Rain and Latham century dampens England opening day 2nd Test against New Zealand

An unbeaten century by New Zealand opener Tom Latham (101*) and then rain, dented England’s chances of going into day two with any advantage, as they try to level the Test series against the Kiwis.

 

Match Summary

New Zealand 173 - 3 (54.3overs) – (Tom Latham 101*, Ross Taylor 53)

England - Still to bat

Close - New Zealand are 173 for 3

Scorecard

Tom Latham's sensational 101* and fifty from Ross Taylor took New Zealand to 173/3 before rain washed out the final session on day one of the Hamilton Test. #NZvENG REPORT ??https://t.co/YzCxa8a9Id

— ICC (@ICC) November 29, 2019

Having put New Zealand in to bat, on what looked like a green top that would assist their bowlers, England failed to take advantage after having the kiwis 39-2 at one stage – the situation was helped by the breakdown of Ben Stokes and an injury to Jos Buttler.

New Zealand closed the day on 173 for 3 after rain stopped play - Play will start half an hour early at 21:30 GMT on Friday to make up for the lost time, with 35.3 overs lost to rain.

 

 

New Zealand - Tom Latham, Jeet Raval, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling(wk), Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Neil Wagner

England - Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Joe Denly, Joe Root(c), Ben Stokes, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope(wk)

Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad

Start Time: 22:00

Toss: England won the toss and decided to field

Venue: Seddon Park, Hamilton

Officials: Handunnettige Dharmasena, Paul Wilson, Bruce Oxenford, Wayne Knights, Javagal Srinath

©Cricket World 2019