Black Caps captain Kane Williamson has equalled Martin Crowe's record of 17 test centuries by a New Zealander.

Kane Williamson has equalled Martin Crowe's record for most test centuries by a New Zealand batsman, notching his 17th against South Africa on Monday.

To mark the achievement, Stuff has looked back at all of them, remembering how they were described at the time.

From India in November 2010 to Seddon Park in March 2017, these are Williamson's tons.

REUTERS Kane Williamson scored his first test century in his first test.

1. 131 v India, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad; November 7, 2010



They said: If first impressions really do count then Kane Williamson can do no wrong. The 20-year-old yesterday became the youngest New Zealand cricketer to score a test century on debut. NZPA

The stats: 391 minutes, 299 balls, 10 4s, 0 6s. The test was drawn.

GETTY IMAGES It took 20 innings for Kane Williamson to score his second ton, against South Africa in 2012.

2. 102no v South Africa, Basin Reserve, Wellington; March 23, 2012



They said: I'm not quite sure that Kane has realised what he has done just yet, but in terms of New Zealand cricket history it will go down as one of the gutsier innings and one of the more gutsy fighting efforts on the last day against this sort of attack. Brendon McCullum

The stats: 327 minutes, 228 balls, 9 4s, 06s. The test was drawn.

REUTERS Kane Williamson's ton in Colombo helped set up a rare away test win.

3. 135 v Sri Lanka, P Sara Oval, Colombo; November 26, 2012



They said: Kane Williamson erased any doubts about his spot at three. It wasn't a happy time for Williamson after his memorable, match- saving century against South Africa at the Basin Reserve in March. His last 10 tests reaped 173 runs at 17.3; he desperately needed his third test century and he toiled hard for a tick over seven hours. Stuff

The stats: 421 minutes, 305 balls, 12 4s, 0 6s. New Zealand won the test.

PHOTOSPORT Kane Williamson's fourth century came against Bangladesh.

4. 114 v Bangladesh, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong; October 9, 2013



They said: If some of his current and former New Zealand teammates can look clueless against spin, Williamson bats as if he were raised in the Bay of Bengal, not the Bay of Plenty. Sitting patiently on the back foot, he worked the ball around and punished anything short. Stuff

The stats: 275 minutes, 210 balls, 13 4s 0 6s. The test was drawn.

REUTERS Kane Williamson's ton against India at Eden Park was his first 113.

5. 113 v India, Eden Park, Auckland; February 6, 2014



They said: It's easy to forget that Kane Williamson is only 23 as he thunders towards various batting records and makes watching test cricket an education. Stuff

The stats: 250 minutes, 172 balls, 10 4s, 2 6s. New Zealand won the test.

PHOTOSPORT Kane Williamson made two centuries on tour in the West Indies in 2014.

6. 113 v West Indies, Sabina Park, Kingston; June 8, 2014



They said: Coming off eight first-class innings for Yorkshire [Williamson showed] again he's the best player of spin in the country. It's now three centuries and four half-centuries in his past 11 test knocks, with the 23-year-old's test average edging up towards that world-class benchmark of 40. Stuff

The stats: 370 minutes, 298 balls, 12 4s, 0 6s. New Zealand won the test.

PHOTOSPORT Kane Williamson's ton in Barbados in 2014 set up another away test win.

7. 161no v West Indies, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown; June 29, 2014



They said: Kane Williamson's test record is taking on remarkable symmetry to Crowe's. Crowe hit a New Zealand record 17 centuries in an injury-shortened 77-test career. Williamson turns 24 in August and has seven tons, the same number as Crowe at the same age. Breaking Crowe's record should be elementary before his 30th birthday, should major injuries not intervene. Stuff

The stats: 381 minutes, 271 balls, 22 4s, 0 6s. New Zealand won the test.

PHOTOSPORT Kane Williamson scored 192 in Sharjah in 2014.

8. 192 v Pakistan, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah; November 29, 2014



They said: Williamson looked set for his maiden double hundred but fell off Ali's first delivery after tea when he played away from his body and the ball flew off a thick edge to Younis Khan in the slips. Stuff

The stats: 399 minutes, 244 balls, 23 4s, 1 6. New Zealand won the test.



GETTY IMAGES Kane Williamson cracked the 200 mark for the first time against Sri Lanka in 2015.

