After two months playing in the same Indian Premier League team as West Indies skipper Jason Holder, Williamson slipped seamlessly back into the strict demands of the red-ball game at Seddon Park, his home ground. Thrust into the Test after just five overs, over the next 10 hours and 24 minutes he faced 412 deliveries, caressing the ball to all points as he picked the balls that needed to be played and rarely touched anything else.

Williamson's third double century, which included 34 fours and two sixes, extended his New Zealand record to 22 Test centuries, three more than teammate Ross Taylor. “It wasn't really at the forefront of my mind,” the master batsman said, when asked about achieving his highest Test score.

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NZ 519-7d (K Williamson 251, T Latham 86, K Jamieson 51'; S Gabriel 3-89, K Roach 3-114) v West Indies 49-0

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