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New Zealand Test Cricket Catches Stats

How many catches New Zealand take, and who takes the most, game by game

Updated 25 June 2026, after the England game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	17 Dec 25 H Won323 runs		9 Dec 25 H Won9 wkts		1 Dec 25 H Drew		13 Dec 24 H Won423 runs		5 Dec 24 H Lost323 runs		27 Nov 24 H Lost8 wkts		7 Mar 24 H Lost3 wkts		28 Feb 24 H Lost172 runs		12 Feb 24 H Won7 wkts		3 Feb 24 H Won281 runs		16 Mar 23 H Woninns		8 Mar 23 H Won2 wkts		23 Feb 23 H Won1 run		16 Feb 23 H Lost267 runs		24 Feb 22 H Lost198 runs		16 Feb 22 H Woninns		8 Jan 22 H Woninns		31 Dec 21 H Lost8 wkts		2 Jan 21 H Woninns		25 Dec 20 H Won101 runs
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
New Zealand total	6.6		6	6	4	6	7	5	7	4	8	5	8	2	4	4	8	7	7	8	5	8	8	10	7	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	9	6	5	9	6	2	7	9	7	8
B. WatlingKeeper, 4 inns	3.5	100%4/4																																					2	4	4	4
T. BlundellKeeper, 38 inns	1.39	68%26/38	4	1			0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	4	1	1	2	1	1	2	0	3	4	1	2	0	3	2	2	4	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
T. LathamKeeper, 40 inns	0.95	58%23/40	1	1	0	1	4	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	0	1	0
M. BracewellAll-rounder, 12 inns	0.92	58%7/12			0	0	0	1															1	2	0	1	2	2	2	0
R. TaylorBatter, 8 inns	0.88	75%6/8																																	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	1
M. SantnerAll-rounder, 8 inns	0.88	63%5/8							2	0									1	0	1	1																			0	2
C. de GrandhommeAll-rounder, 4 inns	0.75	50%2/4																													0	2	0	1
G. PhillipsKeeper, 18 inns	0.72	44%8/18	0	2	0	0			2	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
D. MitchellAll-rounder, 30 inns	0.70	57%17/30	0	1	1	0			1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0			0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	2	1	0
W. YoungBatter, 26 inns	0.58	46%12/26			0	1	1	0	1	0					0	2	0	3	1	1			0	1			0	0			0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
T. SoutheeBowler, 34 inns	0.53	47%16/34							0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
M. RaeBowler, 4 inns	0.50	25%1/4	0	0	0	2
H. NichollsBatter, 20 inns	0.45	35%7/20																					0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
N. WagnerBowler, 18 inns	0.39	28%5/18																	0	2					0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0			0	0
K. WilliamsonBatter, 32 inns	0.34	28%9/32	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0									0	0	0	0
Z Z. FoulkesBowler, 6 inns	0.33	33%2/6	1	0	0	0	0	1
D. ConwayKeeper, 30 inns	0.30	30%9/30	0	0	0	0	1	0			0	1	1	0					0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
S. KuggeleijnAll-rounder, 8 inns	0.25	25%2/8													0	0	0	1									1	0	0	0
M. HenryBowler, 28 inns	0.21	18%5/28					0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0			0	0	0	0					0	1
W W. O'RourkeBowler, 10 inns	0.20	20%2/10							0	0	1	1	0	0			0	0	0	0
R. RavindraAll-rounder, 22 inns	0.18	18%4/22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1															0	0
J. DuffyBowler, 6 inns	0.17	17%1/6	0	0	0	0	1	0
K. JamiesonBowler, 14 inns	0.14	14%2/14																			0	0									0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
T. BoultBowler, 8 inns	0.13	13%1/8																																	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. TicknerBowler, 8 inns	0.13	13%1/8			0	0																	0	1	0	0			0	0
N. SmithAll-rounder, 6 inns	0.00	0%0/6					0	0			0	0	0	0
M M. HayBatter, 2 inns	1.50	100%2/2			1	2
D. BracewellBowler, 2 inns	0.50	50%1/2																					0	1
B. SearsBowler, 2 inns	0.50	50%1/2													0	1
D. Mitchell2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																																					0	0
Bowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2			0	0
A. PatelBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2	0	0

