List of New Zealand Test cricketers

Last updated

This is a list of New Zealand Test cricketers. A Test match is an international cricket match between two of the leading cricketing nations. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his Test cap. Where more than one player won his first Test cap in the same Test match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.

Contents

Players

Statistics are correct as of 11 March 2024. [1] [2] [3]

New Zealand Test cricketers Batting Bowling Fielding
Cap NameCareerMat Inn NO Runs HS Avg Balls Mdn Runs Wkt Best Avg Ca St
1 Ted Badcock 1930–19337921376419.57160866610164/8038.131-
2 Roger Blunt 1930–193291313309627.5093634472123/1739.335-
3 Stewie Dempster 1930–19331015472313665.735-10---2-
4 George Dickinson 1930–193235-31116.204511324583/6630.633-
5 Henry Foley 193012-422.00--------
6 Matt Henderson 1930121868.009036422/3832.001-
7 Ken James 1930–19331113252144.73------115
8 Tom Lowry 1930–193178-2238027.881215---8-
9 Bill Merritt 1930–1931681731910.4393610617124/10451.422-
10 Curly Page 1930–19371420-49210424.603791123152/2146.206-
11 Alby Roberts 1930–1937510124866*27.564591920974/10129.864-
12 Eddie McLeod 1930121181618.0012-5-----
13 John Mills 1930–1933710124111726.78------1-
14 Lindsay Weir 1930–19371116241674*29.71342720973/3829.863-
15 Cyril Allcott 1930–19326721133322.6012064154162/10290.173-
16 Herb McGirr 193021-515151.00180511511/65115.00--
17 Mal Matheson 1930–193121-777.00282913622/768.002-
18 Ian Cromb 1931–193258212351*20.509603644283/11355.251-
19 Jack Kerr 1931–193771212125919.27------4-
20 Giff Vivian 1931–1937710-42110042.10131144633174/5837.244-
21 Don Cleverley 1932–19462431910*19.002223130-----
22 Jack Newman 1932–193334-33198.254251125422/76127.00--
23 Doug Freeman 193322-211.00240316911/91169.00--
24 Dennis Smith 193311-444.00120-11311/113113.00--
25 Paul Whitelaw 1933242643032.00--------
26 Jack Dunning 1933–193746138197.608302049352/3598.602-
27 Jack Cowie 1937–19499134904510.00202865969456/4021.533-
28 Martin Donnelly 1937–1949712158220652.9130-20---7-
29 Walter Hadlee 1937–19511119154311630.17------6-
30 Sonny Moloney 193736-1566426.001219---3-
31 Eric Tindill 1937–19475917337*9.13------61
32 Merv Wallace 1937–19531321-4396620.906-5---5-
33 Norman Gallichan 193712-323016.002641111333/9937.67--
34 Mac Anderson 194612-542.50------1-
35 Ces Burke 194612-432.006623022/3015.00--
36 Len Butterfield 194612-00.0078624-----
37 Don McRae 194612-884.0084344-----
38 Gordon Rowe 194612-00.00------1-
39 Verdun Scott 1946–1952101714588428.6318-14---7-
40 Tom Burtt 1947–1953101532524221.0025931191170336/16235.452-
41 Roy Scott 194711-181818.0013837411/7474.00--
42 Brun Smith 1947–19524612379647.40------1-
43 Colin Snedden 19471--0-96546-----
44 Bert Sutcliffe 1947–1965427682727230*40.105381034442/3886.0020-
45 Don Taylor 1947–195635-1597731.80------2-
46 Harry Cave 1949–19581931522922*8.8140742421467344/2143.158-
47 Frank Mooney 1949–1954142223434617.15810---228
48 Geoff Rabone 1949–19551220256210731.22138548635166/6839.695-
49 John Reid 1949–1965581085342814233.2877254442835856/6033.35431
50 Fen Cresswell 1949–19513531412*7.0065030292136/16822.46--
51 John Hayes 1951–19581522773194.872675861217304/3640.573-
52 Tony MacGibbon 1951–1958264658146619.8556592282160705/6430.8613-
