New Zealand bowlers capturing seven or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket

New Zealand bowlers capturing seven or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket

MJ Henry of New Zealand captured seven wickets conceding 67 runs against Australia in the on-going test at Christchurch to provide the 20th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BR Taylor20.3060740701v West IndiesBridgetown23 Mar 1972
2RJ Hadlee08.3×8000230703v IndiaWellington13 Feb 1976
3BL Cairns33.2140740701v EnglandLeeds28 Jul 1983
4BL Cairns45.0101430702v EnglandWellington20 Jan 1984
5SL Boock37.0130870702v PakistanHyderabad (Sind)25 Nov 1984
6RJ Hadlee23.4040520901v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985
7RJ Hadlee44.4081160701v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986
8C Pringle16.0040520701v PakistanFaisalabad26 Oct 1990
9DK Morrison26.4050890702v AustraliaWellington04 Mar 1993
10SB Doull24.0070650701v IndiaWellington26 Dec 1998
11CL Cairns22.5100270703v West IndiesHamilton16 Dec 1999
12DL Vettori35.0110870703v AustraliaAuckland11 Mar 2000
13CL Cairns18.2020530703v BangladeshHamilton18 Dec 2001
14DL Vettori42.3061300703v Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2006
15TG Southee24.0060640702v IndiaBengaluru31 Aug 2012
16MD Craig27.4050940701v PakistanSharjah26 Nov 2014
17N Wagner14.4020390701v West IndiesWellington01 Dec 2017
18AY Patel47.5121191001v IndiaWankhede03 Dec 2021
19MJ Henry15.0070230701v South AfricaChristchurch17 Feb 2022
20MJ Henry23.0040670702v AustraliaChristchurch08 Mar 2024

It also provides the fifth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1RJ Hadlee23.4040520901v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985
2RJ Hadlee44.4081160701v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986
3DK Morrison26.4050890702v AustraliaWellington04 Mar 1993
4DL Vettori35.0110870703v AustraliaAuckland11 Mar 2000
5MJ Henry23.0040670702v AustraliaChristchurch08 Mar 2024

The following five New Zealand bowlers have captured seven or more wickets in an innings on two or more occasions. MJ Henry is the latest addition to this elite list

NoPlayerOversMRunsWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1BL Cairns33.2140740701v EnglandLeeds28 Jul 1983
2BL Cairns45.0101430702v EnglandWellington20 Jan 1984
          
1CL Cairns22.5100270703v West IndiesHamilton16 Dec 1999
2CL Cairns18.2020530703v BangladeshHamilton18 Dec 2001
          
1DL Vettori35.0110870703v AustraliaAuckland11 Mar 2000
2DL Vettori42,3061300703v Sri LankaWellington15 Dec 2006
          
1MJ Henry15.0070230701v South AfricaChristchurch17 Feb 2022
2MJ Henry23.0040670702v AustraliaChristchurch08 Mar 2024
          
1RJ Hadlee08.3×8000230703v IndiaWellington13 Feb 1976
2RJ Hadlee23.4040520901v AustraliaBrisbane08 Nov 1985
3RJ Hadlee44.4081160701v AustraliaChristchurch28 Feb 1986
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