He now sits third behind Stephen Fleming (7172) and Brendon McCullum (6453) for most Test runs by a New Zealander. New Zealand batsmen had their eye on the ball in Bulawayo and were blithely unaware of knocking off three run-making milestones in the second Test against Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, Ross Taylor's 124 not out took him to 5529 Test runs, overtaking the late Martin Crowe's 5444. During the second day, as the Kiwis charged to 582-4 declared, captain Kane Williamson (113) became the 13th and, at 26, the youngest player to score a century against all Test-playing nations. I think Ross might have mentioned something when I got a hundred today," he said after the day's play.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 07, 2016 20:53 UTC