53 Alex Moir 1951–19591730832741*14.862650821418286/15550.642-
54 Don Beard 1952–19564721013120.208063730293/2233.562-
55 Ray Emery 195224-462811.5046-5222/5226.00--
56 Gordon Leggat 1952–195691823516121.94--------
57 Bob Blair 1953–19641934618964*6.7535251141515434/8535.235-
58 Eric Fisher 195312-231411.5020467811/7878.00--
59 Ted Meuli 195312-382319.00--------
60 Lawrie Miller 1953–19581325-3464713.842-1---1-
61 Murray Chapple 1953–1966142714977619.12248178411/2484.0010-
62 Eric Dempster 1953–19545821064717.675441721921/24109.501-
63 Matt Poore 1953–1956142413554515.437882436792/2840.781-
64 Guy Overton 1953–195436183*1.607292325893/6528.671-
65 John Beck 1953–1956815-3949926.27--------
66 Bill Bell 19542332121*-4911323521/54117.501-
67 Ian Leggat 195411-00.0024-6---2-
68 Ian Colquhoun 195524211*0.50------4-
69 Noel McGregor 1955–19652547289211119.82------9-
70 Les Watt 195512-221.00--------
71 Jack Alabaster 1955–197221346272349.7139921781863494/4638.027-
72 Zin Harris 1955–1965918137810122.2442214---6-
73 Trevor McMahon 1955–195657474*2.33------71
74 Noel Harford 1955–1958815-2299315.27--------
75 Eric Petrie 1955–1966142552585512.90------25-
76 John Guy 1955–19611223244010220.95------2-
77 Allen Lissette 195624221*1.002881612432/7341.331-
78 Sammy Guillen 19563 [note 1] 6-984116.33------53
79 Ian Sinclair 19562412518*8.33233912011/79120.001-
80 Trevor Barber 195612-17128.50------1-
81 John D'Arcy 1958510-1363313.60--------
82 Trevor Meale 195824-21105.25--------
83 Bill Playle 1958–1963815-1516510.07------4-
84 John Sparling 1958–1964112022295012.727083332751/965.403-
85 Bruce Bolton 195923-593319.67------1-
86 Roger Harris 195923-311310.33--------
87 Ken Hough 19592326231*62.004622317563/7929.171-
88 Gary Bartlett 1961–1968101812634015.47176864792246/3833.008-
89 Paul Barton 1961–1963714-28510920.36------4-
90 Frank Cameron 1961–196519302011627*11.6045702201849625/3429.822-
91 Artie Dick 1961–19651730437050*14.23------474
92 Dick Motz 1961–1969325636126011.55703427931481006/6331.489-
93 Graham Dowling 1961–197239773230623931.163621911/1919.0023-
94 Barry Sinclair 1963–196821401114813829.446033222/3216.008-
95 Bryan Yuile 1963–1969173364816417.8128971681213344/4335.6812-
96 Bruce Morrison 196312-10105.00186512922/12964.501-
97 Mike Shrimpton 1963–19741019-2654613.95257115853/3531.602-
98 Graham Gedye 1964–196548-1935524.13--------
99 John Ward 1964–196881267535*12.50------161
100 Wynne Bradburn 196424-623215.50------2-
101 Bob Cunis 1964–1972203182955112.8342501401887516/7637.001-
102 Richard Collinge 1965–197835501353368*14.41768922833931166/6329.2510-
103 Bevan Congdon 1965–1978611147344817632.2256201972154595/6536.5144-
104 Ross Morgan 1965–1972203417349722.2411143860951/16121.8012-
105 Peter Truscott 196512-292614.50------1-
106 Terry Jarvis 1965–19731322162518229.761213---3-
107 Vic Pollard 1965–197332597126611624.3544212071853403/346.3319-
108 Bruce Taylor 1965–19733050689812420.41633420629531117/7426.6010-
109 Graham Vivian 1965-197256-1104318.33198710711/14107.003-
110 Grahame Bilby 196624-552813.75------3-
111 Tom Puna 19663533118*15.504802024042/4060.001-
112 Mark Burgess 1968–1980509262684119*31.214982721263/2335.3334-
113 Roy Harford 1968352762.33------11-
114 Bruce Murray 1968–1971132615989023.9261011/00.0021-
115 Keith Thomson 1968241946931.33211911/99.00--
