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Williamson joins Lord's 100 club

London - Kane Williamson became just the 13th New Zealand batsman to score a Test hundred at Lord's when he reached three figures against England on the third day of the first Test on Saturday.

His innings was the 14th Test century by a New Zealander at Lord's, with Martin Crowe - one of Williamson's mentors - having achieved the feat twice.

Williamson, 92 out overnight, completed his hundred in just over three hours, facing 148 balls, including 12 fours.

New Zealand Test hundreds at Lord's (year, player, score):

1931: Stewie Dempster 120

1931: 'Curly' Page 104

1949: Martin Donnelly 206

1973: Bevan Congdon 175

1973: Mark Burgess 105

1973: Vic Pollard 105 no

1978: Geoff Howarth 123

1986: Martin Crowe 106

1990: Trevor Franklin 101

1994: Martin Crowe 142

1999: Matt Horne 100

2004: Mark Richardson 101

2008: Jacob Oram 101

2015: Kane Williamson - innings in progress

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