1970 to 2000 New Zealand national cricket team

in 1973 richard hadlee debuted , rate @ new zealand won tests picked dramatically. hadlee 1 of best pace bowlers of generation, playing 86 tests new zealand, before retired in 1990. of 86 tests hadlee played in new zealand won 22 , lost 28. in 1977/78 new zealand won first test against england, @ 48th attempt. hadlee took 10 wickets in match.

during 1980s new zealand had services of 1 of best ever batsman, martin crowe , number of players such john wright, bruce edgar, john f. reid, andrew jones, geoff howarth, jeremy coney, ian smith, john bracewell, lance cairns, stephen boock, , ewen chatfield, capable of playing occasional match winning performance , consistently making valuable contribution test match.

the best example of new zealand s 2 star players (r. hadlee , m. crowe) putting in match winning performances , other players making contributions new zealand versus australia, 1985 @ brisbane. in australia s first innings hadlee took 9–52. in new zealand s turn @ bat, m crowe scored 188 , john f. reid 108. edgar, wright, coney, jeff crowe, v. brown, , hadlee scored between 17 , 54*. in australia s second innings, hadlee took 6–71 , chatfield 3–75. new zealand won innings , 41 runs.

one-day cricket gave new zealand chance compete more regularly test cricket better sides in world cricket. in one-day cricket batsman not need score centuries win games side , bowlers not need bowl opposition out. one-day games can won 1 batsman getting 50, few others getting 30s, bowlers bowling economically , fielding well. these requirements new zealand players consistently meet , developed one-day record against sides.

perhaps new zealand s infamous one-day match under arm match against australia @ mcg in 1981. requiring 6 runs tie match off final ball, australian captain greg chappell instructed brother trevor bowl ball underarm along wicket prevent new zealand batsman brian mckechnie hitting six. australian umpires ruled move legal though day many believe 1 of unsporting decisions made in cricket.

when new zealand next played in tri-series in australia in 1983, lance cairns became cult hero one-day batting. in 1 match against australia, hit 6 sixes @ mcg, 1 of world s largest grounds. few fans remember new zealand lost game 149 runs. however, lance s greatest contribution new zealand cricket son chris cairns.

chris cairns made debut 1 year before hadlee retired in 1990. cairns, 1 of new zealand s best allrounders, led 1990s bowling attack danny morrison. stephen fleming, new zealand s prolific scorer, led batting , team 21st century. nathan astle , craig mcmillan scored plenty of runs new zealand, both retired earlier expected.

daniel vettori made debut 18-year-old in 1997, , when took on fleming captain in 2007 regarded best spinning allrounder in world cricket. on 26 august 2009, daniel vettori became eighth player , second left-arm bowler (after chaminda vaas) in history take 300 wickets , score 3000 test runs, joining illustrious club. vettori decided take indefinite break international short form cricket in 2011 continued represent new zealand in test cricket , returned 2015 cricket world cup.

on 4 april 1996, new zealand achieved unique world record, whole team adjudged man of match team performance against 4 run victory on west indies. recorded time whole team achieved such award.