AN Cook became the highest run getter for England during the second test against New Zealand at Leeds on 30.05.15. He went past GA Gooch’s 8900 runs when he was on 31 during the course of his knock of 75 in England’s first innings. At the end of the second day of the test, his run aggregate read 8944 – 44 runs more than GA Gooch. The following table furnished the performance of AN Cook against each team

 

Opposition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	4s	6s
Australia	25	46	1	1787	235*	39.71	4	9	3	198	1
Bangladesh	4	7	1	401	173	66.83	2	0	0	42	2
India	20	35	3	1735	294	54.21	5	7	0	205	3
New Zealand	13	22	0	968	162	44.00	3	3	0	121	1
Pakistan	11	20	0	729	127	36.45	3	2	0	91	0
South Africa	11	20	0	811	118	40.55	2	6	1	98	2
Sri Lanka	13	23	2	1078	133	51.33	3	6	2	118	0
West Indies	17	30	5	1435	160	57.40	5	8	1	156	1
Total	114	203	12	8944	294	46.82	27	41	7	1029	10