MJ Guptill {87}, TWM Latham {136}, KS Williamson {113} and LRPL Taylor {124 not out} scored fifty plus while batting at Number one, two, three and four respectively in New Zealand’s first innings against Zimbabwe in the ongoing test at Bulawayo to provide the ninth occasion of first four batsman scoring fifties of which three batsmen scoring centuries. New Zealand batsmen accomplishing such a feat for the first occasion in its test history. The following table lists all such occasions

No	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	C	HC	50+	Start Date
1	India	1	Bangladesh	Dhaka	4	0	4	25 May 2007
2	England	2	South Africa	Lord’s	3	1	4	28 Jun 1924
3	England	4	South Africa	Durban	3	1	4	03 Mar 1939
4	England	1	South Africa	Johannesburg	3	1	4	27 Dec 1948
5	Australia	1	West Indies	Bridgetown	3	1	4	05 May 1965
6	Australia	1	England	Lord’s	3	1	4	17 Jun 1993
7	South Africa	1	Zimbabwe	Harare	3	1	4	07 Sep 2001
8	Sri Lanka	1	India	Col-SSC	3	1	4	26 Jul 2010
9	New Zealand	1	Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	3	1	4	06 Aug 2016

India is the only team in the annals of test cricket to have the first four batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings. It achieved this unique feat against Bangladesh in May 2007. The following table lists all the nine occasions incorporating the batsmen and their score

No	Pos	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	KD Karthik	129	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007
	2	W Jaffer	138*	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007
	3	R Dravid	129	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007
	4	SR Tendulkar	122*	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007
2	1	JB Hobbs	211	2	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
	2	H Sutcliffe	122	2	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
	3	FE Woolley	134*	2	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
	4	EH Hendren	50*	2	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	28 Jun 1924
3	1	L Hutton	55	4	Eng	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
	2	PA Gibb	120	4	Eng	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
	3	WJ Edrich	219	4	Eng	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
	4	WR Hammond	140	4	Eng	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
4	1	L Hutton	158	1	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
	2	C Washbrook	195	1	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
	3	JF Crapp	56	1	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
	4	DCS Compton	114	1	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948
5	1	WM Lawry	210	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
	2	RB Simpson	201	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
	3	RM Cowper	102	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
	4	NCL O’Neill	51	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	05 May 1965
6	1	MA Taylor	111	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
	2	MJ Slater	152	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
	3	DC Boon	164*	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
	4	ME Waugh	99	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jun 1993
7	1	HH Gibbs	147	1	SAF	Zim	Harare	07 Sep 2001
	2	G Kirsten	220	1	SAF	Zim	Harare	07 Sep 2001
	3	JH Kallis	157*	1	SAF	Zim	Harare	07 Sep 2001
	4	ND McKenzie	52	1	SAF	Zim	Harare	07 Sep 2001
8	1	NT Paranavitana	100	1	Srl	Ind	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010
	2	TM Dilshan	54	1	Srl	Ind	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010
	3	KC Sangakkara	219	1	Srl	Ind	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010
	4	M Jayawardene	174	1	Srl	Ind	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010
9	1	MJ Guptill	87	1	NZl	Zim	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
	2	TWM Latham	136	1	NZl	Zim	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
	3	KS Williamson	113	1	NZl	Zim	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
	4	LRPL Taylor	124*	1	NZl	Zim	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016