| 0.58 (18-11-14-0) | BE Congdon | v England at Christchurch, 2nd Test, 1977/78 [818] |
| 0.60 (17.4-11-14-2) | BE Congdon | v England at Wellington, 1st Test, 1977/78 [817] |
| 0.78 (14-7-11-1) | DJ Nash | v Zimbabwe at Wellington, 1st Test, 1997/98 [1401] |
| 0.79 (54-38-43-4) | BW Yuile | v Pakistan at Auckland, 2nd Test, 1964/65 [576] |
| 0.80 (27.3-17-22-4) | HB Cave | v West Indies at Auckland, 4th Test, 1955/56 [424] |
| 0.80 (10-4-8-0) | JV Coney | v Pakistan at Hyderabad (Sind), 2nd Test, 1984/85 [1000] |
| 0.81 (11-6-9-1) | NJ Astle | v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1510] |
| 0.85 (14-7-12-3) | RS Cunis | v India at Hyderabad (Deccan), 3rd Test, 1969/70 [661] |
| 0.89 (29-15-26-2) | DL Vettori | v Bangladesh at Dhaka, 1st Test, 2004/05 [1715] |
| 0.92 (14-6-13-0) | CZ Harris | v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 2nd Test, 1997/98 [1379] |
| 0.94 (17-9-16-3) | RJ Hadlee | v England at Christchurch, 2nd Test, 1983/84 [976] |
| 1.00 (13-8-13-0) | JV Coney | v England at Auckland, 3rd Test, 1983/84 [977] |
| 1.03 (28-18-29-2) | SL Boock | v England at Nottingham, 2nd Test, 1978 [829] |
| 1.03 (26-12-27-2) | NJ Astle | v India at Kanpur, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1464] |
| 1.04 (24-10-25-1) | HB Cave | v England at Auckland, 2nd Test, 1954/55 [402] |
| 1.05 (17-8-18-2) | SB Doull | v Zimbabwe at Wellington, 1st Test, 1997/98 [1401] |
| 1.07 (26-16-28-2) | BW Yuile | v Pakistan at Wellington, 1st Test, 1964/65 [574] |
| 1.08 (12-4-13-1) | DL Vettori | v England at Christchurch, 3rd Test, 1996/97 [1355] |
| 1.11 (14.6-5-22-2) | SL Boock | v Pakistan at Christchurch, 1st Test, 1978/79 [844] |
| 1.12 (25-15-28-0) | JR Reid | v England at Auckland, 2nd Test, 1954/55 [402] |
| 1.12 (24-15-27-2) | HB Cave | v England at Dunedin, 1st Test, 1954/55 [401] |
| 1.12 (16-7-18-1) | CL Cairns | v India at Madras, 2nd Test, 1995/96 [1309] |
| 1.13 (30-17-34-0) | JR Reid | v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st Test, 1955/56 [413] |
| 1.13 (44-21-50-1) | MN Hart | v England at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1994 [1261] |
| 1.14 (25-9-38-1) | JV Coney | v Pakistan at Napier, 2nd Test, 1978/79 [847] |
| 1.18 (31.1-15-37-4) | EJ Chatfield | v England at Auckland, 2nd Test, 1987/88 [1093] |
| 1.18 (16-9-19-3) | JR Reid | v India at Calcutta, 4th Test, 1955/56 [419] |
| 1.19 (26-15-31-0) | NJ Astle | v South Africa at Johannesburg, 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1522] |
| 1.19 (32-16-51-4) | JR Reid | v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 5th Test, 1953/54 [382] |
| 1.20 (15-6-18-3) | GF Cresswell | v England at Wellington, 2nd Test, 1950/51 [333] |
| 1.20 (24-15-29-2) | FJ Cameron | v Pakistan at Christchurch, 3rd Test, 1964/65 [577] |
| 1.22 (22-12-27-2) | RJ Hadlee | v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSG), 2nd Test, 1983/84 [982] |
| 1.25 (12-4-15-0) | RC Motz | v Pakistan at Auckland, 2nd Test, 1964/65 [576] |
| 1.26 (19-9-24-2) | HJ Howarth | v England at Lord's, 1st Test, 1969 [656] |
| 1.27 (11-5-14-0) | NJ Astle | v England at Manchester, 3rd Test, 1999 [1457] |
| 1.27 (36-18-46-1) | NJ Astle | v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1519] |
| 1.27 (18-8-23-1) | DJ Nash | v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1478] |
| 1.29 (27-12-35-1) | EJ Gray | v Sri Lanka at Colombo (CCG), 1st Test, 1986/87 [1074] |
| 1.30 (40-19-52-2) | BL Cairns | v England at Auckland, 3rd Test, 1983/84 [977] |
| 1.30 (20-14-26-0) | JR Reid | v Pakistan at Auckland, 2nd Test, 1964/65 [576] |
| 1.31 (38.7-10-68-6) | GO Rabone | v South Africa at Cape Town, 3rd Test, 1953/54 [379] |
| 1.31 (16-8-21-1) | NJ Astle | v South Africa at Wellington, 3rd Test, 1998/99 [1452] |
| 1.31 (19-8-25-0) | SB O'Connor | v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1478] |
| 1.32 (25-10-33-1) | SL Boock | v England at Lord's, 3rd Test, 1978 [830] |
| 1.33 (27-11-36-4) | JR Reid | v England at Dunedin, 1st Test, 1954/55 [401] |
| 1.33 (18-10-24-1) | JDP Oram | v South Africa at Cape Town, 2nd Test, 2005/06 [1800] |
| 1.33 (15-4-20-0) | EJ Chatfield | v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, 1st Test, 1982/83 [950] |
| 1.35 (20-7-27-3) | V Pollard | v Pakistan at Lahore, 2nd Test, 1969/70 [663] |
| 1.36 (50-28-68-1) | HB Cave | v India at Delhi, 3rd Test, 1955/56 [418] |
| 1.37 (27-13-37-3) | BL Cairns | v India at Auckland, 3rd Test, 1980/81 [899] |
