New Zealand bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia

New Zealand bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia

MJ Henry of New Zealand returned with figures of five for 70 in Australia’s first innings in the on-going test at Wellington to provide the 38th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1J Cowie21.00804062v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
2DR O’Sullivan35.5×80414851v AustraliaAdelaide26 Jan 1974
3RO Collinge18.0×80408251v AustraliaAuckland22 Mar 1974
4BL Cairns38.51108752v AustraliaBrisbane28 Nov 1980
5RJ Hadlee27.00808752v AustraliaPerth12 Dec 1980
6RJ Hadlee27.20705763v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1980
7RJ Hadlee28.00906353v AustraliaAuckland12 Mar 1982
8RJ Hadlee28.50510061v AustraliaChristchurch19 Mar 1982
9RJ Hadlee23.40405291v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985
10RJ Hadlee28.50907163v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985
11RJ Hadlee24.00206552v AustraliaSydney22 Nov 1985
12RJ Hadlee26.50606551v AustraliaPerth30 Nov 1985
13RJ Hadlee39.01109063v AustraliaPerth30 Nov 1985
14RJ Hadlee44.40811671v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986
15JG Bracewell22.00803263v AustraliaAuckland13 Mar 1986
16RJ Hadlee42.01606852v AustraliaAdelaide11 Dec 1987
17RJ Hadlee44.01110952v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1987
18RJ Hadlee31.00906754v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1987
19RJ Hadlee16.20503951v AustraliaWellington15 Mar 1990
20JG Bracewell34.21108563v AustraliaWellington15 Mar 1990
21DK Morrison26.40508972v AustraliaWellington04 Mar 1993
22DK Morrison18.40503761v AustraliaAuckland12 Mar 1993
23DN Patel34.01009353v AustraliaAuckland12 Mar 1993
24DL Vettori25.00806251v AustraliaAuckland11 Mar 2000
25DL Vettori35.01108773v AustraliaAuckland11 Mar 2000
26SB O’Connor15.50505152v AustraliaHamilton31 Mar 2000
27CL Cairns37.00814651v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 2001
28DL Vettori36.00513851v AustraliaHobart22 Nov 2001
29DL Vettori34.40708762v AustraliaPerth30 Nov 2001
30CS Martin39.50715252v AustraliaBrisbane18 Nov 2004
31DL Vettori55.21015251v AustraliaAdelaide26 Nov 2004
32DL Vettori40.21310652v AustraliaChristchurch10 Mar 2005
33JEC Franklin26.10311962v AustraliaAuckland26 Mar 2005
34DAJ Bracewell16.40404064v AustraliaHobart09 Dec 2011
35TA Boult16.00306054v AustraliaAdelaide27 Nov 2015
36N Wagner32.10610662v AustraliaChristchurch20 Feb 2016
37TG Southee21.10606953v AustraliaPerth12 Dec 2019
38MJ Henry30.11107051v AustraliaWellington29 Feb 2024

It also provides the tenth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1J Cowie21.00804062v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
2RJ Hadlee28.50510061v AustraliaChristchurch19 Mar 1982
3RJ Hadlee44.40811671v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986
4RJ Hadlee16.20503951v AustraliaWellington15 Mar 1990
5JG Bracewell34.21108563v AustraliaWellington15 Mar 1990
6DK Morrison26.40508972v AustraliaWellington04 Mar 1993
7SB O’Connor15.50505152v AustraliaHamilton31 Mar 2000
8DL Vettori40.21310652v AustraliaChristchurch10 Mar 2005
9N Wagner32.10610662v AustraliaChristchurch20 Feb 2016
10MJ Henry30.11107051v AustraliaWellington29 Feb 2024

MJ Henry’s feat provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia at Wellington. Wellington now holds the record of witnessing New Zealand bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings against Australia. Prior to this Christchurch had witnessed four such occasions.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RJ Hadlee28.50510061v AustraliaChristchurch19 Mar 1982
2RJ Hadlee44.40811671v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986
3DL Vettori40.21310652v AustraliaChristchurch10 Mar 2005
4N Wagner32.10610662v AustraliaChristchurch20 Feb 2016
          
1J Cowie21.00804062v AustraliaWellington29 Mar 1946
2RJ Hadlee16.20503951v AustraliaWellington15 Mar 1990
3JG Bracewell34.21108563v AustraliaWellington15 Mar 1990
4DK Morrison26.40508972v AustraliaWellington04 Mar 1993
5MJ Henry30.11107051v AustraliaWellington29 Feb 2024

MJ Henry returned with figures of 30.1-11-70-5 in this game. His eleven maiden overs in his spell provides the tenth occasion of a New Zealand bowler bowling ten or more maiden overs in his spell when he captured five or more wickets in an innings against Australia

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BL Cairns38.51108752v AustraliaBrisbane28 Nov 1980
2RJ Hadlee39.01109063v AustraliaPerth30 Nov 1985
3RJ Hadlee42.01606852v AustraliaAdelaide11 Dec 1987
4RJ Hadlee44.01110952v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1987
5JG Bracewell34.21108563v AustraliaWellington15 Mar 1990
6DN Patel34.01009353v AustraliaAuckland12 Mar 1993
7DL Vettori35.01108773v AustraliaAuckland11 Mar 2000
8DL Vettori55.21015251v AustraliaAdelaide26 Nov 2004
9DL Vettori40.21310652v AustraliaChristchurch10 Mar 2005
10MJ Henry30.11107051v AustraliaWellington29 Feb 2024

You can add GD Phillips to the above list as he has captured five for 45 in Australia’s second innings in the on-going test at Wellington and change the captioned tables accordingly

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