This is a list of New Zealand first-class cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officia ...

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Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...

Central Districts The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs ...

Northern Districts The Northern Districts men's cricket team are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket. They are based in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand (excluding Auckland). They compete in the ...

, Otago, and

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

, teams representing New Zealand (at various levels), both in New Zealand and overseas, and other first-class teams in New Zealand.

Team records

Highest innings total

*777 Canterbury v Otago at Christchurch 1996/97 *752-8d New South Wales v Otago at Dunedin 1923/24 *726 Northern Districts v Canterbury at Rangiora 2009/10 *693-9d Auckland v Canterbury at Auckland 1939/40 *680–8 New Zealand v India at Wellington 2013/14 *671–4 New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington 1990/91 *663 Australia v New Zealand at Auckland 1920/21

Lowest innings totals

*13 Auckland v Canterbury at Auckland 1877/78 *19 Wellington v Nelson at Nelson 1885/86 *22 Wellington v Canterbury at Wellington 1903/04 *25 Canterbury v Otago at Christchurch 1866/67 *26 New Zealand v England at Auckland 1954/55 Note: (N)=Nelson, (NSW)=New South Wales

Highest fourth innings totals

Largest victories

By an innings and

*365 runs Sims' Australian XI defeated Canterbury at Christchurch 1913/14 *358 runs Australia defeated NZ at Wellington 1904/05 (not a test) *356 runs Australia defeated Otago at Dunedin 1949/50

By runs

*512 runs Wellington defeated Auckland at Wellington 1925/26 *446 runs Wellington defeated Otago at Wellington 1926/27 *438 runs Auckland defeated Wellington at Auckland 1934/35

Tied matches

* Wellington v Nelson at Wellington 1883/84 * NZ v T.N. Pearce's XI at Scarborough 1958 * Central Districts v England XI at New Plymouth 1977/78 * Victoria v NZ at Melbourne 1982/83 * Wellington v Canterbury at Wellington 1988/89

Close finishes

Victory by 1 wicket

(29 instances) most recent * Central Districts defeated Canterbury at New Plymouth 2009/10 * Northern Districts defeated Central Districts at Napier 2004/05

Victory by runs

* 1 run Northern Districts defeated Central Districts at Rotorua 1989/90 * 2 runs Auckland defeated Canterbury at Auckland 1903/04 * 2 runs Wellington defeated Canterbury Wellington 1935/36 * 3 Runs (5 instances)

Victory after following on

Batting records

Most matches, most runs, most centuries, highest average: for a province

Players in bold are still active. *T.G. McIntosh has played the most matches for Auckland: 102 * W.K. Lees has played the most matches for Otago: 108 *† for players who have scored more than 2000 runs.

Highest innings

*385

Bert Sutcliffe Bert Sutcliffe (17 November 1923 – 20 April 2001) was a New Zealand Test cricketer. Sutcliffe was a successful left-hand batsman. His batting achievements on tour in England in 1949, which included four fifties and a century in the Tests, e ...

Otago v Canterbury at Christchurch 1952/53 *355

Otago v Auckland at Dunedin 1949/50 *338*

Roger Blunt Roger Charles Blunt (3 November 1900 – 22 June 1966) was a cricketer who played nine Test matches for the New Zealand national cricket team. Personal life Blunt was born in England, but his family moved to New Zealand when he was six month ...

Otago v Canterbury at Christchurch 1931/32 *336*

Wally Hammond Walter Reginald Hammond (19 June 1903 – 1 July 1965) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire in a career that lasted from 1920 to 1951. Beginning as a professional, he later became an amateur and was appointed cap ...

England v New Zealand at Auckland 1932/33 *334 Dean Brownlie Northern Districts v Central Districts at New Plymouth 2014/15 *327*

Devon Conway Devon Philip Conway (born 8 July 1991) is a South African born New Zealand cricketer who plays for the New Zealand cricket team. In March 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Conway would be eligible to play for New Zealan ...

Wellington v Canterbury at Wellington 2019/20 *317 Ken Rutherford New Zealand v D.B.Close XI at Scarborough 1986 *316*

Michael Papps Michael Hugh William Papps (born 2 July 1979) is a former New Zealand cricketer. In October 2016, he became the first player to score 10,000 runs in the Plunket Shield. In April 2018, he announced his retirement from the game. Domestic career ...

