Top 5 number 4 New Zealand batsmen of all time

#1 Ross Taylor

He is, without a doubt, the best New Zealand of the modern era and although Kane Williamson might usurp the crown eventually, Ross Taylor will certainly go down in history as one of the nation's finest. He debuted in 2007 and over the next decade, he has played in 83 Test matches for New Zealand.

In 77 of those, he played at number 4 and has been one of the country's finest batsman over the last decade or so.

Taylor does not have an orthodox technique but he has used his homegrown technique to great effect all over the world and scored runs. He is primarily an attacking batsman and a career strike rate of almost 60 is proof of the fact that he scores at a fair clip. So, once he is set, he can be an extremely damaging proposition for the opposition.

In 77 Tests at number 4, Taylor has made a total of 5707 runs at a world-class average of 51.41 and also notched up 16 centuries, along with 24 half-centuries.