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West Indies captain Jason Holder celebrates New Zealand’s Ross Taylor wicket on the first day of Test 2.
West Indies captain Jason Holder received an impressive catch, on either side of some abject casualties from a teammate, as the Black Caps faced a fight on the first day of the second cricket test in Wellington on Friday. .
Holder, with 2.01m of him, dove to full extent from the second slide to catch Will Young for 43 in his second test inning.
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West Indies captain Jason Holder produces some brilliance on the field after a teammate fumble.
Young, who faced 87 balls in a serene stroke under tough conditions, appeared to have deflected the ball off the cordon, but Holder reached out with his right hand for an impressive grip that gave closer Shannon Gabriel her third wicket and made it 148-4. .
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Henry Nicholls of New Zealand rode his luck and reached his tenth half century of trial, against the West Indies.
Gabriel previously had steam coming out of his ears when Darren Bravo threw a regulation opportunity to sneak out of Henry Nicholls for the first time at 47. Nicholls landed a second pass from Bravo, bowling from rookie Chemar Holder, before raising his 10th half. century of testing.
Sent to bat on a grass field providing stitching and bouncing motion for a West Indies attack on a windy day in Wellington, the Black Caps lost Tom Blundell (14), alternate captain Tom Latham (27), Ross Taylor (9) and Young to leave the balanced test in the basin reserve.
