Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for New Zealand in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Sir RJ Hadlee	1973-1990	86	150	21918	-	809	9611	431	9/52	22.29	2.63	50.85	25	36	9
TG Southee	2008-2024	107	203	23490	3915.0	889	11832	391	7/64	30.26	3.02	60.07	19	15	1
DL Vettori	1997-2014	112	185	28652	4775.2	1194	12330	361	7/87	34.15	2.58	79.36	19	20	3
TA Boult	2011-2022	78	149	17417	2902.5	656	8717	317	6/30	27.49	3.00	54.94	18	10	1
N Wagner	2012-2024	64	122	13725	2287.3	473	7169	260	7/39	27.57	3.13	52.78	13	9	0
CS Martin	2000-2013	71	126	14026	2337.4	486	7878	233	6/26	33.81	3.37	60.19	10	10	1
CL Cairns	1989-2004	62	104	11698	1949.4	414	6410	218	7/27	29.40	3.28	53.66	11	13	1
DK Morrison	1987-1997	48	76	10064	1677.2	313	5549	160	7/89	34.68	3.30	62.90	9	10	0
MJ Henry	2015-2025	33	65	7299	1216.3	255	3799	140	7/23	27.13	3.12	52.13	6	6	0
BL Cairns	1974-1985	43	72	10628	-	447	4280	130	7/74	32.92	2.41	81.75	5	6	1
EJ Chatfield	1975-1989	43	73	10360	-	489	3958	123	6/73	32.17	2.29	84.22	9	3	1
RO Collinge	1965-1978	35	62	7689	-	228	3393	116	6/63	29.25	2.64	66.28	5	3	0
BR Taylor	1965-1973	30	53	6334	-	206	2953	111	7/74	26.60	2.79	57.06	5	4	0
JG Bracewell	1980-1990	41	67	8403	1400.3	360	3653	102	6/32	35.81	2.60	82.38	5	4	1
RC Motz	1961-1969	32	55	7034	-	279	3148	100	6/63	31.48	2.68	70.34	3	5	0
SB Doull	1992-2000	32	51	6053	1008.5	251	2872	98	7/65	29.30	2.84	61.76	4	6	0
DJ Nash	1992-2001	32	53	6196	1032.4	311	2649	93	6/27	28.48	2.56	66.62	5	3	1
AY Patel	2018-2025	22	39	5020	836.4	160	2623	91	10/119	28.82	3.13	55.16	2	7	2
SE Bond	2001-2009	18	32	3372	562.0	113	1922	87	6/51	22.09	3.41	38.75	7	5	1
HJ Howarth	1969-1977	30	50	8833	-	393	3178	86	5/34	36.95	2.15	102.70	5	2	0
JR Reid	1949-1965	58	72	7725	-	444	2835	85	6/60	33.35	2.20	90.88	5	1	0
JEC Franklin	2001-2013	31	54	4767	794.3	143	2786	82	6/119	33.97	3.50	58.13	6	3	0
KA Jamieson	2020-2024	19	36	3558	593.0	187	1579	80	6/48	19.73	2.66	44.47	4	5	1
MJ Santner	2015-2025	32	54	5551	925.1	188	2603	78	7/53	33.37	2.81	71.16	2	2	1
DR Tuffey	2000-2010	26	45	4877	812.5	209	2445	77	6/54	31.75	3.00	63.33	7	2	0
DN Patel	1987-1997	37	53	6594	1099.0	253	3154	75	6/50	42.05	2.86	87.92	3	3	0
SL Boock	1978-1989	30	48	6598	-	327	2564	74	7/87	34.64	2.33	89.16	1	4	0
DAJ Bracewell	2011-2023	28	51	5164	860.4	157	2873	74	6/40	38.82	3.33	69.78	0	2	0
IE O'Brien	2005-2009	22	37	4394	732.2	158	2429	73	6/75	33.27	3.31	60.19	3	1	0
DR Hadlee	1969-1978	26	44	4883	-	114	2389	71	4/30	33.64	2.93	68.77	5	0	0
AR MacGibbon	1951-1958	26	37	5659	-	228	2160	70	5/64	30.85	2.29	80.84	6	1	0
JS Patel	2006-2017	24	42	5833	972.1	202	3078	65	5/110	47.35	3.16	89.73	2	1	0
