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| Rank | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | CS Martin | 8.3 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 8.50 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Napier | 26 Jan 2012 | Test # 2033 |
🥈 2 | BR Taylor | 7.3 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 9.00 | New Zealand | v India | Brabourne | 12 Mar 1965 | Test # 582 |
🥉 3 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 8.3x8 | - | 23 | 7 | 9.57 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 13 Feb 1976 | Test # 772 |
4 | RS Cunis | 7.0 | - | 21 | 4 | 10.50 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 08 Nov 1969 | Test # 665 |
4 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 7.0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10.50 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 |
6 | TA Boult | 10.4 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 10.66 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 | Test # 2299 |
7 | ZGF Foulkes | 9.0 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 10.80 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 07 Aug 2025 | Test # 2599 |
8 | DJ Nash | 11.0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 11.00 | New Zealand | v India | Mohali | 10 Oct 1999 | Test # 1462 |
9 | SL Boock | 9.3 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 11.40 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 |
10 | JR Reid | 8.0 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 12.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 26 Oct 1955 | Test # 414 |
11 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 12.3 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 12.50 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Christchurch | 12 Mar 1987 | Test # 1072 |
12 | N Wagner | 14.4 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 12.57 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Wellington | 01 Dec 2017 | Test # 2284 |
13 | MJ Henry | 15.0 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 12.85 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Christchurch | 17 Feb 2022 | Test # 2450 |
14 | DR Tuffey | 9.0 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 13.50 | New Zealand | v India | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2002 | Test # 1633 |
15 | C Pringle | 16.0 | 4 | 52 | 7 | 13.71 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 26 Oct 1990 | Test # 1153 |
16 | AY Patel | 14.1 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 14.16 | New Zealand | v India | Wankhede | 01 Nov 2024 | Test # 2560 |
17 | JEC Franklin | 9.5 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 14.75 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2001 | Test # 1540 |
18 | TA Boult | 15.0 | 5 | 40 | 6 | 15.00 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Wellington | 11 Dec 2013 | Test # 2106 |
18 | TA Boult | 15.0 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 15.00 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 |
18 | CS Martin | 10.0 | 3 | 52 | 4 | 15.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2001 | Test # 1540 |
18 | TA Boult | 10.0 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 15.00 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2013 | Test # 2109 |
18 | TG Southee | 10.0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 15.00 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 | Test # 2299 |
23 | MJ Henry | 15.3 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 15.50 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 30 Jul 2025 | Test # 2597 |
24 | KA Jamieson | 13.0 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 15.60 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Wellington | 11 Dec 2020 | Test # 2395 |
25 | CL Cairns | 18.2 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 15.71 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2001 | Test # 1577 |
26 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 23.4 | 4 | 52 | 9 | 15.77 | New Zealand | v Australia | Brisbane | 08 Nov 1985 | Test # 1029 |
27 | C de Grandhomme | 15.5 | 5 | 41 | 6 | 15.83 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 17 Nov 2016 | Test # 2234 |
28 | TA Boult | 13.2 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 16.00 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Christchurch | 09 Jan 2022 | Test # 2447 |
28 | MJ Henry | 13.2 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 16.00 | New Zealand | v India | Bengaluru | 16 Oct 2024 | Test # 2555 |
30 | DR Tuffey | 10.5 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 16.25 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2001 | Test # 1540 |
31 | N Wagner | 11.0 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 16.50 | New Zealand | v England | Dunedin | 06 Mar 2013 | Test # 2077 |
31 | N Wagner | 11.0 | - | 64 | 4 | 16.50 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 06 Feb 2014 | Test # 2118 |
33 | W O'Rourke | 13.5 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 16.60 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Hamilton | 13 Feb 2024 | Test # 2529 |
