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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

England'sJoe Root equals India's Virender Sehwag's world record of most number of fifty plus scores in a calendar year Tuesday Dec 29,2015

England batsman  Joe Root on Tuesday Dec 29,2015 crossed yet another fifty-run mark in the year 2015, which came on the 3rd day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead, to equal former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag's world record of most number of fifty plus scores in a single season.

This is the 13th occasion when mainstay of England batting line-up, Root, crossed the fifty-run mark in 2015 to match the record set by Sehwag in 2010

In England's 2nd innings, Root played 73-run knock of 128 balls, laced with five boundaries and a six, before being caught by Stiaan van Zyl off Kyle Abbott.

Joe Root has made 1372 runs at 62.36 in 2015 and has overtaken Alastair Cook as England's top run-scorer this year.

Among England batsmen, only Michael Vaughan (1481 runs, 2002) and Dennis Amiss (1379, 1974) have scored more runs in a year.

Most runs in a year for England
PlayerInnsRunsAve10050Year
MP Vaughan26148161.70622002
JE Root26138560.213102015
DL Amiss22137968.95531974
AN Cook26136454.56382015
KP Pietersen26134353.72462006
IJL Trott24132566.25442010
ME Trescothick24132355.12442005
AN Cook24128758.50542010
GA Gooch17126479.00451990
AN Cook29124948.03432012

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