116 Brian Hastings 1969–1976315661510117*30.2022-9---23-
117 Barry Milburn 196933284*8.00------62
118 Glenn Turner 1969–198341736299125944.641215---42-
119 Dayle Hadlee 1969–1978264255305614.3248831142389714/3033.658-
120 Hedley Howarth 1969–19773042182916112.1388333933178865/3436.9533-
121 Ken Wadsworth 1969–19763351410108021.49------924
122 Murray Webb 1971–197432-12126.00732647142/114117.75--
123 Richard Hadlee 1973–199086134193124151*27.172191880996114319/5222.3039-
124 John Parker 1973–198036632149812124.564022411/2424.0030-
125 David O'Sullivan 1973–19761121415823*9.292744751224185/14868.002-
126 Rodney Redmond 197312-16310781.50--------
127 Bryan Andrews 1974232221722.00256315422/4077.001-
128 John Morrison 1974–19821729-65611722.62264177122/5235.509-
129 Jeremy Coney 1974–19875285142668174*37.582835135966273/2835.7864-
130 Lance Cairns 1974–1985436589286416.281062844742801307/7432.9230-
131 Ewen Chatfield 1975–198943543318021*8.571036048939581236/7332.187-
132 Geoff Howarth 1975–198547835253114732.456142027131/1390.3329-
133 Andrew Roberts 1976712125484*23.094401518241/1245.504-
134 Robert Anderson 1976–1978918-4239223.50------1-
135 Warren Lees 1976–19832137477815223.585-4---527
136 Peter Petherick 1976–1977611434134.86130537681163/9042.564-
137 Murray Parker 197636-894014.83------2-
138 Gary Troup 1976–1986151865513*4.5831831051454396/9537.282-
139 Jock Edwards 1977–1981815-3775525.13------7-
140 Stephen Boock 1978–198930418207376.2765983272564747/8734.6514-
141 John Wright 1978–1993821487533418537.833015---38-
142 Brendon Bracewell 1978–198561222482.40103629585143/11041.791-
143 Bruce Edgar 1978–198639684195816130.591813---14-
144 John Reid 1979–198619313129618046.291817---9-
145 Peter Webb 198023-1153.67------2-
146 Paul McEwan 1980–19844719640*16.0036113---5-
147 John Bracewell 1980–1990416011100111020.43840336036531026/3235.8131-
148 Ian Smith 1980–1992638817181517325.561815---1688
149 Martin Snedden 1981–19902530832733*14.8647751942199585/6837.917-
150 Martin Crowe 1982–19957713111544429945.37137752676142/2548.2971-
151 Jeff Crowe 1983–199039654160112826.251819---41-
152 Evan Gray 1983–19881016-2485015.50207687886173/7352.126-
153 Trevor Franklin 1983–19912137182810123.00------8-
154 Derek Stirling 1984–19866921082615.4390224601134/8846.231-
155 Ken Rutherford 1985–1995569982465107*27.09256316111/38161.0032-
156 Vaughan Brown 19852315136*25.503421317611/17176.003-
157 Stu Gillespie 198611-282828.0016227911/7979.00--
158 Gary Robertson 198611-121212.0014469111/9191.00--
159 Willie Watson 1986–19931518660115.0034861821387406/7834.684-
160 Tony Blain 1986–1994112034567826.82------192
161 Dipak Patel 1987–19973766812009920.6965942533154756/5042.0515-
162 Phil Horne 1987–199047-712710.14------3-
163 Andrew Jones 1987–199539748292218644.27328819411/40194.0025-
164 Danny Morrison 1987–1997487126379428.421006431355491607/8934.6814-
165 Mark Greatbatch 1988–1996417152021146*30.62610---27-
166 Robert Vance 1988–198947-2076829.57--------
167 Chris Kuggeleijn 198824-771.759726711/5067.001-
168 Chris Cairns 1989–2004621045332015833.541169841464102187/2729.4014-
169 Shane Thomson 1990–199519354958120*30.90199074953193/6350.167-
170 Mark Priest 1990–199834-562614.003771515832/4252.67--
171 Adam Parore 1990–20027812819286511026.28------1977
172 Grant Bradburn 1990–2001710210530*13.138672846063/13476.676-
