Kane Williamson scored his 5th consecutive Test century at Seddon Park. (Reuters)
New Zealand batter Kane Williamson on Monday struck his fifth Test century in consecutive matches at Hamilton’s Seddon Park in the third Test against England.
Williamson became the first batter to score hundreds in five consecutive Test matches at a specific venue. Williamson surpassed 14 batters who have recorded four consecutive Test centuries at specific venues, including the legendary Don Bradman achieving the milestone at Melbourne and Leeds.
Batting in the second innings for the Kiwis, Williamson’s century was his 33rd in Test cricket and his seventh overall at the venue. He also became the sixth hitter to reach 1,000 runs this year.
Williamson, who had missed the Black Caps’ victorious tour to India, reached his 33rd hundred in his 186th Test innings, making him the third-fastest to the milestone behind Ricky Ponting (178) and Sachin Tendulkar. Williamson also became the first Kiwi batter to score over 5000 Test runs at home. The former skipper’s batting average stands at a whopping 66.77 in New Zealand – the highest of any batsman with more than 5000 Test runs in a specific country.
Williamson registered his fourth 150-plus score in Hamilton before eventually falling on 156. Only Mahela Jayawardena (six at SSC, Colombo, and five at Galle) and Kumar Sangakkara (five at SSC) have registered more 150-plus Test scores on a single ground. Len Hutton (The Oval), Joe Root (Lord’s), and Bradman (MCG) rank alongside Williamson with four 150-plus scores at the respective venues.
New Zealand posted a 658-run total for England, the second-highest target set by them in a Test. England were reduced to 18 for two before stumps on Day 3.
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