New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling crushed England under a mountain of runs as his first double ton in Test cricket helped the Kiwis post a mammoth 615-9 declared in Mount Maunganui. Watling, who was dropped by Ben Stokes on 27, scored 205 off 473 balls with 24 boundaries and one six to put the hosts on the <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/sport/cricket/mitchell-santner-hits-ton-and-takes-three-wickets-as-england-head-for-test-defeat-1.941735">path to victory</a>. He was at the crease for a staggering 667 minutes and added 261 runs with Mitchell Santner, who registered his first Test century – 126. Watling and the Kiwis broke numerous records during their marathon first innings that lasted 201 overs. <strong>1. </strong>It was New Zealand's highest score against England, surpassing 551-9 at Lord's in 1973. <strong>2.</strong> The Watling-Santner stand of 261 was a New Zealand record for the seventh wicket, beating the 225 set by Chris Cairns and Jacob Oram against South Africa in 2004. <strong>3.</strong> Watling became the 10th wicketkeeper in Test history to score a double ton and the first Kiwi to do so. <strong>4.</strong> It was the first double century scored by a wicketkeeper against England in Test cricket. <strong>5.</strong> Watling's double ton was the first by a No 6 batsman against England since Australian great Don Bradman in 1946. <strong>6.</strong> Up until he got out, Watling had played 698 balls in Test cricket without getting dismissed i.e. more than 116 overs. <strong>7.</strong> Watling's 205 beat his previous Test best of 142 not out against Sri Lanka in 2015.