Boult surpassed Sri Lankan spin-bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan
New Zealand pacer Trent Boult, who has 306 wickets to his name in Test cricket, has claimed the record with the bat by scoring the most runs by a No.11 batter in Test cricket.
The 32-year-old scored 17 in the second innings of the ongoing second New Zealand vs England Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Top of the tree! Trent Boult (640) is now the leading run-scorer at number 11 in Test history 🏏#ENGvNZ #StatChat pic.twitter.com/dEsBZfg7J4
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) June 14, 2022
Boult surpassed Sri Lankan spin-bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who had scored 623 runs. Boult now has 640 runs at the No.11 spot.
Most runs by a batter at No. 11 in Test cricket
640- Trent Boult in 79 innings
623 - Muttiah Muralitharan in 98 innings
609 - James Anderson in 164 innings
603 - Glenn McGrath in 128 innings
553 - Courtney Walsh in 122 innings