List of New Zealand first-class cricket records

This is a list of New Zealand first-class cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in first-class cricket for Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, Northern Districts, Otago, and Wellington, teams representing New Zealand (at various levels), both in New Zealand and overseas, and other first-class teams in New Zealand.

Team records

Highest innings total

*777 Canterbury v Otago at Christchurch 1996/97
*752-8d New South Wales v Otago at Dunedin 1923/24
*693-9d Auckland v Canterbury at Auckland 1939/40
*671-4 New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington 1990/91
*663 Australia v New Zealand at Auckland 1920/21

Largest victories

By an innings and

*365 runs Sims' Australian XI defeated Canterbury at Christchurch 1913/14
*358 runs Australia defeated NZ at Wellington 1904/05 (not a test)
*356 runs Australia defeated Otago at Dunedin 1949/50

By runs

*512 runs Wellington defeated Auckland at Wellington 1925/26
*446 runs Wellington defeated Otago at Wellington 1926/27
*438 runs Auckland defeated Wellington at Auckland 1934/35

Tied matches

* Wellington v Nelson at Wellington 1883/84
* NZ v T.N. Peearce's XI at Scarborough 1958
* Central Districts v England XI at New Plymouth 1977/78
* Victoria v NZ at Melbourne 1982/83
* Wellington v Canterbury at Wellington

Close finishes

Victory by 1 wicket

(28 instances) most recent
* Northern Districts defeated Central Districts at Napier 2004/05
* Wellington defeated Northern Districts at Hamilton 2001/02

Victory by runs

* 1 run Northern Districts defeated Central Districts at Rotorua 1989/90
* 2 runs Auckland defeated Canterbury at Auckland 1903/04
* 2 runs Wellington defeated Canterbury Wellington 1935/36
* 3 Runs (5 instances)

Victory after following on

Highest partnerships

First wicket
*387 G.M. Turner & T.W Jarvis, NZ v West Indies at Georgetown 1971/72
*373 B. Sutcliffe & L. Watt, Otago v Auckland at Auckland 1950/51
*333 B.A Edgar & A.H. Jones, Wellington v Auckland at Wellington 1988/89

Second wicket
*317 R.T Hart & P.S. Briasco, Central districts v Canterbury at New Plymouth 1983/84
*315* H.H. Gibbs & J.H. Kallis, South Africa v NZ at Christchurch 1998/99
*303 C.S. Dempster & C.F.W. Allcott, NZ v Warwickshire at Birmingham 1927

Third wicket
*467 A.H Jones & M.D Crowe, NZ v Sri Lanka at Wellington 1988/89
*445 P.E. Whitelaw & W.N. Carson, Auckland v Otago at Dunedin 1936/37
*394* P.G. Kennedy & R.T. Latham, Canterbury v Northern Districts at Rotorua 1990/91

Fourth wicket
*350 Mustaq Mohammad & Asif Iqbal, Pakistan v NZ at Dunedin 1972/73
*324 J.R. Reid & W.M. Wallace, NZ v Cambridge University Cambridge 1949
*310 J.D. Ryder & N.R. Parlane, Wellington v Central Districts at Palmerston North 2004/05

Fifth wicket
*347* M.J. Horne & A.C. Barnes, Auckland v Northern Districts at Auckland 2003/04
*341 G.R. Larsen & E.B. McSweeney, Wellington v Central Districts at Levin 1987/88
*319 K.R. Rutherford & E.J. Gray, NZ v DB Close's XI at Scarbourough 1986

Sixth wicket
*322 M.G. Orchard & J.A.F. Yovich, Northern Districts v Central Districts at Napier 2005/06
*293* P.G. Fulton & N.T. Broom, Canterbury v Otago at Dunedin 2004/05
*281 G.P. Thorpe & A. Flintoff, England v New Zealand at Christchurch 2001/02

Seventh wicket
*265 J.L. Powell & N. Dorreen, Canterbury v Otago at Christchurch 1929/30
*261 A.D.R. Campbell & P.A. Strang, Zimbabwe v Canterbury at Timaru 1997/98
*250 C.J. Nevin & M.D.J. Walker, Wellington v Otago at Wellington 2003/04

Eighth wicket
*433 V.T. Trumper & A. Sims, Sim's Australian XI v Canterbury at Christchurch 1913/14
*256 S.P. Fleming & J.E.C. Franklin, NZ v South Africa at Cape Town 2005/06
*253 N.J Astle & A.C. Parore, NZ v Australia at Perth 2001/02

Ninth wicket
*239 H.B. Cave & I.B. Leggat, Central Districts v Otago at Dunedin 1952/53
*209 P.J. Wiseman & B.P. Martin, New Zealand A v Sri Lanka A at Christchurch 2003/04
*208 W.C. McSkimming & B.E. Scott, Otago v Auckland at Auckland 2004/05

Tenth wicket
*184 R.C. Blunt & W. Hawksworth, Otago v Canterbury at Christchurch 1931/32
*160 L.K. Germon & W.A. Wisneski, Canterbury v Northern Districts at Rangiora 1997/98
*151 B.F. Hastings & R.O. Collinge, NZ v Pakistan at Auckland 1972/73

(Only Arthur Fagg has ever scored 2 double-centuries in a match 244 & 202*, Kent v Essex at Colchester, 1938)

Most runs in a career

Most of the players on this list scored a lot of their runs for overseas teams. Where this is the case the number of runs and the names of the teams are included. Players in bold are still active.

Best bowling in a match

*16-130 A.R. Tait Northern Districts v Auckland at Hamilton 1996/97
*15-60 S.T. Callaway Canterbury v Hawkes Bay at Napier 1903/04
*15-94 F.H. Cooke Otago v Canterbury at Christchurch 1882/83
*15-104 S.L Boock Otago v Aucklnd at Dunedin 1989/90
*15-123 R.J. Hadlee New Zealand v Australia at Brisbane 1985/86

Most wickets in a career

Most of the players high on this list took a lot of their wickets for overseas teams. Where this is the case the number of wickets and the names of the teams are included.

2000 runs and 150 wickets for a province

Most dismissals in a match

†James played 101 matches for Northhamptonshire.

Fielding records

Most catches in a match

*7 J.F.M. Morrison, Wellington v Northern Districts at Wellington 1980/81
*7 S.P. Fleming, NZ v Zimbabwe at Harare 1997/98
*6 (16 instances)

Most catches in an innings

(12 instances of 5 catches) Most recent
* 5 B.J. Watling Central Districts v Northern Districts 2007/08
* 5 C.Z. Harris, Canterbury v England at Christchurch 2001/02
* 5 S.P. Fleming, NZ v Zimbabwe at Harare 1997/98
* 5 J.J. Crowe, Auckland v Canterbury at Auckland 1988/89

Most catches in a season

* 23 B.A.G Murray 1967/68
* 22 J.V. Coney 1977/78
* 20 H.J. Howarth 1973/74

References

* 2006 New Zealand Cricket Almanack