England opener Zak Crawley has made a unique record of hitting a six in the opening over of a Test inning. On December 6, Day 1 of the second Test against New Zealand at the Cello Basin Reserve, Crawley hit an over boundary off Tim Southee in the first over. New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to field first. Kiwi fast bowler Tim Southee opened the bowling, having Crawley in front of him. Crawley, who tried to go big since the first ball, got a thick inside edge but got runs towards the leg side. He then managed to get two runs in the second ball but hit a six to the long off over the bowler's head. The over got England 10 important runs. Crawley finished with 17 runs as he got bowled out by Matt Henry. What a way to start 🤩Zak Crawley just hit a 6 in the first over for England 👏Watch #NZvENG with TNT Sports and discovery+ pic.twitter.com/jPXydzalES — Cricket on TNT Sports (@cricketontnt) December 5, 2024 This happened for the third time when a batter smacked an over boundary in the first over. Earlier, it was West Indies' Universe Boss Chris Gayle who owned the other two stances, in 2012, when he hit two sixes in the same over to Bangladesh's Sohag Gazi. Sohag Gazi was a spinner; therefore, Crawley became the first batter to strike a fast bowler for a six in the opening over of a Test. Read Also: Watch: Axar Patel Goes Berserk in SMAT, Scores 18-ball Fifty Brook's 100 gave England a better score England's struggling batting line-up managed to post 280 on Day 1 of the second Test against New Zealand at the Cello Basin Reserve, thanks to Harry Brook’s scintillating century. Brook counter-attacked the Kiwi bowlers, smashing 123 off 115 balls with 11 boundaries and 5 sixes before being run out by Nathan Smith. Ollie Pope was the other one from England who contributed with a solid 66 before falling to William O'Rourke. Brook’s milestone-filled day saw him complete 1000 Test runs in 2024, joining Yashasvi Jaiswal and Joe Root in this elite club. In just 11 Tests, Brook boasts an average above 64, with four centuries and two half-centuries to his name.