The sporting week in numbers

Ichiro Suzuki brought up his 4000th career hit while playing for the New York Yankees against Toronto on Thursday. Photo / Getty Images.

The sporting week in numbers, compiled by Daniel Richardson and Kris Shannon of APNZ

16 - Adam Ashley-Cooper has found himself on the losing side against the All Blacks 16 times. Ashley-Cooper, who could cop loss No 17 with the Wallabies tomorrow night in Wellington, still trails the player with the most losses against New Zealand - former Australia lock Nathan Sharpe with 20.

18 - Kiwi golfer Steven Alker shot 18 pars during his opening round at the Cox Classic in Nebraska on the Web.com Tour overnight. Alker needs to secure his spot inside the top 25 of the money list to become the third Kiwi - after Tim Wilkinson and Danny Lee - to qualify for next year's PGA Tour.

38 - Allen Iverson hasn't played in the NBA since 2010 but the 11-time All-Star is reportedly set to finally announce his official retirement from the game. The 38-year-old, who was the first pick in the 1996 NBA draft, spent 14 seasons in the NBA and last played professionally in Turkey in 2011.

138 - Steve Smith came into the Australian test team as the next great leg-spinning hope but never quite delivered on the promise with the ball. But he stroked his maiden test century overnight in the fifth Ashes test against England at the Oval, finishing unbeaten on 138 as Australia declared on 492/9.

2 - The Silver Ferns named a 12-strong squad today for the upcoming Constellation Cup against Australian and two new caps were included. Central Pulse defender Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit and Southern Steel mid-courter Courtney Tairi are the new faces, while Joline Henry returns from pregnancy.

40 - She is one of world sport's surest things and today Val Adams extended her unbeaten streak in the shot put to 40 straight events. Adams, who last week won a fourth world championship in the discipline, took out the DN Galan Diamond League meeting in Stockholm with a throw of 20.30 metres.

10,000 - A t-shirt that probably cost $30 ended up being a lot pricier for Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. Despite not playing in his side's preseason game against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Griffin was fined $10,000 by the NFL for wearing an unauthorised t-shirt while warming up.

2000 - Young Kiwi footballers will have to fork out $2000 each if they wish to represent their country at October's Fifa Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. The 35 players in the extended squad were told by New Zealand Football this week they would be expected to contribute to costs.

4000 - Ichiro Suzuki brought up his 4000th career hit while playing for the New York Yankees against Toronto on Thursday. Ichiro, 39, recorded 1278 hits in his native Japan before collecting 2722 in a 13-year career in the United States. Pete Rose is baseball's all-time hits leader with 4256.

100 - Eleven years ago at the Millennium Stadium, the All Blacks gave a debut cap to prop Tony Woodcock in a 43-17 win over Wales. On Saturday night against the Wallabies, Woodcock will play his 100th game in the black jersey, and the 32-year-old is showing no signs of slowing down just yet.