Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson is a New Zealand cricketer who represents his country in international cricket. On the domestic level, Kane plays first-class cricket for Northern Districts. He also captained New Zealand in all three formats from 2016 to 2022. He also captained SunRisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Kane is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler. Kane Williamson captains the national cricket side across all formats. He was the captain when New Zealand reached and lost the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup finals. He was awarded the Player of the tournament award.

Kane Williamson: Along the Years 

Kane Williamson Records 

• Youngest centurion in New Zealand Cricket History - 20 years.

• Eighth New Zealand Cricketer to score a century on Test Debut.

• Third highest ever strike-rated century by a New Zealander in a One-Day International - 100* for 69 balls.

• Fifth-fastest batsman in the world and fastest New Zealander to score 3,000 runs.

• Most Test Runs for New Zealand in a calendar year - 1172 runs in 2015.

• Thirteenth batsman to score a test century against all test playing nations.

• First New Zealand cricketer to cross 900 rating points in the ICC Test batting rankings - 2018.

• Fastest New Zealand Cricketer to score 6,000 runs in test cricket.

• Fifth-most international runs by a batter in a calendar year- 2692 in 46 innings @ 65.65 with 14 50s and 8 100s in 2015.

• Fastest New Zealand batter to rack up 3000 (in 39 matches), 4000 (in 48 matches), 5000 (in 61 matches), 6000 (in 71 matches), 7000 Test runs (in 83 matches).

• Most runs (578) by a captain in a single edition of a 50-over World Cup.

• Most 50-plus scores for New Zealand in Tests: 57.

• Most Test runs for New Zealand in 2020- 498 in 6 innings @ 83.00 with 3 50+ scores.

• Most Test runs for New Zealand in 2021- 395 in 7 innings @ 65.83 with 2 50+ scores.

• Most Test centuries (24) by a New Zealand batter.

• Joint-highest individual scorer in a T20 World Cup final: 85 off 48 vs Australia in Dubai, 2021.

• 2nd most international runs by a New Zealand batter across formats. His tally of 15889 runs (in 381 innings) is only rivalled by Ross Taylor, who scored 18199 in 510 innings between 2006-22.

• 2nd most Test wins by a New Zealand skipper- 22 wins in 40 games.

• Fastest Kiwi to rack up 6000 ODI runs (and third fastest overall).

• Joint-most double-centuries for New Zealand in Tests- 4.

• Under his captaincy, New Zealand reached their third consecutive ICC event final across all formats after beating England in the semi-final of the 2021 T20 World Cup

• Became the first New Zealand batter to hit five double centuries in Test cricket in 2022

• Became the first New Zealand batter to achieve the milestone of 25 century in Test cricket

• Became the first New Zealand batter to hit five double centuries in Test cricket in 2022

• On 28 February 2023, Williamson surpassed Ross Taylor's tally of 7,683 runs to become New Zealand's highest run scorer in Test cricket

• Scored his 28th century in test cricket in March 2023

• Scored his 6th Test match double century in 2023.

• Third highest-run scorer for SRH overall

• Third highest number of fifties scored for SRH overall

Kane Williamson Awards and Accolades 

• IPL Orange Cap for scoring most runs in 2018 - 735.

• Named in the IPL XI of the tournament by Cricbuzz in 2018.

• Player of the Tournament- ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

• Captain of Team of the Tournament by Espncricinfo- ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

• Selected in the 2nd XI of the 2014 ICC World T20 Cup by ESPNCricinfo.

• Named in the Test XI of the year by Cricbuzz - 2014.

• T20 Player of the Year by NZC for the 2014-15 season.

• 'Team of the Tournament' by Cricinfo and Cricbuzz - ICC T20 World Cup 2016.

• NZ player of the year- 2016.

• Test player of the year- 2016

• Redpath Cup for top batsman in first class cricket -2015,2016.

• World Test XI by the ICC - 2016.

• Sir Richard Hadlee Medal - 2015-16 and 2016-17.

• Named 12th man in the 'Team of the Tournament' at the 2017 Champions Trophy by the ICC and Cricinfo.

• World Test XI by the ICC - 2018.

• Named captain of the Test XI by ESPNCricinfo - 2018.

• Named in the Test XI by Cricbuzz - 2018.

