New Zealand Cricket Team 2024

New Zealand cricket epitomizes the nation's love for the game. Despite its size, the Black Caps consistently compete at the highest level, showcasing resilience and sportsmanship. With notable achievements in both limited-overs and Test cricket, New Zealand's success is bolstered by strong grassroots programs and a diverse fan base. Looking ahead, the future promises continued excellence from the Black Caps on the global stage

New Zealand  National Cricket Team Bio

Full Name

New Zealand National Cricket Team

Nickname

Black Caps, Kiwi 

Founded

1894

Team Owner

New Zealand Cricket (NZC)

President

Debbie Hockley

Head Coach

Gary Stead

Captain (s)

Tom Latham (T20), Tim Southee (Test), Kane Williamson (ODI)

Website & Social Media

Facebook: Blackcaps

Instagram: Blackcapsnz

Twitter: Blackcaps

Website: https://www.nzc.nz/cricketnation

Email Address

info@nzc.nz

Full Address

P.O. Box 8353 Level 4, 8 Nugent Street Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand Telephone: (00 64) 09 393 9700 | Fax: (00 64) 09 972 0606

Net Worth (2023-24)

$9 million (₹ 750 234 528.00)

Sponsors

ANZ, Asahi, Canterbury, Dream11, Dulux, Ford, Gillette, G.J. Gardner Homes, KFC, LifeDirect, Pals, Powerade, Spark, Tegel

New Zealand National Cricket Team History:

  • As per several sources, cricket dates back to the 19th century in New Zealand. According to Reverend Henry Williams, the first game of cricket in New Zealand was in December 1832. The first recorded cricket game in New Zealand occurred in Wellington in December 1842 between the "Red" and "Blue" teams.
  • Parr's all-England XI was the first team to tour New Zealand in 1863-64. Between 1864 and 1914, 22 foreign teams toured New Zealand, including England (6 teams), Australia (15 teams), and one from Fiji.
  • The first team representing New Zealand played New South Wales in February 1894. New Zealand won its first match against New South Wales in 1895–96. The New Zealand Cricket Council was formed towards the end of 1894.
  • New Zealand earned Test status after touring England in 1927.
  • In 1956, New Zealand won their first Test against the West Indies. They won their first-ever series in 1969/70 against Pakistan.

New Zealand Cricket ODI Squad 

PLAYER NAME

ROLE

STYLE

JERSEY NO

Kane Williamson (Captain)

Batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

22

Tom Latham

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

48

Finn Allen

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Right-hand bat

16

Tom Blundell

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

66

Jacob Duffy

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast medium

27

Chad Bowes

Batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

30

Cole McConchie

Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

44

Devon Conway

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

88

Mark Chapman

Allrounder

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

80

Lockie Ferguson

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast

69

Daryl Mitchell

Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

75

James Neesham

Allrounder

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast medium

50

Henry Nicholls

Batter

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

86

Glenn Phillips

Allrounder/ Wicketkeeper

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

23

Mitchell Santner

Allrounder

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

74

Ish Sodhi

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

61

Matt Henry

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast medium

21

Adam Milne

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast

20

Trent Boult

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Left arm Fast medium

18

Kyle Jamieson

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast medium

12

Tim Southee

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium fast

38

Will Young

Batter

Batting: Right hand Bat

Bowling: Right arm Offbreak

32

Henry Shipley

Bowler

Batting:Right hand Bat

Bowling:Right arm Medium fast

46

Rachin Ravindra

Allrounder

Batting:Left hand Bat

Bowling:Slow Left arm Orthodox

8

Ben Lister

Bowler

Batting:Right hand Bat

Bowling:Left arm Fast medium

17

Blair Tickner

Bowler

Batting: Right hand Bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium fast

13

Adithya Ashok

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

William O’ Rourke

Bowler

Batting: Right hand Bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium fast

9

Josh Clarkson

Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

26

Dean Foxcroft

Allrounder

Batting: Right hand Bat

Bowling: Right arm Offbreak

32

New Zealand Cricket T20 Squad

PLAYER NAME

ROLE

STYLE

JERSEY NUMBER

Trent Boult

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Left arm Medium fast

18

Chad Bowes

Batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

30

Adithya Ashok

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

Devon Conway

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

88

Jacob Duffy

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast medium

27

Daryl Mitchell

Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

75

Ish Sodhi

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

67

Blair Tickner

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium fast

13

Finn Allen

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Right-hand bat

16

Mark Chapman

Allrounder

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

80

Josh Clarkson

Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

26

Dane Cleaver

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

15

Dean Foxcroft

Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

32

Mitchell Santner

Bowler

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

74

Lockie Ferguson

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast

69

Glenn Phillips

Allrounder/ Wicketkeeper

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

23

Matt Henry

Bowler

Batting:Right hand Bat

Bowling:Right arm Fast medium

21

Kyle Jamieson

Bowler

Batting: Right hand Bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast Medium

