JE Root of England joins the 150 plus test men’s club

JE Root of England joins the 150 plus test men’s club

Joe Root appeared in his 150th test when he played the just concluded test between England and New Zealand at Christchurch. He became the eleventh cricketer to achieve the feat. The career figures of all such cricketers who have played 150 plus tests are tabulated below. JH Kallis and R Dravid have played one test representing ICC Eleven against Australia

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsHS100WktsBBI5CtSt
1SR TendulkarIndia1989-201320015921248*510463/10001150
2JM AndersonEngland2003-202418801353081007047/42321070
3RT PontingAustralia1995-201216813378257410051/00001960
4SR WaughAustralia1985-200416810927200320925/28031120
5SCJ BroadEngland2007-202316703662169016048/15200550
6JH KallisICC/SAF1995-201316613289224452926/54052000
7S ChanderpaulWest Indies1994-201516411867203*300091/02000660
8R DravidICC/India1996-201216413288270360011/18002100
9AN CookEngland2006-201816112472294330011/06001750
10AR BorderAustralia1978-199415611174205270397/46021560
11JE RootEngland2012-202415012777262350705/08012070

Joe Root became the fourth England cricketer to appear in 150 plus tests. Others are – JE Anderson {188}, SCJ Broad {167} and AN Cook {161}. The career figures of these four England cricketers who have played 150 plus tests are tabulated below

NoPlayerTeamSpanMatRunsHS100WktsBBI5CtSt
1JM AndersonEngland2003-202418801353081007047/42321070
2SCJ BroadEngland2007-202316703662169016048/15200550
3AN CookEngland2006-201816112472294330011/06001750
4JE RootEngland2012-202415012777262350705/08012070
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