wellington: New Zealand's Neil Wagner took a
career-best seven-wicket haul to orchestrate a stunning
collapse as West Indies slumped to 134 all out on day one of
the first Test in Wellington today.
Twice in the innings Wagner took two wickets in
successive balls, and the renowned short-ball specialist
showed there was more in his armoury when he bowled West
Indies captain Jason Holder with a genuine yorker.
Boult came back for his second spell and removed Powell,
the tourists' top scorer with 42, before Wagner hit a purple
patch as he ripped through the West Indies' new generation of
specialist batsmen in the space of four balls.
Shimron Hetmyer went for 13 in the last ball before
lunch, Shai Hope went on Wagner's second ball after play
resumed and debutant Sunil Ambris stepped back on his stumps
with the first ball he faced in Test cricket.
Hope, the hero of the West Indies triumph over England
with a century in each innings at Headingley in August,
provided the first Test dismissal for Tom Blundell, on debut
for New Zealand, when he feathered a short ball to the
wicketkeeper.