Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for New Zealand in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
TG Southee	2008-2024	394	485	34318	5719.4	976	22951	776	7/33	29.57	4.01	44.22	26	20	1
DL Vettori	1997-2015	437	492	43259	7209.5	1293	22573	696	7/87	32.43	3.13	62.15	27	22	3
TA Boult	2011-2024	253	323	24986	4164.2	736	15642	611	7/34	25.60	3.75	40.89	30	16	1
Sir RJ Hadlee	1973-1990	201	262	28100	-	994	13018	589	9/52	22.10	2.77	47.70	26	41	9
CL Cairns	1989-2006	278	291	19878	3313.0	494	13019	419	7/27	31.07	3.92	47.44	14	14	1
MJ Henry	2014-2025	159	187	12889	2148.1	317	8992	352	7/23	25.54	4.18	36.61	19	9	-
MJ Santner	2015-2025	278	290	13940	2323.2	217	10296	341	7/53	30.19	4.43	40.87	5	4	1
KD Mills	2001-2015	231	242	12029	2004.5	246	9166	327	5/25	28.03	4.57	36.78	10	1	-
DK Morrison	1987-1997	144	171	14650	2441.4	362	9019	286	7/89	31.53	3.69	51.22	10	12	-
IS Sodhi	2013-2025	207	214	9236	1539.2	103	8358	279	6/39	29.95	5.42	33.10	7	2	-
EJ Chatfield	1975-1989	157	185	16425	-	644	7576	263	6/73	28.80	2.76	62.45	12	4	1
N Wagner	2012-2024	64	122	13725	2287.3	473	7169	260	7/39	27.57	3.13	52.78	13	9	-
SE Bond	2001-2010	120	132	8132	1355.2	203	5535	259	6/19	21.37	4.08	31.39	14	9	1
CS Martin	2000-2013	97	151	15112	2518.4	501	8875	258	6/26	34.39	3.52	58.57	10	10	1
JDP Oram	2001-2012	229	241	12421	2070.1	333	7823	252	5/26	31.04	3.77	49.28	4	2	-
BL Cairns	1974-1985	121	147	14643	-	524	6997	219	7/74	31.94	2.86	66.86	7	7	1
CZ Harris	1990-2004	273	261	13227	2204.3	188	8783	219	5/42	40.10	3.98	60.39	2	1	-
DR Tuffey	2000-2010	123	140	9270	1545.0	279	6072	190	6/54	31.95	3.93	48.78	9	2	-
JEC Franklin	2001-2013	179	177	8942	1490.2	177	6557	183	6/119	35.83	4.39	48.86	7	4	-
SB Styris	1999-2011	248	218	8383	1397.1	116	6203	175	6/25	35.44	4.43	47.90	4	1	-
MC Snedden	1980-1990	118	131	9300	1550.0	264	5436	172	5/68	31.60	3.50	54.06	4	1	-
LH Ferguson	2016-2024	109	108	4285	714.1	19	4259	163	5/21	26.12	5.96	26.28	4	2	-
DJ Nash	1992-2002	113	131	9612	1602.0	348	5271	157	6/27	33.57	3.29	61.22	6	3	1
NJ Astle	1995-2007	308	255	10579	1763.1	345	6002	154	4/43	38.97	3.40	68.69	1	-	-
JDS Neesham	2012-2025	181	158	4413	735.3	24	4559	141	5/22	32.33	6.19	31.29	3	3	-
GR Larsen	1990-1999	129	133	8335	1389.1	199	4689	137	4/24	34.22	3.37	60.83	1	-	-
JG Bracewell	1980-1990	94	117	10850	1808.2	380	5537	135	6/32	41.01	3.06	80.37	5	4	1
RO Collinge	1965-1978	50	77	8548	-	247	3872	134	6/63	28.89	2.71	63.79	5	4	-
SB Doull	1992-2000	74	93	7798	1299.4	276	4331	134	7/65	32.32	3.33	58.19	5	6	-
C Pringle	1990-1995	78	86	6299	1049.5	149	3848	133	7/52	28.93	3.66	47.36	3	2	1
JS Patel	2005-2017	78	94	8046	1341.0	212	5038	130	5/110	38.75	3.75	61.89	2	1	-
KA Jamieson	2020-2025	62	78	4973	828.5	203	3128	125	6/48	25.02	3.77	39.78	4	5	1
