Bowlers who have captured fifty plus test wickets against New Zealand – JM Anderson and SCJ Broad of England join the list

Bowlers who have captured fifty plus test wickets against New Zealand – JM Anderson and SCJ Broad of England join the list

JM Anderson and SCJ Broad captured 50 wickets against New Zealand in the second test against New Zealand at Leeds. JM Anderson returned with figures of 2 for 41 in New Zealand’s first innings and his 50th victim was KS Williamson who was dismissed caught by JC Butler without scoring. At the end of New Zealand’s first innings, JM Anderson had tally of exact 50 wickets against New Zealand. SCJ Broad 50th victim was L Ronchi whom he had caught by JM Anderson. SCJ Broad returned with figures of 5 for 109 and his aggregate wickets against New Zealand read 51 at the end of New Zealand’s first innings.  JM Anderson and SCJ Broad became the 13th and 14th bowlers to capture 50 plus wickets against New Zealand. The complete list is furnished below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 SK Warne Aus 20 39 5770 2511 103 6/31 9/67 24.37 3 0
2 M Muralitharan Srl 14 25 4520 1766 82 6/87 10/118 21.53 5 1
3 Waqar Younis Pak 13 25 3009 1372 70 7/76 12/130 19.60 5 2
4 IT Botham Eng 15 28 3284 1500 64 6/34 11/140 23.43 6 1
5 Wasim Akram Pak 9 17 2526 1021 60 7/119 11/179 17.01 6 2
6 RGD Willis Eng 14 27 3018 1132 60 5/32 9/92 18.86 3 0
7 DW Steyn RSA 10 20 1992 989 58 6/49 10/91 17.05 5 2
8 BS Bedi Ind 12 22 3883 1091 57 6/42 9/70 19.14 4 0
9 GD McGrath Aus 14 27 3427 1444 57 6/115 7/89 25.33 2 0
10 EAS Prasanna Ind 10 18 2946 1107 55 8/76 11/140 20.12 4 1
11 Intikhab Alam Pak 15 27 3484 1317 54 7/52 11/130 24.38 4 2
12 SCJ Broad Eng 12 23 2444 1366 51 7/44 8/108 26.78 3 0
13 JM Anderson Eng 12 23 2377 1343 50 7/43 9/98 26.86 3 0
14 A Kumble Ind 11 18 3610 1293 50 6/67 10/134 25.86 3 1

JM Anderson and SCJ Broad became the third and fourth England bowlers to capture 50 plus wickets against New Zealand after IT Botham and RGD Willis. The performance of these four bowlers are listed below

No Player Team Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave 5 10
1 IT Botham Eng 15 28 3284 1500 64 6/34 11/140 23.43 6 1
2 RGD Willis Eng 14 27 3018 1132 60 5/32 9/92 18.86 3 0
3 SCJ Broad Eng 12 23 2444 1366 51 7/44 8/108 26.78 3 0
4 JM Anderson Eng 12 23 2377 1343 50 7/43 9/98 26.86 3 0
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