• Won the Orange Cap for his exploits with the bat in the 2018 IPL- 735 runs in 17 innings @ 52.5/142.4.

• Led the SunRisers Hyderabad to the final of IPL 2018 in his debut season as captain.

• Won 'Player of the Tournament' award for his 578 runs with the bat and brilliant captaincy that took New Zealand all the way to the 2019 World Cup final.

• Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for being adjudged the New Zealand Player of the Year 2019, 2020,

• New Zealand Test Player of the Year 2020.

• Captained New Zealand to the inaugural ICC World Test Championship title at the expense of India in June 2021.

• Named captain of the ICC Test XI of the Year 2021.

Kane Williamson Career 

Former captain of the New Zealand national team, Kane Stuart Williamson was born on 8 August 1990, and plays cricket for the New Zealand national team On 27 February 2023, Williamson became the all-time leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Test cricket. He is recognized as the greatest New Zealand batsman of all time and one of the best modern batters and leaders that New Zealand has ever produced. He is a right-handed batsman who can also sometimes bowl off spin. He led New Zealand to the finals of both the 2019 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup, as well as to victory in the 2021 ICC World Test Championship. Additionally, he was a member of the New Zealand team that finished second in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

Kane Williamson Domestic Career 

Williamson made his first class debut in 2007 at the age of 17 for the Northern Districts. He still remains a part of them.

Williamson was signed by Gloucestershire during the 2011 English county season. He was then signed by Yorkshire in 2013 for the half of the season. After impressing at the 2013 season, Williamson was subsequently signed to return for the 2014 season. Yorkshire won the County Championship that year. But for 2015, Australia's Aaron Finch's deal was extended by Yorkshire in place of Kane Williamson. He was then signed for part of the 2016 season.

Batting for the English side Yorkshire, Williamson scored his 10,000th run in first-class cricket, in the 2018 County Championship.

Kane Williamson IPL Career 

Kane Williamson was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad on 6 February 2015, for a whopping US$ 96,500. Williamson was a part of Sunrisers' victorious campaign in the 2016 season. In 2017, he was retained by the side. In the 2018 IPL Auction, Williamson was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for a mammoth amount of US$ 460,500. He was named the captain of the side in the same year. Under Williamson's captaincy, the Hyderabad based franchise finished runners-up coming second to Chennai Super Kings. On the night of the finals, Sunrisers were defeated by 8 wickets. Williamson won the coveted Orange Cap for scoring the most runs (735) in the 2018 IPL season.

Williamson continued to lead SRH in the 2019 even as David Warner returned to the set-up. The Kiwi skipper endured a lean season with the bat as he managed just 156 runs @ 22.28/120 with 1 50+ score.

He eventually gave way to Warner in the following season, but it proved to be a blessing in disguise for Kane as the lack of burden of leadership duties helped him churn out 317 runs in 11 innings @ 45.28/133.75 with 3 50+ scores.

However, destiny had other plans. A horrendous start to their 2021 campaign coupled with Warner's wretched form and a broken relationship with the top brass, meant Kane was back to leading the franchise midway through the season.

Williamson was one of the three players who were retained (for INR 14 Crore) by SRH ahead of the 2022 auction. However, he endured a wretched campaign both as a batter and as a captain.

In 13 innings, he managed a mere 216 runs at an average of 19.64 and a strike rate of 93.51. SRH didn't fare well either as they failed to make it to the top-4 for the 2nd time in as many seasons.

Former captain of the New Zealand national team, Kane Stuart Williamson was born on August 8, 1990, and plays cricket for the country. Williamson broke through as New Zealand's all-time top run scorer in Test cricket on February 27, 2023. He is recognized as the greatest New Zealand batsman of all time and one of the best modern batters and leaders that New Zealand has ever produced. He is a right-handed batsman who can also sometimes bowl off spin. He led New Zealand to the finals of both the 2019 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup, as well as to victory in the 2021 ICC World Test Championship. Additionally, he was a member of the New Zealand team that placed second in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

Kane Williamson International Career 

On August 10, 2010, Williamson played his first One-Day International against India. He was dismissed for a 9th ball duck. Angelo Mathews bowled him in a second ball duck in his second match. On 14 October 2010, in Dhaka, he made his first-ever ODI century against Bangladesh, making history as the youngest centurion in New Zealand cricket history.