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New Zealand Team Catches

Line6.5

Avg6.66.0

Hit60%

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17 Dec 25

H Won323 runs

9 Dec 25

H Won9 wkts

1 Dec 25

H Drew

13 Dec 24

H Won423 runs

5 Dec 24

H Lost323 runs

27 Nov 24

H Lost8 wkts

7 Mar 24

H Lost3 wkts

28 Feb 24

H Lost172 runs

12 Feb 24

H Won7 wkts

3 Feb 24

H Won281 runs

16 Mar 23

H Woninns

8 Mar 23

H Won2 wkts

23 Feb 23

H Won1 run

16 Feb 23

H Lost267 runs

24 Feb 22

H Lost198 runs

16 Feb 22

H Woninns

8 Jan 22

H Woninns

31 Dec 21

H Lost8 wkts

2 Jan 21

H Woninns

25 Dec 20

H Won101 runs

New Zealand Catches Match by Match

The last 20 Tests, innings by innings, and how often New Zealand went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	6.5+
Avg			6.6	6.0	60%
West Indies (H)WTC, 17 Dec 2025	Wby 323 runs	1st	6	6
West Indies (H)WTC, 17 Dec 2025	Wby 323 runs	2nd	6	2
West Indies (H)WTC, 9 Dec 2025	Wby 9 wickets	1st	4	6
West Indies (H)WTC, 9 Dec 2025	Wby 9 wickets	2nd	6	1
West Indies (H)WTC, 1 Dec 2025	Ddrawn	1st	7	8
West Indies (H)WTC, 1 Dec 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	5	7
England (H)WTC, 13 Dec 2024	Wby 423 runs	1st	7	8
England (H)WTC, 13 Dec 2024	Wby 423 runs	2nd	4	8
England (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Lby 323 runs	1st	8	5
England (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Lby 323 runs	2nd	5	8
England (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Lby 8 wickets	1st	8	9
England (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	6
Australia (H)WTC, 7 Mar 2024	Lby 3 wickets	1st	4	8
Australia (H)WTC, 7 Mar 2024	Lby 3 wickets	2nd	4	8
Australia (H)WTC, 28 Feb 2024	Lby 172 runs	1st	8	8
Australia (H)WTC, 28 Feb 2024	Lby 172 runs	2nd	7	9
South Africa (H)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Wby 7 wickets	1st	7	5
South Africa (H)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	8	2
South Africa (H)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Wby 281 runs	1st	5	6
South Africa (H)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Wby 281 runs	2nd	8	2
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 16 Mar 2023	Wby an innings and 58 runs	1st	8	4
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 16 Mar 2023	Wby an innings and 58 runs	2nd	10	-
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 8 Mar 2023	Wby 2 wickets	1st	7	7
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 8 Mar 2023	Wby 2 wickets	2nd	7	4
England (H)TEST, 23 Feb 2023	Wby 1 run	1st	6	10
England (H)TEST, 23 Feb 2023	Wby 1 run	2nd	8	6
England (H)TEST, 16 Feb 2023	Lby 267 runs	1st	8	7
England (H)TEST, 16 Feb 2023	Lby 267 runs	2nd	8	4
South Africa (H)WTC, 24 Feb 2022	Lby 198 runs	1st	8	8
South Africa (H)WTC, 24 Feb 2022	Lby 198 runs	2nd	7	6
South Africa (H)WTC, 16 Feb 2022	Wby an innings and 276 runs	1st	9	8
South Africa (H)WTC, 16 Feb 2022	Wby an innings and 276 runs	2nd	6	-
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 8 Jan 2022	Wby an innings and 117 runs	1st	5	5
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 8 Jan 2022	Wby an innings and 117 runs	2nd	9	-
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 31 Dec 2021	Lby 8 wickets	1st	6	8
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 31 Dec 2021	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	4
Pakistan (H)WTC, 2 Jan 2021	Wby an innings and 176 runs	1st	7	2
Pakistan (H)WTC, 2 Jan 2021	Wby an innings and 176 runs	2nd	9	-
Pakistan (H)WTC, 25 Dec 2020	Wby 101 runs	1st	7	9
Pakistan (H)WTC, 25 Dec 2020	Wby 101 runs	2nd	8	3

