KS Williamson posts his 23rd test century

KS Williamson posts his 23rd test century

New Zealand Vs Pakistan at Mt Maunganui 26 Dec 2020

Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan in this test to become the 33rd captain to lead Pakistan in tests. He also became the 28th captain to lead Pakistan in away tests.

Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan in this test to become the 18th captain to lead Pakistan in tests against New Zealand. He also became the 13th captain to lead Pakistan in away tests against New Zealand.

Mohammad Rizwan became the 32nd wicketkeeper captain to lead a team in tests.

He is the sixth captain wicket keeper to lead Pakistan in tests. Others are – Imtiaz Ahmed, Wasim Bari, Rashid Latif, Moin Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed. He also became the fifth captain wicket keeper to lead Pakistan in away tests. Others are – Wasim Bari, Rashid Latif, Moin Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed.

He is the third captain wicket keeper to lead Pakistan in tests against New Zealand. Others are – Moin Khan and Sarfaraz Ahmed. He also became the second captain wicket keeper to lead Pakistan in away tests against New Zealand after Sarfaraz Ahmed.

KS Williamson scored 129 in the first innings to provide the 304th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century in a test innings. It also provides the 165th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil

KS Williamson scored 129 in the first innings to provide the 37th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a century in a test innings on home soil against Pakistan

KS Williamson scored 129 in the first innings to provide his 55th fifty. He now shares the record for most fifties by a New Zealand batsman in tests with SP Fleming. SP Fleming has also scored 55 fifties.

KS Williamson scored 129 in the first innings to provide his 23rd century and also his 21st century while batting at number three. The following batsmen have score more centuries than KS Williamson when they batted at number three. KC Sangakkara {37}, RT Ponting {32}, R Dravid {28}, HM Amla {25}. KS Williamson went past DG Bradman who had scored  centuries at number three on his way to occupy the fifth place in the list of batsmen who have scored most centuries while batting at number three.

LRPL Taylor became New Zealand’s most capped cricketer across all the three formats of the game {Tests, ODIs and TIs.} This test was his 438th game. He went past DL Vettori who has played  437 games.

KS Williamson {129}, LRPL Taylor {70}, HM Nicholls {56} and BJ Watling {73} scored fifties in this game to provide the 49th occasion of batsmen batting at number three, four, five and six scoring fifties in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the third such occasion against Pakistan in a test innings.

KS Williamson {129}, LRPL Taylor {70}, HM Nicholls {56} and BJ Watling {73} scored fifties in this game to provide the first occasion of New Zealand batsmen batting at number three, four, five and six scoring fifties in a test innings.

KS Williamson-LRPL Taylor added 1 runs for the third wicket to provide the 349th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 54th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings.

KS Williamson-LRPL Taylor added 1 runs for the third wicket to provide the 46th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the ninth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in a test innings against Pakistan.

KS Williamson-HM Nicholls added 133 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 350th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 53rd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings.

KS Williamson-HM Nicholls added 133 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 47th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the fifth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in a test innings against Pakistan.

KS Williamson-LRPL Taylor added 120 runs for the third wicket and KS Williamson-HM Nicholls added 133 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 67th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting two or more three figure partnerships in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPartnersWRunsIOppGroundMon/Yr
1CS Dempster, ML Page31183EngLord’sJun 31
 RC Blunt, ML Page41423EngLord’sJun 31
        
2ME Chapple, GO Rabone11261SAFC TownJan 54
 JEF Beck, JR Reid51761SAFC TownJan 54
        
3JW Guy, B Sutcliffe21301IndDelhiDec 55
 JR Reid, B Sutcliffe3222*1IndDelhiDec 55
        
4GT Dowling, JR Reid31011IndKolkataMar 65
 B Sutcliffe, BR Taylor71631IndKolkataMar 65
        
5GT Dowling, TW Jarvis11362PakLahoreApr 65
 JR Reid, BW Sinclair31782PakLahoreApr 65
        
6GT Dowling, BAG Murray11261IndCh’urchFeb 68
 MG Burgess, GT Dowling41031IndCh’urchFeb 68
 GT Dowling, K Thomson51191IndCh’urchFeb 68
        
