Cook youngest cricketer, reaches 10,000-runs
Day 4
Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, 2nd Investec Test: England v Sri Lanka at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, May 27-31, 2016
England 498/9 d (132 ov) AD Hales 83 off 145, 9 fours, 1 six, JE Root 80 off 119, 5 fours, JM Vince 35 off 59, 4 fours, JM Bairstow 48 off 57, 5 fours, MM Ali 155 not out off 207, 17 fours, 2 sixes, RAS Lakmal 115-2, N Pradeep 107-4, TAM Siriwardana 35-2, HMRKB Herath 116-1
Sri Lanka 101 a/o 43.3 overs BKG Mendis 35 off 62,3 fours, HDRL Thirimanne 19 off 80, 1 four, JM Anderson 36-3, SCJ Broad 40-4, CR Woakes 9-3.
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings 309/5 (84ov) (f/o) FDM Karunaratne 26 off 55, 2 fours, JK Silva 60 off 145, 6 fours, BKD Mendis 26 off 22, 4 fours, Ad Mathews 80 off 105, 9 fours, 1 six, LD Chandimal 54 not out off 98, 5 fours, TAM Siriwardana 35 not out off 57, 6 fours, JM Anderson 40-2, CR Woakes 51-1, MM Ali 94-1, ST Finn 55-1.
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings 475 all out (128.2 ov) (f/o) FDM Karunaratne 26 off 55, 2 fours, JK Silva 60 off 145, 6 fours, BKD Mendis 26 off 22, 4 fours, AD Mathews 80 off 105, 9 fours, 1 six, LD Chandimal 126 off 2oy,13 fours, 1 six. TAM Siriwardana 35 off 72 , 6 fours, HMRKB Herath 61 off 99, 8 fours, JM Anderson 58-5, SCJ Broad 71-1, CR Woakes 103-2, ST Finn 78-1, MM Ali 136-1
England 2nd Innings 80/1 23.2 overs AN Cook 47 off 65, 7 fours, NRD Compton 22 off 38, 4 fours, TAM Siriwardana 37-1
England led the 3-match series 2-0
England have won the two tests 2-0 up with one to play. Alistair Cook reached the 10,000-run landmark, the 12th man to do so in Test history and the youngest English man to achieve the feat at the age of 31 years and 5 months, 5 days, and broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record to become the youngest player to score the feat, as England secured a nine-wicket victory to take the series despite Dinesh Chandimal’s sixth Test century, and first outside Asia who added 116 in 29 overs for the eight wicket with Rangana Herath who scored 61 before James Anderson completed his five-wicket haul to take him to 18 wickets in the current series. He was named man of the match.
| Player | Age | Country | Date Achieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | 31 years, 5 months, 5 days | England | 30 May 2016 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 31 years, 10 months, 20 days | India | 16 March 2005 |
| Jacques Kallis | 33 years, 4 months, 11 days | South Africa | 27 February 2009 |
| Ricky Ponting | 33 years, 5 months, 11 days | Australia | 30 May 2008 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 34 years, 6 months, 29 days | Sri Lanka | 26 December 2011 |