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669:Joseph Firth
490:Most wickets
456:Robert Yates
423:James Testro
263:Joseph Firth
222:Hugh MacNeil
206:Christchurch
174:
159:
138:Robert Yates
135:
112:completed a
90:
77:Christchurch
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34:North Island
30:South Island
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15:
934:First-class
888:Greg Ryan,
861:(Scorecard)
849:(Scorecard)
837:(Scorecard)
789:(Scorecard)
777:(Scorecard)
765:(Scorecard)
603:Frank Cooke
357:John Arneil
97:David Ashby
16:During the
1899:Categories
752:References
674:Wellington
575:Canterbury
395:Canterbury
259:James Wood
255:Wellington
130:Wellington
126:Wellington
81:Canterbury
48:Wellington
40:Canterbury
1319:1999–2000
636:John Gill
275:Most runs
189:Ashburton
1654:Twenty20
641:Auckland
542:Auckland
461:Auckland
428:Auckland
362:Auckland
329:Auckland
244:Taranaki
240:Auckland
195:February
85:Auckland
1864:2023–24
1859:2022–23
1854:2021–22
1849:2020–21
1844:2019–20
1839:2018–19
1834:2017–18
1829:2016–17
1824:2015–16
1819:2014–15
1814:2013–14
1809:2012–13
1804:2011–12
1799:2010–11
1794:2009–10
1789:2008–09
1784:2007–08
1764:2023–24
1759:2022–23
1754:2021–22
1749:2020–21
1744:2019–20
1739:2018–19
1734:2017–18
1729:2016–17
1724:2015–16
1719:2014–15
1714:2013–14
1709:2012–13
1704:2011–12
1699:2010–11
1694:2009–10
1689:2008–09
1684:2007–08
1679:2006–07
1674:2005–06
1639:2023–24
1634:2022–23
1629:2021–22
1624:2020–21
1619:2019–20
1614:2018–19
1609:2017–18
1604:2016–17
1599:2015–16
1594:2014–15
1589:2013–14
1584:2012–13
1579:2011–12
1574:2010–11
1569:2009–10
1564:2008–09
1559:2007–08
1539:2022–23
1534:2021–22
1529:2020–21
1524:2019–20
1519:2018–19
1514:2017–18
1509:2016–17
1504:2015–16
1499:2014–15
1494:2013–14
1489:2012–13
1484:2011–12
1479:2010–11
1474:2009–10
1439:2023–24
1434:2022–23
1429:2021–22
1424:2020–21
1419:2019–20
1414:2018–19
1409:2017–18
1404:2016–17
1399:2015–16
1394:2014–15
1389:2013–14
1384:2012–13
1379:2011–12
1374:2010–11
1369:2009–10
1364:2008–09
1359:2007–08
1354:2006–07
1349:2005–06
1344:2004–05
1339:2003–04
1334:2002–03
1329:2001–02
1324:2000–01
1314:1998–99
1309:1997–98
1304:1996–97
1299:1995–96
1294:1994–95
1289:1993–94
1284:1992–93
1279:1991–92
1274:1990–91
1269:1989–90
1264:1988–89
1259:1987–88
1254:1986–87
1249:1985–86
1244:1984–85
1239:1983–84
1234:1982–83
1229:1981–82
1224:1980–81
1219:1979–80
1214:1978–79
1209:1977–78
1204:1976–77
1199:1975–76
1194:1974–75
1189:1973–74
1184:1972–73
1179:1971–72
1174:1970–71
1169:1969–70
1164:1968–69
1159:1967–68
1154:1966–67
1149:1965–66
1144:1964–65
1139:1963–64
1134:1962–63
1129:1961–62
1124:1960–61
1119:1959–60
1114:1958–59
1109:1957–58
1104:1956–57
1099:1955–56
1094:1954–55
1089:1953–54
1084:1952–53
1079:1951–52
1074:1950–51
1069:1949–50
1064:1948–49
1059:1947–48
1054:1946–47
1049:1945–46
1044:1939–40
1039:1938–39
1034:1937–38
1029:1936–37
1024:1935–36
1019:1934–35
1014:1933–34
1009:1932–33
1004:1931–32
999:1930–31
994:1929–30
989:1928–29
984:1927–28
979:1926–27
974:1925–26
969:1924–25
964:1923–24
959:1922–23
954:1921–22
177:Dunedin
170:run out
1877:Others
1454:List A
218:bowled
185:Timaru
181:Oamaru
154:Nelson
150:Nelson
61:Events
52:Nelson
20:, the
690:10.76
657:15.00
608:Otago
531:10wM
509:Balls
500:Team
497:Name
477:15.33
444:19.80
411:32.00
378:22.50
345:32.00
285:Team
282:Name
210:Otago
166:ducks
44:Otago
624:6.26
591:6.00
558:6.31
549:1011
528:5wI
519:Wkts
514:Runs
304:Runs
187:and
99:and
684:140
681:540
651:210
648:650
615:258
585:102
582:392
552:259
524:Avg
504:Mat
408:128
375:135
342:192
318:50
314:100
309:Avg
294:Inn
289:Mat
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663:0
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630:1
621:15
618:94
597:1
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483:0
474:92
450:0
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417:1
384:0
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627:2
612:1
594:1
579:2
561:4
546:4
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471:0
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465:4
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432:4
414:0
405:0
402:4
399:2
381:0
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366:4
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