Top 5 number 5s in Tests for New Zealand

#3 Ken Rutherford

The former right-handed batsman, who had also been the captain of the side is often regarded as someone who did not quite fulfil his potential as a batsman.

Despite that, Ken Rutherford remains the fourth highest run scorer at number 5 for New Zealand and in a career spanning around a decade from 1985 to 1995, he played at the position in 25 out of the 50 Test matches in his career.

He was an excellent stroke-maker but consistency was often missing from his game and that is one of the reasons why his career ended prematurely.

However, he still remains one of New Zealand's more prolific players in that particular position and scored an aggregate of 1248 runs at an average of 32.84. He made 2 centuries and 9 half-centuries.