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Taylor moves into top-10 Test batting rankings

Author
NZ Newswire,
Publish Date
Thu, 14 Dec 2017, 12:00PM
Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson are both ranked in the world's Top 10 Test batsmen. (Photo \ Getty Images)
Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson are both ranked in the world's Top 10 Test batsmen. (Photo \ Getty Images)

Taylor moves into top-10 Test batting rankings

Author
NZ Newswire,
Publish Date
Thu, 14 Dec 2017, 12:00PM

Ross Taylor has joined New Zealand team-mate Kane Williamson in the top-10 of the latest Test cricket batting rankings.

Following the Black Caps' 2-0 home sweep of the West Indies, Taylor climbs to 10th on the back of his record-equalling 17th century in the second Test at Hamilton.

New Zealand captain Williamson remains fifth, with some distance back to the third-ranked Black Cap, opener Jeet Ravel in 30th.

READ MORE: Black Caps to play fewer Tests in new Future Tours Programme

The team's three leading seamers all feature prominently in the bowling rankings.

Neil Wagner, who took 14 wickets in the series, climbs two places to seventh. He is the fourth-ranked pace bowler.

Trent Boult is 13th and new ball partner Tim Southee 16th.

Top-ranked batsmen: Virat Kohli (India) 1, AB de Villiers (South Africa) 2, David Warner (Australia) 3.

Also, from NZ: Kane Williamson 5, Ross Taylor 10.

Top-ranked bowlers: Jimmy Anderson (England) 1, Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) 2, Ravindra Jadeja (India). Also, from NZ: Neil Wagner 7, Trent Boult 13, Tim Southee 16.

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