England speedster Stuart Broad became just the second England bowler to reach 400 Test wickets. When Board captured the wicket of Kiwis left-handed batsmen, Tom Latham on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand in Auckland on Thursday. In the gathering dusk in the first over after the dinner break, the 31-year-old Nottingham bowler had Latham caught at square leg by Chris Woakes during the day-night Test.
The England players rushed from all corners of the field to congratulate veteran speedster Broad for what was one of the few bright spots of their day. England, batting first, were all out cheaply for 58. while the fall of Latham's wicket had New Zealand at 92 for two wicket. Latham who scored 26 runs of 112 balls which look very defensive innings. Latham hits three boundaries in his innings. It was soft-dismissal as Latham caught by Chris Woakes at square leg.
The right-arm quick, who started his 115th Test with 399 dismissals, had a chance early in the New Zealand innings to bring up the milestone when he found the edge of Jeet Raval's bat. However, the chance was put down by skipper Joe Root at slip. The most successful England Test bowler is Broad's new-ball partner James Anderson with 523 wickets from 134 matches.
Here are the top five England wicket-takers of all time in Tests:
James Anderson-- 523* wickets
Stuart Broad-- 400*
Ian Botham-- 383
Bob Willis-- 325
Fred Trueman-- 307