FJ Cameron	1961-1965	19	35	4570	761.4	220	1849	62	5/34	29.82	2.42	73.70	3	3	0
PJ Wiseman	1998-2005	25	45	5660	943.2	209	2903	61	5/82	47.59	3.07	92.78	2	2	0
JDP Oram	2002-2009	33	55	4964	827.2	240	1983	60	4/41	33.05	2.39	82.73	1	0	0
BE Congdon	1965-1978	61	66	5620	-	197	2154	59	5/65	36.50	2.29	95.25	1	1	0
MC Snedden	1981-1990	25	41	4775	795.5	194	2199	58	5/68	37.91	2.76	82.32	3	1	0
IS Sodhi	2013-2024	21	38	4043	673.5	91	2500	58	6/86	43.10	3.71	69.70	2	1	0
SB O'Connor	1997-2001	19	34	3667	611.1	149	1724	53	5/51	32.52	2.82	69.18	2	1	0
RS Cunis	1964-1972	20	38	4250	-	140	1887	51	6/76	37.00	2.66	83.33	1	1	0
NJ Astle	1996-2006	81	94	5688	948.0	317	2143	51	3/27	42.01	2.26	111.52	0	0	0
MD Craig	2014-2016	15	29	3669	611.3	100	2326	50	7/94	46.52	3.80	73.38	3	1	1
C de Grandhomme	2016-2022	29	53	4054	675.4	163	1615	49	6/41	32.95	2.39	82.73	1	1	0
JC Alabaster	1955-1972	21	32	3992	665.2	178	1863	49	4/46	38.02	2.80	81.46	4	0	0
J Cowie	1937-1949	9	13	2028	338.0	65	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86	45.06	3	4	1
KD Mills	2004-2009	19	31	2902	483.4	118	1453	44	4/16	33.02	3.00	65.95	2	0	0
RW Blair	1953-1964	19	28	3525	-	114	1515	43	4/85	35.23	2.57	81.97	3	0	0
W Watson	1986-1993	15	25	3486	581.0	182	1387	40	6/78	34.67	2.38	87.15	1	1	0
V Pollard	1965-1973	32	49	4421	-	207	1853	40	3/3	46.32	2.51	110.52	0	0	0
W O'Rourke	2024-2025	11	20	1562	260.2	59	947	39	5/34	24.28	3.63	40.05	2	2	0
GB Troup	1976-1986	15	26	3183	-	105	1454	39	6/95	37.28	2.74	81.61	2	1	1
ML Su'a	1992-1995	13	22	2843	473.5	92	1377	36	5/73	38.25	2.90	78.97	0	2	0
BW Yuile	1963-1969	17	26	2897	-	168	1213	34	4/43	35.67	2.51	85.20	1	0	0
HB Cave	1949-1958	19	25	4074	679.0	242	1467	34	4/21	43.14	2.16	119.82	2	0	0
GD Phillips	2020-2025	17	22	1722	287.0	26	1024	33	5/45	31.03	3.56	52.18	1	1	0
TB Burtt	1947-1953	10	14	2593	432.1	119	1170	33	6/162	35.45	2.70	78.57	1	3	0
KS Williamson	2010-2025	108	67	2151	358.3	48	1207	30	4/44	40.23	3.36	71.70	1	0	0
JA Hayes	1951-1958	15	19	2675	445.5	86	1217	30	4/36	40.56	2.72	89.16	1	0	0
C Pringle	1990-1995	14	22	2985	497.3	113	1389	30	7/52	46.30	2.79	99.50	1	1	1
MN Hart	1994-1995	14	22	3086	514.2	127	1438	29	5/77	49.58	2.79	106.41	0	1	0
CD McMillan	1997-2005	55	50	2502	417.0	101	1257	28	3/48	44.89	3.01	89.35	0	0	0
AM Moir	1951-1959	17	19	2650	441.4	82	1418	28	6/155	50.64	3.21	94.64	1	2	0
JV Coney	1974-1987	52	53	2835	-	135	966	27	3/28	35.77	2.04	105.00	0	0	0
JA Duffy	2025-2025	4	8	1030	171.4	46	407	25	5/34	16.28	2.37	41.20	1	3	0
MG Bracewell	2022-2025	10	20	1995	332.3	52	1198	25	4/75	47.92	3.60	79.80	1	0	0
GR Larsen	1994-1996	8	14	1967	327.5	109	689	24	3/57	28.70	2.10	81.95	0	0	0
