Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets Held in New Zealand for Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	59	114	13362	2227.0	521	6739	234	6/62	28.79	3.02	57.10	9	9	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	43	75	10663	-	370	4615	201	7/23	22.96	2.59	53.04	12	15	3
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	41	79	8713	1452.1	284	4839	178	7/39	27.18	3.33	48.94	10	6	0
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	37	72	8782	1463.4	347	4332	173	6/30	25.04	2.95	50.76	11	6	1
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	57	98	13501	2250.1	568	5901	159	7/87	37.11	2.62	84.91	10	6	2
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	38	73	7971	1328.3	272	4525	146	6/26	30.99	3.40	54.59	8	7	1
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1997	27	42	5946	991.0	202	3119	115	7/89	27.12	3.14	51.70	4	9	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-2004	31	52	5758	959.4	195	3091	109	7/27	28.35	3.22	52.82	6	5	1
MJ Henry (NZ)	2016-2025	20	39	4356	726.0	167	2164	86	7/23	25.16	2.98	50.65	5	3	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	20	37	4574	-	121	1909	80	6/63	23.86	2.50	57.17	3	2	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1985	24	39	5807	-	262	2168	75	7/143	28.90	2.24	77.42	3	3	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1989	24	39	5732	-	279	2029	66	4/30	30.74	2.12	86.84	7	0	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-2000	19	30	3674	612.2	154	1773	61	7/65	29.06	2.89	60.22	2	4	0
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2010	15	27	3016	502.4	137	1430	57	6/54	25.08	2.84	52.91	6	2	0
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	11	22	2179	363.1	114	973	56	6/48	17.37	2.67	38.91	3	4	1
RC Motz (NZ)	1963-1969	17	30	3565	-	137	1598	54	6/63	29.59	2.68	66.01	2	4	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1995	7	13	2053	342.1	82	859	50	7/119	17.18	2.51	41.06	1	6	2
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	9	17	1757	292.5	64	970	49	5/69	19.79	3.31	35.85	5	2	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	9	18	2519	419.5	131	1044	49	5/39	21.30	2.48	51.40	4	1	0
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1997	22	33	4215	702.3	168	1971	49	5/93	40.22	2.80	86.02	2	1	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2011	18	32	3111	518.3	97	1809	46	6/119	39.32	3.48	67.63	4	2	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	11	19	2467	411.1	93	1229	44	6/51	27.93	2.98	56.06	3	2	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2002-2008	13	24	2138	356.2	110	769	41	4/41	18.75	2.15	52.14	1	0	0
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2005-2009	12	21	2552	425.2	87	1424	41	6/75	34.73	3.34	62.24	2	1	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1981-1990	14	20	2882	480.2	141	1117	38	6/32	29.39	2.32	75.84	3	3	1
MC Snedden (NZ)	1981-1990	16	28	3116	519.2	129	1395	38	5/68	36.71	2.68	82.00	1	1	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2006	8	14	1742	290.2	62	812	36	6/87	22.55	2.79	48.38	1	4	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2008-2023	9	16	1916	319.2	74	1021	36	5/73	28.36	3.19	53.22	3	1	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-1999	14	23	2646	441.0	136	1100	36	4/38	30.55	2.49	73.50	2	0	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1968-1976	7	12	1755	-	76	674	35	8/76	19.25	2.30	50.14	2	3	1
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1989	17	23	3184	-	146	1246	35	5/67	35.60	2.34	90.97	0	2	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2001	8	15	1847	307.5	63	924	34	6/78	27.17	3.00	54.32	2	2	0
