Spin bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand

Spin bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand

NM Lyon of Australia captured ten wickets conceding 108 runs in the just concluded Wellington Test against New Zealand to provide the 28th occasion of a spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1Zulfiqar Ahmed83.54007911PakNZlKarachi13 Oct 1955
2GAR Lock53.33306511EngNZlLeeds03 Jul 1958
3GAR Lock54.22808411EngNZlChristchurch27 Feb 1959
4S Venkataraghavan112.35615212IndNZlDelhi19 Mar 1965
5DL Underwood60.33407011EngNZlLord’s24 Jul 1969
6DL Underwood64.32710112EngNZlThe Oval21 Aug 1969
7Intikhab Alam95.43918210PakNZlDhaka08 Nov 1969
8DL Underwood44.11409712EngNZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
9Intikhab Alam39.40513011PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
10EAS Prasanna47.0×81014011IndNZlAuckland24 Jan 1976
11RG Holland88.03517410AusNZlSydney22 Nov 1985
12PCR Tufnell85.13514711EngNZlChristchurch18 Jan 1992
13Mushtaq Ahmed65.21717110PakNZlChristchurch08 Dec 1995
14Mushtaq Ahmed54.11214310PakNZlLahore21 Nov 1996
15AG Huckle72.41225511ZimNZlBulawayo25 Sep 1997
16A Kumble59.41713410IndNZlKanpur22 Oct 1999
17PA Strang72.31515810ZimNZlBulawayo12 Sep 2000
18M Muralidaran46.21211810SrlNZlWellington15 Dec 2006
19R Ashwin43.21408512IndNZlHyderabad23 Aug 2012
20HMRKB Herath48.00810811SrlNZlGalle17 Nov 2012
21GP Swann41.01313210EngNZlLeeds24 May 2013
22R Ashwin66.21222510IndNZlKanpur22 Sep 2016
23R Ashwin41.10714013IndNZlIndore08 Oct 2016
24Yasir Shah57.21018414PakNZlDubai (DSC)24 Nov 2018
25NM Lyon47.31411810AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
26MJ Leach70.52016610EngNZlLeeds23 Jun 2022
27Taijul Islam70.11718410BanNZlSylhet28 Nov 2023
28NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

It also provides the eighth occasion of a spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand in New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1GAR Lock54.22808411EngNZlChristchurch27 Feb 1959
2DL Underwood44.11409712EngNZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
3Intikhab Alam39.40513011PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
4EAS Prasanna47.0×81014011IndNZlAuckland24 Jan 1976
5PCR Tufnell85.13514711EngNZlChristchurch18 Jan 1992
6Mushtaq Ahmed65.21717110PakNZlChristchurch08 Dec 1995
7M Muralidaran46.21211810SrlNZlWellington15 Dec 2006
8NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

It also provides the second occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand.  All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the best match bowling effort by an Australian spin bowler against New Zealand.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1NM Lyon47.31411810AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
2NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

It also provides the first occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand in New Zealand.  

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024

The following is the list of spin bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test on two or more occasions.

NoPlayerOversMRunsWTeamOppGroundStart Date
1DL Underwood60.33407011EngNZlLord’s24 Jul 1969
2DL Underwood64.32710112EngNZlThe Oval21 Aug 1969
3DL Underwood44.11409712EngNZlChristchurch25 Feb 1971
          
1R Ashwin43.21408512IndNZlHyderabad23 Aug 2012
2R Ashwin66.21222510IndNZlKanpur22 Sep 2016
3R Ashwin41.10714013IndNZlIndore08 Oct 2016
          
1GAR Lock53.33306511EngNZlLeeds03 Jul 1958
2GAR Lock54.22808411EngNZlChristchurch27 Feb 1959
          
1Intikhab Alam95.43918210PakNZlDhaka08 Nov 1969
2Intikhab Alam39.40513011PakNZlDunedin07 Feb 1973
          
1Mushtaq Ahmed65.21717110PakNZlChristchurch08 Dec 1995
2Mushtaq Ahmed54.11214310PakNZlLahore21 Nov 1996
          
1NM Lyon47.31411810AusNZlSydney03 Jan 2020
2NM Lyon35.10910810AusNZlWellington29 Feb 2024
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