New Zealand
Test status granted	1930
First Test match	v England at Christchurch, January 1930
Captain	Stephen Fleming
Coach	John Bracewell
Official ICC Test and ODI ranking	7th (Test), 5th (ODI) [1],[2]
Test matches - this year	332 8
Last Test match	v Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, 2nd Test, December 2006
Wins/losses - this year	62/131 3/3
As of 21 Dec 2006

The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 vs England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation. 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. Image File history File links BlackCapsResized. ... A Test match in progress. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Christchurch is a city in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. ... Stephen Paul Fleming (born in Christchurch on April 1, 1973) is the current captain of the New Zealand cricket team, known as the Black Caps, and of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. ... John Garry Bracewell (born 15 April 1958 in Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer and coach. ... The ICC Test Championship is a notional competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 nations that play Test cricket. ... The ICC Test Championship is a notional competition run by the International Cricket Council in the sport of cricket for the 10 nations that play Test cricket. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... A Test match in progress. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Christchurch is a city in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... National motto: Official language English Capital Chaguaramas Capitals coordinates Largest city {{{largestcity}}} {{{head_of_state}}} {{{current_head_of_state}}} {{{head_of_government}}} {{{current_head_of_government}}} Political system Constitutional monarchy Area  - Total   - % water Ranked % Population   - Total (1960)   - Density Ranked approx. ... Eden Park viewed from Mount Eden Proposed $320M redevelopment for the 2011 Rugby World Cup Eden Park is the main sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand for both rugby union during winter, and cricket in summer. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played over 50 overs per side between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

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 28 Test victories (to December 2006), more than double that of any other captain. Stephen Paul Fleming (born in Christchurch on April 1, 1973) is the current captain of the New Zealand cricket team, known as the Black Caps, and of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. ...

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Key Players

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Current Test record (March 2006)

Current Players & Coaches

Players who have been awarded a central contract for 2007 are in bold.

Opening Batsmen

• Stephen Fleming (captain) (left-hand bat)
• Lou Vincent (right-hand bat)
• Jamie How (right-hand bat)
• James Marshall (right-hand bat)

Middle Order Batsmen

• Craig McMillan (right-hand bat)
• Peter Fulton (right-hand bat)
• Ross Taylor (right-hand bat)
• Hamish Marshall (right-hand bat)
• Matthew Sinclair (right-hand bat)

Wicket-keepers

• Brendon McCullum (right-hand bat)

All-rounders

• Jacob Oram (left-hand bat) (right-arm fast-medium)
• Scott Styris (right-hand bat) (right-arm medium-fast)

Fast bowlers

• Shane Bond (right-arm fast)
• James Franklin (right-arm fast-medium)
• Chris Martin (right-arm fast-medium)
• Kyle Mills (right-arm fast-medium)
• Mark Gillespie (right-arm fast-medium)
• Michael Mason (right-arm fast)

Spin bowlers

• Daniel Vettori (left-arm orthodox)
• Jeetan Patel (right-arm off-spin)

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First Test series wins

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First Test match wins

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Tournament History

World Cup

• 1975: Semi Finals
• 1979: Semi Finals
• 1983: First round
• 1987: First round
• 1992: Semi Finals
• 1996: Quarter Finals
• 1999: Semi Finals
• 2003: 5th Place

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ICC Champions Trophy

• 2002: First round
• 2004: First round
• 2006: Semi Final

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ICC Knockout

• 1998: Quarter Finals
• 2000: Won

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Commonwealth Games

• 1998: Bronze medal

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World Championship of Cricket

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Austral-Asia Cup

• 1986: Semi Finals
• 1990: Semi Finals
• 1994: Semi Finals

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All rounders

New Zealand is one of only two Test playing countries (the other is South Africa) to have two players who have achieved the allrounder’s double of 3000 Test runs and 200 Test wickets. The current (2006) list is:

