Highest partnerships for New Zealand in Tests
Highest partnerships by runs
Partners | Runs | Wickets | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
AH Jones, MD Crowe | 467 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 | Test # 1162 |
JA Rudolph, HH Dippenaar | 429* | 3rd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 |
GC Smith, ND McKenzie | 415 | 1st | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 | Test # 1865 |
GM Turner, TW Jarvis | 387 | 1st | New Zealand | v West Indies | Georgetown | 6 Apr 1972 | Test # 696 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 377* | 3rd | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 |
KS Williamson, HM Nicholls | 369 | 4th | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2400 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 368 | 1st | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 |
KS Williamson, BJ Watling | 365* | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 3 Jan 2015 | Test # 2155 |
KS Williamson, HM Nicholls | 363 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 17 Mar 2023 | Test # 2500 |
BJ Watling, BB McCullum | 352 | 6th | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 14 Feb 2014 | Test # 2120 |
RG Pollock, EJ Barlow | 341 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1964 | Test # 553 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 340 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 6 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 |
BB McCullum, MJ Guptill | 339 | 6th | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Hamilton | 15 Feb 2010 | Test # 1953 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 338 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 338 | 5th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 | Test # 2100 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 330 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 8 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 |
AD Nourse, A Melville | 319 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 |
JH Kallis, HH Gibbs | 315* | 2nd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 11 Mar 1999 | Test # 1449 |
AB de Villiers, HM Amla | 308 | 4th | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 |
GC Smith, HH Gibbs | 301 | 1st | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 16 Jan 2004 | Test # 1682 |
KS Williamson, BB McCullum | 297 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 26 Nov 2014 | Test # 2147 |
JP Duminy, HM Amla | 292 | 3rd | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 | Test # 2247 |
JE Mills, CS Dempster | 276 | 1st | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 24 Jan 1930 | Test # 188 |
GC Smith, G Kirsten | 272 | 2nd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 |
AG Prince, MV Boucher | 271 | 6th | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Centurion | 26 Nov 2008 | Test # 1895 |
LRPL Taylor, JD Ryder | 271 | 4th | New Zealand | v India | Napier | 26 Mar 2009 | Test # 1917 |
AG Prince, JH Kallis | 267 | 5th | South Africa | v West Indies | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor | 265 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 13 Nov 2015 | Test # 2187 |
KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor | 262 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 |
BJ Watling, MJ Santner | 261 | 7th | New Zealand | v England | Mount Maunganui | 21 Nov 2019 | Test # 2367 |
IJ Siedle, B Mitchell | 260 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 202 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 259 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 |
GC Smith, G Kirsten | 257 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 |
R Ravindra, HM Nicholls | 256* | 4th | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 7 Aug 2025 | Test # 2599 |
G Kirsten, HH Gibbs | 256 | 1st | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Sep 2001 | Test # 1562 |
JEC Franklin, SP Fleming | 256 | 8th | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 | Test # 1800 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 256 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 |
JA Raval, TWM Latham | 254 | 1st | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Hamilton | 28 Feb 2019 | Test # 2349 |
AC Parore, NJ Astle | 253 | 8th | New Zealand | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 30 Nov 2001 | Test # 1573 |
BJ Watling, LRPL Taylor | 253 | 6th | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Jul 2016 | Test # 2210 |
JH Kallis, HH Gibbs | 251 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2004 | Test # 1681 |
D Elgar, JP Duminy | 250 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 3 Nov 2016 | Test # 2230 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 249 | 4th | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 | Test # 1679 |
T Stubbs, T Bavuma | 249 | 4th | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 |
F du Plessis, HM Amla | 247 | 4th | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 6 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 |
RJ Hadlee, JJ Crowe | 246* | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 | Test # 1074 |
ARA Murray, DJ McGlew | 246 | 7th | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 245 | 1st | South Africa | v West Indies | St John's | 29 Apr 2005 | Test # 1750 |
MJ Horne, NJ Astle | 243 | 4th | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Auckland | 26 Feb 1998 | Test # 1402 |
AK Markram, D Elgar | 243 | 1st | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 6 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 242* | 3rd | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 12 Nov 2010 | Test # 1976 |
