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Latham eyes 5,000-run mark in Test cricket

By  V Shashank

Milestone

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New Zealand opener Tom Latham is set to breach the 5,000-run mark in Test cricket. He could achieve the feat in the second Test match against England at Basin Reserve, starting on February 24.

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Do you know?

Latham (4,920) is 80 short of attaining 5,000 Test runs. He will become seventh Kiwi batter to reach the landmark. R Taylor, K Williamson, S Fleming, B McCullum, M Crowe, and J Wright are the others.

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His numbers against England

Latham averages a mere 29.09 in 12 Tests versus England. He has tallied 611 runs, hitting one hundred and four fifties. His only hundred (105) came at Seddon Park in 2019.

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