7GT Dowling, GM Turner11153WinCh’urchMar 69
 BF Hastings, V Pollard51103WinCh’urchMar 69
        
8RE Redmond, GM Turner11592PakA’landFeb 73
 RO Collinge, BF Hastings101512PakA’landFeb 73
        
9BE Congdon, BF Hastings31902EngLord’sJun 73
 MG Burgess, V Pollard61172EngLord’sJun 73
        
10JFM Morrison, GM Turner21082AusWel’tonMar 74
 BE Congdon, BF Hastings42292AusWel’tonMar 74
        
11JFM Morrison, JM Parker21162EngA’landFeb 75
 JM Parker, KJ Wadsworth61122EngA’landFeb 75
        
12JV Coney, MD Crowe51143EngWel’tonJan 84
 BL Cairns, JV Coney91183EngWel’tonJan 84
        
13MD Crowe, JF Reid31002SrlCol-CCCMar 84
 JV Coney, JF Reid61332SrlCol-CCCMar 84
        
14JV Coney, MD Crowe51422WinG’townApr 85
 MD Crowe, IDS Smith71432WinG’townApr 85
        
15JV Coney, KR Rutherford61092AusWel’tonFeb 86
 JV Coney, RJ Hadlee7132*2AusWel’tonFeb 86
        
16AH Jones, JG Wright21281AusA’laideDec 87
 MD Crowe, AH Jones32131AusA’laideDec 87
        
17MD Crowe, MJ Greatbatch41551EngWel’tonMar 88
 JG Bracewell, KR Rutherford61341EngWel’tonMar 88
        
18MD Crowe, AH Jones31491PakWel’tonFeb 89
 JJ Crowe, MD Crowe51141PakWel’tonFeb 89
        
19AH Jones, RH Vance21092PakA’landFeb 89
 MD Crowe, MJ Greatbatch51542PakA’landFeb 89
        
20AH Jones, JG Wright21151IndCh’urchFeb 90
 MJ Greatbatch, JG Wright41251IndCh’urchFeb 90
        
21RJ Hadlee, IDS Smith81031IndA’landFeb 90
 IDS Smith, MC Snedden91361IndA’landFeb 90
        
22AH Jones, JG Wright21483IndA’landFeb 90
 MD Crowe, AH Jones31793IndA’landFeb 90
        
23TJ Franklin, JG Wright11852EngLord’sJun 90
 MJ Greatbatch, RJ Hadlee61232EngLord’sJun 90
        
24TJ Franklin, JG Wright11343SrlWel’tonJan 91
 MD Crowe, AH Jones34673SrlWel’tonJan 91
        
25TJ Franklin, JG Wright11613SrlH’tonFeb 91
 AH Jones, SA Thomson51053SrlH’tonFeb 91
        
26MJ Greatbatch, RT Latham11161ZimB’wayoNov 92
 AH Jones, RT Latham21271ZimB’wayoNov 92
        
27CM Spearman, RG Twose12143ZimA’landJan 96
 CL Cairns, AC Parore51663ZimA’landJan 96
        
28MJ Horne, BA Young21401SrlDunedinMar 97
 CL Cairns, BA Young61231SrlDunedinMar 97
        
29MJ Horne, AC Parore21032ZimWel’tonFeb 98
 CD McMillan, DJ Nash71082ZimWel’tonFeb 98
        
30CD McMillan, AC Parore51403IndH’tonJan 99
 CL Cairns, DJ Nash71473IndH’tonJan 99
        
31MJ Horne, GR Stead11314IndAhm’badOct 99
 SP Fleming, CM Spearman3121*4IndAhm’badOct 99
        
32SP Fleming, MS Sinclair31641WinWel’tonDec 99
 NJ Astle, MS Sinclair41891WinWel’tonDec 99
        
33NJ Astle, MH Richardson41351ZimHarareSep 00
 CL Cairns, DJ Nash81441ZimHarareSep 00
        
34MD Bell, MH Richardson11021PakCh’urchMar 01
 AC Parore, MS Sinclair71011PakCh’urchMar 01
        
