Who is the best men's test cricket player to have come from New Zealand?
Despite a rich cricket tradition in New Zealand, the country only became a test playing nation during the season of 1929/30, when the MCC toured the country playing 4 tests. Australia, the nearest test playing country to New Zealand, refused to grant Test status to any games played between the two nations until well after World War 2. This lack of test opportunities led to a now common path of talented New Zealanders moving off shore for the chance to play test cricket- most notably in the pre WWII period of Clarrie Grimmet, who took over 200 test wickets playing for Australia. Since then, Andrew Caddick (234 test wickets at an average of 29.91) and Ben Stokes (5000+ test runs and 196 test wickets) have played leading roles for England in tests.

If however we define the question as "the best test cricket player to have played for New Zealand", then there are perhaps only 3 or 4 candidates that feature. Of the current generation, there is no doubt that Kane Williamson will one day be regarded as the greatest player to have come from New Zealand- with over 8000 test runs at an average north of 50. With many years in front of him, Williamson will no doubt hold the crown of best test cricketer in years to come. 

Martin Crowe must likewise be regarded in the pantheon of test greats to have played for New Zealand- despite a slow start to his career, and injuries curtailing his time in the team, he amassed over 5000 runs at an average of over 45.

However, most will agree that the most influential cricketer ever to play test cricket for New Zealand was Sir Richard Hadlee- the first cricketer to be knighted whilst still playing cricket for his country. Hadlee's bowling average of 22.29 is one of best in test cricket history, and at the time of his retirement he held the record for test wickets, at 431. Gaining 5 wickets in an innings 36 times was also a record, and led New Zealand to some of it's most famous test victories, notably victory in a series in Australia for the first time in 1985/86, with his best test figures of 15 for 123 coming in the first test at the Gabba. Added to his bowling, his destructive lower order batting made his one of the preeminent all rounders of the game., and truly NZ's best test cricketer.
Quem é o melhor jogador de testes de cricket masculino que veio da Nova Zelândia?
Apesar de uma rica tradição de cricket na Nova Zelândia, o país só se tornou uma nação de jogo de testes durante a temporada de 1929/30, quando o MCC visitou o país jogando 4 testes. No entanto, a Austrália, o país mais próximo de jogar testes na Nova Zelândia, se recusou a conceder o status de jogo de teste a qualquer jogo jogado entre as duas nações até muito depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Esta falta de oportunidades de teste levou a um caminho agora comum de jogadores de cricket talentosos da Nova Zelândia que se mudam para a costa para a chance de jogar cricket de teste - mais notavelmente no período anterior à Segunda Guerra Mundial de Clarrie Grimmet, que levou mais de 200 vitórias de teste jogando para a Austrália. No entanto, desde então, Andrew Caddick (234 vitórias de teste em uma média de 29,91) e Ben Stokes (5000+ vitórias de teste e 196 vitórias de teste) jogaram para a Inglaterra.