Top 5 wicket-keepers produced by New Zealand

#2 Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum gave up the keeping gloves towards the end of his career

The outpouring of myriad emotions during his final Test appearance exemplified Brendon McCullum's contribution to New Zealand cricket. Before he transformed the playing style of the Kiwis with his astute captaincy and flamboyant batting, the Dunedin-born cricketer made a lasting impression through his compact wicket-keeping skills.

Even though Parore's all-time New Zealand Test record lay in his sight, a recurring back problem forced McCullum to give up the gloves in the latter stages of his career and consequently made him shift his focus to the other aspects of his game. Combining all three formats, his wicket-keeping record of 452 dismissals (418 catches and 34 stumpings) is comfortably the best ever numbers among all Kiwi glovemen.