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New Zealand Test 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 %	25 Jun 26 A Won160 runs		17 Jun 26 A Won253 runs		4 Jun 26 A Lost115 runs		27 May 26 A Woninns		7 Aug 25 A Woninns		30 Jul 25 A Won9 wkts		1 Nov 24 A Won25 runs		24 Oct 24 A Won113 runs		16 Oct 24 A Won8 wkts		26 Sep 24 A Lostinns		18 Sep 24 A Lost63 runs		6 Dec 23 A Won4 wkts		28 Nov 23 A Lost150 runs		2 Jan 23 A Drew		26 Dec 22 A Drew		23 Jun 22 A Lost7 wkts		10 Jun 22 A Lost5 wkts		2 Jun 22 A Lost5 wkts		3 Dec 21 A Lost372 runs		25 Nov 21 A Drew
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	5.3		6	6	7	4	6	3	5	8	6	7	6	9	5	6	2	7	9	6	3	-	5	6	7	6	8	4	5	4	6	2	4	1	7	5	7	2	5	5	5	3
T. BlundellKeeper, 39 inns	1.44	77%30/39	1	2	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	2		2	0	3	0	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	3	3	1	2	0	4	2
D. MitchellAll-rounder, 35 inns	1.06	57%20/35	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	3			0	0	3	1	1	3	0	0	0		1	2	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
W. YoungBatter, 20 inns	0.65	40%8/20									3	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	1													0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
K. WilliamsonBatter, 21 inns	0.62	43%9/21					2	0	2	0											0		0	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	1			0	0			0	0
M. SantnerAll-rounder, 13 inns	0.54	46%6/13	1	0							2	1	1	0			0	0			0		0	0	1	1
T. BoultBowler, 6 inns	0.50	50%3/6																															1	0	1	1	0	0
R. TaylorBatter, 4 inns	0.50	50%2/4																																					1	1	0	0
T. LathamKeeper, 35 inns	0.43	37%13/35	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	2					1	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
T. SoutheeBowler, 25 inns	0.40	40%10/25															0	1	0	1	0		1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
N. SmithAll-rounder, 10 inns	0.40	30%3/10	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1			0	0
M. BracewellAll-rounder, 14 inns	0.36	36%5/14											1	0					1	0			1	0					1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
R. RavindraAll-rounder, 25 inns	0.32	24%6/25	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0															2	0	0	0
G. PhillipsKeeper, 19 inns	0.32	26%5/19			0	0	0	1							0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1			0	1
B. SearsBowler, 4 inns	0.25	25%1/4	0	0					1	0
A. PatelBowler, 25 inns	0.24	20%5/25											0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0
W W. O'RourkeBowler, 17 inns	0.24	24%4/17	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	1
D. ConwayKeeper, 35 inns	0.20	14%5/35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. JamiesonBowler, 16 inns	0.19	19%3/16			0	0	1	1																	0	0	0	0							0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
M. HenryBowler, 16 inns	0.19	19%3/16			0	1	0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0			1	0									0	0					1	0
Z Z. FoulkesBowler, 6 inns	0.17	17%1/6	0	0					0	0	0	1
H. NichollsBatter, 24 inns	0.13	13%3/24	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0											0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0
I. SodhiBowler, 8 inns	0.00	0%0/8													0	0											0	0	0	0	0	0
N. WagnerBowler, 4 inns	0.00	0%0/4																													0	0	0	0
W. SomervilleBowler, 4 inns	0.00	0%0/4																																					0	0	0	0
B. TicknerBowler, 4 inns	0.00	0%0/4	0	0					0	0
J. DuffyBowler, 2 inns	0.50	50%1/2									0	1
C. de GrandhommeAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																																			0	0
M M. FisherBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2									0	0
D. FoxcroftAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2							0	0

