Rain spoils another session after Nicholls, Watling stretch NZ lead
Dinner: New Zealand 229 for 4 (Williamson 102, Nicholls 49*) lead England 58 by 171 runs
New Zealand's best Test batsman Kane Williamson brightened up a gloomy afternoon in Auckland with his 18th Test hundred, passing Martin Crowe and Ross Taylor to become the country's leading century-maker. He eventually fell for 102 shortly after the tea break, lbw to James Anderson, England's only wicket of the day as rain allowed only 23.1 overs in the first two sessions.
Williamson reached the landmark with a trademark glide towards gully. In the company of Henry Nicholls, Williamson added 22 runs in 10 overs prior to heavy rain forcing an early tea 40 minutes into the first session.
Under cloudy skies, Anderson found some movement with the new ball after the break. In the fourth over since resumption, Williamson had shuffled too far across against a prodigious inswinger from Anderson. An optimistic review didn't save him.
Nicholls, at the other end, showed admirable patience and a tight defensive technique, repeatedly leaving balls outside off stump he didn't need to play, and only venturing into an attacking shot if the bowlers erred in his areas.
BJ Watling, after missing the West Indies Tests due to a hip injury, struck three fours in his unbeaten 17, helping New Zealand stretch their significant first-innings advantage to 171 before another burst of rain wiped out the rest of the middle session.
Source ESPN
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