Alastair Cook completed his 25th test century on the 4th day of the 2nd test vs NZ. He is the 17th player to do so and first by an England batsman. He also completed 7500 test runs, 7th by an England batsman. He also scored his 7th test century as captain only in his 11th innings as captain.
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| Cook, after his 25th test hundreds |
He is the second youngest after Sachin Tendulkar to complete 25 test hundreds
He is the youngest player to complete 7500 Test Runs
Most Test Hundreds for England
Most Test Hundreds by Captains for England
Player
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Age
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Sachin Tendulkar
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27y, 330d
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Alastair
Cook
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28y,
153d
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Ricky Ponting
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30y, 321d
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Graeme Smith
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31y, 171d
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Mahela Jayawardene
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31y, 270d
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He is the youngest player to complete 7500 Test Runs
Player
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Age
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Alastair Cook
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28y, 153d
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Sachin Tendulkar
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28y, 305d
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Jacques Kallis
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30y, 78d
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Graeme Smith
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30y, 282d
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Ricky Ponting
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30y, 319d
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Most Test Hundreds for England
Player
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Hundreds
|
Innings
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Alastair Cook
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25
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163
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Wally Hammond
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22
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140
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Kevin Pietersen
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22
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161
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Sir Colin Cowdrey
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22
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188
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Geoff Boycott
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22
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193
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Most Test Hundreds by Captains for England
Player
|
Hundreds
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Innings
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Graham Gooch
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12
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63
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Peter May
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10
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65
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Andrew Strauss
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9
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85
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Michael Vaughan
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9
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94
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Mike Atherton
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8
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98
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Alastair Cook
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7
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21
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