in first Test despite Blackwood ton

 

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand wrapped up a record innings and 134-run victory over West Indies before lunch on the fourth day of the first Test in Hamilton today after finally breaking a rearguard action from Jermaine Blackwood and Alzarri Joseph.

The victory margin was the largest by New Zealand over West Indies, surpassing the innings and 105-run win at Wellington’s Basin Reserve in 1999, and gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

New Zealand had been cruising to victory inside three days, and were close to the rare feat of dismissing a side twice in one day, before Blackwood and Joseph came together at 89-6 and shared a 155-run partnership.

Blackwood completed his second Test century today but fell for 104 shortly after Joseph was caught in the deep for 86 and Neil Wagner finished off the innings at 247 when he bowled Shannon Gabriel for a duck.

“We were fortunate to get off to a good start and to be able hold that position,” New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said.

“Coming into today we knew the West Indies batted deep and they showed that. It was great the guys stuck with it.”

The hosts had scored 519 for seven declared on the back of man-of-the-match Williamson’s career-best 251 and dismissed the tourists for 138 in their first innings midway through the third day.

Williamson had little hesitation imposing the follow-on and his bowlers again ripped through the West Indies batting, leaving them teetering before Blackwood and Joseph counter attacked in the final session.

Blackwood resumed on 80 today and survived a dropped catch by Ross Taylor on 89 before he brought up his second test century with a single off Kyle Jamieson.

Joseph was within sight of his maiden Test century but he holed out to substitute fielder Mitchell Santner at deep point, which effectively ended the tourists’ resistance.

The second Test starts at the Basin Reserve on Dec. 11.

SCOREBOARD

NEW ZEALAND 1st innings

Tom Latham b Kemar Roach            86

Will Young lbw Shannon Gabriel        5

Kane Williamson c Roston Chase b Alzarri Joseph           251

Ross Taylor c Sharmarh Brooks b Shannon Gabriel        38

Henry Nicholls c Jason Holder b Kemar Roach                7

Tom Blundell lbw Shannon Gabriel    14

Daryl Mitchell c Jason Holder b Kemar Roach                9

Kyle Jamieson not out            51

Tim Southee not out       11

Extras: (b-11, lb-23, nb-12, w-1)      47

Total: (145.0 overs)          519 decl

Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-168, 3-251, 4-281, 5-353, 6-409, 7-503.

Bowling: Kemar Roach 30-7-114-3 (nb-3), Shannon Gabriel 25-6-89-3 (nb-8), Jason Holder 31-12-60-0 (nb-1), Alzarri Joseph 31-8-99-1 (w-1), Roston Chase 25-0-109-0, Kraigg Brathwaite 3-0-14-0.

WEST INDIES 1st innings

Kraigg Brathwaite c Tom Blundell b Trent Boult              21

John Campbell c Kane Williamson b Tim Southee           26

Sharmarh Brooks c Ross Taylor b Tim Southee                1

Darren Bravo b Kyle Jamieson           9

Roston Chase lbw Neil Wagner         11

Jermaine Blackwood c Tom Latham b Tim Southee          23

Jason Holder not out     25

Alzarri Joseph c Daryl Mitchell b Tim Southee             0

Kemar Roach b Kyle Jamieson          2

Shannon Gabriel lbw Neil Wagner           1

Extras: (b-8, lb-7, nb-3, w-1)      19

Total: (all out 64.0 overs)        138

Fall of wickets: 1-53, 2-55, 3-55, 4-79, 5-79, 6-119, 7-119, 8-135, 9-138.

Bowling: Tim Southee 19-7-35-4, Trent Boult 17-5-30-1 (w-1), Kyle Jamieson 13-3-25-2, Neil Wagner 15-3-33-2 (nb-3).

WEST INDIES 2nd innings

Kraigg Brathwaite c Tom Blundell b Tim Southee     10

John Campbell c Tom Latham b Trent Boult 2

Darren Bravo c Tim Southee b Neil Wagner 12

Sharmarh Brooks c (Sub) b Neil Wagner    2

Roston Chase lbw Kyle Jamieson      6

Jermaine Blackwood c Southee b Wagner           104

Jason Holder lbw Daryl Mitchell            8

Alzarri Joseph c sub (Santner b Jamieson    86

Kemar Roach not out         2

Shannon Gabriel b Wagner        0

Shane Dowrich  absent hurt

Extras: (lb-7, nb-2, w-8)      17

Total:  58.5 overs all out           247       

Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-25, 3-27, 4-27, 5-53, 6-89, 2-244, 8-247, 9-247.

Bowling: Tim Southee 15-2-62-1 (w-1), Trent Boult 15-1-63-1 (w-1), Neil Wagner 13.5-0-66-4 (nb-1), Kyle Jamieson 12-2-42-2 (w-2),  Daryl Mitchell 3-0-7-1 (nb-1).