Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson batting for Yorkshire (2013)

Personal information

Full name

Kane Stuart Williamson

Born

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Batting style

Right-handed batsman

Bowling style

Right-arm off-break

Role

International information

National side

Test debut (cap 248)

4 November 2010 v India

Last Test

20 January 2017 v Bangladesh

ODI debut (cap 191)

10 August 2010 v India

Last ODI

2 February 2017 v Australia

ODI shirt no.

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2007–present

2011–2012

2013–2014

2015–present

2016

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	57	104	119	165
Runs scored	4,805	4,120	9,205	6,241
Batting average	50.57	46.81	48.44	45.55
100s/50s	15/25	8/27	25/48	12/39
Top score	242*	145*	284*	145*
Balls bowled	2,025	1,167	6,474	2,456
Wickets	29	31	85	61
Bowling average	38.93	34.25	42.75	35.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0	1	1
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	4/44	4/22	5/75	5/51
Catches/stumpings	50/–	42/–	111/–	69/–

Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 2 February 2017

Kane Stuart Williamson (born 8 August 1990) is a professional cricketer and currently the captain of New Zealand. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner. As of 20 December 2016, he is the fourth most highly ranked batsman in Test cricket. Domestically he has represented Northern Districts in New Zealand domestic cricket, the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, and Gloucestershire and Yorkshire in English county cricket.

Williamson made his first-class debut in December 2007. He made his U-19 debut against the touring Indian U-19 team the same year and was named captain of the New Zealand U-19 team for the 2008 U-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his international debut in 2010. Williamson has represented New Zealand at the 2011 and 2015 editions of the Cricket World Cup and 2012 and 2014 editions of the ICC World Twenty20. He made his full-time captaincy debut for New Zealand in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India.