AF Milne	2010-2025	106	102	3399	566.3	11	3629	122	5/26	29.74	6.40	27.86	3	1	-
NL McCullum	2007-2016	147	140	4659	776.3	6	4234	121	4/16	34.99	5.45	38.50	2	-	-
DAJ Bracewell	2011-2023	69	90	6490	1081.4	175	4188	120	6/40	34.90	3.87	54.08	1	2	-
DN Patel	1987-1997	112	122	9845	1640.5	283	5415	120	6/50	45.12	3.30	82.04	3	3	-
BR Taylor	1965-1973	32	55	6448	-	210	3015	115	7/74	26.21	2.80	56.06	5	4	-
W Watson	1986-1994	76	86	6737	1122.5	231	3634	114	6/78	31.87	3.23	59.09	2	1	-
MJ McClenaghan	2012-2016	76	73	2926	487.4	13	3071	112	5/58	27.41	6.29	26.12	6	1	-
JA Duffy	2020-2025	61*	63	2529	421.3	47	2136	108	5/34	19.77	5.06	23.41	6	2	-
RC Motz	1961-1969	32	55	7034	-	279	3148	100	6/63	31.48	2.68	70.34	3	5	-
AY Patel	2018-2025	29*	46	4990	831.4	140	2718	99	10/119	27.45	3.26	50.40	3	7	2
SB O'Connor	1997-2001	57	72	5154	859.0	159	3120	99	5/39	31.51	3.63	52.06	3	3	-
MG Bracewell	2022-2025	97	94	4190	698.2	60	3250	97	4/26	33.50	4.65	43.19	3	-	-
HJ Howarth	1969-1977	39	58	9325	-	402	3458	97	5/34	35.64	2.22	96.13	5	2	-
IE O'Brien	2005-2009	36	51	4925	820.5	161	3033	93	6/75	32.61	3.69	52.95	3	1	-
DR Hadlee	1969-1978	37	55	5511	-	121	2753	91	4/30	30.25	2.99	60.56	6	-	-
C de Grandhomme	2012-2022	115	119	5923	987.1	173	3306	91	6/41	36.32	3.34	65.08	1	1	-
CJ Anderson	2012-2018	93	87	3147	524.3	44	2656	90	5/63	29.51	5.06	34.96	2	1	-
SL Boock	1978-1989	44	61	7298	-	332	3077	89	7/87	34.57	2.52	82.00	1	4	-
JR Reid	1949-1965	58	72	7725	-	444	2835	85	6/60	33.35	2.20	90.88	5	1	-
JV Coney	1974-1987	140	123	5766	-	159	3005	81	4/46	37.09	3.12	71.18	1	-	-
CD McMillan	1997-2007	260	124	4381	730.1	108	2974	77	3/20	38.62	4.07	56.89	-	-	-
IG Butler	2002-2013	53	57	2835	472.3	44	2403	75	6/46	32.04	5.08	37.80	2	1	-
KS Williamson	2010-2025	376*	144	3736	622.4	50	2681	73	4/22	36.72	4.30	51.17	2	-	-
PJ Wiseman	1998-2005	40	58	6110	1018.2	209	3271	73	5/82	44.80	3.21	83.69	3	2	-
GB Troup	1976-1986	37	48	4363	-	127	2245	71	6/95	31.61	3.08	61.45	5	1	1
GI Allott	1996-2000	41	47	3551	591.5	79	2318	71	4/35	32.64	3.91	50.01	5	-	-
AR MacGibbon	1951-1958	26	37	5659	-	228	2160	70	5/64	30.85	2.29	80.84	6	1	-
MR Gillespie	2006-2012	48	49	2599	433.1	57	2255	69	6/113	32.68	5.20	37.66	3	3	-
W O'Rourke	2023-2025	35	44	2568	428.0	63	1933	68	5/34	28.42	4.51	37.76	3	2	-
BE Congdon	1965-1978	72	76	6057	-	205	2441	66	5/65	36.98	2.41	91.77	1	1	-
FJ Cameron	1961-1965	19	35	4570	761.4	220	1849	62	5/34	29.82	2.42	73.70	3	3	-
AR Adams	2001-2007	47	46	2152	358.4	20	1853	62	5/22	29.88	5.16	34.70	2	1	-
SA Thomson	1990-1996	75	77	4111	685.1	95	2555	61	3/14	41.88	3.72	67.39	-	-	-
BM Tickner	2019-2025	38	41	1839	306.3	18	1841	60	4/27	30.68	6.00	30.65	6	-	-
GD Elliott	2008-2016	104	76	1764	294.0	17	1537	57	4/22	26.96	5.22	30.94	2	-	-
