Auckland requested Northern Districts to bat after profitable the toss, and Williamson walked out to the crease on the fall of the primary wicket. He hit seven boundaries in his 122-ball knock, which lasted for nearly three hours. Williamson added 52 for the fourth wicket with Robert O’Donnell, earlier than falling lbw to Jordan Sussex after a stand of 36 with Brett Hampton.
It was Williamson’s first match within the Plunket Defend after 5 years – he final performed within the premier first-class competitors within the nation in October 2019.
“You at all times really feel like an ND man, whether or not you’re right here or not,” he had mentioned forward of the sport. “It’s good when, with the stability of the worldwide schedule, you do have the chance to play.”
The primary Check begins on November 28 in Christchurch, earlier than the sequence strikes to Wellington and Hamilton for the subsequent two video games. Will probably be Williamson’s long-time team-mate Tim Southee’s last Check sequence, except New Zealand make the WTC last subsequent 12 months.
