Voges beats Bradman with 100 average

Vorges also broke Sachin Tendulkar's record for most Test runs between dismissals.

February 13, 2016 10:28 am | Updated November 17, 2021 02:09 am IST

On the second day of the New Zealand-Australia first Test in Wellington on Saturday, Adam Voges became the first batsman ever in Test cricket to reach the magical average of 100 thus beating the legendary Don Bradman, whose average was 99.94.

At the end of Day 2, Adam Voges is going strong on 176 and has scored 1204 runs in 14 matches at an average of 100.33.

Earlier, when he reached 127 runs, Vorges also broke Sachin Tendulkar's record for most Test runs between dismissals. Sachin had scored 497 in Tests without getting out in 2004.

Australia finished the day with 463 for 6 and leads New Zealand by 280 runs..

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