34 | DAJ Bracewell | 16.4 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 16.66 | New Zealand | v Australia | Hobart | 09 Dec 2011 | Test # 2021 |
35 | MJ Santner | 19.3 | 1 | 53 | 7 | 16.71 | New Zealand | v India | Pune | 24 Oct 2024 | Test # 2557 |
36 | CL Cairns | 11.1 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 16.75 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 08 Dec 1995 | Test # 1316 |
37 | N Wagner | 14.0 | 4 | 45 | 5 | 16.80 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Wellington | 08 Mar 2019 | Test # 2350 |
37 | KA Jamieson | 14.0 | 3 | 45 | 5 | 16.80 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 29 Feb 2020 | Test # 2387 |
39 | GA Bartlett | 16.5 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 16.83 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 22 Feb 1968 | Test # 631 |
40 | SE Bond | 17.0 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 17.00 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 15 Aug 2005 | Test # 1761 |
41 | DN Patel | 17.3 | 5 | 50 | 6 | 17.50 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Nov 1992 | Test # 1199 |
41 | NG Smith | 11.4 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 17.50 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 06 Dec 2024 | Test # 2567 |
43 | BR Taylor | 20.3 | 6 | 74 | 7 | 17.57 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1972 | Test # 695 |
44 | JG Bracewell | 17.4 | 3 | 51 | 6 | 17.66 | New Zealand | v India | Wankhede | 24 Nov 1988 | Test # 1109 |
45 | PJ Wiseman | 11.5 | - | 64 | 4 | 17.75 | New Zealand | v India | Ahmedabad | 08 Oct 2003 | Test # 1660 |
46 | CL Cairns | 14.5 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 17.80 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Sep 2000 | Test # 1510 |
47 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 13.3x8 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 17.83 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 |
48 | AY Patel | 18.0 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 18.00 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 06 Dec 2023 | Test # 2517 |
48 | DK Morrison | 15.0 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 18.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 02 Jan 1993 | Test # 1207 |
48 | SB Doull | 15.0 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 18.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 10 Feb 1994 | Test # 1248 |
48 | CS Martin | 15.0 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 18.00 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 05 May 2006 | Test # 1801 |
48 | MR Gillespie | 15.0 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 18.00 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Hamilton | 15 Mar 2012 | Test # 2036 |
48 | MJ Henry | 15.0 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 18.00 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 07 Aug 2025 | Test # 2599 |
48 | W O'Rourke | 12.0 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 18.00 | New Zealand | v India | Bengaluru | 16 Oct 2024 | Test # 2555 |
55 | DL Vettori | 12.1 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 18.25 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Jun 2002 | Test # 1607 |
56 | DK Morrison | 18.4 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 18.66 | New Zealand | v Australia | Auckland | 12 Mar 1993 | Test # 1217 |
57 | TG Southee | 12.3 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 18.75 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2015 | Test # 2194 |
58 | DR Tuffey | 19.0 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 19.00 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 30 Mar 2002 | Test # 1597 |
58 | TG Southee | 19.0 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 19.00 | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 16 May 2013 | Test # 2088 |
58 | SB O'Connor | 15.5 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 19.00 | New Zealand | v Australia | Hamilton | 31 Mar 2000 | Test # 1493 |
58 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 9.4x8 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 19.00 | New Zealand | v Australia | Sydney | 05 Jan 1974 | Test # 729 |
62 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 16.0 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 19.20 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 |
62 | DK Morrison | 16.0 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 19.20 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 02 Feb 1990 | Test # 1136 |
62 | SB Doull | 16.0 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 19.20 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 21 Nov 1996 | Test # 1339 |
62 | CS Martin | 16.0 | 3 | 65 | 5 | 19.20 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Wellington | 12 Jan 2008 | Test # 1861 |
62 | TA Boult | 16.0 | 3 | 60 | 5 | 19.20 | New Zealand | v Australia | Adelaide | 27 Nov 2015 | Test # 2190 |
62 | GD Phillips | 16.0 | 4 | 45 | 5 | 19.20 | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Feb 2024 | Test # 2533 |
