Kane Williamson will continue his pursuit of one of cricket\u2019s hallowed landmarks\u00a0after being named in New Zealand\u2019s squad to play Ireland and England in May and June.<\/p>\n
Williamson has 9,461 runs at an average of 54.7 in 108 Test matches, and said in December he was considering retirement.<\/p>\n
He will now get the opportunity to continue chasing the 10,000 runs in Test matches mark.<\/p>\n
Only 15 players have scored more than 10,000 runs in the history of Test cricket. If he achieves the feat, Williamson would become the first player from New Zealand to join the 10,000 club.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs you get to the latter stages (of your career) those thoughts certainly enter your mind,\u201d said Williamson, who added his future commitment to the Black Caps would be \u201cseries by series\u201d.<\/p>\n
As it turns out the 35-year-old has committed to New Zealand\u2019s next four Tests, while New Zealand will also play India at home and Australia away later in the year.<\/p>\n
The 19-man squad will play a one-off Test against Ireland starting May 27 in Belfast before a three-Test series against England starting June 4.<\/p>\n
The 10,000 Club<\/p>\n
Sachin Tendulkar (India) \u2013 15,921
\nJoe Root (England) \u2013 13,943
\nRicky Ponting (Australia) \u2013 13,378
\nJacques Kallis (South Africa) \u2013 13,289
\nRahul Dravid (India) \u2013 13,288
\nAlastair Cook (England) \u2013 12,472
\nKumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) \u2013 12,400
\nBrian Lara (West Indies) \u2013 11,953
\nShivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) \u2013 11,867
\nMahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) \u2013 11,814
\nAllan Border (Australia) \u2013 11,174
\nSteve Waugh (Australia) \u2013 10,927
\nSteve Smith (Australia) \u2013 10,763
\nSunil Gavaskar (India) \u2013 10,122
\nYounis Khan (Pakistan) \u2013 10,099<\/p>\n
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NEW ZEALAND SQUAD: Tom Latham (c), Tom Blundell, Kristian Clarke (IRE only), Devon Conway, Zak Foulkes, Dean Foxcroft, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will O\u2019Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae (IRE only), Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Kane Williamson, Will Young (IRE only).<\/p>\n
\u2014 AFP<\/p>\n
Photo: Phil Walter\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
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