TA Boult of New Zealand now owns the record of scoring most runs for a number eleven batsman in tests. Prior to the start of the second test against England at Nottingham, his run aggregate read 607. He scored 16 not out which fetched him 623 runs and he was on par with M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka who also had scored 623 runs and held the record for most runs for a batsman batting at number eleven

His first run in the second innings in which he scored 17 runs gave him the record of 624 runs and with it the record for most runs for a batsman batting at number eleven. At the end of the test, his run aggregate read 640

TA Boult is one of the four batsmen batting at number eleven with an aggregate of 600 plus runs. The four batsmen are – TA Boult {640}, M Muralitharan {623}, JM Anderson {618} and G McGrath {603}

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS
1	TA Boult	NZl	69	79	40	640	52*
2	Muralidaran	Srl	87	98	43	623	43
3	JM Anderson	Eng	119	165	89	618	81
4	GD McGrath	Aus	118	128	49	603	61