New Zealand vs England: Gus Atkinson takes a hat-trick in the second Test in Wellington
Atkinson’s three wickets in three balls is also the first hat-trick taken at the historic Basin Reserve.
New Zealand resumed at 86-5, 194. Brydon Carse needed only 10 balls of his spell to take the off stump of Tom Blundell and nightwatchman Will O’Rourke was trapped LBW in the same over.
Smith and Glenn Phillips attempted to counter-attack, adding 29 runs from 27 balls, before Atkinson’s moment of magic.
Smith was trying to leave, but due to extra bounce the ball hit his bat and fell on the middle stump.
Number 10 Henry was helpless against a ferocious lifter and Southee, with the field set for a short ball, was hit in front by Atkinson’s spear.
Atkinson joins Moeen, Broad and 19th century spinner Jonny Briggs as England players to score Test centuries and hat-tricks.
Wasim Akram, Abdul Razzaq, Harbhajan Singh, James Franklin, Irfan Pathan and Sohan Ghazi have also done such double.