35MD Bell, MH Richardson11812PakH’tonMar 01
 SP Fleming, CD McMillan41472PakH’tonMar 01
        
36SP Fleming, L Vincent31991AusPerthNov 01
 NJ Astle, AC Parore82531AusPerthNov 01
        
37MJ Horne, MH Richardson11042BanWel’tonDec 01
 SP Fleming, CD McMillan41302BanWel’tonDec 01
        
38SP Fleming, MH Richardson21721SrlCol-PSSApr 03
 SP Fleming, SB Styris41571SrlCol-PSSApr 03
        
39MH Richardson, L Vincent12311IndMohaliOct 03
 MH Richardson, SB Styris21511IndMohaliOct 03
        
40SP Fleming, MH Richardson21011PakH’tonDec 03
 SP Fleming, SB Styris31001PakH’tonDec 03
 SP Fleming, DL Vettori81251PakH’tonDec 03
        
41MH Richardson, SB Styris31252SAFA’landMar 04
 CD McMillan, SB Styris41482SAFA’landMar 04
 CL Cairns, JDP Oram72252SAFA’landMar 04
        
42NJ Astle, MH Richardson21031EngLord’sMay 04
 JDP Oram, MH Richardson51061EngLord’sMay 04
        
43HJH Marshall, JAH Marshall21071SrlNapierApr 05
 NJ Astle, HJH Marshall41251SrlNapierApr 05
 NJ Astle, BB McCullum61291SrlNapierApr 05
        
44NJ Astle, SP Fleming41061SAFC TownApr 06
 SP Fleming, JEC Franklin82561SAFC TownApr 06
        
45DR Flynn, TG McIntosh21182WinNapierDec 08
 TG McIntosh, JD Ryder41002WinNapierDec 08
        
46JD Ryder, LRPL Taylor42711IndNapierMar 09
 JEC Franklin, JD Ryder51211IndNapierMar 09
        
47MJ Guptill, LRPL Taylor31171PakDunedinNov 09
 BB McCullum, DL Vettori71641PakDunedinNov 09
        
48BB McCullum, LRPL Taylor31042IndAhm’badNov 10
 JD Ryder, KS Williamson51942IndAhm’badNov 10
        
49BB McCullum, TG McIntosh11253IndHyd-RGNov 10
 BB McCullum, KS Williamson51243IndHyd-RGNov 10
        
50PG Fulton, KS Williamson21261BanChat’amOct 13
 TA Boult, BJ Watling101271BanChat’amOct 13
        
51BB McCullum, KS Williamson42211IndA’landFeb 14
 CJ Anderson, BB McCullum51331IndA’landFeb 14
        
52BB McCullum, BJ Watling63523IndWel’tonFeb 14
 BB McCullum, JDS Neesham71793IndWel’tonFeb 14
        
53TWM Latham, KS Williamson21651WinKingstonJun 14
 JDS Neesham, BJ Watling62011WinKingstonJun 14
        
54BB McCullum, KS Williamson22972PakSharjahNov 14
 LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson31162PakSharjahNov 14
        
55BB McCullum, KS Williamson41261SrlCh’urchDec 14
 BB McCullum, JDS Neesham51531SrlCh’urchDec 14
        
56MJ Guptill, TWM Latham11482EngLord’sMay 15
 LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson31892EngLord’sMay 15
        
57TWM Latham, KS Williamson21562ZimB’wayoJul 16
 LRPL Taylor, BJ Watling62532ZimB’wayoJul 16
        
58MJ Guptill, TWM Latham11691ZimB’wayoAug 16
 TWM Latham, KS Williamson21601ZimB’wayoAug 16
 LRPL Taylor, BJ Watling5193*1ZimB’wayoAug 16
        
59HM Nicholls, LRPL Taylor41272WinWel’tonDec 17
 TA Blundell, C de Grandhomme71482WinWel’tonDec 17
        
60TWM Latham, KS Williamson21622SrlWel’tonDec 18
 TWM Latham, HM Nicholls41142SrlWel’tonDec 18
        
