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Trent Boult claims record for scoring most runs by No. 11 batter in Test cricket

Boult surpassed Sri Lankan spin-bowling legend Muttiah Muralitharan

Trent Boult claims record for scoring most runs by No. 11 batter in Test cricket PHOTO: Reuters

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