Southee joins an elite group

Tim Southee joined a special club on Wednesday, becoming just the sixth New Zealander to take 100 wickets in tests and one-day internationals.

His forebears are Sir Richard Hadlee, Daniel Vettori, Chris Cairns, Danny Morrison and Ewen Chatfield.

Southee completed the test feat against the West Indies in his 29th cap during December and the ODI feat against India in his 76th match. Both milestones were at Seddon Park.

The achievement adds pedigree to Southee's reputation as leader of the test and limited overs attacks. He is accomplishing the rare feat of adapting to all formats. The 25-year-old is pitching the ball up looking for edges with the red ball while fishing for wickets early in ODIs before opting for short-of-a-length containment with the white ball. That's a lot to process as a bowler. Incumbent ODI player Kyle Mills could do it for only a short segment of his career; Doug Bracewell has struggled; and the selection panel has partitioned Trent Boult and Neil Wagner into tests and Mitchell McClenaghan and Adam Milne into limited overs cricket to avoid a clash.