61TWM Latham, JA Raval11213SrlCh’urchDec 18
 TWM Latham, HM Nicholls42143SrlCh’urchDec 18
 C de Grandhomme, HM Nicholls5124*3SrlCh’urchDec 18
        
62TWM Latham, JA Raval12542BanH’tonFeb 19
 HM Nicholls, KS Williamson41002BanH’tonFeb 19
 C de Grandhomme, KS Williamson7110*2BanH’tonFeb 19
        
63LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson31722BanWel’tonMar 19
 HM Nicholls, LRPL Taylor42162BanWel’tonMar 19
        
64TWM Latham, BJ Watling51432SrlCol-PSSAug 19
 C de Grandhomme, BJ Watling61132SrlCol-PSSAug 19
        
65C de Grandhomme, BJ Watling61192EngM M’nuiNov 19
 MJ Santner, BJ Watling72612EngM M’nuiNov 19
        
66TWM Latham, LRPL Taylor31161EngH’tonNov 19
 DJ Mitchell, BJ Watling61241EngH’tonNov 19
        
67LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson31201PakM M’nuiDec 20
 HM Nicholls, KS Williamson41331PakM M’nuiDec 20

KS Williamson-LRPL Taylor added 120 runs for the third wicket and KS Williamson-HM Nicholls added 133 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the tenth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting two or more three figure partnerships in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPartnersWRunsIOppGroundMon/Yr
1GT Dowling, TW Jarvis11362PakLahoreApr 65
 JR Reid, BW Sinclair31782PakLahoreApr 65
        
2RE Redmond, GM Turner11592PakA’landFeb 73
 RO Collinge, BF Hastings101512PakA’landFeb 73
        
3MD Crowe, AH Jones31491PakWel’tonFeb 89
 JJ Crowe, MD Crowe51141PakWel’tonFeb 89
        
4AH Jones, RH Vance21092PakA’landFeb 89
 MD Crowe, MJ Greatbatch51542PakA’landFeb 89
        
5MD Bell, MH Richardson11021PakCh’urchMar 01
 AC Parore, MS Sinclair71011PakCh’urchMar 01
        
6MD Bell, MH Richardson11812PakH’tonMar 01
 SP Fleming, CD McMillan41472PakH’tonMar 01
        
7SP Fleming, MH Richardson21011PakH’tonDec 03
 SP Fleming, SB Styris31001PakH’tonDec 03
 SP Fleming, DL Vettori81251PakH’tonDec 03
        
8MJ Guptill, LRPL Taylor31171PakDunedinNov 09
 BB McCullum, DL Vettori71641PakDunedinNov 09
        
9BB McCullum, KS Williamson22972PakSharjahNov 14
 LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson31162PakSharjahNov 14
        
10LRPL Taylor, KS Williamson31201PakM M’nuiDec 20
 HM Nicholls, KS Williamson41331PakM M’nuiDec 20

BJ Watling scored 73 in New Zealand’s innings to provide the 87th occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the 12th occasion of a New Zealand wicket keeper scoring a fifty in a test innings against Pakistan.

BJ Watling scored 73 in New Zealand’s innings to provide his 25th test fifty as a wicket keeper batsman. He became the first New Zealand wicket keeper batsman to score 25 fifties. He also became the tenth wicket keeper batsman to score 25 plus fifties in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists all these wicket keeper batsmen.

NoPlayerTeamMatNORunsCHC50+
1AC GilchristAus96205570172643
2MV BoucherSAF14724551553540
3MS DhoniInd9016487663339
4A FlowerZin55184404122335
5APE KnottEng9515438953035
6MJ PriorEng7921409972835
7AJ StewartEng8215454062329
8Q de KockSAF4605288452126
9IA HealyAus123435642226
10BJ WatlingNZl6413336971825

New Zealand was dismissed all out for 431 in its first innings to provide the 63rd occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 36th occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings on home soil

New Zealand was dismissed all out for 431 in its first innings to provide the 14th occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings against Pakistan. It also provides the tenth occasion of New Zealand dismissed all out for a total of 400 plus runs in a test innings on home soil against Pakistan.

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