Top 10 New Zealand fast bowlers of all time

1 Sir Richard Hadlee

Richard Hadlee

With a tally of 431 wickets in just 86 Test matches, Sir Richard Hadlee is not only New Zealand's greatest ever fast bowler but one of the greatest bowlers to have ever played the game.

Hadlee bowled at a decent pace but what made him a truly devastating bowler was his accuracy, control over his swing and the ability to extract movement from any pitch.

On top of that, he hardly ever gave the batsmen an inch irrespective of the stage of the game and it is not really a surprise that the picked up those many wickets, at an average of only 22.29 and a strike rate of 50.8 in Test cricket.

He also played 115 one-dayers and reigned as one of the world's premier bowlers in the format for much of his career (1973-1990). Hadlee claimed 158 wickets at an average of 21.56 and an incredible economy rate of only 3.30. The crown of the greatest Kiwi fast bowler is simply not up for debate.