Batting order

Each batter at their most frequent position this season

PosBatterPositions batted (innings)InnsRunsSR
1Jamie HowMoved around1 (5), 3 (4)930675.9
1Jesse Ryder1 (5)519691.2
2Brendon McCullum2 (10)10398112.4
3James Marshall3 (1)1416.0
4Ross TaylorMoved around4 (5), 3 (4)920768.5
5Scott StyrisMoved around5 (5), 4 (4)924579.3
5Daniel Flynn5 (3), 6 (2)58360.6
6Peter Fulton6 (3)3515.6
7Jacob Oram7 (3), 6 (2)5184110.8
7Grant Elliott7 (2), 6 (1)310370.1
7Gareth Hopkins7 (2)23259.3
8Daniel Vettori8 (6)69587.2
9Kyle Mills9 (4)48798.9
10Tim Southee10 (3)31275.0
10Paul Hitchcock10 (1)111100.0
11Chris Martin11 (1)1266.7
11Mark Gillespie11 (1)1430.8

Quick answers

Who opened the batting for New Zealand in ODI 2008?

New Zealand most often opened with Jamie How and Jesse Ryder in ODI 2008, with James Marshall at No. 3.

Who batted as New Zealand's finisher?

Scott Styris batted most often at No. 5 (9 innings, 245 runs).

How settled was the New Zealand top order?

Jamie How batted at No. 1 in 56% of their innings; Jesse Ryder batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings.