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Cook's feat and expensive five-fors

Stats highlights from another exciting day at Headingley

S Rajesh
S Rajesh
30-May-2015
Alastair Cook and James Anderson struggle for answers, West Indies v England, 3rd Test, Bridgetown, 3rd day, May 3, 2015

After 101 years, England have their top run-getter and wicket-taker playing in the same Test  •  Getty Images

8944 Alastair Cook's aggregate in Test cricket, the highest among all England batsmen; the previous-highest was Graham Gooch with 8900. Cook is now No. 13 in the run chart among all batsmen.
101 Years since England's top run-getter and wicket-taker in Tests were both in the playing XI for a Test match. The last time it happened was in February 1914, when Sydney Barnes (189 wickets) and Jack Hobbs (2421 runs) were the leading wicket-taker and run-scorer for England.
177 The opening partnership between Cook and Adam Lyth, which is England's fourth-best for the first wicket against New Zealand. The highest remains 231, between Cook and Nick Compton, in Dunedin in 2013. The 177-run stand is the second-highest for the opening wicket at Headingley, next only to Gordon Greenidge and Roy Fredericks' stand of 192 in 1976.
2 First-wicket century stands for England in their last six innings. Before that, they didn't have one in 42 innings.
6.34 Stuart Broad's economy rate in New Zealand's first innings, which is the poorest for any bowler who has a five-for in a Test innings. The record was previously with Dale Steyn, who took 5 for 82 against Sri Lanka in 13.1 overs - an economy rate of 6.22. Those are the only two instances of bowlers taking a five-for in Tests despite conceding runs at more than a run a ball.
3 Five-fors for Broad in six Tests at Headingley - that's his highest at any venue.
135 The difference in runs scored by the two teams after the 72nd over. New Zealand were 350 for 9 at that stage - they were bowled out on the first ball of the 72nd - while England were 215 for 1.
25 Consecutive innings, before his 1 off five balls today, when Joe Root faced at least ten deliveries in an innings. The last time he was dismissed before facing ten balls was in the first Test of the 2013-14 Ashes, when he made 2 off seven.
4.84 New Zealand's run rate in their first innings, which is their third-highest in an innings of at least 50 overs.

S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats