TWM Latham of New Zealand scored 252 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Christchurch to provide the 21st occasion of a captain scoring 250 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DG Bradman	270	3	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	01 Jan 1937
2	PBH May	285*	3	Eng	Win	Birmingham	30 May 1957
3	RB Simpson	311	1	Aus	Eng	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
4	GA Gooch	333	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
5	MD Crowe	299	3	NZl	Srl	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
6	Wasim Akram	257*	2	Pak	Zim	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996
7	MA Taylor	334*	1	Aus	Pak	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
8	SP Fleming	274*	1	NZl	Srl	Col-PSS	25 Apr 2003
9	GC Smith	277	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
10	GC Smith	259	2	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
11	BC Lara	400*	1	Win	Eng	St John’s	10 Apr 2004
12	SP Fleming	262	1	NZl	SAF	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006
13	M Jayawardene	374	2	Srl	SAF	Col-SSC	27 Jul 2006
14	Younis Khan	313	2	Pak	Srl	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
15	MJ Clarke	329*	2	Aus	Ind	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
16	MJ Clarke	259*	2	Aus	SAF	Brisbane	09 Nov 2012
17	BB McCullum	302	3	NZl	Ind	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
18	AN Cook	263	2	Enf	Pak	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
19	V Kohli	254*	1	Ind	SAF	Pune	10 Oct 2019
20	KS Williamson	251	1	NZl	Win	Hamilton	03 Dec 2020
21	TWM Latham	252	1	NZl	Ban	Ch’church	09 Jan 2022

It also provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring 250 plus runs in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. TWM Latham became the fifth New Zealand captain to accomplish such a feat. SP Fleming scoring 250 plus runs on two occasions.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	MD Crowe	299	3	NZl	Srl	Wellington	31 Jan 1991
2	SP Fleming	274*	1	NZl	Srl	Col-PSS	25 Apr 2003
3	SP Fleming	262	1	NZl	SAF	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006
4	BB McCullum	302	3	NZl	Ind	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
5	KS Williamson	251	1	NZl	Win	Hamilton	03 Dec 2020
6	TWM Latham	252	1	NZl	Ban	Ch’church	09 Jan 2022

GC Smith, MJ Clarke and SP Fleming are the three captains to score 250 plus runs on two occasions. MJ Clarke is the only captain to score unbeaten 250 plus runs on two occasions. He is also the only captain to score unbeaten 300 plus runs and unbeaten 250 plus runs. GC Smith is the only captain to score 250 plus runs on two occasions against the same opposition in the same series. He scored 277 and 259 against England in 2003 series in consecutive tests.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GC Smith	277	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003
2	GC Smith	259	2	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
1	MJ Clarke	329*	2	Aus	Ind	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
2	MJ Clarke	259*	2	Aus	SAF	Brisbane	09 Nov 2012
1	SP Fleming	274*	1	NZl	Srl	Col-PSS	25 Apr 2003
2	SP Fleming	262	1	NZl	SAF	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006

The following table lists the eight captains who have scored 300 plus runs. BC Lara holds the record for the highest individual score as captain in test cricket. He scored 400 not out against England at St John’s in April 2004. The list includes a New Zealand skipper – BB McCullum who scored 302 against India at Wellington in Feb 2014.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BC Lara	400*	1	Win	Eng	St John’s	10 Apr 2004
2	M Jayawardene	374	2	Srl	SAF	Col-SSC	27 Jul 2006
3	MA Taylor	334*	1	Aus	Pak	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998
4	GA Gooch	333	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26 Jul 1990
5	MJ Clarke	329*	2	Aus	Ind	Sydney	03 Jan 2012
6	Younis Khan	313	2	Pak	Srl	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
7	RB Simpson	311	1	Aus	Eng	Manchester	23 Jul 1964
8	BB McCullum	302	3	NZl	Ind	Wellington	14 Feb 2014