Hayden reaches 1,000-run milestone for fourth year

Australia batsman Matthew Hayden on Sunday became the first player in Test cricket to score 1,000 runs in four consecutive calendar years.

Australia batsman Matthew Hayden on Sunday became the first player in Test cricket to score 1,000 runs in four consecutive calendar years.

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The 33-year-old left-hander scored 70 in the first innings of the second Test against New Zealand at Adelaide Oval on Friday and needed 10 runs in the second innings to reach the landmark figure.

Queenslander Hayden was unbeaten on 21 at the close of the third day's play on Sunday with Australia 57 for no wicket, an overall lead of 381.

Hayden, who took several years to establish himself in the Test team, has 61 caps and has hit 20 centuries including a then world-record 380 against Zimbabwe in Perth in 2003-04.