KS Williamson of New Zealand posts his 24th test century
KS Willamson of New Zealand scored his 24th century when he made 112 not out against Pakistan on the first day of the ongoing Christchurch test. All his 24 centuries are tabulated below
He made his test debut against India at Ahmedabad in Nov 2010 and scored 131 on his debut. It was a memorable debut for him as he and JD Ryder put on 194 runs for the fifth wicket. JD Ryder also scored a century – 103. KS Williamson made his test debut under the captaincy of DL Vettori. All his centuries are tabulated below.
| No | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 131 | 2 | Ind | Ahmedabad | 04 Nov 2010 |
| 2 | 102* | 4 | SAF | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 |
| 3 | 135 | 1 | Srl | Col-PSS | 25 Nov 2012 |
| 4 | 114 | 1 | Ban | Chattogram | 09 Oct 2013 |
| 5 | 113 | 1 | Ind | Auckland | 06 Feb 2014 |
| 6 | 113 | 1 | Win | Kingston | 08 Jun 2014 |
| 7 | 161* | 3 | Win | Bridgetown | 26 Jun 2014 |
| 8 | 192 | 2 | Pak | Sharjah | 26 Nov 2014 |
| 9 | 242* | 3 | Srl | Wellington | 03 Jan 2015 |
| 10 | 132 | 2 | Eng | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
| 11 | 140 | 2 | Aus | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 12 | 166 | 2 | Aus | Perth | 13 Nov 2015 |
| 13 | 108* | 4 | Srl | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2015 |
| 14 | 113 | 1 | Zim | Bulawayo | 06 Aug 2016 |
| 15 | 104* | 4 | Ban | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 16 | 130 | 2 | SAF | Dunedin | 08 Mar 2017 |
| 17 | 176 | 2 | SAF | Hamilton | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 18 | 102 | 2 | Eng | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 |
| 19 | 139 | 3 | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 03 Dec 2018 |
| 20 | 200* | 2 | Ban | Hamilton | 28 Feb 2019 |
| 21 | 104* | 3 | Eng | Hamilton | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 22 | 251 | 1 | Win | Hamilton | 03 Dec 2020 |
| 23 | 129 | 1 | Pak | Mt Maunganui | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 24 | 112* | 2 | Pak | Christchurch | 03 Jan 2021 |
His 112 not out at Christchurch represent his fourth century against Pakistan. He is the only New Zealand batsman to score centuries in four test innings against Pakistan. All his four centuries are tabulated below
| No | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 192 | 2 | Pak | Sharjah | 26 Nov 2014 |
| 2 | 139 | 3 | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 03 Dec 2018 |
| 3 | 129 | 1 | Pak | Mt Maunganui | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 4 | 112* | 2 | Pak | Christchurch | 03 Jan 2021 |
His 112 not out at Christchurch represent his eleventh century while leading New Zealand. He is the only New Zealand captain to score ten or more centuries. All his eleven centuries are tabulated below
| No | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 113 | 1 | Zim | Bulawayo | 06 Aug 2016 |
| 2 | 104* | 4 | Ban | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | 130 | 2 | SAF | Dunedin | 08 Mar 2017 |
| 4 | 176 | 2 | SAF | Hamilton | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 5 | 102 | 2 | Eng | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 |
| 6 | 139 | 3 | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 03 Dec 2018 |
| 7 | 200* | 2 | Ban | Hamilton | 28 Feb 2019 |
| 8 | 104* | 3 | Eng | Hamilton | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 9 | 251 | 1 | Win | Hamilton | 03 Dec 2020 |
| 10 | 129 | 1 | Pak | Mt Maunganui | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 11 | 112* | 2 | Pak | Christchurch | 03 Jan 2021 |
KS Williamson is one of the six batsmen who have scored 20 plus centuries in the annals of test cricket while batting at number three. KC Sangakkara {37}, RT Ponting {32}, R Dravid {28}, HM Amla {25}, KS Williason {22} and DG Bradman {20} are the six batsmen. KC Williamson’s 22 centuries are tabulated below
| No | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 135 | 1 | Srl | Col-PSS | 25 Nov 2012 |
| 2 | 114 | 1 | Ban | Chattogram | 09 Oct 2013 |
| 3 | 113 | 1 | Ind | Auckland | 06 Feb 2014 |
| 4 | 113 | 1 | Win | Kingston | 08 Jun 2014 |
| 5 | 161* | 3 | Win | Bridgetown | 26 Jun 2014 |
| 6 | 192 | 2 | Pak | Sharjah | 26 Nov 2014 |
| 7 | 242* | 3 | Srl | Wellington | 03 Jan 2015 |
| 8 | 132 | 2 | Eng | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
| 9 | 140 | 2 | Aus | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 10 | 166 | 2 | Aus | Perth | 13 Nov 2015 |
| 11 | 108* | 4 | Srl | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2015 |
| 12 | 113 | 1 | Zim | Bulawayo | 06 Aug 2016 |
| 13 | 104* | 4 | Ban | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 14 | 130 | 2 | SAF | Dunedin | 08 Mar 2017 |
| 15 | 176 | 2 | SAF | Hamilton | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 16 | 102 | 2 | Eng | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 |
| 17 | 139 | 3 | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 03 Dec 2018 |
| 18 | 200* | 2 | Ban | Hamilton | 28 Feb 2019 |
| 19 | 104* | 3 | Eng | Hamilton | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 20 | 251 | 1 | Win | Hamilton | 03 Dec 2020 |
| 21 | 129 | 1 | Pak | Mt Maunganui | 26 Dec 2020 |
| 22 | 112* | 2 | Pak | Christchurch | 03 Jan 2021 |