9. 242no v Sri Lanka, Basin Reserve, Wellington; January 6, 2015



They said: Williamson acknowledged he had luck; dropped on 29 and 60 on day three, then missed on 104 and 223 by Sri Lanka's gloveman Prasanna Jayawardene. All batsmen need good fortune, and Williamson makes his by defying and wearying the bowlers with metronomic efficiency till they break. Stuff

The stats: 623 minutes, 438 balls, 18 4s, 06s. New Zealand won the test.

GETTY IMAGES Kane Williamson's ton at Lord's should have led to a win, but didn't.

10. 132 v England, Lord's, London; May 23, 2015



They said: Whatever lofty standards Kane Williamson sets himself are clearly in a different stratosphere to most mere mortals. New Zealand's No 3 joined cricketing royalty, appropriately against England at Lord's, with his 10th test century before his 25th birthday, which isn't till August. Only seven other players achieved that feat; including the two batting greats Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar, even if the latter never scored a test ton at Lord's in his prolific career. Stuff

The stats: 372 minutes, 262 balls, 15 4s, 0 6s. New Zealand lost the test.

GETTY IMAGES Kane Williamson's ton at the Gabba in 2015 made the Aussies stand up and take notice.

11. 140 v Australia, The Gabba, Brisbane; November 7, 2015



They said: For pure aesthetic quality, this was the best of Kane Williamson's 11 test centuries. The sobering news is that he needs to be even better in the next two days for a weary, ailing Black Caps to save this first cricket test against Australia in Brisbane. Stuff

The stats: 292 minutes, 178 balls, 24 4s, 0 6s. New Zealand lost the test.

PHOTOSPORT Kane Williamson then backed up and went big again at The Waca the following week.

12. 166 v Australia, The Waca, Perth; November 15, 2015



They said: It looked like he could bat all day after notching his fourth century in nine test innings in 2015. Even the locals thought he was immovable. A cartoon in the Sunday Times newspaper had immigration officials walking to the centre and threatening Williamson with deportation for giving "too much trouble". Stuff

The stats: 384 minutes, 250 balls, 24 4s, 06s. The test was drawn.

GETTY IMAGES Kane Williamson's first ton in Hamilton helped the Black Caps chase down 189 to beat Sri Lanka.

13. 108no v Sri Lanka, Seddon Park, Hamilton; December 21, 2015



They said: Star batsman Kane Williamson scored a century to steer the Black Caps home for a five-wicket win in the second test, at Seddon Park. In doing so, Williamson marked a memorable year by setting a new record for test runs scored in a calendar year by a New Zealand batsman. He finished the year with 1172 test runs for the Black Caps in 2015. Stuff

The stats: 245 minutes, 164 balls, 12 4s, 1 6. New Zealand won the test.

GETTY IMAGES Kane Williamson became the first New Zealander to score centuries against every test nation when he made on against Zimbabwe last year.

14. 113 v Zimbabwe, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo; August 7, 2016



They said: Williamson joined Taylor on 14 test hundreds inside the first half hour of play when he moved effortlessly from his overnight score of 95 to join a dozen other batting luminaries with a full set of centuries against top flight opposition. Stuff

The stats: 202 minutes, 151 balls, 10 4s, 0 6s. New Zealand won the test.

PHOTOSPORT Kane Williamson's third ton in Wellington helped them chase down 217 earlier in 2017.

15. 104no v Bangladesh, Basin Reserve, Wellington; January 26, 2017



They said: The New Zealand captain's 15th test century was one of his most comfortable, 104 not out off 90 balls as he guided home the chase for 217 with backup from trusty deputy Ross Taylor (60 off 77). Stuff

The stats: 144 minutes, 90 balls, 15 4s. New Zealand won the test.

GETTY IMAGES Kane Williamson moved within one of Martin Crowe earlier in March in Dunedin.

16. 130 v South Africa, University Oval, Dunedin; March 10, 2017



They said: If the afternoon became ridiculous, Williamson was sublime. His test batting record as skipper extended to 900 runs at an average of 60 in perhaps his most important captain's knock. Resuming on 78 and carrying extra burden with Taylor undergoing a scan, Williamson defended stoutly and added five runs in the first hour. He took 27 balls to score his first run. Stuff

The stats: 380 minutes, 241 balls, 18 4s, 0 6s. The test was drawn.

GETTY IMAGES Kane Willliamson's century in Hamilton followed the lowest-scoring outing of his career in Wellington.

17. 100 and counting v South Africa, Seddon Park, Hamilton; March 27, 2017

