{"id":176098,"date":"2026-06-02T21:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176098"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:40:51","slug":"eng-vs-nz-1st-test-new-zealands-kane-williamson-glad-to-be-back-at-unique-lords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176098","title":{"rendered":"ENG vs NZ, 1st Test: New Zealand\u2019s Kane Williamson glad to be back at \u2018unique\u2019 Lord\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71053211\">New Zealand\u2019s Kane Williamson is relishing his return to Lord\u2019s as the iconic stadium stages its 150th Test when the Black Caps take on England this week.<\/p>\n<p>Lord\u2019s, which has staged more Tests than any other venue, is cricket\u2019s most historic arena and Williamson has no intention of taking his latest appearance there for granted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always a special Test,\u201d the batsman told reporters at Lord\u2019s on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve played for a while and only get a handful of opportunities to come to Lord\u2019s and play and have the experience that you have here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williamson, a veteran of 109 Tests\u2014but only four at Lord\u2019s\u2014added: \u201cI know for a number of players in the dressing room it\u2019s their first time and they\u2019re pretty excited at that prospect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked why playing at Lord\u2019s, the headquarters of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in north London, was different to other grounds, the 35-year-old added: \u201cI think the way they maintain the tradition is quite special. It\u2019s unique to Lord\u2019s. The history that surrounds it, the effort that goes into all of that. You come here and you notice those differences to all other grounds. And I mean, every ground is different. But walking out to the pitch through the Long Room (of the Pavilion), bumping into a few (MCC) members, and obviously the lunches are iconic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a number of things that are memorable here, but it is a special place to play. And I think everybody feels it their first time and also values every opportunity that they have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williamson has scored over 9,000 Test runs at an average of 54.58 including 33 centuries.<\/p>\n<p>While celebrated batters Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara all failed to score a Test hundred at Lord\u2019s, Williamson got his name on the dressing room honours board with an innings of 132 back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suppose the honours board is something that people talk a lot about,\u201d said Williamson ahead of Thursday\u2019s opening day of the first Test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA memorable time some time ago, but I do remember it fondly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 02, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/eng-vs-nz-1st-test-lords-150th-match-kane-williamson-glad-to-be-back-new-zealand-press-conference\/article71053211.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand\u2019s Kane Williamson is relishing his return to Lord\u2019s as the iconic stadium stages its 150th Test when the Black Caps take on England this week. Lord\u2019s, which has&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image209.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":175869,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=175869","url_meta":{"origin":176098,"position":0},"title":"Bethell fit to play for England in Test series against New Zealand; coach McCullum calls for \u2019refined\u2019 Bazball","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England No. 3 batter Jacob Bethell is fit to play the first Test against New Zealand starting on Thursday despite having to cut short his time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) because of a finger injury on his left hand. 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