Christchurch cricket ground Test records: Who has scored most runs and picked most wickets at Hagley Oval?

Dixit Bhargav | 16/02/2022
Christchurch cricket ground Test records: Who has scored most runs and picked most wickets at Hagley Oval?

Christchurch cricket ground Test records and stats: The Hagley Oval had hosted a Test match as recent as last month.

Following a morale-boosting Test and ODI series victory against India last month, South Africa will be playing their first overseas match of the year in the form of a Test match against New Zealand from tomorrow.

South Africa, who are yet to lose a Test series against New Zealand and have never lost a Test against them since 2004, would be banking on their recent glory to maintain a dominating head-to-head record against the Black Caps.

Readers must note that both the Tests will be played in Christchurch, which had hosted the second Test against Bangladesh last month. It is noteworthy that the hosts have an impeccable Test record at the Hagley Oval winning seven and losing one out of their nine Tests at this venue. Meanwhile, South Africa will be playing their first-ever Test match here from Thursday.

Christchurch cricket ground Test records

The Top Eight highest run-scorers in Christchurch Tests belong to New Zealand. With them having played the number of Tests that they have over here, their batters putting a stamp of authority isn’t surprising by any means.

Batter Matches Runs Highest Average 100 50
Tom Latham 9 864 252 57.6 2 4
Kane Williamson 8 574 238 44.15 1 3
Henry Nicholls 8 489 162* 48.9 2 1
Brendon McCullum 2 365 195 121.66 2 0
BJ Watling 8 306 85 30.6 0 2

Although in a slightly reduced manner, New Zealand’s domination in Hagley Oval Tests continues in the bowling division as well as the Top Five highest wicket-takers are from the home team itself.

Bowler Matches Wickets Average SR 5
Trent Boult 9 53 21.09 42.1 2
Tim Southee 9 43 21.46 48.5 2
Neil Wagner 8 28 27.21 57.7 1
Kyle Jamieson 3 22 13.36 24.5 3
Colin de Grandhomme 5 14 25.92 54.7 1

Highest innings totals at Hagley Oval

Out of the 34 Test innings at this venue, 300+ scores have been registered on 11 occasions, 400+ on six occasions, 500+ four times and 600+ only once (in the penultimate Test here).

Team Score Overs Opposition Year
New Zealand 659/6d 158.5 Pakistan 2021
New Zealand 585/4d 153 Sri Lanka 2018
New Zealand 521/6d 128.5 Bangladesh 2022
Australia 505 153.1 New Zealand 2016
New Zealand 441 85.5 Sri Lanka 2014
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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