Batting order

Each batter at their most frequent position this season

PosBatterPositions batted (innings)InnsRunsSR
1Rob Nicol1 (14)1444977.0
2Martin Guptill2 (11)1140083.5
3Brendon McCullum3 (8), 4 (2)1041692.0
3Jacob OramMoved around3 (2), 8 (2), 5 (1), 7 (1), 9 (1)7141104.4
3Daniel Flynn3 (3), 6 (1)46189.7
4Kane WilliamsonMoved around4 (7), 5 (5), 7 (1)1335671.8
4Ross Taylor4 (5)522389.9
5Tom LathamMoved around5 (3), 6 (2), 2 (1), 7 (1), 9 (1)813868.7
5Dean BrownlieMoved around5 (1), 6 (1), 7 (1)32251.2
5Jesse Ryder5 (2)2642.9
6BJ WatlingMoved around6 (3), 2 (2), 3 (1)633883.0
6James Franklin6 (4), 5 (2)615675.7
6Colin de Grandhomme6 (1)136100.0
7Nathan McCullumMoved around7 (5), 8 (3), 6 (2)1017685.9
8Andrew Ellis8 (6), 7 (4)1013283.0
9Kyle MillsMoved around9 (4), 10 (3), 8 (1)82649.1
9Doug Bracewell9 (3), 8 (1)41448.3
10Tim SoutheeMoved around10 (4), 9 (2), 11 (2), 7 (1)97798.7
10Adam Milne10 (1)112400.0
10Michael Bates10 (1)113130.0
11Tarun Nethula11 (2), 10 (1)312109.1
11Trent Boult11 (3)3758.3
11Andy McKay11 (2)2218.2

Quick answers

Who opened the batting for New Zealand in ODI 2012?

New Zealand most often opened with Rob Nicol and Martin Guptill in ODI 2012, with Brendon McCullum at No. 3.

Who batted as New Zealand's finisher?

Nathan McCullum batted most often at No. 7 (10 innings, 176 runs).

How settled was the New Zealand top order?

Rob Nicol batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings; Martin Guptill batted at No. 2 in 100% of their innings.