Wellington v Auckland at Wellington 2017/18 *306 Mark Richardson New Zealand v Zimbabwe A at Kwekwe 2000/01 *302

Brendon McCullum Brendon Barrie McCullum (born 27 September 1981) is a cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer representing New Zealand, who played all formats, including as captain. McCullum was renowned for his quick scoring, notably recording the f ...

New Zealand v India at Wellington 2013/14 *301 Peter Fulton Canterbury v Auckland at Christchurch 2002/2003 *299

Martin Crowe Martin David Crowe (22 September 1962 – 3 March 2016) was a New Zealand cricketer, Test and ODI captain as well as a commentator. He played for the New Zealand national cricket team between 1982 and 1995, and is regarded as one of the count ...

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington 1990/91

Highest partnerships

First wicket *432 M.H.W. Papps & L.J. Woodcock, Wellington v Auckland at Wellington 2017/18 *428 P.J. Ingram & J.M. How, Central Districts v Wellington at Wellington 2009/10 *387 G.M. Turner & T.W Jarvis, NZ v West Indies at Georgetown 1971/72 Second wicket *317 R.T Hart & P.S. Briasco, Central Districts v Canterbury at New Plymouth 1983/84 *315* H.H. Gibbs & J.H. Kallis, South Africa v NZ at Christchurch 1998/99 *303 C.S. Dempster & C.F.W. Allcott, NZ v Warwickshire at Birmingham 1927 Third wicket *467 A.H Jones & M.D Crowe, NZ v Sri Lanka at Wellington 1990/91 *445 P.E. Whitelaw & W.N. Carson, Auckland v Otago at Dunedin 1936/37 *394* P.G. Kennedy & R.T. Latham, Canterbury v Northern Districts at Rotorua 1990/91 Fourth wicket *350 Mustaq Mohammad & Asif Iqbal, Pakistan v NZ at Dunedin 1972/73 *324 J.R. Reid & W.M. Wallace, NZ v Cambridge University Cambridge 1949 *310 J.D. Ryder & N.R. Parlane, Wellington v Central Districts at Palmerston North 2004/05 Fifth wicket *347* M.J. Horne & A.C. Barnes, Auckland v Northern Districts at Auckland 2003/04 *341 G.R. Larsen & E.B. McSweeney, Wellington v Central Districts at Levin 1987/88 *319 K.R. Rutherford & E.J. Gray, NZ v DB Close's XI at Scarbourough 1986 Sixth wicket *379* S.L. Stewart & C.F.K. van Wyk, Canterbury v Central Districts at New Plymouth 2009/10 *377 C. Munro & Craig Cachopa, Auckland v Wellington at Auckland 2012/13 *352 B.J. Watling & B.B. McCullum, New Zealand v India at Wellington 2013/14 Seventh wicket *265 J.L. Powell & N. Dorreen, Canterbury v Otago at Christchurch 1929/30 *261 A.D.R. Campbell & P.A. Strang, Zimbabwe v Canterbury at Timaru 1997/98 *250 C.J. Nevin & M.D.J. Walker, Wellington v Otago at Wellington 2003/04 Eighth wicket *433 V.T. Trumper & A. Sims, Sim's Australian XI v Canterbury at Christchurch 1913/14 *256 S.P. Fleming & J.E.C. Franklin, NZ v South Africa at Cape Town 2005/06 *253 N.J Astle & A.C. Parore, NZ v Australia at Perth 2001/02 Ninth wicket *239 H.B. Cave & I.B. Leggat, Central Districts v Otago at Dunedin 1952/53 *225 L.J. Woodcock & M.J. Tugaga, Wellington v Central Districts at Wellington 2009/10 *209 P.J. Wiseman & B.P. Martin, New Zealand A v Sri Lanka A at Christchurch 2003/04 Tenth wicket *184 R.C. Blunt & W. Hawksworth, Otago v Canterbury at Christchurch 1931/32 *160 L.K. Germon & W.A. Wisneski, Canterbury v Northern Districts at Rangiora 1997/98 *151 B.F. Hastings & R.O. Collinge, NZ v Pakistan at Auckland 1972/73

Most runs and highest average in a season

Note: (E)=England, (V)=Victoria, (P)=Pakistan (OZ)=Australia (NSW)=New South Wales (SA)=South Africa (W)=Wellington † more than 500 runs

Most centuries in a season

*8 M.D Crowe 1986/87 *6 E. de C. Weekes (WI) 1955/56 *6 G.A. Hick 1988/89 *6 M.D. Bell 2000/01 *5 G.M. Turner 1975/76 *5 P.G. Fulton 2012/13 (22 players have scored 4 centuries in a Season)

Two centuries in a match

(37 instances) (Only

Arthur Fagg Arthur Edward Fagg (18 June 1915 – 13 September 1977) was an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club and the English cricket team. A right-handed opening batsman who first played for Kent at the age of 17, Fagg was a Test ...

has ever scored 2 double-centuries in a match 244 & 202*, Kent v Essex at Colchester, 1938)

Most runs in a career

Most of the players on this list scored a lot of their runs for overseas teams. Where this is the case the number of runs and the names of the teams are included. Players in bold are still active.