173 Chris Pringle 1990–1995142141753010.2929851131389307/5246.303-
174 David White 199024-31187.753-5-----
175 Blair Hartland 1992–1994918-3035216.83------5-
176 Murphy Su'a 1992–1995131851654412.692843921377365/7338.258-
177 Rod Latham 1992–199347-21911931.291826---5-
178 Simon Doull 1992–20003250115704614.6260532512872987/6529.3116-
179 Mark Haslam 1992–1995421434.004931924521/33122.502-
180 Dion Nash 1992–200132451472989*23.5261963122649936/2728.4813-
181 Chris Harris 1992–2002234247777120.4525601061170162/1673.1314-
182 Michael Owens 1992–19948126168*2.67107442585174/9934.413-
183 Justin Vaughan 1992–199761212014418.27104041450114/2740.914-
184 Blair Pocock 1993–19971529-6658522.9324-20---5-
185 Richard de Groen 1993–1994510445267.50106044505113/4045.91--
186 Bryan Young 1993–1999356842034267*31.78------54-
187 Matthew Hart 1994–1995142443534517.6530861271438295/7749.599-
188 Stephen Fleming 1994–2008111189107172274*40.06------171-
189 Heath Davis 1994–1997574208*6.67101026499175/6329.354-
190 Gavin Larsen 1994–1996813412726*14.111967109689243/5728.715-
191 Darrin Murray 1994–199581613035220.20------6-
192 Kerry Walmsley 1995–200035-1352.607742639193/7043.44--
193 Lee Germon 1995–1997122133825521.22------272
194 Roger Twose 1995–1999162726289425.12211213032/3643.335-
195 Craig Spearman 1995–20001937292211226.34------21-
196 Geoff Allott 1996–199910157278*3.382023621111194/7458.472-
197 Nathan Astle 1996–20068113710470222237.0256883172143513/2742.0170-
198 Robert Kennedy 199645128227.006361738063/2863.332-
199 Greg Loveridge 199611144*---------
200 Daniel Vettori 1997–2014112 [note 2] 17222452314030.15286521187123303617/8734.1558-
201 Matt Horne 1997–200335652178815728.3866726---17-
202 Shayne O'Connor 1997–200119279103205.7236671491724535/5132.536-
203 David Sewell 199711111*-138390-----
204 Craig McMillan 1997–2005559110311614238.4725021011257283/4844.8922-
205 Paul Wiseman 1998–2005253483663614.0856602092903615/8247.5911-
206 Matthew Bell 1998–20081832272910724.30------19-
207 Gary Stead 199958-2787834.756-1---2-
208 Mathew Sinclair 1999–201033565163521432.0542214---31-
209 Daryl Tuffey 2000–201026361042780*16.4248772202445776/5431.7515-
210 Mark Richardson 2000–200438653277614544.7766-2111/1621.0026-
211 Chris Martin 2000–2013711045212312*2.361402648678782336/2633.8114-
212 Brooke Walker 2000–200258211827*19.676691739952/9279.80--
213 Hamish Marshall 2000–20061319265216038.356-4---1-
214 James Franklin 2001–201331467808122*20.7147671432786826/11933.9712-
215 Chris Drum 2001–20025521043.3380627482163/3630.134-
216 Shane Bond 2001–20091820716841*12.9233721131922876/5122.098-
217 Lou Vincent 2001–200723401133222434.156-2---19-
218 Ian Butler 2002–2004810276269.50136837884246/4636.834-
219 Andre Adams 200212-18119.00190510563/4417.501-
220 Robbie Hart 2002–20031119326057*16.25------291
221 Scott Styris 2002–200729484158617036.041966761023203/2851.1523-
222 Jacob Oram 2002–2009335910178013336.3249642401983604/4133.0515-
223 Richard Jones 200312-231611.50--------
224 Brendon McCullum 2004–20161011769645330238.6417558811/188.0019811
225 Michael Papps 2004–200781612468616.40------11-
226 Michael Mason 200412-331.501325105-----
227 Kyle Mills 2004–2009193052895711.5629021181453444/1633.024-
228 Craig Cumming 2005–2008111924417425.94------3-
