The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 vs England in Christchurch, New Zealand. It took the team until 1956 to win a Test, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972 1973 season vs Pakistan in Christchurch.
The current captain is Stephen Fleming, who follows in the footsteps of former greats such as John R. Reid, Graham Dowling and Geoff Howarth. Stephen Fleming is the Black Caps' most successful captain, having led New Zealand to 20 Test victories (2004), more than double that of any other captain.
Current Test record (2004)
| Played | 314 |
| Won | 54 |
| Lost | 125 |
| Drawn | 135 |
First Test series wins
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First Test match wins
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All rounders
New Zealand is the only Test playing country to have two players who have achieved the allrounder’s double of 3000 Test runs and 200 Test wickets. The current (2004) list is :
Victories
The Black Caps won the ICC Knock-Out Trophy vs India Nairobi Gymkhana Club Nairobi Kenya 2000
They won the 2004 NatWest Series Trophy held in England.
Highest Test innings total
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Lowest Test Innings total
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Highest individual Test innings
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Highest Wicket Stands
World Record
- Richard Hadlee, one of New Zealand's best all-rounders took the world record for most Test wickets (374) vs India Bangalore 1988. He lost the record to Kapil Dev. Hadlee was the first bowler to reach 400 Test wickets vs India Christchurch 1990
- Nathan Astle scored Test cricket's fastest-ever double century vs England Christchurch 2002. He scored 200 off 153 balls with the second hundred coming off just 39 deliveries. He was eventually out for 222 - the dreaded double Nelson. No batsman in Test history has scored more runs and still ended up on the losing side. He knocked the first hundred off 114 balls. Astle smashed the previous record by an unbelievable 59 balls. (Previously held by Adam Gilchrist Australia vs South Africa Johannesburg 2002).
- Geoff Allott holds the "unwanted" record for the longest time taken to score a duck. South Africa Auckland 1999. He faced 77 balls in 101 minutes for his zero score.
- Danny Morrison held another "unwanted" record for the most ducks in Test cricket - (24). He lost the record (gladly!) to Courtney Walsh.
- Chris Cairns and his father Lance Cairns are the only father-son combination to each claim 100 Test wickets.
- Chris Cairns holds the record for the most Test sixes. He passed Viv Richards record of 84 (vs England Lords London 2004) and currently (2004) has hit 86.
- Chris Harris is the only New Zealand cricketer to have taken 200 wickets in ODI's. (vs England Lords London 2004). He is only the second player in ODI's to complete the 4000 run / 200 wicket double. (The other is Sri Lankan Sanath Jayasuriya).
New Zealand Test Captains
- Tom Lowry
- Curly Page
- Walter Hadlee
- Bert Sutcliffe
- Merv Wallace
- Geoff Rabone
- Harry Cave
- John Reid
- Murray Chapple
- Barry Sinclair
- Graham Dowling
- Bevan Congdon
- Glenn Turner
- John Parker
- Mark Burgess
- Geoff Howarth
- Jeremy Coney
- Jeff Crowe
- John Wright
- Martin Crowe
- Ian Smith
- Ken Rutherford
- Lee Germon
- Stephen Fleming
- Dion Nash
Black Caps players in Wikipedia
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See also: Test cricket records