Stat Attack: Alastair Cook Becomes The First England Player To Cross 11,000-Run Mark In Test

Dec 16, 2016 at 2:39 PM

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Stat Attack: Alastair Cook Becomes The First England Player To Cross 11,000-Run Mark In Test

During a series where he and his team has rarely got a moment to celebrate, Alastair Cook has achieved a milestone that might work as a fresh breath of air for the under-pressure England skipper. The left-handed batsman became the youngest and the first Englishmen to score surpass the 11,000-run mark in Tests when he pushed the first ball of fifth Test for a couple of runs.

However, the English star could not make the occasion a memorable one as eight runs later he edged a Ravindra Jadeja delivery straight to Virat Kohli in the slips. It was the fifth time the English batting star was dismissed by the Indian spinner in the ongoing series.

Cook, who is also the leading century maker from his country with 30 tons, is the tenth batsmen overall to cross the 11,000 run in Tests. Match-wise, he is the eighth fastest player to achieve this feat. The list is led by former Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara who achieved the milestone in his 208th innings compared to Cook who did it in his 252nd innings.

Here is a list of players fastest to 11,000 runs:

 

Player Time Mat Inns
KC Sangakkara (SL) 13y 199d 122 208
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 14y 354d 121 213
RT Ponting (AUS) 13y 212d 132 222
SR Tendulkar (INDIA) 17y 254d 139 223
R Dravid (ICC/INDIA) 13y 149d 135 234
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) 14y 186d 139 234
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 16y 167d 141 237
AN Cook (ENG) 10y 290d 140 252
S Chanderpaul (WI) 19y 261d 151 256
AR Border (AUS) 15y 30d 153 259

 

The English captain, who will turn 32 on Christmas Day, is tenth in the list of highest run-getter in Tests. India’s Sachin Tendulkar leads the list with 15,921 runs from 200 Tests, the highest ever for a player. But considering the fact that Tendulkar crossed the 11,000-run mark at the age of 34, Cook will back himself to get close to Sachin’s record if not break it.

Here is a top-10 list of highest run-scorers in Tests:

Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 50
SR Tendulkar (INDIA) 1989-2013 200 329 15921 248* 53.78 51 68
RT Ponting (AUS) 1995-2012 168 287 13378 257 51.85 41 62
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) 1995-2013 166 280 13289 224 55.37 45 58
R Dravid (ICC/INDIA) 1996-2012 164 286 13288 270 52.31 36 63
KC Sangakkara (SL) 2000-2015 134 233 12400 319 57.4 38 52
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2006 131 232 11953 400* 52.88 34 48
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2015 164 280 11867 203* 51.37 30 66
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 1997-2014 149 252 11814 374 49.84 34 50
AR Border (AUS) 1978-1994 156 265 11174 205 50.56 27 63
AN Cook (ENG) 2006-2016 140* 252 11008 294 46.44 30 53

 

Meanwhile, Cook will hope he gets back to form quickly if he is eyeing the record of the Indian batting legend. The southpaw has struggled in the ongoing series and has managed to score only 320 runs in nine innings so far.

*Stats updated till India vs England Chennai Test, Day 1 – Lunch Session

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