Taylor powers New Zealand to 307

Dec 11, 2013

West Indies, choosing to field, began brightly, as Peter Fulton edged Darren Sammy behind to Denesh Ramdin in the seventh over•Getty Images

Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor led the recovery, adding 88 for the third wicket•AFP

He received ample support from Brendom McCullum, as the pair put up a fourth-wicket stand of 77•AFP

Tino Best struck next in similar fashion, inducing an outside edge from Hamish Rutherford, leaving New Zealand at 24 for 2•Getty Images

Williamson looked in good touch, hitting 45 on his return from injury, but was caught by Sammy at second slip in the 33rd over•Associated Press

McCullum was dismissed for 37, but Taylor carried on and notched his second consecutive Test ton, making 129 with 15 fours•AFP

Taylor continued the scoring, and eventually reached his fifty, off 80 balls•Associated Press

But the visitors made two breakthroughs towards the end of the day, removing Taylor and Corey Anderson before the umpires called stumps with the score at 307 for 6•AFP