5 players with most wickets in NZ-ENG Tests

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England v New Zealand: 1st Investec Test - Day Five
Stuart Broad has been particularly successful in Tests against New Zealand

#3 Bob Willis

England v Australia Headingley 1981
Bob Willis helped England record memorable victories against a variety of oppositions

He was the leading English bowler of the late 1970s and early 1980s and during the course of his career, Bob Willis helped England record memorable victories against a variety of oppositions. He is one of the most successful bowlers in the history of Test matches between the two nations in question and comes in third on the all-time list with a tally of 60 wickets in 14 Test matches.

Willis was known for his pace, bounce, ability to extract seam movement from most pitches and also his tenacity to often bowl long spells. In the 14 Test matches he played against the Kiwis, he recorded a superb average of 18.86, which is the best among the bowlers in this list and had a strike rate of 50.3.

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