ENG vs NZ: Williamson Ready for Another Date with Lord’s

New Zealand batter Kane Williamson is excited to play the first Test at Lord’s against England as the home of cricket is set to host its 150th Test from June 4-8.

Although he has already played on four occasions at the iconic venue in the past, Williamson is relishing another opportunity to play Test cricket at a venue which has rich history associated with it and he understands the significance of the upcoming outing.

“It’s always a special Test,” Williamson said ahead of the Lord’s Test. “I think if you look over your career, you only get… well depends on how long you play for… but yeah, I’ve played for a while and you only get a handful of opportunities to come to Lord’s and play.
“I think the way they maintain the tradition, is quite special. It’s unique to Lord’s; the history that surrounds it, the effort that goes into, to all of that, you come here and you, you notice those differences to all other grounds.

Williamson averages 54.58 in 109 Test matches. However, his record at Lord’s doesn’t level up with his standards as he averages 32 from eight innings. That tally includes a century which came in the summer of 2015 as he struck an impressive 132. For the New Zealand batting stalwart, the memory of that century is still fresh in his mind.

“The honours board is something that people talk a lot about,” Williamson said, recalling his century. “It was an amazing game of cricket too, to be fair. We ended up losing, but scored 700 runs and took 20 wickets – on any other day we’re pretty happy with that.

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