JG Wright, MD Crowe | 241 | 3rd | New Zealand | v West Indies | Wellington | 20 Feb 1987 | Test # 1068 |
JG Wright, AH Jones | 241 | 2nd | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 6 Feb 1992 | Test # 1187 |
CD McMillan, SP Fleming | 240 | 4th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 | Test # 1415 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 238 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 2 Jul 1998 | Test # 1420 |
G Kirsten, AC Hudson | 236 | 1st | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
DJ Mitchell, TA Blundell | 236 | 5th | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2022 | Test # 2465 |
JH Kallis, DJ Cullinan | 235 | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1999 | Test # 1440 |
RD Rickelton, T Bavuma | 235 | 4th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2025 | Test # 2576 |
G Kirsten, JH Kallis | 234 | 3rd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 | Test # 1621 |
KS Williamson, R Ravindra | 232 | 3rd | New Zealand | v South Africa | Mount Maunganui | 4 Feb 2024 | Test # 2528 |
JHB Waite, DJ McGlew | 231 | 3rd | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 |
L Vincent, MH Richardson | 231 | 1st | New Zealand | v India | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 | Test # 1662 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 230 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2010 | Test # 1946 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 230 | 3rd | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 |
BF Hastings, BE Congdon | 229 | 4th | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 1 Mar 1974 | Test # 733 |
G Kirsten, HH Gibbs | 227 | 2nd | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 4 Sep 2003 | Test # 1659 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 227 | 3rd | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 21 Jan 2005 | Test # 1736 |
JDP Oram, CL Cairns | 225 | 7th | New Zealand | v South Africa | Auckland | 18 Mar 2004 | Test # 1689 |
GC Smith, HM Amla | 225 | 2nd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 19 Nov 2008 | Test # 1893 |
JF Reid, MD Crowe | 224 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Australia | Brisbane | 8 Nov 1985 | Test # 1029 |
JH Kallis, AB de Villiers | 224 | 4th | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 |
B Sutcliffe, JR Reid | 222* | 3rd | New Zealand | v India | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 | Test # 418 |
CD McMillan, NJ Astle | 222 | 5th | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Wellington | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1524 |
PL van der Merwe, DT Lindsay | 221 | 7th | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 |
KS Williamson, BB McCullum | 221 | 4th | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 6 Feb 2014 | Test # 2118 |
KJ Wadsworth, GM Turner | 220 | 6th | New Zealand | v West Indies | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 |
JH Kallis, HM Amla | 220 | 3rd | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 |
AG Prince, JH Kallis | 219 | 4th | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 2 Jan 2006 | Test # 1780 |
GC Smith, AB de Villiers | 217 | 1st | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 4 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 |
LG Pretorius, PWA Mulder | 217 | 4th | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 6 Jul 2025 | Test # 2593 |
LRPL Taylor, HM Nicholls | 216 | 4th | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Wellington | 8 Mar 2019 | Test # 2350 |
D Elgar, HM Amla | 215 | 2nd | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2276 |
TWM Latham, DP Conway | 215 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Christchurch | 9 Jan 2022 | Test # 2447 |
HW Taylor, HG Deane | 214 | 4th | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 | Test # 185 |
RG Twose, CM Spearman | 214 | 1st | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Auckland | 20 Jan 1996 | Test # 1323 |
HM Nicholls, TWM Latham | 214 | 4th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 |
KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor | 213* | 3rd | New Zealand | v England | Hamilton | 29 Nov 2019 | Test # 2371 |
AH Jones, MD Crowe | 213 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Australia | Adelaide | 11 Dec 1987 | Test # 1084 |
AG Prince, HH Gibbs | 213 | 5th | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 11 Jan 2007 | Test # 1828 |
G Kirsten, DJ Cullinan | 212 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
AG Prince, AB de Villiers | 212 | 5th | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 18 Jul 2008 | Test # 1881 |
KS Williamson, HM Nicholls | 212 | 5th | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 3 Dec 2018 | Test # 2332 |
GP Howarth, JJ Crowe | 210 | 2nd | New Zealand | v West Indies | Kingston | 4 May 1985 | Test # 1016 |
BA Edgar, MD Crowe | 210 | 3rd | New Zealand | v England | Lord's | 24 Jul 1986 | Test # 1049 |
AN Petersen, HM Amla | 209 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 | Test # 1952 |
GC Smith, JH Kallis | 207 | 3rd | South Africa | v Pakistan | Lahore | 8 Oct 2007 | Test # 1844 |
AW Nourse, CN Frank | 206 | 4th | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 |
AN Petersen, JH Kallis | 205 | 3rd | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 3 Jan 2012 | Test # 2028 |
F du Plessis, AB de Villiers | 205 | 5th | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 | Test # 2108 |
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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]