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
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	171	18608	3101.2	660	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	86	150	21918	-	809	9611	431	9/52	22.29	2.63	50.85	25	36	9
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	202	24353	4058.5	1222	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	107	203	23490	3915.0	889	11832	391	7/64	30.26	3.02	60.07	19	15	1
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	190	20834	3472.2	759	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2014	112	185	28652	4775.2	1194	12330	361	7/87	34.15	2.58	79.36	19	20	3
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	130	13100	2183.2	433	7306	336	7/112	21.74	3.34	38.98	15	17	4
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	129	15519	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2022	78	149	17417	2902.5	656	8717	317	6/30	27.49	3.00	54.94	18	10	1
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	160	16498	2749.4	605	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	270	20172	3362.0	846	9497	291	6/54	32.63	2.82	69.31	7	5	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2012-2024	64	122	13725	2287.3	473	7169	260	7/39	27.57	3.13	52.78	13	9	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	71	126	14026	2337.4	486	7878	233	6/26	33.81	3.37	60.19	10	10	1
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	119	11391	1898.3	507	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2004	62	104	11698	1949.4	414	6410	218	7/27	29.40	3.28	53.66	11	13	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	59	100	11666	1944.2	367	6055	203	9/129	29.82	3.11	57.46	6	11	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	61	13568	-	602	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1997	48	76	10064	1677.2	313	5549	160	7/89	34.68	3.30	62.90	9	10	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2025	32	63	7101	1183.3	244	3727	136	7/23	27.40	3.14	52.21	6	6	-
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	45	76	8850	1475.0	339	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4	1
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1985	43	72	10628	-	447	4280	130	7/74	32.92	2.41	81.75	5	6	1
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	75	11736	-	706	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	69	7630	1271.4	280	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1989	43	73	10360	-	489	3958	123	6/73	32.17	2.29	84.22	9	3	1
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	52	6522	-	270	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	35	62	7689	-	228	3393	116	6/63	29.25	2.64	66.28	5	3	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1973	30	53	6334	-	206	2953	111	7/74	26.60	2.79	57.06	5	4	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	46	6391	-	218	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	37	63	8809	1468.1	336	3901	103	6/127	37.87	2.65	85.52	3	3	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1980-1990	41	67	8403	1400.3	360	3653	102	6/32	35.81	2.60	82.38	5	4	1
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1969	32	55	7034	-	279	3148	100	6/63	31.48	2.68	70.34	3	5	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	72	8620	1436.4	293	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1992-2000	32	51	6053	1008.5	251	2872	98	7/65	29.30	2.84	61.76	4	6	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1992-2001	32	53	6196	1032.4	311	2649	93	6/27	28.48	2.56	66.62	5	3	1
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	18	32	3372	562.0	113	1922	87	6/51	22.09	3.41	38.75	7	5	1
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1977	30	50	8833	-	393	3178	86	5/34	36.95	2.15	102.70	5	2	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	34	4805	800.5	221	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5	2
AY Patel (NZ)	2018-2024	21	37	4582	763.4	134	2487	85	10/119	29.25	3.25	53.90	2	7	2
JR Reid (NZ)	1949-1965	58	72	7725	-	444	2835	85	6/60	33.35	2.20	90.88	5	1	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	25	40	5851	975.1	194	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	43	4227	704.3	124	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2013	31	54	4767	794.3	143	2786	82	6/119	33.97	3.50	58.13	6	3	-
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	19	36	3558	593.0	187	1579	80	6/48	19.73	2.66	44.47	4	5	1
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	49	84	6887	1147.5	318	3033	80	8/64	37.91	2.64	86.08	2	1	-
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2025	32	54	5551	925.1	188	2603	78	7/53	33.37	2.81	71.16	2	2	1
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	18	32	2929	488.1	86	1696	77	7/13	22.02	3.47	38.03	5	3	1
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2010	26	45	4877	812.5	209	2445	77	6/54	31.75	3.00	63.33	7	2	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	64	6048	1008.0	255	2537	75	4/65	33.82	2.51	80.64	2	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1997	37	53	6594	1099.0	253	3154	75	6/50	42.05	2.86	87.92	3	3	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1989	30	48	6598	-	327	2564	74	7/87	34.64	2.33	89.16	1	4	-
