KANE Williamson has entered his name into the history books as New Zealand continued to turn the screws on Zimbabwe in the second Test in Bulawayo.In his second Test as Black Caps captain, Williamson made a dashing 113 as the visitors moved to 4-436 at lunch on day two.
And upon reaching three figures, the 25-year-old, who actually celebrates his 26th birthday today, became the youngest man in Test history to post hundreds against all Test-playing nations – a milestone he narrowly missed in the series opener when he made 91.
Williamson is the first New Zealander to achieve what remains a rare feat among Test batsmen; he joins what now becomes an elite club of 13.
Previously, the youngest man to post hundreds against all comers was Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, who reached the mark as a 30-year-old, meaning the brilliant Black Caps skipper is the only man to achieve the milestone while still in his 20s.
Sangakkara is one of three Sri Lankans in the club, alongside Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardena.
Of course, only batsmen to have played this century – or more accurately, since November 2000, when Bangladesh became a Test-playing nation – have had a chance to score hundreds against nine other Test teams.
The other nine players on the list are: Adam Gilchrist, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting (Australia), Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar (India), Younis Khan (Pakistan), Jacques Kallis (South Africa) and Brian Lara (West Indies).