Top 10 players of all time from Canterbury

#5 Nathan Astle

Astle holds the record for scoring the fastest ever Test double century

Nathan Astle is regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest players ever in ODI history and is their second highest run-getter in the 50-over format, scoring 7090 runs from 223 matches.

While the opened the batting in ODIs, Astle played in the middle order in the Test format and holds the record for scoring the fastest ever double century, which came off just 153 balls against England at Christchurch, more than 15 years ago.

Astle made his first-class debut for Canterbury in 1991 but had a less than productive time in his first three seasons. However, the 1994-95 season proved to be a game-changer for Astle as he scored 663 runs at an average of above 55.

The breakthrough season, which included knocks of 175 against Northern Districts and 191 against Wellington, helped Astle make his New Zealand ODI debut in 1995 and his Test debut would come a year later.

Astle was also an accomplished medium pacer with more than 150 international wickets and also an agile fielder in the slips.