12

Tom Latham

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

48

Ben Lister

Bowler

Batting:Right hand Bat

Bowling:Left arm Fast medium

17

Cole McConchie

Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

Adam Milne

Bowler

Batting: Right hand Bat

Bowling: Right arm fast

20

James Neesham

Allrounder

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast medium

50

Rachin Ravindra

Allrounder

Batting: Left hand Bat

Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

8

Tim Seifert

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Right hand Bat

43

Henry Shipley

Bowler

Batting: Right hand Bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium fast

46

Tim Southee

Bowler

Batting:Right hand Bat

Bowling:Right arm Medium fast

38

Kane Williamson

Batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

22

Will Young

Batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

32

New Zealand Cricket Test Squad

PLAYER NAME

ROLE

STYLE

JERSEY NUMBER

Kane Williamson

Batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

22

Tom Blundell

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

66

Rachin Ravindra

Allrounder

Batting: Left hand Bat

Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

8

Michael Bracewell

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

4

Devon Conway

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

88

William O’ Rourke

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium fast

9

Matt Henry

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast medium

21

Kyle Jamieson

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast medium

12

Tom Latham

Wicketkeeper

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

48

Daryl Mitchell

Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium

75

Henry Nicholls

Batter

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

86

Ajaz Patel

Bowler

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

24

Tim Southee (Captain)

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium fast

38

Glenn Phillips

Allrounder/Wicketkeeper

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

23

Mitchell Santner

Allrounder

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox

74

Will Young

Batter

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm off-break

32

Doug Bracewell

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Fast medium

34

Ish Sodhi

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

61

Blair Tickner

Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right arm Medium fast

13


New Zealand National Cricket Team ICC World Cup record:

New Zealand has played in all the editions of the World Cup so far but has yet to win the competition. In 2015, they made it to the tournament's final for the first time under the captaincy of Brendon McCullum before suffering a loss against Australia.

In 2019, Kane Williamson led the New Zealand Cricket team to the final once again but the Black Caps lost the title decider once again. Apart from two finals, New Zealand has also qualified for the semifinals on eight other occasions.

  • The New Zealand Cricket Team Won the First ICC Champions Trophy in 2000
  • The New Zealand Cricket Team became the first-ever World Test Champion by winning the finals against the Indian team in the 2019-2021 tournament

Major Cricket Stadium of New Zealand

Stadium Name

Location

Eden Park

Auckland

Seddon Park

Hamilton

Hagley Oval

Christchurch

Basin Reserve

Wellington

University Oval

Dunedin

Most Runs Of New Zealand Cricket

Player

Runs

Matches

Innings

Kane Williamson

8,666

98

172

Ross Taylor

7,683

112

196

Stephen Fleming

7,172

111

189

Brendon McCullum

6,453

101

176

Martin Crowe

5,444

77

131

John Wright

5,334

82

148

Tom Latham

5,224

77

136

Nathan Astle

4,702

81

137

Daniel Vettori

4,523

112

172

BJ Watling

3,790

75

117

Most Wickets Of New Zealand Cricket

Player

Wickets

Matches

Innings

Runs

Richard Hadlee

431

86

150

9,611

Tim Southee

374

96

182

10,827

Daniel Vettori

361

112

185

12,330

Trent Boult

317

78

149

8,717

Neil Wagner

258

63

120

7,095

Chris Martin

233

71

126

7,878

Chris Cairns

218

62

104

6,410

Danny Morrison

160

48

76

5,549

Lance Cairns

130

43

72

4,280

Ewen Chatfield

123

43

73

3,958

LIVE / Only Test / Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground

Stumps : Day 3

SCHEDULED / 3rd ODI / Eden Park

SCHEDULED / 2nd ODI / Seddon Park

SCHEDULED / 1st ODI / Basin Reserve

SCHEDULED / 3rd T20I / Saxton Oval

SCHEDULED / 2nd T20I / Bay Oval

SCHEDULED / 1st T20I / Bay Oval

SCHEDULED / 3rd test / Seddon Park

SCHEDULED / 2nd test / Basin Reserve

SCHEDULED / 1st test / Hagley Oval

COMPLETED / Match 39 / Brian Lara Stadium

78/10 (19.4 ov)

New Zealand won by 7 wickets

COMPLETED / Match 32 / Brian Lara Stadium

40/10 (18.4 ov)

New Zealand won by 9 wickets

COMPLETED / Match 26 / Brian Lara Stadium

136/9 (20 ov)

West Indies won by 13 runs.

