Kane Williamson

In a very Kane Williamson sort of way he made sure nothing less than the perfect play would catch him out at the pivotal moment of the Christchurch Test.

[Martin Crowe](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/martin-crowe-36622)- the only player whose record could seriously have stood up to Williamson's - happily acknowledged this many years ago. In the last Test Williamson played, he became the [most prolific Test batter from his country](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-zealand-vs-england-kane-williamson-at-the-top-of-the-test-charts-for-new-zealand-1360891)and put the matter to rest. And, having missed a ball from an opponent bowling his heart out, he scrambled the hell out of it. [Neil Wagner](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/neil-wagner-233713)is halfway down the pitch. On his 93rd Test, the act that will define this game, is Williamson's sprinting and diving. But here is the physics: The bounce helped the ball find its target, but it slowed the throw down. Wagner is [nursing a hamstring tear and a bulging disc](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/neil-wagner-out-of-second-test-with-back-and-hamstring-injuries-doug-bracewell-gets-a-call-up-1363148)in his spine. He's collected the throw and hit the stumps direct. Williamson once described the feeling of batting alongside a big-hitting Brendon McCullum as being "like the library in a theme park" ... He's beaten the batter and pushed him on to the back foot. He has bowled a bouncer, which Williamson has to put his weight on his back foot to play. He has attempted to hook this head-high ball (he might fairly contend it passed higher than his head), and he has missed.