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2011-2023	28	51	5164	860.4	157	2873	74	6/40	38.82	3.33	69.78	-	2	-
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2005-2009	22	37	4394	732.2	158	2429	73	6/75	33.27	3.31	60.19	3	1	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1969-1978	26	44	4883	-	114	2389	71	4/30	33.64	2.93	68.77	5	-	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	32	3057	509.3	81	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1951-1958	26	37	5659	-	228	2160	70	5/64	30.85	2.29	80.84	6	1	-
JS Patel (NZ)	2006-2017	24	42	5833	972.1	202	3078	65	5/110	47.35	3.16	89.73	2	1	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	28	2764	460.4	96	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	41	3598	-	110	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	-
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1965	19	35	4570	761.4	220	1849	62	5/34	29.82	2.42	73.70	3	3	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2005	25	45	5660	943.2	209	2903	61	5/82	47.59	3.07	92.78	2	2	-
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	25	3888	648.0	132	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2002-2009	33	55	4964	827.2	240	1983	60	4/41	33.05	2.39	82.73	1	-	-
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	29	2292	382.0	64	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	61	66	5620	-	197	2154	59	5/65	36.50	2.29	95.25	1	1	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	20	35	2578	429.4	100	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	-
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	27	3890	-	106	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	19	33	5796	-	260	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1981-1990	25	41	4775	795.5	194	2199	58	5/68	37.91	2.76	82.32	3	1	-
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2013-2024	21	38	4043	673.5	91	2500	58	6/86	43.10	3.71	69.70	2	1	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2015	20	37	3925	654.1	86	2294	57	5/32	40.24	3.50	68.85	1	2	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	31	2639	439.5	66	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2004	16	29	2821	470.1	90	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-2001	19	34	3667	611.1	149	1724	53	5/51	32.52	2.82	69.18	2	1	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	18	33	3980	663.2	231	1502	52	5/42	28.88	2.26	76.53	1	2	-
RS Cunis (NZ)	1964-1972	20	38	4250	-	140	1887	51	6/76	37.00	2.66	83.33	1	1	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2006	81	94	5688	948.0	317	2143	51	3/27	42.01	2.26	111.52	-	-	-
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	17	31	4159	693.1	133	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1
MD Craig (NZ)	2014-2016	15	29	3669	611.3	100	2326	50	7/94	46.52	3.80	73.38	3	1	1
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2016-2022	29	53	4054	675.4	163	1615	49	6/41	32.95	2.39	82.73	1	1	-
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1955-1972	21	32	3992	665.2	178	1863	49	4/46	38.02	2.80	81.46	4	-	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	21	2292	-	55	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1935	16	26	3342	557.0	89	1567	48	6/99	32.64	2.81	69.62	1	4	-
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1924	16	23	2989	498.1	84	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	-
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	9	13	2028	338.0	65	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86	45.06	3	4	1
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	21	38	3001	500.1	95	1617	45	3/1	35.93	3.23	66.68	-	-	-
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1965	11	20	3684	-	136	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.72	3	3	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2004-2009	19	31	2902	483.4	118	1453	44	4/16	33.02	3.00	65.95	2	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	85	3800	633.2	243	1288	43	3/14	29.95	2.03	88.37	-	-	-
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1964	19	28	3525	-	114	1515	43	4/85	35.23	2.57	81.97	3	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	57	2703	450.3	48	1601	42	4/47	38.11	3.55	64.35	2	-	-
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1924	45	57	3234	539.0	120	1553	41	4/25	37.87	2.88	78.87	2	-	-
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	30	46	3021	-	115	1362	40	5/85	34.05	2.70	75.52	-	1	-
W Watson (NZ)	1986-1993	15	25	3486	581.0	182	1387	40	6/78	34.67	2.38	87.15	1	1	-
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	15	23	4199	-	104	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	-
V Pollard (NZ)	1965-1973	32	49	4421	-	207	1853	40	3/3	46.32	2.51	110.52	-	-	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	11	21	2081	346.5	95	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	-	3	-
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2025	11	20	1562	260.2	59	947	39	5/34	24.28	3.63	40.05	2	2	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]

South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, South Africa in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593]