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2016-2022	19	35	2609	434.5	105	1062	34	6/41	31.23	2.44	76.73	1	1	0
GB Troup (NZ)	1979-1986	11	18	2523	-	90	1095	34	6/95	32.20	2.60	74.20	2	1	1
JR Reid (NZ)	1951-1965	23	29	3214	535.4	188	1177	34	6/60	34.61	2.19	94.52	1	1	0
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2014	7	13	1661	276.5	56	933	33	5/29	28.27	3.37	50.33	0	4	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1952-1956	6	11	1708	284.4	120	482	32	6/23	15.06	1.69	53.37	1	3	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1999	7	13	1610	268.2	59	664	32	7/37	20.75	2.47	50.31	0	3	1
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2024	14	22	2069	344.5	92	831	32	4/85	25.96	2.40	64.65	1	0	0
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1964	12	18	2345	390.5	84	1035	31	4/85	33.38	2.64	75.64	3	0	0
BR Taylor (NZ)	1966-1973	10	17	2220	-	57	1035	31	4/86	33.38	2.79	71.61	2	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2005	6	12	1450	241.4	87	552	30	6/115	18.40	2.28	48.33	3	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1995-2006	6	9	1568	261.2	76	599	30	6/87	19.96	2.29	52.26	2	2	1
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1963-1965	9	16	2150	358.2	118	830	30	5/34	27.66	2.31	71.66	2	1	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2006	38	49	2833	472.1	144	1131	29	3/27	39.00	2.39	97.68	0	0	0
JS Patel (NZ)	2008-2017	9	17	2507	417.5	108	1182	29	5/110	40.75	2.82	86.44	0	1	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1971-1977	14	21	3506	438.2	93	1391	29	4/46	47.96	2.38	120.89	2	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	7	13	1681	-	58	630	28	5/32	22.50	2.24	60.03	2	1	0
I Sharma (IND)	2009-2020	6	11	1342	223.4	41	787	28	6/51	28.10	3.51	47.92	1	3	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2005-2009	10	18	1675	279.1	68	830	28	4/16	29.64	2.97	59.82	1	0	0
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2012-2023	9	17	1725	287.3	56	899	28	3/26	32.10	3.12	61.60	0	0	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	31	27	2465	-	57	971	28	5/65	34.67	2.36	88.03	1	1	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-2002	5	10	1274	212.2	63	551	27	6/63	20.40	2.59	47.18	2	2	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	7	12	1598	-	47	741	27	5/59	27.44	2.78	59.18	0	3	0
J Garner (WI)	1980-1987	5	9	1195	199.1	50	440	26	6/56	16.92	2.20	45.96	2	2	0
MHN Walker (AUS)	1974-1977	5	9	1678	209.6	59	528	26	4/39	20.30	1.88	64.53	3	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1999-2004	6	12	1482	247.0	72	598	26	5/33	23.00	2.42	57.00	3	1	0
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1978	12	21	2510	313.6	37	1306	26	4/75	50.23	3.12	96.53	1	0	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2011	6	12	1371	228.3	42	773	25	4/61	30.92	3.38	54.84	2	0	0
RS Cunis (NZ)	1964-1971	9	16	2146	-	56	885	25	6/76	35.40	2.47	85.84	0	1	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1971-1975	4	7	1110	138.6	46	325	24	6/12	13.54	1.75	46.25	0	3	1
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2008-2008	3	6	846	141.0	34	410	24	7/47	17.08	2.90	35.25	1	3	1
JA Duffy (NZ)	2025-2025	3	6	927	154.3	44	355	23	5/34	15.43	2.29	40.30	1	3	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	2016-2024	4	8	705	117.3	23	389	23	6/65	16.91	3.31	30.65	2	1	1
AL Valentine (WI)	1952-1956	6	11	1892	315.2	154	436	23	5/32	18.95	1.38	82.26	0	1	0
VD Philander (SA)	2012-2017	6	10	1131	188.3	47	528	23	6/44	22.95	2.80	49.17	2	2	1
