List of international cricket five-wicket hauls on New Zealand cricket grounds

New Zealand played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. New Zealand is one of the first nations to play in very first Twenty20 International as well, against Australia in 2005.

There are many more world famous cricket grounds in New Zealand. These pitches are renowned for fast bouncy tracks, where most of the Indian subcontinent nations playing with more difficulty. Eden Park in Auckland is the oldest Tests ground in the New Zealand. Most of the grounds are used for all three forms of the game, where they are no categorized as Test venues, limited over venues.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. The following list is about the five-wicket hauls taken at New Zealand cricket grounds.

International contribution by New Zealand grounds

Stadium

City

Tests

ODIs

T20Is

AMI Stadium

Christchurch

40

48

4

Basin Reserve

Wellington

57

27

0

Bay Oval

Mount Maunganui

0

4

1

Bert Sutcliffe Oval

Lincoln, New Zealand

0

2

0

Carisbrook

Dunedin

10

21

0

Cobham Oval

Whangarei

0

1

0

Eden Park

Auckland

49

74

12

Hagley Oval

Christchurch

1

8

0

McLean Park

Napier, New Zealand

10

42

0

Owen Delany Park

Taupo

0

3

0

Pukekura Park

New Plymouth

0

1

0

Queenstown Events Centre

Queenstown, New Zealand

0

9

0

Saxton Oval

Nelson, New Zealand

0

7

0

Seddon Park

Hamilton

21

27

7

University Oval

Dunedin

7

7

0

Westpac Stadium

Wellington

0

27

7

Hagley Oval

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Tests at Hagley Oval

No.

Bowler

Date

Team

Opposing Team

Inn

Overs

Runs

Wkts

Econ

Batsmen

Result

1

Neil Wagner

  • Joe Burns
  • Steve Smith
  • Adam Voges
  • Mitchell Marsh
  • Peter Nevill
  • Josh Hazlewood

Australia won

1

Jackson Bird

  • Corey Anderson
  • Kane Williamson
  • Tim Southee
  • Matt Henry
  • Trent Boult

Australia won

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals at Hagley Oval

No.

Bowler

Date

Team

Opposing Team

Inn

Overs

Runs

Wkts

Econ

Batsmen

Result

1

Khurram Chohan

  • Matthew Cross
  • Calum MacLeod
  • Richie Berrington
  • Rob Taylor
  • Michael Leask

Scotland won

Queenstown Events Centre

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals at Queenstown Events Centre

No.

Bowler

Date

Team

Opposing Team

Inn

Overs

Runs

Wkts

Econ

Batsmen

Result

1

Andre Adams

  • Virender Sehwag
  • Rahul Dravid
  • Mohammad Kaif
  • Dinesh Mongia
  • Ashish Nehra

New Zealand won

2

Daniel Vettori

  • Aftab Ahmed
  • Shakib Al Hasan
  • Mushfiqur Rahim
  • Farhad Reza
  • Mashrafe Mortaza

New Zealand won

University Oval

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Tests at University Oval

No.

Bowler

Date

Team

Opposing Team

Inn

Overs

Runs

Wkts

Econ

Batsmen

Result

1

Daniel Vettori

  • Xavier Marshall
  • Denesh Ramdin
  • Jerome Taylor
  • Daren Powell
  • Fidel Edwards
  • Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Drawn

2

Shane Bond

  • Mohammad Yousuf
  • Fawad Alam
  • Shoaib Malik
  • Umar Akmal
  • Mohammad Amir

New Zealand won

Westpac Stadium

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in ODIs at Westpac Stadium

No.

Bowler

Date

Team

Opposing Team

Inn

Overs

Runs

Wkts

Econ

Batsmen

Result

1

Chaminda Vaas

  • Jamie How
  • Stephen Fleming
  • Scott Styris
  • Chris Cairns
  • Brendon McCullum

New Zealand won

2

Shane Bond

  • Phil Jaques
  • Brad Haddin
  • Cameron White
  • Nathan Bracken
  • Brad Hogg

New Zealand won

3

Tim Southee

  • Mohammad Hafeez
  • Kamran Akmal
  • Asad Shafiq
  • Shahid Afridi
  • Misbah-ul-Haq

New Zealand won

4

Tim Southee

  • Ian Bell
  • Moeen Ali
  • James Taylor
  • Jos Buttler
  • Chris Woakes
  • Stuart Broad
  • Steven Finn

New Zealand won