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21-Dec-2015 09:24:00 GMT
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Williamson Becomes No.1 Test Batsman

Dubai: New Zealand phenomenon Kane Williamson shot to the top of the Test batting rankings Monday following his match-winning century against Sri Lanka.

He also ended the year with an astounding 90.15 Test average, well clear of the next best 76.83 by Australian Adam Voges.

The modest 25-year-old, who claims he is not obsessed by statistics, was unbeaten on 108 as New Zealand reached their 189 target in the second Test in Hamilton for the loss of five wickets.

The win wrapped up the series 2-0 for New Zealand after their 122-run victory in the first Test where Williamson had scores of 88 and 71 before a rare blemish in the first innings of the second Test when he was out for one.

He started the Hamilton Test as the third-ranked Test batsman behind England's Joe Root and South African AB de Villiers, but passed both with his unbeaten century.

But following a Test in which he reached a number of milestones, Williamson was uncomfortable being the focus of attention.

He compiled a New Zealand record 1,172 runs in a calendar year with his four to bring up his century against Sri Lanka taking him past the previous record of 1,164 set by McCullum last year.

His five centuries took him to 13, equal with Ross Taylor as the second best by a New Zealand and four behind the national record held by Martin Crowe.

In all formats, Williamson has scored 2,633 runs so far this year, putting him fifth on the all-time list headed by Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (2,868 last year) and with three one-dayers still to play in 2015.


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