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| Rank | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | BE Congdon | 18.0 | 11 | 14 | - | 0.58 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 |
🥈 2 | BE Congdon | 17.4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0.60 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 |
🥉 3 | JDP Oram | 20.0 | 14 | 14 | - | 0.70 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 17 Oct 2008 | Test # 1888 |
4 | DJ Nash | 14.0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.78 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Wellington | 19 Feb 1998 | Test # 1401 |
5 | BW Yuile | 54.0 | 38 | 43 | 4 | 0.79 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 29 Jan 1965 | Test # 576 |
6 | HB Cave | 27.3 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 0.80 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Auckland | 09 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 |
6 | JV Coney | 10.0 | 4 | 8 | - | 0.80 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Sind) | 25 Nov 1984 | Test # 1000 |
8 | NJ Astle | 11.0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.81 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Sep 2000 | Test # 1510 |
9 | RS Cunis | 14.0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0.85 | New Zealand | v India | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 15 Oct 1969 | Test # 661 |
10 | DL Vettori | 29.0 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 0.89 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19 Oct 2004 | Test # 1715 |
11 | DL Vettori | 22.0 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0.90 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Hamilton | 16 Dec 1999 | Test # 1477 |
11 | SE Bond | 11.0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0.90 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Aug 2005 | Test # 1759 |
13 | EJ Chatfield | 13.0 | 7 | 12 | - | 0.92 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 16 Nov 1984 | Test # 998 |
13 | CZ Harris | 14.0 | 6 | 13 | - | 0.92 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 25 Sep 1997 | Test # 1379 |
15 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 17.0 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0.94 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 03 Feb 1984 | Test # 976 |
16 | JR Reid | 45.0 | 27 | 44 | 4 | 0.97 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 |
17 | JV Coney | 13.0 | 8 | 13 | - | 1.00 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 10 Feb 1984 | Test # 977 |
17 | DAJ Bracewell | 13.0 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1.00 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 |
17 | RS Cunis | 12.0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1.00 | New Zealand | v India | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 15 Oct 1969 | Test # 661 |
17 | RO Collinge | 11.0 | 4 | 11 | - | 1.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 02 Apr 1965 | Test # 586 |
21 | SL Boock | 28.0 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 1.03 | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 |
21 | NJ Astle | 26.0 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 1.03 | New Zealand | v India | Kanpur | 22 Oct 1999 | Test # 1464 |
23 | HB Cave | 24.0 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1.04 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 | Test # 402 |
24 | TG Southee | 19.0 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1.05 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 17 Nov 2016 | Test # 2234 |
24 | EJ Chatfield | 18.0 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1.05 | New Zealand | v Australia | Auckland | 13 Mar 1986 | Test # 1040 |
24 | SB Doull | 17.0 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1.05 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Wellington | 19 Feb 1998 | Test # 1401 |
27 | AR MacGibbon | 16.0 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1.06 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Auckland | 13 Mar 1953 | Test # 370 |
28 | BW Yuile | 26.0 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 1.07 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Wellington | 22 Jan 1965 | Test # 574 |
29 | DL Vettori | 12.0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1.08 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 14 Feb 1997 | Test # 1355 |
30 | JDS Neesham | 11.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1.09 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 17 Nov 2014 | Test # 2146 |
30 | C de Grandhomme | 11.0 | 5 | 12 | - | 1.09 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 21 Feb 2020 | Test # 2385 |
32 | DJ Mitchell | 10.0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1.10 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Karachi | 02 Jan 2023 | Test # 2487 |
33 | SL Boock | 14.6 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1.11 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 02 Feb 1979 | Test # 844 |
34 | JR Reid | 25.0 | 15 | 28 | - | 1.12 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 | Test # 402 |
34 | HB Cave | 24.0 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 1.12 | New Zealand | v England | Dunedin | 11 Mar 1955 | Test # 401 |
34 | CL Cairns | 16.0 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1.12 | New Zealand | v India | Chennai | 25 Oct 1995 | Test # 1309 |
34 | MJ Henry | 13.2 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 1.12 | New Zealand | v India | Bengaluru | 16 Oct 2024 | Test # 2555 |
38 | JR Reid | 30.0 | 17 | 34 | - | 1.13 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 | Test # 413 |
38 | MN Hart | 44.0 | 21 | 50 | 1 | 1.13 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 16 Jun 1994 | Test # 1261 |
40 | JV Coney | 25.0 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 1.14 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Napier | 16 Feb 1979 | Test # 847 |
40 | BW Yuile | 14.0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1.14 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 30 Oct 1969 | Test # 663 |
40 | DL Vettori | 14.0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1.14 | New Zealand | v England | Hamilton | 05 Mar 2008 | Test # 1866 |
40 | MJ Santner | 14.0 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1.14 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jul 2016 | Test # 2210 |
44 | TG Southee | 16.2 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 1.16 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Kingston | 08 Jun 2014 | Test # 2123 |
45 | GB Troup | 16.0 | 3 | 25 | - | 1.17 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Napier | 16 Feb 1979 | Test # 847 |
46 | CL Cairns | 22.5 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 1.18 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Hamilton | 16 Dec 1999 | Test # 1477 |
46 | TA Boult | 14.2 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1.18 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2356 |
46 | EJ Chatfield | 31.1 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 1.18 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 25 Feb 1988 | Test # 1093 |
46 | JR Reid | 16.0 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1.18 | New Zealand | v India | Eden Gardens | 28 Dec 1955 | Test # 419 |
50 | NJ Astle | 26.0 | 15 | 31 | - | 1.19 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 08 Dec 2000 | Test # 1522 |
