Stats highlights from New Zealand’s tour of Australia, following the conclusion of the second Test in Perth

Bharath Seervi17-Nov-20151672 Runs scored in this Test – the fourth highest aggregate for a Test in Australia and the highest at the WACA.211 Number of fours in the match – the third highest in any Test. This was one of only four Tests in which 200-plus fours and 10-plus sixes were hit.326 Runs scored by Ross Taylor in this Test – 290 in the first innings and 36 not out in the second. It is the third highest aggregate by a New Zealand batsman. The 343 made by Stephen Fleming in Colombo in 2002-03 remains the highest for New Zealand.26.37 Martin Guptill’s average as opener in Tests – the fourth lowest among all openers who have batted in at least 50 innings. Incidentally, Guptill averages 43.55 as an opener in ODIs, the eighth highest for all openers with more than 75 innings.4.00 The overall run rate in this Test – the fourth highest for a Test in Australia. The highest – 4.17 – was in the first match of this series at the Gabba.59.71 Runs per wicket in this Test. There have only been six Tests in Australia with a higher average. This is the highest teams have averaged at the WACA – these two teams had averaged 54.41 per wicket in 1993-94.253 David Warner’s score in the first innings, which was surpassed by Ross Taylor’s 290 in the second. It is the second-highest individual score surpassed by a player from the opposition side in the same Test. The highest is Aravinda de Silva’s 267, exceeded by Martin Crowe’s 299 in the Wellington Test of 1990-91.2005 The last time a Test ended in a draw at the WACA – between Australia and South Africa in December 2005. There were eight consecutive Tests with results in Perth before this one.6 Number of centuries in the Test without a single score between 50 and 99. The lowest score less than 100 was 41 by Adam Voges. This is the second highest number of centuries in a Test without a half-century. The only Test with seven hundreds without a half-century was between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens in 2009-10.3104 – Runs scored in the series so far, the second highest aggregate after two Tests of a series in Australia. The highest is 3230, scored in the first two Tests of the 1924-25 Ashes. Overall, this is the third highest aggregate in the first two Tests of a bilateral series, behind the 3217 that England and India made in the first two Tests of their series in 1990.51.10 Mitchell Johnson’s career strike rate. Among fast bowlers who took 100 or more wickets for Australia, only Ryan Harris was better with a strike rate of 50.70. Among fast bowlers with 200-plus wickets, Johnson ranks ninth.80 Number of wickets Mitchell Johnson took in the fourth innings of Tests. Since Johnson’s debut, Rangana Herath is the only one with 50-plus wickets (53) in the fourth innings. Johnson comes fifth overall and second among fast bowlers.