Best average in a career

Qualification: More than 3000 runs. Players in bold are still active.

Redpath Cup – Won most times

The

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is awarded to the best batsman in a season for performances in first-class cricket. *6 times

*5 times John Reid *4 times Stewie Dempster *4 times

Glenn Turner Glenn Maitland Turner (born 26 May 1947) played cricket for New Zealand and was one of the country's best and most prolific batsmen. He is the current head of the New Zealand Cricket selection panel. Early life Glenn Turner was born in Dun ...

*4 times

*3 times

Lawrie Miller Lawrence Somerville Martin Miller (31 March 1923 – 17 December 1996) was a cricketer who played 13 matches of Test cricket for New Zealand between 1953 and 1958, and played Plunket Shield cricket for Central Districts and Wellington. Cricket ...

*3 times

Graham Dowling Graham Thorne Dowling (born 4 March 1937) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 39 Test matches and captained New Zealand in 19 of them. He led New Zealand to its first victory in a Test series, against Pakistan in November 1969. He wa ...

*3 times

Geoff Howarth Geoffrey Philip Howarth (born 29 March 1951) is a former New Zealand cricketer and former captain, who remains the only New Zealand captain to have positive win–loss records in both Test cricket and ODI cricket. He was the third most success ...

*3 times

Ross Taylor Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor (born 8 March 1984) is a former international cricketer and former captain of the New Zealand national team. Batting predominantly at number four, when he announced his retirement from international cricket at ...

*3 times Kane Williamson

Bowling records

Most wickets for one province

Best bowling in a match

*16–130 A.R. Tait Northern Districts v Auckland at Hamilton 1996/97 *15–60 S.T. Callaway Canterbury v Hawkes Bay at Napier 1903/04 *15–94 F.H. Cooke Otago v Canterbury at Christchurch 1882/83 *15–104 S.L Boock Otago v Auckland at Dunedin 1989/90 *15–123 R.J. Hadlee New Zealand v Australia at Brisbane 1985/86 Note: (HB)=Hawkes Bay, (S)=Southland, (N)=Nelson

Four Wickets with Consecutive Balls

* A.D. Downes Otago v Auckland at Dunedin 1893/94 * N. Wagner Otago v Wellington at Queenstown 2010/11† †Wagner took five wickets in one over.

Hat Tricks

(38 Instances)

Best bowling in an innings

*10–28 A.E Moss Canterbury v Wellington at Christchurch 1889/90 *9–13 P.J. Wiseman Canterbury v Central Districts at Christchurch 2004/05 *9–36 A.F. Wensley Auckland v Otago at Auckland 1929/30 *9–47 T.H. Dent Hawkes Bay v Wellington at Napier 1900/01 *9–48 A.R. Tait Northern Districts v Auckland at Hamilton 1996/97 *9–52 R.J. Hadlee New Zealand v Australia at Brisbane 1985/86 *9–55 R.J. Hadlee New Zealand v West Zone at Rajkot 1988/89 Note (Q)=Queensland, (NZ-23)=NZ under 23 XI

Most wickets in a season

Most wickets in a career

Most of the players high on this list took a lot of their wickets for overseas teams. Where this is the case the number of wickets and the names of the teams are included. †Grimmett was born in Dunedin, grew up in NZ, played the first 9 matches of his career for Wellington, and then moved to Australia. ‡Smith was born in Trinidad, played for West Indian teams for the first 5 years of his career, then played for Northamptonshire and West Indian teams for 10 years, and finally played for NZ teams for the last 12 years of his career. Died in Auckland. § Saunders was born in Melbourne. Played for Australian teams from 1899 to 1910. Played for Wellington for the last 5 years of his career. Played 1 match for NZ. Died in Melbourne.

Best average in a career

Qualification: More than 200 wickets.

Winsor Cup – Won most times

The Winsor Cup is awarded to the best bowler in a season for performances in first-class cricket. *13 times

Richard Hadlee Sir Richard John Hadlee (born 3 July 1951) is a New Zealand former cricketer. Hadlee is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, and amongst the very finest fast bowlers. Hadlee was appointed an MBE in the 1980 ...

