Cricketers of the week - 26th March - 1st April

#3 Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

Kane Williamson was in superb form in the series against the Proteas

New Zealand’s skipper gave the Kiwis a fighting chance to win the third Test at Hamilton against South Africa and equal the series. After SA scored 314, Williamson’s 176 in just 285 balls helped New Zealand post 489, a lead of 175.

New Zealand were in an excellent position to win the final Test when SA found themselves struggling at 90 for 5 at the end of the fourth day in their second innings.

However, the fifth day was completely washed out because of rain, leaving New Zealand as the unfortunate losers of the series, also pushing South Africa to No. 2 in the ICC Test ranking, and Australia moving to third. This is the 26-year old’s 17th century in 61 Tests to go with his 25 half-centuries.