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1992-1997	6	11	1909	318.1	116	609	23	7/47	26.47	1.91	83.00	1	1	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1977-1982	5	8	1134	-	36	495	22	6/72	22.50	2.61	51.54	0	2	1
W Watson (NZ)	1991-1993	6	10	1606	267.4	87	615	22	4/121	27.95	2.29	73.00	1	0	0
BW Yuile (NZ)	1963-1969	9	15	1798	-	111	687	22	4/43	31.22	2.29	81.72	1	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2009	6	11	1282	213.4	40	508	21	6/63	24.19	2.37	61.04	1	1	0
M Morkel (SA)	2012-2017	6	10	1079	179.5	43	524	21	6/23	24.95	2.91	51.38	1	1	0
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	5	10	873	145.3	32	579	21	5/34	27.57	3.97	41.57	1	1	0
ML Su'a (NZ)	1992-1995	7	12	1757	292.5	58	864	21	5/73	41.14	2.95	83.66	0	1	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1976	6	10	1537	-	78	493	20	6/127	24.65	1.92	76.85	0	1	0
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1965-1973	6	11	1248	-	41	511	20	7/52	25.55	2.45	62.40	1	2	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2005-2006	4	7	902	150.2	19	542	20	5/68	27.10	3.60	45.10	1	2	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1991	5	9	1380	230.0	40	672	20	5/77	33.60	2.92	69.00	2	1	0
AM Moir (NZ)	1951-1959	10	12	1780	296.4	52	936	20	6/155	46.80	3.15	89.00	0	2	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1959-1963	4	7	797	132.5	46	269	19	7/75	14.15	2.02	41.94	1	1	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1965-1979	8	9	883	-	44	283	19	5/48	14.89	1.92	46.47	1	2	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1973-1979	5	7	816	102.0	14	318	19	5/49	16.73	2.33	42.94	1	2	0
D Gough (ENG)	1997-1997	3	6	765	127.3	31	361	19	5/40	19.00	2.83	40.26	2	1	0
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2009-2009	3	6	760	126.4	33	376	19	5/67	19.78	2.96	40.00	3	1	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2022	4	6	976	162.4	37	420	19	6/40	22.10	2.58	51.36	0	2	0
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2016-2024	4	8	936	156.0	37	483	19	5/31	25.42	3.09	49.26	1	1	0
KAJ Roach (WI)	2017-2025	6	9	950	158.2	43	524	19	5/78	27.57	3.30	50.00	0	1	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1996-2000	5	9	1176	196.0	51	552	19	4/52	29.05	2.81	61.89	2	0	0
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1956-1968	7	13	1377	229.3	63	626	19	3/48	32.94	2.72	72.47	0	0	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1952-1956	5	10	1046	174.2	70	279	18	7/53	15.50	1.60	58.11	0	2	0
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2000	3	6	604	100.4	26	314	18	5/77	17.44	3.11	33.55	0	1	0
BA Carse (ENG)	2024-2024	3	6	535	89.1	11	317	18	6/42	17.61	3.55	29.72	2	1	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2006-2008	5	7	715	119.1	16	452	18	7/87	25.11	3.79	39.72	0	2	0
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2022	5	7	1008	168.0	35	530	18	5/60	29.44	3.15	56.00	1	1	0
IG Butler (NZ)	2002-2003	4	7	756	126.0	19	547	18	6/46	30.38	4.34	42.00	1	1	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2008	4	8	944	157.2	39	553	18	7/63	30.72	3.51	52.44	1	1	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2005	11	20	2222	370.2	73	1204	18	3/49	66.88	3.25	123.44	0	0	0
K Higgs (ENG)	1966-1966	3	6	768	128.0	50	157	17	4/5	9.23	1.22	45.17	1	0	0
FH Tyson (ENG)	1955-1959	4	7	582	97.0	36	186	17	4/16	10.94	1.91	34.23	1	0	0
GR Larsen (NZ)	1995-1996	5	10	1243	207.1	71	401	17	3/57	23.58	1.93	73.11	0	0	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Christchurch, West Indies in New Zealand 1st Test, Dec 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2610]