GD Phillips	2017-2025	144*	63	2546	424.2	25	1904	54	5/45	35.25	4.48	47.14	1	1	-
RS Cunis	1964-1972	20	38	4250	-	140	1887	51	6/76	37.00	2.66	83.33	1	1	-
MD Craig	2014-2016	15	29	3669	611.3	100	2326	50	7/94	46.52	3.80	73.38	3	1	1
JC Alabaster	1955-1972	21	32	3992	665.2	178	1863	49	4/46	38.02	2.80	81.46	4	-	-
J Cowie	1937-1949	9	13	2028	338.0	65	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86	45.06	3	4	1
ML Su'a	1992-1995	25	34	3306	551.0	98	1744	45	5/73	38.75	3.16	73.46	1	2	-
R Ravindra	2021-2025	97*	60	2269	378.1	35	1771	45	4/60	39.35	4.68	50.42	1	-	-
HK Bennett	2010-2021	31	30	1197	199.3	7	1198	43	4/16	27.86	6.00	27.83	3	-	-
RW Blair	1953-1964	19	28	3525	-	114	1515	43	4/85	35.23	2.57	81.97	3	-	-
MD Crowe	1982-1995	220	81	2673	445.3	73	1630	43	2/9	37.90	3.65	62.16	-	-	-
MN Hart	1994-2002	27	34	3658	609.4	132	1811	42	5/22	43.11	2.97	87.09	-	2	-
V Pollard	1965-1974	35	49	4421	-	207	1853	40	3/3	46.32	2.51	110.52	-	-	-
ZG Foulkes	2024-2025	27*	29	1287	214.3	31	986	40	5/37	24.65	4.59	32.17	2	1	-
BV Sears	2021-2025	27	26	801	133.3	5	927	38	5/34	24.39	6.94	21.07	1	2	-
BW Yuile	1963-1969	17	26	2897	-	168	1213	34	4/43	35.67	2.51	85.20	1	-	-
HB Cave	1949-1958	19	25	4074	679.0	242	1467	34	4/21	43.14	2.16	119.82	2	-	-
TB Burtt	1947-1953	10	14	2593	432.1	119	1170	33	6/162	35.45	2.70	78.57	1	3	-
MJ Mason	2003-2010	30	30	1365	227.3	20	1194	33	4/24	36.18	5.24	41.36	1	-	-
JA Hayes	1951-1958	15	19	2675	445.5	86	1217	30	4/36	40.56	2.72	89.16	1	-	-
AJ McKay	2010-2012	22	22	1146	191.0	12	951	30	4/53	31.70	4.97	38.20	2	-	-
HT Davis	1994-1997	16	20	1442	240.2	27	935	28	5/63	33.39	3.89	51.50	1	1	-
NG Smith	2024-2025	18	20	1041	173.3	19	983	28	4/42	35.10	5.66	37.17	3	-	-
AM Moir	1951-1959	17	19	2650	441.4	82	1418	28	6/155	50.64	3.21	94.64	1	2	-
DJ Mitchell	2019-2025	181*	53	1209	201.3	31	905	27	3/25	33.51	4.49	44.77	-	-	-
SC Kuggeleijn	2017-2024	23	25	761	126.5	6	823	27	3/27	30.48	6.48	28.18	-	-	-
JTC Vaughan	1992-1997	24	25	1736	289.2	48	974	26	4/27	37.46	3.36	66.76	2	-	-
EJ Gray	1983-1988	20	25	2462	410.2	92	1172	25	3/73	46.88	2.85	98.48	-	-	-
TD Astle	2012-2021	19	21	1015	169.1	17	730	24	4/13	30.41	4.31	42.29	1	-	-
GA Bartlett	1961-1968	10	18	1768	294.4	64	792	24	6/38	33.00	2.68	73.66	-	1	-
SR Gillespie	1986-1988	20	20	1125	187.3	14	815	24	4/30	33.95	4.34	46.87	1	-	-
CJ Drum	1999-2002	10	14	1022	170.2	30	743	20	3/36	37.15	4.36	51.10	-	-	-
DR O'Sullivan	1973-1976	14	18	2912	-	77	1347	20	5/148	67.35	2.77	145.60	-	1	-
BJ McKechnie	1975-1981	14	14	818	-	11	495	19	3/23	26.05	3.63	43.05	-	-	-

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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 - Live]
>> 42/0 (12.2 ov, JD Campbell 1*, BA King 37*, MD Rae 0/0)

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]