Kane Williamson

New Zealand cricketer

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February 10 2025 Scored his 14th ODI century, his first since 22 June 2019, spanning a period of 2060 days.
February 10 2025 Scored his 14th ODI century, his first since 22 June 2019, spanning a period of 2060 days.
June 2024 Stepped down from white-ball captaincy following New Zealand's group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup.
June 2024 Stepped down from white-ball captaincy following New Zealand's group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup.
May 2024 Named captain of New Zealand's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.
May 2024 Named captain of New Zealand's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.
2023 Williamson was bought by the Gujarat Titans and was injured in the first match of the season.
2023 Williamson was bought by the Gujarat Titans and was injured in the first match of the season.
March 18 2023 Scored his 28th century in Test cricket, turning the innings into his 6th Test match double century.
March 18 2023 Scored his 28th century in Test cricket, turning the innings into his 6th Test match double century.
February 28 2023 Surpassed Ross Taylor's record of 7,683 runs to become New Zealand's highest run scorer in Test cricket. On the same day, he scored his 26th Test century against England in the second Test of the two-match Test series.
February 28 2023 Surpassed Ross Taylor's record of 7,683 runs to become New Zealand's highest run scorer in Test cricket. On the same day, he scored his 26th Test century against England in the second Test of the two-match Test series.
February 27 2023 Became the all-time leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Test cricket.
February 27 2023 Became the all-time leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Test cricket.
December 2022 Stepped down as New Zealand's Test captain, ahead of their tour to Pakistan. During the first Test, he scored his fifth double century in Tests and became the first New Zealand batter to hit five double centuries in Test cricket. He also became the first New Zealand batter to achieve 25 centuries in Test cricket.
December 2022 Stepped down as New Zealand's Test captain, ahead of their tour to Pakistan. During the first Test, he scored his fifth double century in Tests and became the first New Zealand batter to hit five double centuries in Test cricket. He also became the first New Zealand batter to achieve 25 centuries in Test cricket.
2021 Kane Williamson took over the captaincy from David Warner midway through the IPL season.
2021 Kane Williamson took over the captaincy from David Warner midway through the IPL season.
November 2021 Led New Zealand to the final of the ICC T20 World Cup.
November 2021 Led New Zealand to the final of the ICC T20 World Cup.
August 2021 Named captain of New Zealand's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Led the team to their third consecutive ICC event final, ultimately losing to Australia in the final after scoring 85 runs off 48 balls.
August 2021 Named captain of New Zealand's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Led the team to their third consecutive ICC event final, ultimately losing to Australia in the final after scoring 85 runs off 48 balls.
June 2021 Captained New Zealand to win the inaugural ICC World Test Championship, the first ICC trophy the team won since 2000.
June 2021 Captained New Zealand to win the inaugural ICC World Test Championship, the first ICC trophy the team won since 2000.
December 31 2020 Reached a Test batting rating of 890, becoming the number one ranked Test batsman in the world, surpassing Steve Smith and Joe Root.
December 31 2020 Reached a Test batting rating of 890, becoming the number one ranked Test batsman in the world, surpassing Steve Smith and Joe Root.
December 4 2020 Scored his highest test score of 251 runs in the first innings against West Indies, helping New Zealand win the match by an innings and 134 runs.
December 4 2020 Scored his highest test score of 251 runs in the first innings against West Indies, helping New Zealand win the match by an innings and 134 runs.
November 2020 Nominated for the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Decade and Test Cricketer of the Decade.
November 2020 Nominated for the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Decade and Test Cricketer of the Decade.
June 2019 Awarded Player of the Tournament at the Cricket World Cup after becoming the highest scoring captain, making 578 runs in 10 matches. Named captain of the 'Team of the Tournament' by the ICC and ESPNcricinfo.
June 2019 Awarded Player of the Tournament at the Cricket World Cup after becoming the highest scoring captain, making 578 runs in 10 matches. Named captain of the 'Team of the Tournament' by the ICC and ESPNcricinfo.
June 22 2019 Scored his career-best ODI score of 148 runs off 154 balls in a 5-run victory over West Indies.
June 22 2019 Scored his career-best ODI score of 148 runs off 154 balls in a 5-run victory over West Indies.
April 2019 Named captain of New Zealand's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
April 2019 Named captain of New Zealand's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
2018 Williamson returned to play for part of the season with Yorkshire.
2018 Williamson became the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, replacing David Warner, and led the team to finish as runners-up while being the season's leading scorer with 735 runs.
2018 Williamson became the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, replacing David Warner, and led the team to finish as runners-up while being the season's leading scorer with 735 runs.
2018 Williamson returned to play for part of the season with Yorkshire.
December 8 2018 Scored his 19th Test century in the deciding 3rd game of the Pakistan away series.
December 8 2018 Scored his 19th Test century in the deciding 3rd game of the Pakistan away series.
December 7 2018 Became the first player from New Zealand to cross 900 rating points in the ICC Test batting rankings.
December 7 2018 Became the first player from New Zealand to cross 900 rating points in the ICC Test batting rankings.
March 2018 Set a new record for most centuries by a New Zealand batsman in Tests, scoring his 18th century (102 runs) against England in Auckland.
March 2018 Set a new record for most centuries by a New Zealand batsman in Tests, scoring his 18th century (102 runs) against England in Auckland.
2016 Williamson played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and won the IPL title with the team.
2016 Williamson signed a deal to play for part of the season with Yorkshire.
2016 Williamson played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and won the IPL title with the team.
2016 Williamson signed a deal to play for part of the season with Yorkshire.

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