229 Iain O'Brien 2005–200922345219317.5543941582429736/7533.277-
230 James Marshall 2005711-2185219.81------5-
231 Peter Fulton 2006–20131728184313631.22------17-
232 Jamie How 2006–2009193517729222.701214---18-
233 Jeetan Patel 2006–2017243883814712.7058332023078655/11047.3513-
234 Ross Taylor 2007–202211219624768329044.669934832/416.00163-
235 Mark Gillespie 2007–2012581762710.8586824631226/11328.681-
236 Grant Elliott 2008–2009591862510.75282914042/835.002-
237 Tim Southee 2008–10014311209877*15.8922614868112553807/6429.6180-
238 Daniel Flynn 2008–20132445510389525.95610---10-
239 Aaron Redmond 200871412998323.007326232/4720.665-
240 Gareth Hopkins 2008–2012471711511.82------9-
241 Jesse Ryder 2008–201118332126920140.934922328052/756.0012-
242 Tim McIntosh 2008–20111733285413627.54-----10-
243 Martin Guptill 2009–201647891258618929.38428329883/1137.2550-
244 BJ Watling 2009–20217511716379020537.52------2678
245 Peter Ingram 201024-614215.25--------
246 Brent Arnel 2010–20126124458*5.6210083756694/9562.883-
247 Hamish Bennett 201011-444.0090247-----
248 Kane Williamson 2010–10017617874325154.982151481207304/4440.2389-
249 Andy McKay 20101212520*25.00186512011/120120.00--
250 Reece Young 201151031695724.14------8-
251 Doug Bracewell 2011–284545684713.8551641572873746/4038.8211-
252 Dean Brownlie 2011–20131425171110929.6266-5211/1352.0017-
253 Trent Boult 2011–78944675952*15.811741765687173176/3027.4943-
254 Rob Nicol 201224-28197.0017113---2-
255 Kruger van Wyk 201291713417121.31------231
256 Neil Wagner 2012–64842487566*14.581372547371692607/3927.5719-
257 Todd Astle 2012–2020561983519.606671636873/3952.573-
258 Colin Munro 201312-15157.5010844022/4020.00--
259 Bruce Martin 2013561744114.80151877646124/4353.83--
260 Hamish Rutherford 2013–20151629175517126.966-2---6-
261 Corey Anderson 2013–20161322168311632.52130234659163/4741.187-
262 Ish Sodhi 2013–202945466521.844001912464576/8643.2211-
263 Tom Latham 2014–8014265418264*39.83------95-
264 James Neesham 2014–201712221709137*33.76107618675143/4248.2112-
265 Mark Craig 2014–2016152595896736.8136691002326507/9446.5214-
266 Matt Henry 2015–253366007222.2259432103079957/2332.418-
267 Luke Ronchi 2015–20164803198839.87------5-
268 Mitchell Santner 2015–2635280412624.3645531642080533/5139.2420-
269 Henry Nicholls 2016–568772973200*37.16------36-
270 Colin de Grandhomme 2016–294471432120*38.7040541631615496/4132.9519-
271 Jeet Raval 2016–24391114313230.078413411/3334.0021-
272 Neil Broom 2017230322010.66------0-
273 Tom Blundell 2017–32546175613836.5818013---8613
274 Ajaz Patel 2018–1622111273511.54357310918456210/11929.757-
275 William Somerville 2018–610211540*14.37146634724154/7548.260-
276 Daryl Mitchell 2019–23375160819050.256852735031/7116.6633-
277 Lockie Ferguson 2019–12211*-66147---0-
278 Glenn Phillips 2020–71213668733.2760616297175/4517.476-
279 Kyle Jamieson 2020–1926443251*19.6335581871579806/4819.735-
280 Will Young 2020–162817178926.55------13-
281 Devon Conway 2021–20371149720041.58------8-
282 Rachin Ravindra 2021–714151924039.9271928331103/3333.104-
283 Michael Bracewell 2022–814125974*19.921551381003244/7541.7912-
284 Scott Kuggeleijn 2023–360924415.33354429462/7549.001-
285 Blair Tickner 2023–33213813.0063510435124/11036.251-
286 William O'Rourke 2024–23300*-40222191115/3417.360-
287 Ben Sears 2024–12200*-198516154/9032.201-

