Top 10 New Zealand No.3 batsmen of all-time

#4. Bevan Congdon

Congdon scored most of his Test runs while batting at No.3

Former Kiwi skipper and one of the country’s finest cricketers of his time, Bevan Congdon has scored nearly 70% of his international runs while batting at No.3.

Congdon scored 2414 of his 3448 Test runs (70.01%) while batting at No.3, averaging 43.10. He scored 16 of his 19 fifties and 6 of his 7 Test centuries while batting at No.3 including his 176 against England at Trent Bridge in 1973.

Congdon did not play a lot of ODIs, but scored most of his ODI runs while batting at No.3. He scored 233 runs (68.9% of his ODI runs) from 5 innings at an average of 58.25. He scored his solitary ODI century against England at Wellington while batting at No.3. He scored 101 in that game.