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 |