New Zealand

Rankings:  ODI - 4th, Test - 7th

Current Players

Team Bio

The New Zealand Cricket Team, also known as the Black Caps after its sponsor held a contest to choose a name for the team, played its first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand. However, it was only in the 1955-56 season that the team won its first Test against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. Pakistan was its first ODI opponent in a match played at Christchurch in the 1972-73 season. The Kiwis, as the team members are also referred to, have produced some top-class international cricketers. Foremost among them is Sir Richard Hadlee, one of New Zealand and the world's best all-rounders. He took the then world record for most Test wickets (374) against India at Bangalore in 1988. He lost the record to Kapil Dev eventually and of course, other bowlers who have surpassed them by now. Hadlee was the first bowler to reach 400 Test wickets again versus India at Christchurch in 1990. Martin Crowe, John Reid, Chris Cairns, Adam Parore, Craig McMillan, John Wright, Ken Rutherford and a host of others have notably served New Zealand cricket over the years. The current Test captain is Daniel Vettori. He replaced New Zealand’s most successful captain, Stephen Fleming who led New Zealand to 28 Test victories, more than twice as many as any other captain. Vettori lost his first match as captain (vs South Africa) by 358 runs. New Zealand cricket is currently facing a dilemma over some of its players choosing to play in private leagues like the Indian Cricket League by opting out of national commitments.

Team Records

In:
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
India 47 9 15 0 23 19
 
Pakistan 44 6 20 0 18 14
 
Australia 48 7 24 0 17 15
 
Zimbabwe 13 7 0 0 6 54
 
South Africa 35 4 20 0 11 11
 
England 94 8 45 0 41 9
 
West Indies 37 9 10 0 18 24
 
Bangladesh 8 7 0 0 1 88
 
Sri Lanka 26 9 7 0 10 35
 
  • Highest Individual Score
    Martin Crowe - 299 runs
  • Best Bowling
    Richard Hadlee - 9/52
  • Prolific Batsman
    Stephen Fleming. Total: 7172 runs in 111 matches with a batting average of 40.06
  • Prolific Bowler
    Richard Hadlee. Total: 431 wickets in 86 matches with an average economy of 2.77
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
East Africa 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Netherlands 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
USA 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
India 81 36 40 0 5 44
 
United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Pakistan 81 31 48 1 1 38
 
Australia 117 32 81 0 4 27
 
Scotland 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
Zimbabwe 28 19 7 1 1 68
 
Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
South Africa 51 17 30 0 4 33
 
England 70 35 29 2 4 50
 
West Indies 51 20 24 0 7 39
 
Canada 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
Bangladesh 14 13 1 0 0 93
 
Ireland 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
Sri Lanka 69 35 31 1 2 51
 
  • Highest Individual Score
    Lou Vincent - 172 runs
  • Best Bowling
    Shane Bond - 6/19
  • Prolific Batsman
    Stephen Fleming. Total: 8007 runs in 279 matches with a batting average of 32.41
  • Prolific Bowler
    Daniel Vettori. Total: 248 wickets in 244 matches with an average economy of 4.15
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
Australia 3 0 3 0 0 0
England 4 1 3 0 0 25
 
India 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Pakistan 4 0 4 0 0 0
Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
South Africa 4 1 3 0 0 25
 
Sri Lanka 6 3 3 0 0 50
 
West Indies 3 1 0 2 0 33
 
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