Published: Feb 20, 2015, 09:38 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 20, 2015, 10:34 AM (IST)
Tim Southee took seven wickets against England in a Pool A encounter of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and conceded just 33 runs to reduce them for 123 all-out. With that, he has registered the record for the best ever figures by a New Zealand bowler, surpassing Shane Bond‘s six for 19 against India; a record that stood for ten years.
Best Figures in ODIs by New Zealand bowlers
| Player | Overs | BBI | Opposition | Venue |
| Tim Southee | 9 | 7/33 | v England | Wellington |
| Shane Bond | 9 | 6/19 | v India | Bulawayo |
| Shane Bond | 10 | 6/23 | v Australia | Port Elizabeth |
| Scott Styris | 7 | 6/25 | v West Indies | Port of Spain |
| Daniel Vettori | 6 | 5/7 | v Bangladesh | Queenstown |
It was obviously his personal best figures as well. Southee’s previous best in ODI’s was five for 33 against Pakistan and his third best bowling figures in One-Day Internationals (ODI) was against Australia with four for 36.
Best Figures by bowlers in World Cup events
| Players | Overs | Figures | Opposition | Venue |
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 7/15 | v Namibia | Potchefstroom |
| Andy Bichel | 10 | 7/20 | v England | Port Elizabeth |
| Tim Southee | 9 | 7/33 | v England | Wellington |
| Winston Davis | 10.3 | 7/51 | v Australia | Leeds |
| Gary Gilmour | 12 | 6/14 | v England | Leeds |
Evidently, Southee enjoys bowling at Wellington as his top three best bowling figures in ODIs have come at that very venue. His figures are also the third best ever in World Cup events, with only Glenn McGrath (seven for 15) and Andy Bichel (seven for 20) boasting better figures.
Southee also barged his way into the top ten best overall bowling figures in ODIs. His figures rank sixth in the list of best bowling figures ever and finds himself there with some legendary names.
Best Figures by bowlers in ODI history
| Players | Overs | BBI | Opposition | Venue |
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 8/19 | Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) |
| Shahid Afridi | 9 | 7/12 | West Indies | Providence |
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 7/15 | Namibia | Potchefstroom |
| Andy Bichel | 10 | 7/20 | England | Port Elizabeth |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 7/30 | India | Sharjah |
| Tim Southee | 9 | 7/33 | England | Wellington |
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 7/36 | England | Leeds |
| Aaqib Javed | 10 | 7/37 | India | Sharjah |
| Winston Davis | 10.3 | 7/51 | Australia | Leeds |
| Stuart Binny | 4.4 | 6/4 | Bangladesh | Dhaka |
