New Zealand 319-8 on 1st day of 1st Test against England

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Nov 28 (AFP): England captured the vital wicket of Kane Williamson for 93 in a dramatic five-wicket final session to leave New Zealand 319-8 after day one of the first Test in Christchurch on Thursday.
The hosts went to tea at a healthy 193-3 and slumped to 252-7 before Glenn Phillips (41 not out) and Matt Henry (18) halted the collapse with a spirited 46-run stand for the eighth wicket.
Shoaib Bashir, the only specialist spinner in the Test, was England's chief destroyer with 4-69.
It left the contest finely balanced.
"It's a good, fair surface," Williamson said. "On a surface like that you ride a bit of luck and I played and missed a bit, that's just the nature of the beast."
The 21-year-old Bashir did not expect to be bowling on day one and was surprised to find himself facing Williamson, New Zealand's greatest Test run scorer.
"Obviously he's a world class player and for me, bowling to someone like him, I was just in awe watching
Kane Williamson bat," he said.
Former skipper Williamson looked on track to put New Zealand into a dominant position after joining Tom Latham in the middle when they lost opener Devon Conway in the second over.