On the 4th of November 2010, Williamson played in his first Test match against India in Ahmedabad. With 131 runs off 299 balls in his opening innings, he became the eighth player from New Zealand to reach a century on their Test debut. He made his T20I debut for NZ on 15 October 2011 vs Zimbabwe at Harare.

Kane Williamson ODI Career 

On 10 August 2010, Williamson made his One-Day International debut against India. However he failed to score a single run after being dismissed on his 9th ball. It was definitely not a start to a career which Williamson had hoped for. In his second match, he was again bowled for a duck by Angelo Mathews.

Williamson scored his maiden ODI century against Bangladesh in Dhaka. At just the age of 20, Williamson became the youngest centurion in New Zealand's cricket history. Post his performance in the Bangladesh tour where although New Zealand suffered a 4–0 whitewash, Williamson was selected for New Zealand's Test squad for the tour of India.

Despite managing just 196 runs across 9 innings in 2010, Williamson was drafted in New Zealand's squad for the 2011 World Cup, where he played 4 games and scored 99 runs @ 49.50 apiece. He had a decent 2011- 270 runs in 8 innings- but this was followed by another lean phase in 2012- 356 runs in 13 innings at 27.38.

With Brendon McCullum embarking on an all-out aggressive approach when he took over from Ross Taylor in 2012, New Zealand needed a glue to balance the risks that come with a 'no holds barred' approach.

Kane proved to be that man for Baz, as he, along with Taylor went on to be bedrock of the BlackCaps batting-unit in the middle-order over the course of next decade.Williamson nailed the consistency aspect that was earlier missing in his ODI batting with truckloads of runs in the three seasons between 2013-15, with 2015 being the most productive.

He top-scored for New Zealand’s in Champions Trophy 2013- 101 runs in 3 innings (a feat he went on to repeat in 2017) and in January 2014, Kane smashed 5 consecutive half-centuries against the visiting Indian team to help the BlackCaps seal a 4-0 series win. Overall, he smashed 770 runs in 12 innings he batted that year, with 8 50+ scores, including 1 hundred.

Williamson's exploits in 2015 established him as one of the leading ODI batters of the world, even though he didn't have a great World Cup campaign by his standards.A sensational finishing act against Australia in that thrilling group-stage encounter at Eden Park apart, Kane managed just 234 runs in 9 innings @ 33.42.

However, he regained his touch after the quadrennial event and embarked on a red-hot streak that saw him pile up 6 such totals against England and Zimbabwe in June-August 2015. Overall, he plundered 1376 runs in 26 innings @ 57.33 with 9 50s and 3 100s.

Williamson was appointed captain of the New Zealand team post the retirement of McCullum in 2016, and under the weight of responsibility, he thrived. The year 2019 always remained a watershed year for Kane- the ODI batter and captain. As a batter, he peaked like he had never peaked before, spearheading an under-performing batting unit all the way to the final of the World Cup.

As a captain, and in fact, just as a player really, the year 2019 will always be bitter sweet for Kane and every New Zealander as the BlackCaps well short of claiming the title without actually losing the final.

He piled up 578 runs in 9 innings @ 82.57/74.96 and was adjudged the 'Player of the Tournament but his defining image from that WC will be of a broken man, trying hard to not show his emotions by painting his face with a smile. During the campaign, Kane also became the fastest New Zealander and third overall to smash 6000 ODI runs (139 innings).

Williamson elevated his status in folklore with the way he handled the disappointment of finishing on the wrong side of the boundary countback rule. Since the 2019 WC, Willianson has played just 6 ODIs thanks to the combination of global pandemics, jammed schedule and his troublesome elbow.

Kane Williamson Test Career 

On 4 November 2010, Williamson made his Test cricket debut against India at Ahmedabad. He scored 131 runs off 299 balls in the first innings and became the eighth New Zealand player to score a century on Test debut.

Williamson scored a brilliant 161 against West Indies in June 2014, which was his second test century of the series. Williamson played a crucial role in a rare away test series victory for New Zealand. In that series, Williamson was the leading overall run scorer with 413 runs, including a denied double century by rain. Williamson was reported for a suspect bowling action in April 2014 but was cleared in December 2014.

