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Tom Latham records second highest Test score by a New Zealand opener
Latham was not out on 264 off 489 balls on day four of the ongoing first Test in Wellington.
Edited By : Cricket Country Staff |Dec 17, 2018, 10:32 AM IST
Published On Dec 17, 2018, 10:32 AM IST
Last UpdatedDec 17, 2018, 10:32 AM IST
Tom Latham walks out after scoring 264 not out at the Basin Reserve. ©AFP
Latham reached his double-century off 412 balls, hitting 16 boundaries on the way, following Bert Sutcliffe (230*), Graham Dowling (239), Glenn Turner (259 and 223*), Young (267*) and Brendon McCullum (225 and 202) as the New Zealand Test openers to reach 200.
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He crossed 250 with a pull shot for two, and in the next over hit Dilruwan Perera for a four and six to move to 263. He added one more run before Boult was dismissed when he mistimed a slog.
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