | 1980-1990 | 41 | 1400.3 | 360 | 8403 | 3653 | 102 | 6/32 | 35.81 | 2.60 | 82.3 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
22 | Sir RJ Hadlee | Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | - | 809 | 21918 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 22.29 | 2.63 | 50.8 | 25 | 36 | 9 |
23 | RO Collinge | RO Collinge (NZ) | 1965-1978 | 35 | - | 228 | 7689 | 3393 | 116 | 6/63 | 29.25 | 2.64 | 66.2 | 5 | 3 | - |
24 | KA Jamieson | KA Jamieson (NZ) | 2020-2024 | 19 | 593.0 | 187 | 3558 | 1579 | 80 | 6/48 | 19.73 | 2.66 | 44.4 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
24 | RS Cunis | RS Cunis (NZ) | 1964-1972 | 20 | - | 140 | 4250 | 1887 | 51 | 6/76 | 37.00 | 2.66 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | - |
26 | DR O'Sullivan | DR O'Sullivan (NZ) | 1973-1976 | 11 | - | 75 | 2744 | 1224 | 18 | 5/148 | 68.00 | 2.67 | 152.4 | - | 1 | - |
27 | RC Motz | RC Motz (NZ) | 1961-1969 | 32 | - | 279 | 7034 | 3148 | 100 | 6/63 | 31.48 | 2.68 | 70.3 | 3 | 5 | - |
28 | TB Burtt | TB Burtt (NZ) | 1947-1953 | 10 | 432.1 | 119 | 2593 | 1170 | 33 | 6/162 | 35.45 | 2.70 | 78.5 | 1 | 3 | - |
29 | JA Hayes | JA Hayes (NZ) | 1951-1958 | 15 | 445.5 | 86 | 2675 | 1217 | 30 | 4/36 | 40.56 | 2.72 | 89.1 | 1 | - | - |
30 | GB Troup | GB Troup (NZ) | 1976-1986 | 15 | - | 105 | 3183 | 1454 | 39 | 6/95 | 37.28 | 2.74 | 81.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
30 | CZ Harris | CZ Harris (NZ) | 1992-2002 | 23 | 426.4 | 106 | 2560 | 1170 | 16 | 2/16 | 73.12 | 2.74 | 160.0 | - | - | - |
32 | MC Snedden | MC Snedden (NZ) | 1981-1990 | 25 | 795.5 | 194 | 4775 | 2199 | 58 | 5/68 | 37.91 | 2.76 | 82.3 | 3 | 1 | - |
33 | C Pringle | C Pringle (NZ) | 1990-1995 | 14 | 497.3 | 113 | 2985 | 1389 | 30 | 7/52 | 46.30 | 2.79 | 99.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
33 | MN Hart | MN Hart (NZ) | 1994-1995 | 14 | 514.2 | 127 | 3086 | 1438 | 29 | 5/77 | 49.58 | 2.79 | 106.4 | - | 1 | - |
33 | BR Taylor | BR Taylor (NZ) | 1965-1973 | 30 | - | 206 | 6334 | 2953 | 111 | 7/74 | 26.60 | 2.79 | 57.0 | 5 | 4 | - |
36 | JC Alabaster | JC Alabaster (NZ) | 1955-1972 | 21 | 665.2 | 178 | 3992 | 1863 | 49 | 4/46 | 38.02 | 2.80 | 81.4 | 4 | - | - |
37 | MJ Santner | MJ Santner (NZ) | 2015-2025 | 32 | 925.1 | 188 | 5551 | 2603 | 78 | 7/53 | 33.37 | 2.81 | 71.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
38 | SB O'Connor | SB O'Connor (NZ) | 1997-2001 | 19 | 611.1 | 149 | 3667 | 1724 | 53 | 5/51 | 32.52 | 2.82 | 69.1 | 2 | 1 | - |
39 | SB Doull | SB Doull (NZ) | 1992-2000 | 32 | 1008.5 | 251 | 6053 | 2872 | 98 | 7/65 | 29.30 | 2.84 | 61.7 | 4 | 6 | - |
40 | J Cowie | J Cowie (NZ) | 1937-1949 | 9 | 338.0 | 65 | 2028 | 969 | 45 | 6/40 | 21.53 | 2.86 | 45.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
40 | DN Patel | DN Patel (NZ) | 1987-1997 | 37 | 1099.0 | 253 | 6594 | 3154 | 75 | 6/50 | 42.05 | 2.86 | 87.9 | 3 | 3 | - |
42 | ML Su'a | ML Su'a (NZ) | 1992-1995 | 13 | 473.5 | 92 | 2843 | 1377 | 36 | 5/73 | 38.25 | 2.90 | 78.9 | - | 2 | - |
43 | DR Hadlee | DR Hadlee (NZ) | 1969-1978 | 26 | - | 114 | 4883 | 2389 | 71 | 4/30 | 33.64 | 2.93 | 68.7 | 5 | - | - |
