Chris Gayle Test record against New Zealand
2002-06-21 – 2014-06-26 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 12 Test matches against New Zealand with recorded batting or bowling figures: 21 batting innings and 11 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 21 | 1,258 | 19 | 66.21 | 62.27 |
| Bowling | 11 | 295 | 9 | 32.77 | 89.44 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 2.19 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 805.
Batting milestones in this sample: 3 centuries and 7 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 2,020.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 2002280 runs
- 2006235 runs
- 2008305 runs
- 2012230 runs
- 2014208 runs
Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 6 | 208 | 80 | 41.60 | 74.02 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 281 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.55 | N/A |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 230 | 150 | 76.66 | 72.10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 319 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 305 | 197 | 101.66 | 55.65 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 548 | 3 | 3 | 32.66 | 2.22 | 88.00 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 | 235 | 82 | 47.00 | 58.89 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 399 | 3 | 6 | 21.16 | 2.38 | 53.16 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 280 | 204 | 93.33 | 59.19 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 473 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 1.26 | N/A |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 13 | 718 | 65.27 | 66.91 | 5 | 0 | N/A |
| Away | 5 | 8 | 540 | 67.50 | 57.02 | 6 | 9 | 25.00 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v New Zealand · Kensington Oval
- Highest recorded innings · 204 runs
Test v New Zealand · National Cricket Stadium, St George's
- Best recorded bowling · 4/71
Test v New Zealand · Eden Park
- Latest available scorecard
Test v New Zealand · Kensington Oval
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-26 | Kensington Oval | 4 | 11 | 33 | - | - |
| 2014-06-26 | Kensington Oval | 2 | 42 | 53 | - | - |
| 2014-06-16 | Queen's Park Oval | 4 | 80 | 46 | - | - |
| 2014-06-16 | Queen's Park Oval | 3 | - | - | 0 | 29 |
| 2014-06-16 | Queen's Park Oval | 2 | 1 | 11 | - | - |
| 2014-06-08 | Sabina Park | 4 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| 2014-06-08 | Sabina Park | 2 | 64 | 125 | - | - |
| 2014-06-08 | Sabina Park | 1 | - | - | 0 | 17 |
| 2012-08-02 | Sabina Park | 4 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 2012-08-02 | Sabina Park | 2 | 8 | 55 | - | - |
| 2012-07-25 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 4 | 64 | 49 | - | - |
| 2012-07-25 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2 | 150 | 206 | - | - |
| 2008-12-19 | McLean Park | 4 | - | - | 0 | 23 |
| 2008-12-19 | McLean Park | 3 | 197 | 396 | - | - |
| 2008-12-19 | McLean Park | 2 | - | - | 0 | 33 |
| 2008-12-19 | McLean Park | 1 | 34 | 49 | - | - |
| 2008-12-11 | University Oval, Dunedin | 2 | 74 | 103 | - | - |
| 2008-12-11 | University Oval, Dunedin | 1 | - | - | 3 | 42 |
| 2006-03-25 | McLean Park | 1 | 30 | 27 | - | - |
| 2006-03-17 | Basin Reserve | 3 | 68 | 145 | - | - |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.