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New Zealand claimed the top spot in the ICC Test rankings for the first time in their history after an excellent summer which culminated with a rout of Pakistan in the second Test. Here are some stats highlights from the match which featured fast bowler Kyle Jamieson taking one of the best match-hauls for New Zealand 3 Bigger wins for New Zealand in terms of runs and innings than this one in Tests. Two of them had come against Zimbabwe and one against Pakistan in Hamilton in 2000-01. This was New Zealand s 31st innings win in Tests, four of which have come against Pakistan. ....
No other NZ bowler comes close to the hauls of Jamieson and Cowie in the same number of initial tests – not surprising, because Jamieson s returns at home against India, the West Indies and Pakistan have rattled world marks for brilliant beginnings. His 36 wickets at an astonishing average of 13.28 have him on track to be just the fourth bowler this century to reach 50 test wickets in nine or fewer matches. Pace bowler Vernon Philander (7), and spinners Yasir Shah and Ravi Ashwin (both 9) are the others. John Selkirk/Stuff Richard Hadlee didn t have the brightest of starts to his test career. Jamieson currently has the third-best bowling average (13.27) among all bowlers (with a minimum of 12 innings) in test history, the Wisden website pointed out, and the best since 1900. ....
Cricket: Black Caps Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson pull off rare double act against West Indies 12 Dec, 2020 10:35 PM 2 minutes to read Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee combined to take 10 wickets. Photosport Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson combined for one of the rarest feats in cricket early on day four at the Basin Reserve. New Zealand brushed aside the West Indies for a paltry 131 in reply to their imposing first innings of 460. In doing so both Southee and Jamieson picked up five-wicket bags, just the third time that has happened in New Zealand test history and the first time since 1984. Southee mopped up the tail this morning, having debutant Joshua da Silva caught behind by BJ Watling when he tried to leave a delivery. In his next over he bowled the hapless Shannon Gabriel – a number 11 s number 11 – via his pads to finish with 5-32 from 17.4 overs. ....