50 | JR Reid | 32.0 | 16 | 51 | 4 | 1.19 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Feb 1954 | Test # 382 |
52 | EJ Chatfield | 30.0 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 1.20 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 12 Feb 1988 | Test # 1091 |
52 | GF Cresswell | 15.0 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1.20 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 24 Mar 1951 | Test # 333 |
52 | GO Rabone | 10.0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1.20 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1954 | Test # 379 |
52 | TA Boult | 10.0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1.20 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 17 Nov 2014 | Test # 2146 |
52 | GR Larsen | 25.4 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 1.20 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 18 Mar 1995 | Test # 1293 |
52 | FJ Cameron | 24.0 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 1.20 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 577 |
58 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 22.0 | 12 | 27 | - | 1.22 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 04 Mar 1983 | Test # 950 |
58 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 22.0 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 1.22 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Mar 1984 | Test # 982 |
60 | KD Mills | 13.0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 1.23 | New Zealand | v England | Hamilton | 05 Mar 2008 | Test # 1866 |
60 | MC Snedden | 17.0 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1.23 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 951 |
62 | KA Jamieson | 24.0 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 1.25 | New Zealand | v India | Southampton | 18 Jun 2021 | Test # 2425 |
62 | JS Patel | 16.0 | 7 | 20 | - | 1.25 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 |
62 | RC Motz | 12.0 | 4 | 15 | - | 1.25 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 29 Jan 1965 | Test # 576 |
62 | EJ Chatfield | 12.0 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1.25 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 951 |
62 | MJ Santner | 12.0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1.25 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 06 Aug 2016 | Test # 2214 |
62 | TG Southee | 12.0 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1.25 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2356 |
68 | HJ Howarth | 19.0 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 1.26 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 24 Jul 1969 | Test # 656 |
69 | DL Vettori | 22.0 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 1.27 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19 Oct 2004 | Test # 1715 |
69 | EJ Chatfield | 11.0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1.27 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 03 Feb 1984 | Test # 976 |
69 | NJ Astle | 11.0 | 5 | 14 | - | 1.27 | New Zealand | v England | Manchester | 05 Aug 1999 | Test # 1457 |
69 | NJ Astle | 36.0 | 18 | 46 | 1 | 1.27 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 30 Nov 2000 | Test # 1519 |
69 | DJ Nash | 18.0 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1.27 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Wellington | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1478 |
74 | JDP Oram | 21.0 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 1.28 | New Zealand | v England | Hamilton | 05 Mar 2008 | Test # 1866 |
75 | FT Badcock | 17.0 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 1.29 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 24 Jan 1930 | Test # 188 |
75 | EJ Gray | 27.0 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 1.29 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 | Test # 1074 |
77 | BL Cairns | 40.0 | 19 | 52 | 2 | 1.30 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 10 Feb 1984 | Test # 977 |
77 | BW Yuile | 30.0 | 15 | 39 | - | 1.30 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 29 Jan 1965 | Test # 576 |
77 | JR Reid | 20.0 | 14 | 26 | - | 1.30 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 29 Jan 1965 | Test # 576 |
77 | DJ Nash | 10.0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1.30 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Auckland | 26 Feb 1998 | Test # 1402 |
77 | NJ Astle | 10.0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1.30 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Auckland | 09 Mar 2006 | Test # 1787 |
77 | NJ Astle | 13.0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1.30 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Wellington | 17 Mar 2006 | Test # 1790 |
83 | BL Cairns | 35.5 | 16 | 47 | 3 | 1.31 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 13 Mar 1981 | Test # 899 |
83 | GO Rabone | 38.7 | 10 | 68 | 6 | 1.31 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1954 | Test # 379 |
83 | NJ Astle | 16.0 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 1.31 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Wellington | 18 Mar 1999 | Test # 1452 |
83 | SB O'Connor | 19.0 | 8 | 25 | - | 1.31 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Wellington | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1478 |
87 | SL Boock | 25.0 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1.32 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 |
87 | HJ Howarth | 21.0 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 1.32 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 05 Mar 1971 | Test # 682 |
87 | MJ Santner | 40.0 | 19 | 53 | 3 | 1.32 | New Zealand | v England | Mount Maunganui | 21 Nov 2019 | Test # 2367 |
90 | JR Reid | 27.0 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 1.33 | New Zealand | v England | Dunedin | 11 Mar 1955 | Test # 401 |
90 | NJ Astle | 18.0 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 1.33 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Sep 2000 | Test # 1510 |
90 | JDP Oram | 18.0 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 1.33 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 |
90 | EJ Chatfield | 15.0 | 4 | 20 | - | 1.33 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 04 Mar 1983 | Test # 950 |
90 | DJ Nash | 15.0 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1.33 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 26 Dec 1998 | Test # 1435 |
95 | MN Hart | 41.0 | 23 | 55 | 1 | 1.34 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 16 Jun 1994 | Test # 1261 |
95 | KA Jamieson | 26.0 | 13 | 35 | 2 | 1.34 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Mount Maunganui | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2397 |
97 | V Pollard | 20.0 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 1.35 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 30 Oct 1969 | Test # 663 |
98 | HB Cave | 50.0 | 28 | 68 | 1 | 1.36 | New Zealand | v India | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 | Test # 418 |
98 | BR Taylor | 19.5 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 1.36 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 30 Oct 1969 | Test # 663 |
98 | FJ Cameron | 11.0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1.36 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 02 Apr 1965 | Test # 586 |
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