Kane Williamson turns into New Zealand’s highest Test run-scorer

Kane Williamson referred to as it “special” after surpassing Ross Taylor on Monday to grow to be New Zealand’s highest Test run-scorer.

Williamson’s century steered New Zealand to 483 all out in its second innings and set England a goal of 258 runs to win the second Test in Wellington.

The 32-year-old former captain earned two standing ovations on the Basin Reserve throughout an outstanding innings which introduced up his twenty sixth Test century.

He raised his bat fleetingly after reaching 29 not out early on Monday to move Taylor’s document of seven,683 runs.

Williamson left the sphere to extra applause when he fell for 132 to part-time seam bowler Harry Brook.

Williamson was usually modest about his place within the historical past books.

“It’s not something I have thought a whole lot about but it’s an honour if you look at the names on that list,” he mentioned.

“I admired a lot of them growing up, then played alongside some of them, but it’s special to be in that company.”

Stephen Fleming, additionally a former Black Caps captain, sits third on 7,172 runs.

Williamson reached the milestone in his 92nd Test and 161st innings, significantly faster than Taylor’s 112 Tests and 196 visits to the crease.

Now-retired Taylor was fast to go with Williamson.

“Congratulations, Kane,” Taylor posted on Twitter. “This achievement is a testament to your hard work and dedication to Test cricket, of which I was privy to for a number of years.”

Williamson, a right-handed batsman, began the two-match England sequence needing solely 39 runs to clinch the document.

But he totalled solely 10 runs by his first three innings, forming a part of a New Zealand high order that struggled in opposition to the English seam assault.

He sits thirty fifth on the all-time Test leaderboard, which is topped by Indian nice Sachin Tendulkar with 15,921 runs.