India Catches Match by Match

New Zealand's next opponent, their last 20 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			4.9	6.0
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 23 Aug	Ddrawn	1st	8	5
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 23 Aug	Ddrawn	2nd	6	-
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 15 Aug	Wby 165 runs	1st	8	7
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 15 Aug	Wby 165 runs	2nd	7	8
Afghanistan (H)TEST, 6 Jun	Wby an innings and 300 runs	1st	5	6
Afghanistan (H)TEST, 6 Jun	Wby an innings and 300 runs	2nd	7	-
South Africa (H)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Lby 408 runs	1st	6	10
South Africa (H)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Lby 408 runs	2nd	2	7
South Africa (H)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Lby 30 runs	1st	2	6
South Africa (H)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Lby 30 runs	2nd	3	7
West Indies (H)WTC, 10 Oct 2025	Wby 7 wickets	1st	4	1
West Indies (H)WTC, 10 Oct 2025	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	5	3
West Indies (H)WTC, 2 Oct 2025	Wby an innings and 140 runs	1st	5	4
West Indies (H)WTC, 2 Oct 2025	Wby an innings and 140 runs	2nd	8	-
England (A)WTC, 31 Jul 2025	Wby 6 runs	1st	4	5
England (A)WTC, 31 Jul 2025	Wby 6 runs	2nd	4	6
England (A)WTC, 23 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	1st	6	8
England (A)WTC, 23 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	-	3
England (A)WTC, 10 Jul 2025	Lby 22 runs	1st	5	9
England (A)WTC, 10 Jul 2025	Lby 22 runs	2nd	2	4
England (A)WTC, 2 Jul 2025	Wby 336 runs	1st	6	6
England (A)WTC, 2 Jul 2025	Wby 336 runs	2nd	5	4
England (A)WTC, 20 Jun 2025	Lby 5 wickets	1st	6	6
England (A)WTC, 20 Jun 2025	Lby 5 wickets	2nd	4	7
Australia (A)WTC, 2 Jan 2025	Lby 6 wickets	1st	8	9
Australia (A)WTC, 2 Jan 2025	Lby 6 wickets	2nd	4	6
Australia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2024	Lby 184 runs	1st	5	7
Australia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2024	Lby 184 runs	2nd	4	9
Australia (A)WTC, 14 Dec 2024	Ddrawn	1st	9	8
Australia (A)WTC, 14 Dec 2024	Ddrawn	2nd	6	0
Australia (A)WTC, 6 Dec 2024	Lby 10 wickets	1st	7	5
Australia (A)WTC, 6 Dec 2024	Lby 10 wickets	2nd	0	8
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2024	Wby 295 runs	1st	6	10
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2024	Wby 295 runs	2nd	5	3
New Zealand (H)WTC, 1 Nov 2024	Lby 25 runs	1st	2	5
New Zealand (H)WTC, 1 Nov 2024	Lby 25 runs	2nd	5	6
New Zealand (H)WTC, 24 Oct 2024	Lby 113 runs	1st	3	2
New Zealand (H)WTC, 24 Oct 2024	Lby 113 runs	2nd	4	7
New Zealand (H)WTC, 16 Oct 2024	Lby 8 wickets	1st	5	9
New Zealand (H)WTC, 16 Oct 2024	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	0	6

New Zealand Catches Lines

How often each line went over, last 20 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
4.5	34	6	85%
5.5	30	10	75%
6.5	24	16	60%
7.5	15	25	38%
8.5	4	36	10%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
10.5	27	9	75%
11.5	24	12	67%
12.5	16	20	44%
13.5	13	23	36%
14.5	10	26	28%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

New Zealand's catches per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	10	6	12.1	11.1
Second	10	6	14.3	10.6

Test Catches Table

Catches per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1South Africa	14	12.7	9.1	21.8
2Australia	21	12.1	10.0	22.1
3New Zealand	12	11.8	9.9	21.7
4England	20	11.5	9.9	21.4
5India	17	10.1	11.0	21.1
6Zimbabwe	13	9.5	9.7	19.2
7West Indies	18	9.3	9.7	19.0
8Pakistan	13	9.1	10.8	19.9
9Bangladesh	16	9.0	11.2	20.2
10Sri Lanka	10	8.3	11.5	19.8

New Zealand Catches by Competition

Catches per game in each Test competition

Competition	P	W-L	For	Ag
ICC World Test Championship	18	11-6	13.0	10.6
Test Series	2	1-1	15.0	13.5

New Zealand Test Catches Questions

How many catches do New Zealand take per innings in Tests?

New Zealand have averaged 6.6 catches an innings over their last 20 Tests, since December 2020, against their opponents' 6.0, and their best was 10 in their second innings against Sri Lanka on 16 Mar 2023.

How often do New Zealand go over 6.5 catches in an innings?

New Zealand went over 6.5 catches in 24 of 40 innings over their last 20 Tests, since December 2020, 60% of the time, while averaging 6.6 an innings against their opponents' 6.0.

Who takes the most catches for New Zealand?

Tom Blundell takes the most catches for New Zealand over their last 20 Tests, since December 2020, with 53 in 38 innings at 1.39 an innings, ahead of Tom Latham (38) and Daryl Mitchell (21).

What is New Zealand's highest catches in an innings in a recent Test?

New Zealand's highest over their last 20 Tests, since December 2020, is 10 catches in their second innings against Sri Lanka on 16 Mar 2023 at Basin Reserve, Wellington, against their average of 6.6.

Do New Zealand take more catches batting first or chasing?

Chasing brings New Zealand more catches over their last 20 Tests, since December 2020: they average 12.1 catches batting first in 10 Tests, and 14.3 batting second in 10, a gap of 2.2 catches.

Last innings6v England (A)

Per innings6.6Last 20 Tests

Over 6.560%24 of last 40 innings

New Zealand v India Catches

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	NZ	IND
Taken	11.8	9.7
Opponents took	9.1	9.9
Match	20.9	19.6

Over 11.5 NZ catches

Hit in 6 of NZ's last 10

Over 20.5 match catches

Hit in 5 of NZ's last 10

Match preview India catches

New Zealand Catches Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 20 Tests

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