Kane Williamson reaches to 9000 runs in Test Cricket, becomes the first Kiwi to reach this milestone
During the first Test against England in Christchurch, Kane Williamson reached to a rare feat. He has breached the 9,000 runs bar in Test Cricket and became the only blackcaps batter to do so. Overall, he is 19th batter in the World Cricket to reach to this landmark. He's also the fifth fastest player ever to reach to this feat.

Shahriar KabirEditor
Posted - 2024-11-30T09:04:22+06:00
Updated - 2024-11-30T09:04:22+06:00
New Zealand's ace batter Kane Williamson has reached to 9,000 runs in Test Cricket. He has become the first Kiwi to reach to this milestone.
Kane Williamson
During the first Test against England in Christchurch, Kane Williamson reached to a rare feat. He has breached the 9,000 runs bar in Test Cricket and became the only blackcaps batter to do so. Overall, he is 19th batter in the World Cricket to reach to this landmark. He's also the fifth fastest player ever to reach to this feat.
Fastest to 9,000 Test runs (by matches taken):
- Steve Smith - 99
- Brian Lara - 101
- Kumar Sangakkara - 103
- Younis Khan - 103
- Kane Williamson - 103
Kane Williamson is now the all-time leading run-scorer for New Zealand, having played 103* Test matches to his name, Kane has racked up 9,000 runs at a jaw dropping average of 54.87, including 32 hundreds.
Among the active cricketers he's the fourth men to breach this bar. Before him, Joe Root, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith all have reached to this rare feat.
Most runs for New Zealand in Test Cricket:
- Kane Williamson - 9,000*
- Ross Taylor - 7,683
- Steven Flemming - 7,172
- Brendon McCullum - 6,453
- Tom Latham - 5,711
Kane Williamson is currently battling against England's massive lead as his side is building the innings on 62-2, with him being on 26* off 43 balls.