| 6-12 | CL Cairns | New Zealand v FICA World XI | 2004/05 | a16409 |
| 6-33 | TA Boult | New Zealand v Australia | 2016/17 | a25140 |
| 5-21 | CS Martin | Auckland v Canterbury | 2012/13 | a22556 |
| 5-21 | TA Boult | New Zealand v India | 2018/19 | a27000 |
| 5-26 | CJ Anderson | Canterbury v Northern Districts | 2009/10 | a20213 |
| 5-31 | N Wagner | Northern Districts v Auckland | 2022/23 | a29708 |
| 5-39 | GW Aldridge | Northern Districts v Otago | 2008/09 | a19488 |
| 5-39 | BG Randell | Central Districts v Northern Districts | 2022/23 | a29801 |
| 5-42 | PF Younghusband | Wellington v Northern Districts | 2024/25 | a31221 |
| 5-55 | IG Butler | Otago v Northern Districts | 2008/09 | a19488 |
| 5-58 | B Yardley | Australians v Northern Districts | 1981/82 | a3210 |
| 5-58 | BJ Diamanti | Central Districts v Northern Districts | 2006/07 | a17854 |