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New Zealand Team Catches

Line5.5

Avg5.34.7

Hit51%

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25 Jun 26

A Won160 runs

17 Jun 26

A Won253 runs

4 Jun 26

A Lost115 runs

27 May 26

A Woninns

7 Aug 25

A Woninns

30 Jul 25

A Won9 wkts

1 Nov 24

A Won25 runs

24 Oct 24

A Won113 runs

16 Oct 24

A Won8 wkts

26 Sep 24

A Lostinns

18 Sep 24

A Lost63 runs

6 Dec 23

A Won4 wkts

28 Nov 23

A Lost150 runs

2 Jan 23

A Drew

26 Dec 22

A Drew

23 Jun 22

A Lost7 wkts

10 Jun 22

A Lost5 wkts

2 Jun 22

A Lost5 wkts

3 Dec 21

A Lost372 runs

25 Nov 21

A Drew

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	5.5+
Avg			5.3	4.7	51%
England (A)WTC, 25 Jun	Wby 160 runs	1st	6	5
England (A)WTC, 25 Jun	Wby 160 runs	2nd	6	6
England (A)WTC, 17 Jun	Wby 253 runs	1st	7	8
England (A)WTC, 17 Jun	Wby 253 runs	2nd	4	7
England (A)WTC, 4 Jun	Lby 115 runs	1st	6	2
England (A)WTC, 4 Jun	Lby 115 runs	2nd	3	4
Ireland (A)TEST, 27 May	Wby an innings and 79 runs	1st	5	5
Ireland (A)TEST, 27 May	Wby an innings and 79 runs	2nd	8	-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 7 Aug 2025	Wby an innings and 359 runs	1st	6	1
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 7 Aug 2025	Wby an innings and 359 runs	2nd	7	-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 30 Jul 2025	Wby 9 wickets	1st	6	7
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 30 Jul 2025	Wby 9 wickets	2nd	9	0
India (A)WTC, 1 Nov 2024	Wby 25 runs	1st	5	2
India (A)WTC, 1 Nov 2024	Wby 25 runs	2nd	6	5
India (A)WTC, 24 Oct 2024	Wby 113 runs	1st	2	3
India (A)WTC, 24 Oct 2024	Wby 113 runs	2nd	7	4
India (A)WTC, 16 Oct 2024	Wby 8 wickets	1st	9	5
India (A)WTC, 16 Oct 2024	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	6	0
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 26 Sep 2024	Lby an innings and 154 runs	1st	3	7
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 26 Sep 2024	Lby an innings and 154 runs	2nd	-	5	-
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 18 Sep 2024	Lby 63 runs	1st	5	4
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 18 Sep 2024	Lby 63 runs	2nd	6	2
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 6 Dec 2023	Wby 4 wickets	1st	7	8
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 6 Dec 2023	Wby 4 wickets	2nd	6	3
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 28 Nov 2023	Lby 150 runs	1st	8	6
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 28 Nov 2023	Lby 150 runs	2nd	4	7
Pakistan (A)WTC, 2 Jan 2023	Ddrawn	1st	5	4
Pakistan (A)WTC, 2 Jan 2023	Ddrawn	2nd	4	3
Pakistan (A)WTC, 26 Dec 2022	Ddrawn	1st	6	6
Pakistan (A)WTC, 26 Dec 2022	Ddrawn	2nd	2	0
England (A)WTC, 23 Jun 2022	Lby 7 wickets	1st	4	7
England (A)WTC, 23 Jun 2022	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	1	7
England (A)WTC, 10 Jun 2022	Lby 5 wickets	1st	7	10
England (A)WTC, 10 Jun 2022	Lby 5 wickets	2nd	5	7
England (A)WTC, 2 Jun 2022	Lby 5 wickets	1st	7	7
England (A)WTC, 2 Jun 2022	Lby 5 wickets	2nd	2	6
India (A)WTC, 3 Dec 2021	Lby 372 runs	1st	5	7
India (A)WTC, 3 Dec 2021	Lby 372 runs	2nd	5	5
India (A)WTC, 25 Nov 2021	Ddrawn	1st	5	3
India (A)WTC, 25 Nov 2021	Ddrawn	2nd	3	1

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 %
3.5	32	7	82%
4.5	28	11	72%
5.5	20	19	51%
6.5	10	29	26%
7.5	4	35	10%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
7.5	29	8	78%
8.5	24	13	65%
9.5	20	17	54%
10.5	17	20	46%
11.5	11	26	30%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

New Zealand's catches per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	9	5	10.1	10.7
Second	11	4	10.6	7.5

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	17	6-8	9.8	9.8
Test Series	3	3-0	13.7	4.3

New Zealand Test Catches Questions

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

New Zealand have averaged 5.3 catches an innings over their last 20 Tests, their opponents 4.7.

How often do New Zealand go over 5.5 catches in an innings?

New Zealand went over 5.5 catches in 20 of their last 39 innings.

Who takes the most catches for New Zealand?

Over New Zealand's last 20 Tests: Tom Blundell (56 in 39 innings, 1.44 an innings), Daryl Mitchell (37 in 35 innings, 1.06 an innings), Tom Latham (15 in 35 innings, 0.43 an innings).

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

9 in their second innings against Zimbabwe on 30 Jul 2025 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.

Do New Zealand take more catches batting first or chasing?

Batting first New Zealand average 10.1 catches (9 Tests); batting second 10.6 (11).

Last innings6v England (A)

Per innings5.3Last 20 Tests

Over 5.551%20 of last 39 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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