An Englishman reached 10k runs after 139 yrs of Test cricket
Alastair Cook became the first English cricketer to reach 10,000 Test runs in 2016, nearly 139 years after the first-ever Test was played. Cook, who was born on December 25, 1984, was also the youngest cricketer to reach the milestone. Graham Gooch, with 8900 runs in 117 matches, is the second-highest run scorer for England in Test cricket.