New Zealand bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in a test innings – N Wagner is a new entrant to the club

New Zealand bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in a test innings – N Wagner is a new entrant to the club

N Wagner of New Zealand captured seven wickets conceding 39 runs against West Indies in the ongoing test at Wellington to provide the 17th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 BR Taylor 20.3 06 074 7 1 Win Bridgetown Mar 1972
2 RJ Hadlee 08.3×8 00 023 7 3 Ind Wellington Feb 1976
3 BL Cairns 33.2 14 074 7 1 Eng Leeds Jul 1983
4 BL Cairns 45.0 10 143 7 2 Eng Wellington Jan 1984
5 SL Boock 37.0 13 087 7 2 Pak Hyd-Pak Nov 1984
6 RJ Hadlee 23.4 04 052 9 1 Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
7 RJ Hadlee 44.4 08 116 7 1 Aus Christchurch Feb 1986
8 C Pringle 16.0 04 052 7 1 Pak Faisalabad Oct 1990
9 DK Morrison 26.4 05 089 7 2 Aus Wellington Mar 1993
10 SB Doull 24.0 07 065 7 1 Ind Wellington Dec 1998
11 CL Cairns 22.5 10 027 7 3 Win Hamilton Dec 1999
12 DL Vettori 35.0 11 087 7 3 Aus Auckland Mar 2000
13 CL Cairns 18.2 02 053 7 3 Ban Hamilton Dec 2001
14 DL Vettori 42.3 06 130 7 3 Srl Wellington Dec 2006
15 TG Southee 24.0 06 064 7 2 Ind Bengaluru Aug 2012
16 MD Craig 27.4 05 094 7 1 Pak Sharjah Nov 2014
17 N Wagner 14.4 02 039 7 1 Win Wellington Dec 2017

N Wagner became the third New Zealand bowler to capture seven wickets against West Indies after BR Taylor and CL Cairns. The performance of these three bowlers is furnished below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 BR Taylor 20.3 06 074 7 1 Win Bridgetown Mar 1972
2 CL Cairns 22.5 10 027 7 3 Win Hamilton Dec 1999
3 N Wagner 14.4 02 039 7 1 Win Wellington Dec 2017

Wellington has witnessed six occasions of New Zealand bowlers capturing seven  wickets in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 RJ Hadlee 08.3×8 00 023 7 3 Ind Wellington Feb 1976
2 BL Cairns 45.0 10 143 7 2 Eng Wellington Jan 1984
3 DK Morrison 26.4 05 089 7 2 Aus Wellington Mar 1993
4 SB Doull 24.0 07 065 7 1 Ind Wellington Dec 1998
5 DL Vettori 42.3 06 130 7 3 Srl Wellington Dec 2006
6 N Wagner 14.4 02 039 7 1 Win Wellington Dec 2017

BL Cairns {02}, CL Cairns {02}, DLVettori {02} and RJ Hadlee {03} are the four New Zealand bowlers who have captured seven or more wickets in an innings on two  or  more occasions. The following table list the performance of these four bowlers.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Oppn Ground Mon/Year
1 BL Cairns 33.2 14 074 7 1 Eng Leeds Jul 1983
2 BL Cairns 45.0 10 143 7 2 Eng Wellington Jan 1984
                   
1 CL Cairns 22.5 10 027 7 3 Win Hamilton Dec 1999
2 CL Cairns 18.2 02 053 7 3 Ban Hamilton Dec 2001
                   
1 DL Vettori 35.0 11 087 7 3 Aus Auckland Mar 2000
2 DL Vettori 42.3 06 130 7 3 Srl Wellington Dec 2006
                   
1 RJ Hadlee 08.3×8 00 023 7 3 Ind Wellington Feb 1976
2 RJ Hadlee 23.4 04 052 9 1 Aus Brisbane Nov 1985
3 RJ Hadlee 44.4 08 116 7 1 Aus Christchurch Feb 1986
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