GA Bartlett	1961-1968	10	18	1768	294.4	64	792	24	6/38	33.00	2.68	73.66	0	1	0
IG Butler	2002-2004	8	14	1368	228.0	37	884	24	6/46	36.83	3.87	57.00	1	1	0
MR Gillespie	2007-2012	5	8	868	144.4	24	631	22	6/113	28.68	4.36	39.45	1	3	0
SB Styris	2002-2007	29	36	1960	326.4	77	1015	20	3/28	50.75	3.10	98.00	0	0	0
SA Thomson	1990-1995	19	26	1990	331.4	74	953	19	3/63	50.15	2.87	104.73	0	0	0
GI Allott	1996-1999	10	16	2023	337.1	62	1111	19	4/74	58.47	3.29	106.47	1	0	0
DR O'Sullivan	1973-1976	11	15	2744	-	75	1224	18	5/148	68.00	2.67	152.44	0	1	0
HT Davis	1994-1997	5	9	1010	168.2	26	499	17	5/63	29.35	2.96	59.41	0	1	0
MB Owens	1992-1994	8	12	1074	179.0	42	585	17	4/99	34.41	3.26	63.17	2	0	0
HG Vivian	1931-1937	7	10	1311	218.3	44	633	17	4/58	37.23	2.89	77.11	1	0	0
EJ Gray	1983-1988	10	16	2076	346.0	87	886	17	3/73	52.11	2.56	122.11	0	0	0
BM Tickner	2023-2025	4	7	731	121.5	13	467	16	4/32	29.18	3.83	45.68	2	0	0
CJ Drum	2001-2002	5	9	806	134.2	27	482	16	3/36	30.12	3.58	50.37	0	0	0
FT Badcock	1930-1933	7	9	1608	268.0	66	610	16	4/80	38.12	2.27	100.50	1	0	0
GO Rabone	1949-1955	12	14	1385	-	48	635	16	6/68	39.68	2.75	86.56	0	1	0
CJ Anderson	2013-2016	13	23	1302	217.0	34	659	16	3/47	41.18	3.03	81.37	0	0	0
PJ Petherick	1976-1977	6	10	1305	-	37	681	16	3/90	42.56	3.13	81.56	0	0	0
CZ Harris	1992-2002	23	29	2560	426.4	106	1170	16	2/16	73.12	2.74	160.00	0	0	0
WER Somerville	2018-2021	6	12	1466	244.2	34	724	15	4/75	48.26	2.96	97.73	1	0	0
BP Bracewell	1978-1985	6	11	1036	-	29	585	14	3/110	41.78	3.38	74.00	0	0	0
JDS Neesham	2014-2017	12	21	1076	179.2	18	675	14	3/42	48.21	3.76	76.85	0	0	0
MD Crowe	1982-1995	77	35	1377	229.3	52	676	14	2/25	48.28	2.94	98.35	0	0	0
GF Cresswell	1949-1951	3	4	650	108.2	30	292	13	6/168	22.46	2.69	50.00	0	1	0
ZG Foulkes	2025-2025	4	8	768	128.0	29	369	13	5/37	28.38	2.88	59.07	1	1	0
DA Stirling	1984-1986	6	10	902	150.2	24	601	13	4/88	46.23	3.99	69.38	1	0	0
RC Blunt	1930-1932	9	14	936	156.0	34	472	12	3/17	39.33	3.02	78.00	0	0	0
WE Merritt	1930-1931	6	9	936	156.0	10	617	12	4/104	51.41	3.95	78.00	1	0	0
BP Martin	2013-2013	5	9	1518	253.0	77	646	12	4/43	53.83	2.55	126.50	2	0	0
JTC Vaughan	1992-1997	6	8	1040	173.2	41	450	11	4/27	40.90	2.59	94.54	1	0	0
RP de Groen	1993-1994	5	7	1060	176.4	44	505	11	3/40	45.90	2.85	96.36	0	0	0
R Ravindra	2021-2025	20	19	1026	171.0	34	515	11	3/33	46.81	3.01	93.27	0	0	0
NG Smith	2024-2025	4	6	518	86.2	15	398	10	4/86	39.80	4.61	51.80	1	0	0
GWF Overton	1953-1954	3	4	729	91.1	23	258	9	3/65	28.66	2.12	81.00	0	0	0
DD Beard	1952-1956	4	7	806	134.2	37	302	9	3/22	33.55	2.24	89.55	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]