Centuries by a batsman batting at number eight in Test innings.
MJ Santner of New Zealand scored 126 against England in the just concluded test at Mount Maunganui to provide the 86th occasion of a batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in Test innings. It also provides the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in Test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 8 | BR Taylor | 105 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Kolkata | 5 Mar 1965 |
| 2 | 8 | BR Taylor | 124 | 1 | NZl | Win | Auckland | 27 Feb 1969 |
| 3 | 8 | RJ Hadlee | 103 | 2 | NZl | Win | Christchurch | 22 Feb 1980 |
| 4 | 8 | IDS Smith | 113* | 1 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 10 Feb 1984 |
| 5 | 8 | JG Bracewell | 110 | 2 | NZl | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Aug 1986 |
| 6 | 8 | SB Styris | 107 | 1 | NZl | Win | St George’s | 28 Jun 2002 |
| 7 | 8 | DL Vettori | 127 | 1 | NZl | Zim | Harare | 07 Aug 2005 |
| 8 | 8 | DL Vettori | 118 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Hamilton | 18 Mar 2009 |
| 9 | 8 | DL Vettori | 140 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 |
| 10 | 8 | DL Vettori | 110 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Wellington | 15 Jan 2011 |
| 11 | 8 | BJ Watling | 103 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Chattogram | 09 Oct 2013 |
| 12 | 8 | JDS Neesham | 137* | 3 | NZl | Ind | Wellington | 14 Feb 2014 |
| 13 | 8 | TA Blundell | 107* | 2 | NZl | Win | Wellington | 01 Dec 2017 |
| 14 | 8 | MJ Santner | 126 | 2 | NZl | Eng | Mt Maunganui | 21 Nov 2019 |
It also provides the 20th occasion of a batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in Test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Pos | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 8 | GJ Bonnor | 128 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 14 Mar 1885 |
| 2 | 8 | MJ Hartigan | 116 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 10 Jan 1908 |
| 3 | 8 | JM Taylor | 108 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 4 | 8 | EL Dalton | 117 | 1 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 17 Aug 1935 |
| 5 | 8 | EL Dalton | 102 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1938 |
| 6 | 8 | PL Winslow | 108 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 |
| 7 | 8 | BD Julien | 121 | 1 | Win | Eng | Lord’s | 23 Aug 1973 |
| 8 | 8 | N Kapil Dev | 116 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Kanpur | 30 Jan 1982 |
| 9 | 8 | IDS Smith | 113* | 1 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 10 Feb 1984 |
| 10 | 8 | SMH Kirmani | 102 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Mumbai | 28 Nov 1984 |
| 11 | 8 | JG Bracewell | 110 | 2 | NZl | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Aug 1986 |
| 12 | 8 | N Kapil Dev | 110 | 1 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | 23 Aug 1990 |
| 13 | 8 | Moin Khan | 105 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Leeds | 08 Aug 1996 |
| 14 | 8 | AB Agarkar | 109* | 4 | Ind | Eng | Lord’s | 25 Jul 2002 |
| 15 | 8 | Kamran Akmal | 154 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 |
| 16 | 8 | A Kumble | 110* | 1 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | 09 Aug 2007 |
| 17 | 8 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 1 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 18 | 8 | JO Holder | 103* | 4 | Win | Eng | North Sound | 13 Apr 2015 |
| 19 | 8 | JO Holder | 202* | 3 | Win | Eng | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2019 |
| 20 | 8 | MJ Santner | 126 | 2 | NZl | Eng | M’t Maunganui | 21 Nov 2019 |
It also provides the third occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century while batting at number eight in Test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest individual innings by a New Zealand batsman batting at number eight in a Test innings against England.
| No | Pos | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 8 | IDS Smith | 113* | 1 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 10 Feb 1984 |
| 2 | 8 | JG Bracewell | 110 | 2 | NZl | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Aug 1986 |
| 3 | 8 | MJ Santner | 126 | 2 | NZl | Eng | Mt Maunganui | 21 Nov 2019 |