The 29-year old left-hander was on 117 with Kyle Jamieson on one at stumps at the Basin Reserve. Nicholls had not passed 50 in 13 Test innings since scoring 107 against Bangladesh at the same ground in March 2019 and rode his luck on a pitch that offered the West Indies bowlers’ assistance all day. New Zealand’s oldest surviving Test player John Reid passed away at the age of 92 in Auckland, the country’s cricket board said Wednesday. Debutant Chemar Holder also proved a handful for New Zealand’s batsmen and finished the day with 2/65. 2ND TEST, DAY 1NEW ZEALAND 294/6 in 84 overs (Nicholls 117*, Gabriel 3/57) v WEST INDIES

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 11, 2020 14:15 UTC