The ICC ratings reveal the top-ranking performers in the team who have shown their dominance in every match. It lists the players based on a point system where each player is allocated points out of 1000. Then the mean is estimated for all the ODI matches played throughout the concerned session. The final rating shows the average run of the player. The article below discusses the top 10 highest ICC batting ratings in ODI for New Zealand.
1. LRPL Taylor
Luteru Ross PoutoaLote Taylor is a right-hand batter in the current squad who made his ODI debut against West Indies at Napier on 1 March 2006. Taylor holds the record of the best batting average from New Zealand. He played 233 games and scored 8581 runs in 217 innings with an average of 48.20 with 21 centuries. He achieved his career-best rating of 841 against Bangladesh on 5 June 2019.
2. MD Crowe
Martin David Crowe was a former right-hand top-order batter. He made his ODI debut on 13 February 1982 against Australia in Auckland. Martin played 143 games and scored 4704 runs in 140 innings with an average of 38.55 with four centuries. He played his last match against India at Nagpur on 26 November 1995. He achieved his career-best rating of 818 against Australia on 27 March 1993.
3. AH Jones
Andrew Howard Jones is a former right-hand top-order batter who played his first ODI match on 10 October 1987 against Zimbabwe at Hyderabad and his last game on 28 January 1995 against West Indies at Christchurch. Andrew played 87 games and scored 2784 runs in 87 innings with an average of 35.69. He achieved his career-best rating of 812 against England on 23 May 1990.
4. KS Williamson
Kane Stuart Williamson is a right-hand batter and is the current captain of the New Zealand men’s cricket team. He made his ODI debut on 10 August 2010 against India at Dambulla. Kane played 151 games and scored 6173 runs in 144 innings with an average of 47.48 with 13 centuries. He achieved his career-best rating of 799 against India on 9 July 2019. He got his career-best rating of 790 against South Africa on 4 November 2000.
5. RG Twose
Roger Graham Twose is a former left-hand top-order batter from New Zealand. He made his ODI debut on 15 November 1995 against India at Jamshedpur, and his last match was against Pakistan at Dunedin on 28 February 2001. Roger played 87 games and scored 2717 runs in 81 innings with an average of 38.81 with one century. He achieved his career-best rating of 790 against South Africa on 4 November 2000.
6. MJ Guptill
Martin James Guptill is a right-hand opening batter in the current squad and played his first ODI match on 10 January 2009 against West Indies in Auckland. He holds the record of 2nd most runs in an innings with 237 runs in an ODI inning and has played 186 games, scoring 6927 runs in 183 innings with an average of 42.23 with 16 centuries. He achieved his career-best rating of 789 against South Africa on 1 March 2017.
7. NJ Astle
Nathan John Astle is a former right-hand opening batter. He played his first ODI match on 22 January 1995 against West Indies in Auckland. Nathan played 223 games and scored 7090 runs in 217 innings with an average of 34.92 with 16 centuries. He played his last match against England at Adelaide on 23 January 2007. He achieved his career-best rating of 772 against Australia on 1 March 2000.
8. TWM Latham
Thomas William Maxwell Latham is a left-hand wicketkeeper batter in the current squad. He made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Dunedin on 3 February 2012. Tom played 102 games and scored 2824 runs in 94 innings with a batting average of 34.02 with five centuries. He achieved his career-best rating of 631 against Bangladesh on 23 March 2021.
9. HM Nicholls
Henry Michael Nicholls is a left-hand top-order batter in the current squad who made his ODI debut on 26 December 2015 against Sri Lanka at Christchurch. Henry played 52 games, scoring 1409 runs in 50 innings with a batting average of 36.12, which included one century. The player achieved his career-best rating of 596 against Bangladesh on 20 March 2021.
10. C De Grandhomme
Colin de Grandhomme is a right-hand allrounder in the current squad who made his ODI debut on 3 March 2012 against South Africa at Auckland. Colin played 42 games and scored 722 runs in 33 innings with an average of 27.76. He achieved his career-best rating of 520 against Pakistan on 19 January 2018.
