New Zealand 367-3 at stumps vs West Indies
Taylor overcame a recent knee injury to make 103 not out.
DUNEDIN (AP) - Ross Taylor and Brendon McCullum set aside injury concerns to post centuries in an unbroken 182-run fourth-wicket partnership that propelled New Zealand to 367-3 at stumps Tuesday on the first day of the first cricket test against the West Indies.
Taylor overcame a recent knee injury to make 103 not out and McCullum played through a chronic back injury which has sparked retirement speculation to reach an unbeaten 109.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy had every reason to feel confident when he sent New Zealand in to bat on a green pitch at the University Oval, but the tourists spirits were soon crushed as Taylor and McCullum began their partnership just before tea.
