New Zealand cricket team
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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, Geoff Howarth and Martin Crowe. Stephen Fleming is the Black Caps' most successful captain, having led New Zealand to 23 Test victories (to April 2005), more than double that of any other captain.
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Current Test record (April 2005)
| Played | 322 |
| Won | 57 |
| Lost | 128 |
| Drawn | 137 |
First Test series wins
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| Opponent | Year |
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| Australia | 1985 |
| Bangladesh | 2004 |
| England | 1986 |
| India | No series won as at 2004 |
| Pakistan | No series won as at 2004 |
| South Africa | No series won as at 2004 |
| Sri Lanka | 1984 |
| West Indies | 2002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1992 |
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| Opponent | Year |
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| Australia | 1986 |
| Bangladesh | 2001 |
| England | 1984 |
| India | 1981 |
| Pakistan | 1985 |
| South Africa | No series won as at 2004 |
| Sri Lanka | 1983 |
| West Indies | 1980 |
| Zimbabwe | 1998 |
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 :
| Player | Country |
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| Gary Sobers | West Indies |
| Kapil Dev | India |
| Ian Botham | England |
| Imran Khan | Pakistan |
| Richard Hadlee | New Zealand |
| Christopher Cairns | New Zealand |
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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- 671-4 vs Sri Lanka Basin Reserve Wellington 1990-1991 season
Lowest Test Innings total
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Highest individual Test innings
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- 274 not out Stephen Fleming vs Sri Lanka Colombo 2003 season
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- 299 Martin Crowe vs Sri Lanka Basin Reserve Wellington 1990-1991 season
Highest Wicket Stands
| Wicket | Total | Batsman | vs | Venue | Year |
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| 1st | 387 | Terrence Jarvis / Glenn Turner | West Indies | Georgetown | 1971-1972 |
| 2nd | 241 | John Wright / Andrew Jones | England | Wellington | 1991-1992 |
| 3rd | 467 | Andrew Jones / Martin Crowe | Sri Lanka | Wellington | 1990-1991 |
| 4th | 243 | Nathan Astle / Matthew Horne | Zimbabwe | Auckland | 1997-1998 |
| 5th | 222 | Craig McMillan / Nathan Astle | Zimbabwe | Wellington | 2000-2001 |
| 6th | 246* | Jeffrey Crowe / Richard Hadlee | Sri Lanka | Colombo | 1986-1987 |
| 7th | 225 | Christopher Cairns / Jacob Oram | South Africa | Auckland | 2003-2004 |
| 8th | 253 | Adam Parore / Nathan Astle | Australia | Perth | 2001-2002 |
| 9th | 136 | Martin Snedden / Ian Smith | India | Auckland | 1989-1990 |
| 10th | 151 | Brian Hastings / Richard Collinge | Pakistan | Auckland | 1972-1973 |
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. 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 one of the two father-son combination to each claim 100 Test wickets, the Pollocks being the other.
- 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
- Mark Burgess
- Christopher Cairns
- Stephen Fleming
- Richard Hadlee
- Ian Smith
- Glenn Turner
- Daniel Vettori
- Christopher Harris
- Danny Morrison
- Nathan Astle
- Paul Wiseman
- Jeff Wilson (a two-sport international; also a past All Black)
External links
- New Zealand cricket (http://www.nzcricket.co.nz/)
- Beige Brigade Official Website (http://www.beigebrigade.co.nz/)
- Cricinfo New Zealand (http://aus.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/NATIONAL/NZ/)
- A somewhat wacky site - Fun with the Black Caps (http://users.bigpond.net.au/blackcaps/)
- Cricket database (http://www.cricketbase.com/stumpslive/?MIval=home)