Top 10 New Zealand bowlers of all time

#9 Richard Collinge

Richard Collinge was a tall, intimidating Kiwi seamer

Richard Owen Collinge was a 6'5" deadly left-arm fast bowler from Central Districts. He later represented Wellington and Northern Districts as well. A pretty good exponent of conditions, Collinge relied on late movement to trouble the batsmen. Not high on the pace gun, Collinge used his left-arm angle to create inward movement into the right-handers.

He formed a potent bowling attack with a young Richard Hadlee in the late 1970s. Collinge made his Test debut in 1965 and played for 13 long years before playing his last match at Lord's when he left the game as New Zealand's highest Test wicket-taker.