*5 times

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*4 times

Chris Cairns Christopher Lance Cairns (born 13 June 1970) is a former New Zealand cricketer and former ODI captain, who played for the New Zealand cricket team as an all-rounder. Cairns finished his Test career with a batting average of 33.53 and a bowling ...

*3 times

Jack Cowie John Cowie (30 March 1912 – 3 June 1994) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in nine Tests from 1937 to 1949. His Test opportunities were restricted by New Zealand's limited programme, and his cricket career was interrupted by World War I ...

*3 times

Tom Burtt Thomas Browning Burtt (22 January 1915 – 24 May 1988) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in ten Tests from 1947 to 1953. Domestic career In his last first-class match, for Canterbury against the MCC in 1954–55, he hit 24 off one over ...

*3 times Bob Blair *3 times Dick Motz *3 times Richard Collinge *3 times Danny Morrison *3 times Daniel Vettori

All rounders' Records

A century and 5 wickets twice in the same match

*W.W. Armstrong 126*, 5–27 & 5–25 Australia v New Zealand (not test) at Christchurch 1904/05 *J.N.Crawford 110 & 4*, 5–90 & 5–53 Wellington v Auckland 1917/18 (Only

George Hirst George Herbert Hirst (7 September 1871 – 10 May 1954) was a professional English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1921, with a further appearance in 1929. One of the best all-r ...

has ever scored 2 centuries and taken 5 wickets twice in the same match, 111 & 117*, 6–70 & 5–45, Yorkshire v Somerset, 1906)

A century and 10 wickets in the same match

* F.E. Woolley 132, 6–50 & 4–38 MCC v Otago at Dunedin 1929/30 * D.N Patel 6 & 204, 6–117 & 4–116 Auckland v Northern Districts at Auckland 1991/92

A century and 5 wickets in an innings of the same match

(41 instances)
Most recent * T.G. Southee 156, 5–69 & 2–75 Northern Districts v Wellington at Wellington 2012/13 * B.J. Diamanti 0, 135* & 5–74 Central Districts v Canterbury at Rangiora 2008/09 * T.K. Canning 115 & 6–44, 2–28 Auckland v Northern Districts at Hamilton 2004/05 * G.E. Bradburn 35, 104 & 5–114 Northern Districts v Wellington at Wellington 2000/01 Most times * J.R. Reid 3 times * B.R. Taylor 2 times * M.D. Crowe 2 times

500 runs and 25 wickets in the same season

2000 runs and 150 wickets for a province

No player has scored 2000 runs and taken 150 wickets for Otago

3750 runs and 375 wickets in a career

Players in bold still active The order of the players on this list is determined by: Batting average minus Bowling average. The greater the positive difference, the higher he is on the list.

Wicket keeping records

Most dismissals for one province

Most dismissals in a match

There are 8 instances of 9 dismissals in a match.

Most dismissals in an innings

There are 15 instances of 6 dismissals in an innings.

Most dismissals in a season

* 49 (49 catches / 0 stumpings) C.J. Nevin 2001/02 * 44 (43/1) D.C. de Boorder 2011/12 * 43 (41/2) B.J. Watling 2013/14 * 41 (31/10) E.B. McSweeney 1984/85 * 41 (35/6) E.B. McSweeney 1989/90

Most dismissals in a career

Players in bold are still active.

Fielding records

Most catches in a match

*7 J.F.M. Morrison, Wellington v Northern Districts at Wellington 1980/81 *7 S.P. Fleming, NZ v Zimbabwe at Harare 1997/98 *6 (16 instances)

Most catches in an innings

(12 instances of 5 catches) Most recent * 5 M.S. Sinclair, Central Districts v Wellington at Wellington 2010/11 * 5 J.M. Brodie, Wellington v Otago at Wellington 2008/09 * 5 J.M. Myburgh, Canterbury v Auckland at Rangiora 2008/09 * 5 C.Z. Harris, Canterbury v England at Christchurch 2001/02 * 5 S.P. Fleming, NZ v Zimbabwe at Harare 1997/98 * 5 J.J. Crowe, Auckland v Canterbury at Auckland 1988/89

Most catches in a season

* 23 B.A.G Murray 1967/68 * 22 J.V. Coney 1977/78 * 20 H.J. Howarth 1973/74

References

* 2006 New Cricket Almanack ;Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:New Zealand first-class cricket records

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