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Tournament Victories

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Highest Test innings total

Away

• 630-6 (declared), vs India, in Mohali, in 2003-2004

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Home

• 671-4 vs Sri Lanka, in Wellington, 1990-1991

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Lowest Test Innings total

Away

• 47 vs England, at Lord's, in 1958

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Home

• 26 vs England, in Auckland, in 1954-1955 (world record low for test playing nation)

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Highest individual Test innings

Away

• 274* scored by Stephen Fleming vs Sri Lanka, in Colombo, 2003

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Home

• 299 scored by Martin Crowe vs Sri Lanka, in Wellington, 1990-1991

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Highest Wicket Stands

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Largest Test Victory Margins

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World Records

• Richard Hadlee, one of New Zealand and the world's best all-rounders, took the world record for most Test wickets (374) vs India at Bangalore in 1988. He lost the record to Kapil Dev. Hadlee was the first bowler to reach 400 Test wickets vs India at Christchurch in 1990
• Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe held the highest ever 3rd-wicket partnership in Tests which at the time was the highest partnership for any wicket. [3].
• Brian Hastings and Richard Collinge together scored 151 runs for the highest ever 10th-wicket partnership against Pakistan in 1973. [4].
• Nathan Astle scored Test cricket's fastest ever double century versus England Christchurch 2002 [5]. 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 record by 59 balls, previously held by Adam Gilchrist Australia vs South Africa Johannesburg 2002).
• Geoff Allott holds the record for the longest time taken to score a duck [6]. 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 to Courtney Walsh.
• Chris Cairns and his father Lance Cairns are one of the two father-son combination to each claim 100 Test wickets, South Africa's Peter and Shaun Pollock being the other.
• Chris Cairns held the record for the most Test sixes [7]. He passed Viv Richards record of 84 (vs England, Lord's, London, 2004) and retired from Test cricket with 87. He has since been passed by both Adam Gilchrist (the current record holder) and Brian Lara.
• Chris Harris is the only New Zealand cricketer to have taken 200 wickets in ODI's. (vs England, Lord's, 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).
• Fast bowler Shane Bond holds the best strike rate in the history of One Day International cricket of 26.5 (one player out for every 26.5 balls bowled) [8].
• The New Zealand team holds the dubious honour of the record for the most consecutive Test series played without a win - 30 series between 1929-30 and 1969-70 (40 years), comfortably ahead of Bangladesh on 16 series. [9]

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Notable

• New Zealand dismissed Zimbabwe (Harare 2005) twice in the same day for totals of 59 and 99. Zimbabwe became only the second team (after India Manchester 1952) to be dismissed twice in the same day. The whole Test was completed inside two days.
• Daniel Vettori scored NZ's fastest Test century. (vs Zimbabwe Harare 2005). Vettori needed only 82 balls to reach the 100 mark.
• In the same match, he became the third NZ cricketer (after Richard Hadlee and Chris Cairns) to take more than 200 Test wickets.
• Lou Vincent holds the record for the highest one-day cricket innings by a New Zealander of 172 (vs Zimbabwe Bulawayo 2005). The previous best was Glenn Turner 171 not out (vs East Africa Birmingham 1975). Vincent and captain Stephen Fleming broke the New Zealand one-day opening partnership record against all countries. Their total of 204 beat Fleming and Nathan Astle's 193 (vs Pakistan Dunedin 2000-2001). The team total of 397 was just one run short of the record one-day total of 398 (Sri Lanka vs Kenya Kandy 1996).

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New Zealand Cricket Captains

See: New Zealand national cricket captains This is a complete list of all of New Zealands national cricket captains at official international level. ...

Black Caps players in Wikipedia

See Category:New Zealand cricketers

External links

• BLACKCAPS official website
• New Zealand cricket
• Beige Brigade Official Website
• Cricinfo New Zealand
• A somewhat wacky site - Fun with the Black Caps
• Cricket database

See also

Cricket Portal

• Test cricket records