COMPLETED / Match 14 / Providence Stadium

159/6 (20 ov)

Afghanistan won by 84 runs.

COMPLETED / Bowl Match 5 / Mission Road Ground

116/4 (6 ov)

England won by 8 runs.

COMPLETED / Match 9 / Mission Road Ground

41/6 (4.1 ov)

South Africa won by 9 wickets

COMPLETED / Bowl Match 3 / Mission Road Ground

102/2 (6 ov)

New Zealand won by 44 runs.

COMPLETED / Match 5 / Mission Road Ground

127/4 (6 ov)

Hong Kong won by 27 runs.

COMPLETED / 5th T20I / Gaddafi Stadium

169/10 (19.2 ov)

Pakistan won by 9 runs.

COMPLETED / 4th T20I / Gaddafi Stadium

178/7 (20 ov)

New Zealand won by 4 runs.

COMPLETED / 3rd Test / Wankhede Stadium

235/10 (65.4 ov)

New Zealand won by 25 runs.

COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

179/3 (18.2 ov)

New Zealand won by 7 wickets

COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium

259/10 (79.1 ov)

New Zealand won by 113 runs.

COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Galle International Stadium

88/10 (39.5 ov)

Sri Lanka won by an inning and 154 runs.

COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

90/10 (18.1 ov)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets

COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Hagley Oval

256/10 (68 ov)

Australia won by 3 wickets

COMPLETED / Bowl Match 1 / Mission Road Ground

103/3 (6 ov)

Oman won by 8 runs.

COMPLETED / 1st Test / M.Chinnaswamy Stadium

402/10 (91.3 ov)

New Zealand won by 8 wickets

COMPLETED / 1st Test / Galle International Stadium

340/10 (90.5 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 63 runs.

COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

2/1 (0.2 ov)

Match Abandoned due to rain

More Matches view

New Zealand Squad

bowl

Adam Milne

Bowler

Rachin Ravindra
all

Rachin Ravindra

All Rounder

wk

Finn Allen

Wicket-Keeper

bowl

Ben Sears

Bowler

bat

Mark Chapman

Batter

bowl

Ish Sodhi

Bowler

bowl

Jacob Duffy

Bowler

wk

Tom Blundell

Wicket-Keeper

bat

Will Young

Batter

wk

Tom Latham

Wicket-Keeper

bowl

Kyle Jamieson

Bowler

bowl

Adithya Ashok

Bowler

all

Stuart James Roberts

All Rounder

C
bowl

Tim Southee

Bowler

Trent Boult
bowl

Trent Boult

Bowler

bowl

Matt Henry

Bowler

Rachin Ravindra
all

Rachin Ravindra

All Rounder

wk

Finn Allen

Wicket-Keeper

bowl

Ben Sears

Bowler

bat

Mark Chapman

Batter

Mitchell Santner
all

Mitchell Santner

All Rounder

bowl

Ish Sodhi

Bowler

all

Michael Bracewell

All Rounder

all

Jimmy Neesham

All Rounder

Devon Conway
wk

Devon Conway

Wicket-Keeper

C
bowl

Tim Southee

Bowler

bowl

Matt Henry

Bowler

Rachin Ravindra
all

Rachin Ravindra

All Rounder

bowl

Ben Sears

Bowler

Mitchell Santner
all

Mitchell Santner

All Rounder

all

Michael Bracewell

All Rounder

wk

Tom Blundell

Wicket-Keeper

bat

Will Young

Batter

wk

Tom Latham

Wicket-Keeper

Devon Conway
wk

Devon Conway

Wicket-Keeper

bowl

Ajaz Patel

Bowler

FAQs

Kane Williamson captains the New Zealand team in the T20 format.

New Zealand team is one of the most competitive teams of the sport, winning 109 out of its 216 total T20I matches.

With the kind of players it has in its arsenal, from young guns to seasoned veterans, New Zealand with the current team stands as a contender of winning the cup.
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