RT Ponting’s dismissal run out for 22 in the first innings of the ongoing second test against New Zealand provide the 13^th occasion of his being dismissed run out in a test innings. He now owns the record of most run out dismissals in the annals of test cricket. He wrested the record from AR Border and ML Hayden who were dismissed on 12 occasions

RT Ponting’s thirteen run out dismissals read thus – vs India at Adelaide in Dec 1999 for 125 : vs South Africa at Adelaide in Dec 2001 for 54 : vs South Africa at Sydney in Jan 2002 for 14 : vs South Africa at Durban in Mar 2002 for 89 : vs West Indies at Bridgetown in May 2003 for 113 : vs Sri Lanka at Galle in Mar 2004 for 28 : vs England at Nottingham in Aug 2005 for 48 : vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Apr 2005 for 52 : vs England at Sydney in Jan 2007 for 45 : vs India at Nagpur in Nov 2008 for 8 : vs England at The Oval in Aug 2009 for 66 : vs New Zealand at Wellington in Mar 2010 for 41 and vs New Zealand at Hamilton in Mar 2010 for 22

AR Border’s twelve run out dismissals read thus – vs England at Melbourne in Dec 1978 for Zero : vs India at Chennai in Sep 1979 for 162 : vs Pakistan at Faisalabad in Mar 1980 for 4 : vs New Zealand at Brisbane in Nov 1980 for 36 : vs Pakistan at Melbourne in Dec 1981 for 01 : vs Pakistan at Melbourne in Dec 1981 for 01 : vs New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 1982 for Zero : vs West Indies at Georgetown in Mar 1984 for 54 : vs West Indies at Trinidad in Apr 1991 for 43 : vs West Indies at Brisbane in Nov 1992 for 73 : vs South Africa at Adelaide in Jan 1994 for 04 and vs South Africa at Johannesburg in Mar 1994 for 34

ML Hayden’s twelve run out dismissals read thus – vs South Africa at Port Elizabeth in Mar 1997 for 14 : vs West Indies at Brisbane in Nov 2000 for 44 : vs West Indies at Adelaide in Dec 2000 for 58 : vs New Zealand at Brisbane in Nov 2001 for 13 : vs West Indies at Georgetown in Apr 2003 for 10 : vs West Indies at St John’s in May 2003 for 177 : vs India at Bangalore in Oct 2004 for 30 : vs New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 2005 for 09 : vs Bangladesh at Fatullah in Apr 2006 for 72 : vs England at Brisbane in Nov 2006 for 37 : vs India at Nagpur in Nov 2008 for 19 and vs New Zealand at Adelaide in Nov 2008 for 24