New Zealand is playing one of the Test match again Ireland on May 27. And there, two of the Kiwis enter the history books with a unique Test record. Notably, Tom Latham and Kane Williamson became the only two players to have toured 12 countries to play Test cricket. Civil Service Cricket Club is hosting the Test match between Ireland and New Zealand. For both Latam and Williamson, it's a new country. Earlier, they played in eleven countries: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the West Indies, the UAE, and Zimbabwe. So far, 11 is the highest number of countries travelled by a cricketer to play a Test match. The list includes greats like Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, and others. Cricketers to play Test in most countries: Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 12* Tom Latham (New Zealand) – 12* Shane Warne (Australia) – 11 Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 11 Waqar Younis (Pakistan) – 11 Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) – 11 Younis Khan (Pakistan) – 11 Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) – 11 Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) – 11 Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) – 11 Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 11 Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) – 11 Where did Kane Williamson play the most Test matches overseas? The former New Zealand Test captain Kane Williamson played 55 matches at home. However, he played 8 matches in both Indian England. He toured Australia for 7 Tests and visited Sri Lanka and the UAE for 6 times each. Kane Williamson’s record in Tests (country-wise) Host country Matches Runs Best Score Australia 7 557 166 Bangladesh 4 389 114 England 8 458 132 India 8 503 131 Ireland 1* 36 36 New Zealand 55 5327 251 Pakistan 2 277 200* South Africa 4 127 77 Sri Lanka 6 325 137 United Arab Emirates 6 647 192 West Indies 5 462 161* Zimbabwe 3 389 113 Read also: Watch: Virat Kohli teasing Shubman Gill from the sidelines as GT players posed for team photo Where did Tom Latham play the most Test matches overseas? Latham has almost the similar count as Williamson- 48 matches at home, 8 matches each in India and England, and 6 matches in Australia and the UAE Tom Latham’s record in Tests (country wise) Host Country Matches Runs Best score Australia 6 313 50 Bangladesh 2 51 26 England 8 394 84 India 8 502 95 Ireland 1* 0 0 New Zealand 48 3460 264* Pakistan 2 281 113 South Africa 2 8 4 Sri Lanka 4 329 154 United Arab Emirates 6 381 137 West Indies 3 288 83 Zimbabwe 2 254 136 Ireland hosts Test match after two years Ireland staged its maiden Test match in May 2018 against Pakistan at Malahide in Dublin, followed by a Test against Zimbabwe in Belfast from July 25 to 28, 2024. The ongoing Ireland-New Zealand fixture marks only the third Test contested in Ireland. Test fixtures in Ireland Date Opponent Venue Winner May 11-15, 2018 Pakistan Dublin (Malahide) Pakistan (by 5 wickets) July 25-28, 2024 Zimbabwe Belfast Ireland (by 4 wickets) May 27, 2026- New Zealand Belfast –