Black Caps batsman Henry Nicholls battled his way to a sixth test century against West Indies. The wind howled up Cambridge Terrace and the ball fizzed off the grassy Basin Reserve day one pitch. If Hamilton was a stroll in the park for the Black Caps, who swept aside the West Indies with ease, this was more like it: torrid test cricket in its purest form. By stumps on day one of the second test it was a narrow points decision to the hosts, thanks largely to Henry Nicholls who defied the touring bowlers and rode a hefty dose of luck to his sixth test century.