In the swing at the counties

New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson played his first match for English county side Gloucestershire last month. A month on, Andrew Alderson in the Herald on Sunday found out that Williamson is brimming with ambition as he has begun a rite of passage taken by some of New Zealand's best past cricketers.

For now, he has three objectives. First, perfect his technique in English conditions as a reliable top order batsman against the swinging ball; second, expel the myth he does not score his runs quickly enough; and third, harden up to the daily grind of cricket.