In August 2016, Williamson scored a century against Zimbabwe in the ongoing Test series to become the thirteenth batsman to score a century against all the other Test-playing nations. After achieving this feat in the fewest innings, and quickest time from his Test debut, Williamson became the youngest player to achieve this record.

On 23 March 2018, Williamson became the player with the most centuries for New Zealand in Tests with a total of 18 centuries. For his exemplary performances, Williamson was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by New Zealand Cricket in May 2018. On 7 December 2018, Williamson became the first New Zealand cricketer to cross 900 rating points in the ICC Test batting rankings.

Williamson embarked on a red-hot streak over the course of the next 4 seasons, which culminated with his match-winning knock against India in the 2021 World Test Championship final.

The right-handed batter was prolific at home and in the UAE during 2018-21. While he scored 1434 runs in 13 home Tests @ 89.62, his 386 runs in 3 matches against Pakistan in the Emirates helped his side claim a rare overseas series win.

In January 2021, Williamson smashed his 4th double-hundred (238 vs Pakistan), and in the process, he became the fastest to score 7000 Test runs (in 143 innings) from his country. In 2019, Kane became the fastest New Zealander to rack up 6000 runs (126 innings) during a Test against Bangladesh in Hamilton.

Kane struggled during the 2019 tour of Australia, where New Zealand were whitewashed 3-0. This was the only blemish for him- both as captain and as batter- during the inaugural WTC cycle, where the BlackCaps finished as the second-best team in the points table.

Under Williamson, New Zealand claimed the numero-uno spot in the ICC Test rankings for the very first time (in 2021), but it was at the Ageas Bowl in June 2021, where he and his team truly claimed the zenith as they beat India in the summit clash to claim the coveted Test mace.

Williamson scored 49 and 52* on what was an extremely tough pitch, and eventually proved to be the difference between the two sides.

Post the high of WTC triumph, Williamson and New Zealand have endured a tough time in the 2021-23 cycle. Kane missed out on the entire 2021/22 home summer due to tennis elbow issues, and in his absence, New Zealand failed to win series against Bangladesh and South Africa. Prior to this, the reigning champions had lost 0-1 in India.

Kane returned for the three-match series in England in June 2022, but both him (96 runs in 4 innings) and the BlackCaps struggled big time against a rampant English side, which proceeded to gun down 250+ targets in three successive 4th innings.

Williamson's average in England fell to 25.50, again underlining his struggles in obscure conditions against quality attacks. His average in South Africa and India is 21.16 (127 runs in 4 innings) & 33.53 (503 runs in 8 innings) respectively, while the corresponding figures for Sri Lanka is 26.71 (187 runs in 4 innings).

He averages 42.84 (557 runs in 7 innings) in Australia and 51.33 in the West Indies (462 runs in 5 innings) and has also played a defining role in New Zealand's series win against Pakistan in the UAE in 2018.

The upcoming tour of Pakistan will be an opportunity for Kane to work on his Test numbers in Asia, and continue his excellent form against Pakistan, a side against whom he averages 59.14 in 12 games.

Prior to their tour to Pakistan in December 2022, Williamson resigned as the captain of the New Zealand Test team. He became the first batsman from New Zealand to hit five double hundreds in Test cricket when he achieved his fifth double century in the opening Test. In Test cricket, he also made history by being the first batsman from New Zealand to reach the 25-century mark.

On 28 February 2023, Williamson made his 26th Test century against England in the second Test of the two-match Test series, surpassing Ross Taylor's record of 7,683 runs to become New Zealand's highest run scorer in Test cricket.

Williamson achieved his 28th century in a test match on March 18, 2023. He continued by turning it into his 6th double century.

Kane Williamson T20I Career 

Williamson made his T20 International debut against Zimbabwe on 16 October, 2011. He captained New Zealand in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2016 where the BlackCaps lost to England in the semi-final.

5 years later, Williamson & co had their revenge in the T20 World Cup 2021 as they dumped tournament favourites England out of the competition.

Williamson led from the front in the finals against Australia, converting a sedate start into a rolicking finish, eventually finishing at a 48-ball 85 with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes.

