SCJ Broad of England joins the elite club of bowlers who have captured 400 plus test wickets
SCJ Broad of England became the 15th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 400 test wickets when he captured the wicket of TWM Latham caught by CR Woakes for 26 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Auckland. The performance of all such bowlers is tabulated below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | Srl | 133 | 230 | 44039 | 18180 | 800 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 67 | 22 |
| 2 | SK Warne | Aus | 145 | 273 | 40705 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 37 | 10 |
| 3 | A Kumble | Ind | 132 | 236 | 40850 | 18355 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 35 | 8 |
| 4 | GD McGrath | Aus | 124 | 243 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 29 | 3 |
| 5 | JM Anderson | Eng | 135 | 251 | 29684 | 14372 | 525 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 25 | 3 |
| 6 | CA Walsh | Win | 132 | 242 | 30019 | 12688 | 519 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 22 | 3 |
| 7 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 131 | 227 | 27740 | 12867 | 434 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 23 | 2 |
| 8 | RJ Hadlee | NZl | 86 | 150 | 21918 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 36 | 9 |
| 9 | SM Pollock | SAF | 108 | 202 | 24353 | 9733 | 421 | 7/87 | 10/147 | 16 | 1 |
| 10 | DW Steyn | SAF | 86 | 157 | 17391 | 9354 | 419 | 7/51 | 11/60 | 26 | 5 |
| 11 | Harbhajan Singh | Ind | 103 | 190 | 28580 | 13537 | 417 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 25 | 5 |
| 12 | HMRKB Herath | Srl | 89 | 162 | 24920 | 11694 | 415 | 9/127 | 14/184 | 33 | 9 |
| 13 | Wasim Akram | Pak | 104 | 181 | 22627 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 11/110 | 25 | 5 |
| 14 | CEL Ambrose | Win | 98 | 179 | 22103 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 11/84 | 22 | 3 |
| 15 | SCJ Broad | Eng | 115 | 209 | 23635 | 11736 | 400 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 15 | 2 |
SCJ Broad of England became the tenth pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 400 test wickets when he captured the wicket of TWM Latham caught by CR Woakes for 26 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Auckland. The performance of all such bowlers is tabulated below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | GD McGrath | Aus | 124 | 243 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 29 | 3 |
| 2 | JM Anderson | Eng | 135 | 251 | 29684 | 14372 | 525 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 25 | 3 |
| 3 | CA Walsh | Win | 132 | 242 | 30019 | 12688 | 519 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 22 | 3 |
| 4 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 131 | 227 | 27740 | 12867 | 434 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 23 | 2 |
| 5 | RJ Hadlee | NZl | 86 | 150 | 21918 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 36 | 9 |
| 6 | SM Pollock | SAF | 108 | 202 | 24353 | 9733 | 421 | 7/87 | 10/147 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | DW Steyn | SAF | 86 | 157 | 17391 | 9354 | 419 | 7/51 | 11/60 | 26 | 5 |
| 8 | Wasim Akram | Pak | 104 | 181 | 22627 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 11/110 | 25 | 5 |
| 9 | CEL Ambrose | Win | 98 | 179 | 22103 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 11/84 | 22 | 3 |
| 10 | SCJ Broad | Eng | 115 | 209 | 23635 | 11736 | 400 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 15 | 2 |
SCJ Broad of England became the second England bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 400 test wickets when he captured the wicket of TWM Latham caught by CR Woakes for 26 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Auckland. JM Anderson is the other England bowler who had an aggregate of 525 wickets as on the first day of the test. The performance of both the bowlers is tabulated below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | JM Anderson | Eng | 135 | 251 | 29684 | 14372 | 525 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 25 | 3 |
| 2 | SCJ Broad | Eng | 115 | 209 | 23635 | 11736 | 400 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 15 | 2 |
Note – All statistical figures as on 22.03.18 – as at the end of the first day of the test between New Zealand and England at Auckland
SCJ Broad’s Career Summary, Performance at home, away and neutral soils, and under various captains are tabulated below.
| CAREER SUMMARY | ||||||||||
| Opponents | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| v Australia | 27 | 48 | 910.1 | 193 | 2851 | 95 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 6 | 1 |
| v Bangladesh | 3 | 6 | 102.0 | 24 | 319 | 8 | 2/31 | 3/135 | 0 | 0 |
| v India | 15 | 26 | 492.1 | 137 | 1322 | 54 | 6/25 | 8/76 | 2 | 0 |
| v New Zealand | 13 | 24 | 433.2 | 81 | 1455 | 52 | 7/44 | 8/108 | 3 | 0 |
| v Pakistan | 14 | 27 | 469.0 | 136 | 1156 | 47 | 4/36 | 6/104 | 0 | 0 |
| v South Africa | 18 | 33 | 655.2 | 149 | 1987 | 61 | 6/17 | 8/99 | 2 | 0 |
| v Sri Lanka | 10 | 19 | 375.0 | 75 | 1126 | 30 | 4/21 | 5/78 | 0 | 0 |
| v West Indies | 15 | 26 | 502.1 | 111 | 1520 | 53 | 7/72 | 11/165 | 2 | 1 |
| overall | 115 | 209 | 3939.1 | 906 | 11736 | 400 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 15 | 2 |
| PERFORMANCE AT HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL SOILS | ||||||||||
| Venues | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| home | 64 | 122 | 2225.2 | 495 | 6836 | 252 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 11 | 2 |
| away | 45 | 75 | 1505.1 | 345 | 4443 | 128 | 6/17 | 8/99 | 4 | 0 |
| neutral | 6 | 12 | 208.4 | 66 | 457 | 20 | 4/36 | 5/57 | 0 | 0 |
| PERFORMANCE UNDER VARIOUS CAPTAINS | ||||||||||
| Captains | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | 5 | 10 |
| AN Cook | 54 | 99 | 1811.0 | 423 | 5443 | 202 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 9 | 1 |
| KP Pietersen | 2 | 4 | 70.2 | 18 | 238 | 7 | 3/44 | 5/104 | 0 | 0 |
| JE Root | 13 | 23 | 439.1 | 119 | 1233 | 32 | 4/51 | 5/81 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Strauss | 38 | 68 | 1327.4 | 292 | 3884 | 140 | 7/72 | 11/165 | 6 | 1 |
| MP Vaughan | 8 | 15 | 291.0 | 54 | 938 | 19 | 3/54 | 5/132 | 0 | 0 |
Note – All statistical figures as on 22.03.18 – as at the end of the first day of the test between New Zealand and England at Auckland