Kane Williamson has surpassed many legends in terms of scoring the most consecutive centuries on the same ground in Test cricket. Kane Williamson scored consecutive centuries at Siddon Park in Hamilton 5 times. He surpassed many legends including Mahela Jayawardene, Don Bradman, Michael Clarke, Dennis, Martin Crowe, who have scored 4 consecutive centuries on the same ground.
Williamson became the third fastest player in history
Williamson achieved this feat in 186 innings and is the third fastest player in history to score 33 Test centuries. He was preceded by Sachin Tendulkar (178) and Ricky Ponting (183). No player in history has scored more centuries than Williamson after playing 186 innings.
Players with most centuries in WTC history
| # | Player | Centuries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Root | 18 |
| 2 | Marnus Labuschagne | 11 |
| 3 | Kane Williamson | 11 |
| 4 | Steve Smith | 10 |
| 5 | Rohit Sharma | 9 |
Joe Root is at the top in terms of scoring the most centuries in the history of WTC, who has scored 18 centuries so far. Now Kane Williamson is at the second position, who is still 7 centuries behind him. Apart from Kane Williamson, Marnus has 11 centuries in WTC, but he is at number three due to playing more matches than him. Rohit Sharma is the only Indian player in the top-5, who has scored centuries in WTC so far.
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