Shirt Number History

From the 2019 Ashes Series, names and numbers were introduced on all Test player's shirts. [4] This is for the ICC World Test Championship that is played between the top nine cricket nations over two years. The top two nations at the end of the two years play in the Final, where the Winner is the World Test Champion. [5]

S/NCurrent PlayerPast Player(s)
1 Jeet Raval
3 Ross Taylor (2019-2022)
4 Michael Bracewell
8 Rachin Ravindra
10 Neil Wagner
13 Blair Tickner
18 Trent Boult
21 Matt Henry
22 Kane Williamson
23 Glenn Phillips
24 Ajaz Patel
28 William Somerville
32 Will Young
34 Doug Bracewell
38 Tim Southee
47 BJ Watling
48 Tom Latham
61 Ish Sodhi
66 Tom Blundell
68 Scott Kuggeleijn
74 Mitchell Santner
75 Daryl Mitchell
77 Colin de Grandhomme
86 Henry Nicholls
87 Lockie Ferguson
88 Devon Conway

Notes

  1. Sammy Guillen also played Test cricket for the West Indies. Only his record for New Zealand is shown above.
  2. Daniel Vettori has also played Test cricket for the ICC World XI. Only his record for New Zealand is shown above.

See also

  1. List of New Zealand Test Cricketers
  2. "New Zealand Test Batting Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. "New Zealand Test Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. "New look revealed for Test shirts". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. "Test, ODI leagues approved by ICC Board". ESPNcricinfo. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australia national cricket team</span> National sports team

The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in men's international cricket. As the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing in the first ever Test match in 1877, the team also plays One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket, participating in both the first ODI, against England in the 1970–71 season and the first T20I, against New Zealand in the 2004–05 season, winning both games. The team draws its players from teams playing in the Australian domestic competitions – the Sheffield Shield, the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament and the Big Bash League. Australia are the current ICC World Test Championship and ICC Cricket World Cup champions. They are regarded as most successful cricket teams in the history of Cricket.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sri Lanka national cricket team</span> Cricket team

The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, nicknamed The Lions, represents Sri Lanka in men's international cricket. It is a full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27 and became an associate member of the ICC in 1965. They were awarded the Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket-playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Zealand national cricket team</span> Mens international cricket team

The New Zealand national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Nicknamed the Black Caps, they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956, more than 26 years, for its first Test victory, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. New Zealand are the inaugural champions of WTC which they won in 2021 and they have also won ICC CT in 2000. They have played in the CWC final twice and the T20 WC final once.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Africa national cricket team</span> National cricket team of South Africa

The South Africa men's national cricket team, also known as the Proteas, represents South Africa in men's international cricket and is administered by Cricket South Africa (CSA). South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Its nickname derives from South Africa's national flower, Protea cynaroides, commonly known as the "King Protea".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bangladesh national cricket team</span>

The Bangladesh men's national cricket team, popularly known as The Tigers, is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). It is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. It played its first Test match in November 2000 against India with a 9 wicket win in Dhaka, becoming the tenth Test-playing nation. It became an associate member of the ICC in 1977, and competed in six ICC Trophies but performed inconsistently until 1997, which marked the year of their first major victory, winning the 1997 ICC Trophy held in Malaysia. This set Bangladesh on its way of becoming a Test-playing nation, a journey which ended with success in the year 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scotland national cricket team</span> Sports team representing Scotland

The Scotland national cricket team represents the country of Scotland. They play their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh, and also some other venues.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Southee</span> New Zealand cricketer

Timothy Grant Southee, is a New Zealand international cricketer who plays for New Zealand cricket team in all formats of the game, captain in Tests and vice captain in T20Is. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and a hard-hitting lower order batsman. The third New Zealand bowler to take 300 Test wickets, he was one of the country's youngest cricketers, debuting at the age of 19 in February 2008. On his Test debut against England he took 5 wickets and made 77 off 40 balls in the second innings. He plays for Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield, Ford Trophy and Super Smash as well as Northland in the Hawke Cup. He was named as New Zealand's captain for the first T20I against West Indies in place of Kane Williamson, who was rested for that game. The Blackcaps won that match by 47 runs. Southee was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. Southee currently has the highest (international) test batting strike rate among the batsmen with a minimum of 2000 test runs. His (batting) career strike rate is 83.12.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kane Williamson</span> New Zealand cricketer

Kane Stuart Williamson is a New Zealand international cricketer and captain of the New Zealand national team in limited overs cricket. On 27 February 2023, Williamson became the all-time leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Test cricket. A right-handed batsman and an occasional off spin bowler, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary batsmen and captains New Zealand has ever produced and the greatest New Zealand batsman of all time. He captained New Zealand to victory in the 2021 ICC World Test Championship final.