West Indies held out New Zealand for 163.3 overs in the fourth innings to secure a famous draw in the first Test of the
series in Christchurch. Stats highlights from the batting blockathon.
457/6 by West Indies is the second-highest ever fourth-innings total in the history of Test cricket spanning across
almost 149 years. The only higher total came in a timeless Test where England made 654/5 against South Africa in Durban
163.3 overs batted out by West Indies is the ninth-longest fourth innings in terms of balls faced and only the second
instance of a team batting 160+ overs in fourth innings in the 21st century, behind Pakistan's 171.4 overs against
Australia in Karachi in 2022.
7 Greaves became only the seventh batter to register a double century in fourth innings of Tests, and he is the first to
do so batting at No. 6 or lower. Four of those 7 are from West Indies, with Kyle Mayers' effort in Chattogram in 2021
3 Greaves is now only the third player batting at No. 6 or lower to register a double in the second innings of a team
(3rd/4th innings of a Test). The first to do so was Don Bradman, who hit 270 batting at #7 against England in Melbourne
in 1937. Jason Holder was the last player to do so when he hit an unbeaten 202 from No.8 against England at Bridgetown
2 Greaves is now only the second player to score a double hundred in the second innings after getting dismissed for
nought in the first innings. He emulated South Africa's Dudley Nourse, who made 231 against England in Johannesburg in
2 Greaves became only the second batter to be involved in two 150+ partnerships in fourth innings of a Test: 196 with
Shai Hope and 180* with Kemar Roach. The only other player to do so was Sunil Gavaskar against England at the Oval in
1979, where he put on 213 for the first wicket with Chetan Chauhan and 153 with Dilip Vengsarkar for the second.
180* The seventh-wicket stand of 189 between Greaves and Roach is the highest ever for seventh-wicket or lower in fourth
innings of Tests eclipsing 160* between Manoj Prabhakar and Sachin Tendulkar at Old Trafford in 1990. It also happens to
be the longest in terms of balls faced (409) for seventh-wicket or later in fourth innings, where balls faced details
At 37 years and 155 days, Roach became the fourth-oldest player to score a fifty and take a five-for in the same Test.
Only Ravichandran Ashwin, Bevan Congdon, and Learie Constantine were older when achieving the double.
21It was the first draw in New Zealand in 21 Tests, the last coming against England in Hamilton in December 2019. Only
three result streaks in a host country have gone longer: Australia's 87 Tests between 1883 and 1946, South Africa's
recent run of 38 since 2016, and Sri Lanka's 28 between 2014 and 2021