44 | TA Boult | TA Boult (NZ) | 2011-2022 | 78 | 2902.5 | 656 | 17417 | 8717 | 317 | 6/30 | 27.49 | 3.00 | 54.9 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
44 | KD Mills | KD Mills (NZ) | 2004-2009 | 19 | 483.4 | 118 | 2902 | 1453 | 44 | 4/16 | 33.02 | 3.00 | 65.9 | 2 | - | - |
44 | DR Tuffey | DR Tuffey (NZ) | 2000-2010 | 26 | 812.5 | 209 | 4877 | 2445 | 77 | 6/54 | 31.75 | 3.00 | 63.3 | 7 | 2 | - |
47 | CD McMillan | CD McMillan (NZ) | 1997-2005 | 55 | 417.0 | 101 | 2502 | 1257 | 28 | 3/48 | 44.89 | 3.01 | 89.3 | - | - | - |
48 | TG Southee | TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2024 | 107 | 3915.0 | 889 | 23490 | 11832 | 391 | 7/64 | 30.26 | 3.02 | 60.0 | 19 | 15 | 1 |
49 | PJ Wiseman | PJ Wiseman (NZ) | 1998-2005 | 25 | 943.2 | 209 | 5660 | 2903 | 61 | 5/82 | 47.59 | 3.07 | 92.7 | 2 | 2 | - |
50 | N Wagner | N Wagner (NZ) | 2012-2024 | 64 | 2287.3 | 473 | 13725 | 7169 | 260 | 7/39 | 27.57 | 3.13 | 52.7 | 13 | 9 | - |
51 | MJ Henry | MJ Henry (NZ) | 2015-2025 | 32 | 1183.3 | 244 | 7101 | 3727 | 136 | 7/23 | 27.40 | 3.14 | 52.2 | 6 | 6 | - |
52 | JS Patel | JS Patel (NZ) | 2006-2017 | 24 | 972.1 | 202 | 5833 | 3078 | 65 | 5/110 | 47.35 | 3.16 | 89.7 | 2 | 1 | - |
53 | AM Moir | AM Moir (NZ) | 1951-1959 | 17 | 441.4 | 82 | 2650 | 1418 | 28 | 6/155 | 50.64 | 3.21 | 94.6 | 1 | 2 | - |
54 | AY Patel | AY Patel (NZ) | 2018-2024 | 21 | 763.4 | 134 | 4582 | 2487 | 85 | 10/119 | 29.25 | 3.25 | 53.9 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
55 | CL Cairns | CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 1949.4 | 414 | 11698 | 6410 | 218 | 7/27 | 29.40 | 3.28 | 53.6 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
56 | GI Allott | GI Allott (NZ) | 1996-1999 | 10 | 337.1 | 62 | 2023 | 1111 | 19 | 4/74 | 58.47 | 3.29 | 106.4 | 1 | - | - |
57 | DK Morrison | DK Morrison (NZ) | 1987-1997 | 48 | 1677.2 | 313 | 10064 | 5549 | 160 | 7/89 | 34.68 | 3.30 | 62.9 | 9 | 10 | - |
58 | IE O'Brien | IE O'Brien (NZ) | 2005-2009 | 22 | 732.2 | 158 | 4394 | 2429 | 73 | 6/75 | 33.27 | 3.31 | 60.1 | 3 | 1 | - |
59 | DAJ Bracewell | DAJ Bracewell (NZ) | 2011-2023 | 28 | 860.4 | 157 | 5164 | 2873 | 74 | 6/40 | 38.82 | 3.33 | 69.7 | - | 2 | - |
60 | KS Williamson | KS Williamson (NZ) | 2010-2024 | 105 | 358.3 | 48 | 2151 | 1207 | 30 | 4/44 | 40.23 | 3.36 | 71.7 | 1 | - | - |
61 | CS Martin | CS Martin (NZ) | 2000-2013 | 71 | 2337.4 | 486 | 14026 | 7878 | 233 | 6/26 | 33.81 | 3.37 | 60.1 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
62 | SE Bond | SE Bond (NZ) | 2001-2009 | 18 | 562.0 | 113 | 3372 | 1922 | 87 | 6/51 | 22.09 | 3.41 | 38.7 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
63 | JEC Franklin | JEC Franklin (NZ) | 2001-2013 | 31 | 794.3 | 143 | 4767 | 2786 | 82 | 6/119 | 33.97 | 3.50 | 58.1 | 6 | 3 | - |
64 | IS Sodhi | IS Sodhi (NZ) | 2013-2024 | 21 | 673.5 | 91 | 4043 | 2500 | 58 | 6/86 | 43.10 | 3.71 | 69.7 | 2 | 1 | - |
65 | MD Craig | MD Craig (NZ) | 2014-2016 | 15 | 611.3 | 100 | 3669 | 2326 | 50 | 7/94 | 46.52 | 3.80 | 73.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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