Youngest cricketers to score 2000 runs in Test cricket
On the opening day of the Test series between New Zealand and West Indies in the Caribbean, Kiwi batsman Kane Williamson crossed the 2000-run mark in his Test career. He got there in his 32nd Test and 57th inning when he reached 36. He is the 25th Kiwi to complete 2000 Test runs and the youngest of all of them. He got to the milestone at the age of 23 years and 10 months, breaking Martin Crowe’s record of reaching the milestone at 24 years, 5 months and 10 days, back in March 1987.
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| Kane Williamson is the youngest from New Zealand and 10th youngest cricketer to score 2000 Test runs |
Williamson is the 10th youngest overall to score 2000 Test runs. The youngest batsman to reach 2000 Test runs is Sachin Tendulkar, who managed to do so at an age of 20 years, 10 months, 24 days.
Youngest batsman to complete 2000 Test runs
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Age
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Batsman
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Team
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Date
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20y, 10m, 24d
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Sachin Tendulkar
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India |
20-Mar-1994
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22y, 05m, 24d
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Sir Garry Sobers
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West Indies
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28-Mar-1968
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22y, 06m, 08d
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Javed Miandad
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Pakistan
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20-Dec-1979
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22y, 10m, 19d
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Ramnaresh Sarwan
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West Indies
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12-May-2003
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23y, 01m, 26d
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Graeme Smith
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South Africa
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27-Mar-2004
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23y, 02m, 17d
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Alastair Cook
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England
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13-Mar-2008
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23y, 03m, 00d
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Sir Donald Bradman
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Australia
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27-Nov-1931
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23y, 09m, 11d
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Dilip Vengsarkar
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India
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16-Jan-1980
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23y, 09m, 17d
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Mahela Jayawardene
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Sri Lanka
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15-Mar-2001
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23y, 10m, 00d
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Kane Williamson
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New Zealand
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08-Jun-2014
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Youngest New Zealand batsman to complete 2000 Test runs
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Age
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Batsman
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Milestone Date
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23y, 10m, 00d
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Kane Williamson
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08-Jun-2014
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24y, 05m, 10d
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Martin Crowe
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03-Mar-1987
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24y, 06m, 18d
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Craig McMillan
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30-Mar-2001
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25y, 01m, 27d
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Stephen Fleming
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27-May-1998
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26y, 09m, 15d
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Glenn Turner
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12-Mar-1974
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Let us take a look at the youngest to 2000 Test runs from each team.
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Team
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Batsman
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Age
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Milestone Date
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Australia
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Sir Donald Bradman
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23y, 03m, 00d
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27-Nov-1931
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Bangladesh
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Tamim Iqbal
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23y, 11m, 06d
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25-Apr-2013
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England
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Alastair Cook
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23y, 02m, 17d
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13-Mar-2008
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India
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Sachin Tendulkar
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20y, 10m, 24d
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20-Mar-1994
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New Zealand
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Kane Williamson
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23y, 10m, 00d
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08-Jun-2014
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Pakistan
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Javed Miandad
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22y, 06m, 08d
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20-Dec-1979
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Sri Lanka
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Mahela Jayawardene
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23y, 09m, 17d
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15-Mar-2001
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South Africa
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Graeme Smith | 23y, 01m, 26d |
27-Mar-2004
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West Indies
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Sir Garfield Sobers
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22y, 05m, 24d
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28-Mar-1968
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Zimbabwe
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Alistair Campbell
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28y, 01m, 27d
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18-Nov-2000
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The youngest New Zealand batsman to complete 2000 Test runs, Kane Williamson took 57 innings to reach the landmark. But 7 Kiwi cricketers completed 2000 Test runs in fewer innings than Williamson.
Fewest innings to score 2000 Test runs by New Zealand batsmen
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Innings
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Batsman
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Match Date
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44
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Andrew Jones
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01-Nov-1992
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44
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Mark Richardson
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16-Oct-2003
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46
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Bert Sutcliffe
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06-Jan-1956
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47
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Glenn Turner
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08-Mar-1974
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48
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Ross Taylor
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12-Nov-2010
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52
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Craig McMillan
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27-Mar-2001
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56
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Martin Crowe
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27-Feb-1987
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57
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Kane Williamson
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08-Jun-2014
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60
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Stephen Fleming
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27-May-1998
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60
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Nathan Astle
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26-Dec-1999
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All figures are updated till June 8, 2014.