Cameron Green has shown plenty of promise with the bat but is wicketless through four Tests, reinforcing how tough it is to find an allrounder in the mould of an Ian Botham and Ben Stokes.
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For columnist Brannavan Gnanalingam, nothing beats watching our New Zealand cricket team play at the moment, with captain Kane Williamson leading the charge to glory here in the second test against Pakistan in Christchurch on January 5.
OPINION: When I was 5, we had to tell the class what we wanted to be when we grew up. I said, “Cricket player,” even though I had no idea what that was. A year later though, we stopped class to watch New Zealand beat Australia at Basin Reserve. John Wright scored a fourth innings hundred, which I maintain is one of New Zealand’s most underrated test innings. I was hooked. I stayed up to watch Richard Hadlee’s last series in England. And then there was Martin Crowe’s 299, and, of course, the 1992 Cricket World Cup when New Zealand agonisingly lost in the semifinals. My love even lasted through the dark days of the mid-1990s.
A double ton against Pakistan helps Kane Williamson become top ranked Test player
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Tue, Jan 12, 2021
A double ton in the second Test against Pakistan in Christchurch helped Kiwi captain Kane Williamson reach best ever rating points by a New Zealand player and also brought him to the top of the ICC Men s Test Player Rankings.
A press statement issued by the council on Tuesday said that the Kiwi player has reached 919 rating points after being named player of the series for leading his side to an innings and 176 runs win and a 2-0 victory in the two-Test series.
The only other player from New Zealand to go past the 900-point mark was Richard Hadlee when he reached a career-high of 909 rating points in bowling in December 1985.
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OPINION: Cricket has always been the poor cousin in New Zealand sport, but now the Black Caps have ascended the International Cricket Council throne almost by stealth.