68 | JTC Vaughan | 12.5 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 19.25 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 21 Nov 1996 | Test # 1339 |
68 | JDP Oram | 12.5 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 19.25 | New Zealand | v India | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2002 | Test # 1633 |
68 | TA Boult | 12.5 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 19.25 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Wellington | 11 Dec 2013 | Test # 2106 |
71 | CS Martin | 13.0 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 19.50 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Dunedin | 04 Jan 2008 | Test # 1859 |
71 | KD Mills | 13.0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 19.50 | New Zealand | v England | Hamilton | 05 Mar 2008 | Test # 1866 |
71 | N Wagner | 13.0 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 19.50 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Wellington | 08 Mar 2019 | Test # 2350 |
74 | CL Cairns | 22.5 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 19.57 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Hamilton | 16 Dec 1999 | Test # 1477 |
75 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 16.2 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 19.60 | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 15 Mar 1990 | Test # 1141 |
75 | N Wagner | 16.2 | 4 | 47 | 5 | 19.60 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Hamilton | 28 Feb 2019 | Test # 2349 |
77 | MJ Henry | 23.0 | 4 | 67 | 7 | 19.71 | New Zealand | v Australia | Christchurch | 08 Mar 2024 | Test # 2535 |
78 | HB Cave | 13.1 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 19.75 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Auckland | 09 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 |
78 | SE Bond | 13.1 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 19.75 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2001 | Test # 1577 |
78 | SE Bond | 13.1 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 19.75 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 12 Dec 2002 | Test # 1631 |
81 | IG Butler | 20.0 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 20.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Wellington | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1677 |
81 | CS Martin | 20.0 | 7 | 54 | 6 | 20.00 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 | Test # 1748 |
81 | KA Jamieson | 20.0 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 20.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2400 |
84 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 13.3 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 20.25 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 04 Mar 1983 | Test # 950 |
85 | JEC Franklin | 17.0 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 20.40 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19 Oct 2004 | Test # 1715 |
86 | BE Congdon | 10.2x8 | - | 46 | 4 | 20.50 | New Zealand | v Australia | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 | Test # 736 |
86 | MJ Henry | 13.4 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 20.50 | New Zealand | v England | Hamilton | 14 Dec 2024 | Test # 2569 |
88 | SB Doull | 24.0 | 7 | 65 | 7 | 20.57 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 26 Dec 1998 | Test # 1435 |
88 | TG Southee | 24.0 | 6 | 64 | 7 | 20.57 | New Zealand | v India | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 | Test # 2055 |
90 | DL Vettori | 13.5 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 20.75 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Aug 2005 | Test # 1759 |
90 | N Wagner | 13.5 | - | 66 | 4 | 20.75 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Hamilton | 03 Dec 2020 | Test # 2394 |
92 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 20.5 | 8 | 49 | 6 | 20.83 | New Zealand | v India | Wankhede | 24 Nov 1988 | Test # 1109 |
92 | N Wagner | 20.5 | 8 | 41 | 6 | 20.83 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jul 2016 | Test # 2210 |
94 | J Cowie | 21.0 | 8 | 40 | 6 | 21.00 | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 |
94 | RC Motz | 21.0 | 6 | 63 | 6 | 21.00 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 22 Feb 1968 | Test # 631 |
94 | CL Cairns | 21.0 | 4 | 52 | 6 | 21.00 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 30 Jan 1992 | Test # 1185 |
94 | TG Southee | 21.0 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 21.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 25 Nov 2016 | Test # 2237 |
94 | DJ Nash | 14.0 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 21.00 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1999 | Test # 1458 |
94 | SE Bond | 14.0 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 21.00 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 15 Aug 2005 | Test # 1761 |
94 | BP Martin | 14.0 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 21.00 | New Zealand | v England | Dunedin | 06 Mar 2013 | Test # 2077 |
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