Top 5 New Zealand captains in Test match cricket

#3 Geoff Howarth

Howarth scored 2500 runs in Test cricket and played for 10 years

The right-handed Geoff Howarth has the best record as a Test captain for the country in terms of win percentage. Out of the 30 Test matches as captain, his side emerged victorious on 11 occasions and lost on just 7.

Under him, New Zealand got their first ever Test series win against West Indies in 1980. He went on to captain the team till 1985 with a 36.66% victory rate.

New Zealand played 10 Test series under Howarth and won 6, lost 3 and drew 1. They became a formidable side at home as they were unbeaten in all the 6 series that they played in their own backyard. They had just one away series win in Sri Lanka in 1983.

Howarth amassed 2531 runs in 47 Tests at an average of 32.44 and scored 6 centuries. Later, he became the coach of the New Zealand cricket team in the early 1990s.

Captaincy record

Year	Opposition	Venue	Winner
1979/80	West Indies	Home	New Zealand (1-0)
1980/1	Australia	Away	Australia (1-0)
1980/1	India	Home	New Zealand (1-0)
1981/2	Australia	Home	Draw (1-1)
1982/3	Sri Lanka	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
1983	England	Away	England (3-1)
1983/4	England	Home	New Zealand (1-0)
1983/4	Sri Lanka	Away	New Zealand (2-0)
1984/5	Pakistan	Home	New Zealand (2-0)
1984/5	West Indies	Away	West Indies (2-0)