STAT OF THE DAY: Kane Williamson becomes first batter to hit 5 consecutive hundreds at a venue with 33rd Test century | Cricket News
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 …