But, it proved to be inadequate as the Aussies gunned down the total of 173 with ease to deny New Zealand of their maiden World Cup title.

12 months later, Kane is in Australia to lead the BlackCaps in another T20 World Cup, and he'd hope to stage his revenge against the defending champions when the finalists of the 2021 edition go head-to-head at the SCG on October 22. He helped New Zealand win the first-ever ICC World Test Championship in June 2021, defeating India by eight wickets in the championship match. Williamson was selected as the team captain for New Zealand in August 2021 ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. After defeating England in the T20 World Cup semi-final, New Zealand under his leadership advanced to their third consecutive ICC event final in all forms. Williamson had a fantastic innings of 85 off 48 balls in the final, but Australia won by 8 wickets and he was the loser. With 216 runs at an average of 43.20, he finished first in the event for New Zealand. He was New Zealand's leading scorer in the tournament, with 216 runs at an average of 43.20.

He was appointed captain of New Zealand's team in May 2024 for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He resigned as white-ball captain in June 2024 after New Zealand lost the T20 World Cup in its group stage.

Kane Williamson Captaincy 

A young Kane Williamson was named as captain ahead of the ODI and Twenty20 series against Pakistan in 2014, as Brendon McCullum was rested for the tour. Following Brendon McCullum's retirement, Williamson assumed the position of captain of New Zealand across all forms of cricket in March 2016. His captaincy began with the World T20I cup in India. Williamson also captained New Zealand during their runner-up finish at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Under Kane, New Zealand's Test team transformed from being a 'dark horse' to a terrifying outfit in familiar conditions.

While New Zealand were drubbed 0-3 in Australia in 2019/29, the BlackCaps defeated everyone at home, and by doing that, they not only leapfrogged India to become the No.1 ranked team, but also WTC champions after they beat Virat Kohli's team in a rain-affected six-day final in Southampton in 2021.

Under his leadership, New Zealand also qualified in the final of the 2021 T20 World Cup, where they failed to trump Australia.

Overall, Williamson had led New Zealand in 40 Tests, 81 ODIs, and 63 T20Is, out of which his side had emerged victorious on 22, 41 & 32 instances respectively.

He was appointed captain of New Zealand's team in May 2024 for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He resigned as white-ball captain in June 2024 after New Zealand lost the T20 World Cup in its group stage.

Kane Williamson Under-19 Career 

At fourteen years old, Williamson participated in senior representative cricket and, at sixteen, first-class cricket. From 2004 until 2008, he was a student at Tauranga Boys' College, where in his last year, he served as head boy. Pacey Depina, Williamson's coach, said of him that he had "a thirst to be phenomenal – but not at anyone else's expense." Before he left school, he reportedly accomplished forty centuries.

In 2008, at the age of 17, Williamson captained the New Zealand Under-19 team during the Malaysian World Cup. After making it to the semifinals, New Zealand was defeated by the finalist India. Williamson was included in the New Zealand Test team for the second Test against Australia on the 24th of March 2010, however he was eventually unable to participate in the match.

On 10 August 2010, Williamson played his first One-Day International against India. After the ninth ball, he was out for a duck. Angelo Mathews bowled him for a second ball duck in his second match. On October 14, 2010, in Dhaka, he made his first-ever ODI century against Bangladesh, making history as the youngest centurion in New Zealand cricket history.

Kane Williamson Family 

Williamson has four siblings in total. He and his twin brother Logan are the youngest. As children, both Kane and Logan showed extreme promise in several sports including rugby, field hockey, basketball, volleyball, soccer and cricket. Kane is in a relationship with Sarah Raheem and in December 2020, the couple announced the birth of their first kid- a baby girl.

Kane Williamson Net Worth 

Kane Williamson has an estimated net worth of USD 10 million, or around INR 75 crores, according to Cricket One. The New Zealand Cricket Board pays him a retainer fee of $440,000, or around 5.25 crores Indian rupees. The Kiwi captain received INR 2 crores from the GT for the 2023 season and later when they retained him for the same amount in 2024 Indian Premier League.

Kane Williamson House 

As per reports by Zee News, Kane Williamson owns a luxurious house in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Kane Williamson Cars 

Kane Williamson owns a Mercedes SUV and is seen posting about the same on his instagram account.