{"id":8356,"date":"2020-12-11T08:30:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T09:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=8356"},"modified":"2020-12-11T09:57:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T09:57:15","slug":"nicholls-century-spurs-nz-fightback-on-first-day-of-second-test-against-windies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=8356","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls century spurs NZ fightback on first day of second test against Windies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wellington:\u00a0Henry Nicholls battled to his sixth test century and provided the backbone for a New Zealand middle order fightback as his side reached 294-6 at the end of a torrid first day of the second test against West Indies in Wellington on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 29-year-old left-hander was on 117 with Kyle Jamieson on one at stumps at the Basin Reserve.<\/p>\n

Nicholls had not passed 50 in 13 test innings since scoring 107 against Bangladesh at the same ground in March 2019 and rode his luck on a pitch that offered the West Indies bowlers\u2019 assistance all day.<\/p>\n

He was dropped three times, twice at first slip, and took several deliveries on the body from the visitors\u2019 pace attack but shared in a 70-run partnership with Will Young (43), 55 runs with BJ Watling (30) and 83 with Daryl Mitchell (42).<\/p>\n

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West Indies captain Jason Holder had won the toss and asked New Zealand captain Tom Latham, who was standing in for Kane Williamson, to bat on a heavily-grassed wicket that had been under covers all week.<\/p>\n

Shannon Gabriel provided a horror opening for the tourists, who need a victory to level the two-match series, by bowling too wide on a full length and conceded 21 runs in his first two overs.<\/p>\n

Gabriel shortened his length slightly after those first 12 deliveries and got the ball to move and jump off a length to create numerous false shots.<\/p>\n

He also hit all of the batsmen several times and captured the wickets of Tom Blundell (14), Young and Ross Taylor (nine) to finish with figures of 3-57 from 18 overs.<\/p>\n

Debutant Chemar Holder also proved a handful for New Zealand\u2019s batsmen and finished the day with 2-65.<\/p>\n

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