Kiwi newbie notches two tons in first two Tests
Neesham stars in Jamaica
The lefthander, who scored a 137 not out on debut against India in Wellington in February, compiled a patient 107 in 171 balls before Sulieman Benn caught an outside edge with just over an hour of the day's play remaining.
Neesham, who stroked 11 fours and two sixes in his 3-1/2 hour innings, put on 201 runs with BJ Watling for the sixth wicket on a flat Sabina Park pitch.
After two Tests, 23-year-old Neesham's average now stands at 138.5.
After declaring at 508-7 with less than an hour remaining, the New Zealand bowlers worked hard for minimal reward as Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell eased the West Indies through to 19-0 at stumps.
Peter Fulton put down perhaps the Black Caps' best chance in the fourth over, grassing a solid chance when Powell edged pace man Tim Southee to second slip.
Resuming at 240-2, the Black Caps added only 19 runs before Benn slipped through a slider to remove Kane Williamson's off-stump.
The New Zealander added just eight to his overnight score of 105, his sixth Test century steadying the Black Caps after the early loss of opener Fulton for one.
Ross Taylor (55) and Brendon McCullum (7) departed in quick succession to leave the Kiwis looking slightly shakier at 279-5, but Neesham and Watling upped the run rate after lunch and regained momentum in an innings which was beginning to stagnate.
Southee featured with a quickfire 21 off 16 balls after Neesham's dismissal, but when Watling holed out to deep midwicket for 89, Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum called his batsmen in.
Thanks for the messages everyone. Just chilling in this contraption to get the legs back up and running for tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/77lyqr5i6R
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) June 10, 2014
Hundreds in consecutive matches from debut
Neesham becomes the eighth player and first New Zealander to score centuries in consecutive matches following debut.
He joins three Australians - Bill Ponsford, Doug Walters and Greg Blewitt - and is the only person on the list to claim centuries against different Test opponents.
PLAYER |
MATCHES |
1st |
2nd |
TEAM |
OPPOSITION |
VENUE |
DATE |
M Azharuddin |
3 |
110 |
DNB |
India |
v England |
Kolkata |
31 Dec 1984 |
48 |
105 |
India |
v England |
Chennai |
13 Jan 1985 |
||
122 |
54* |
India |
v England |
Kanpur |
31 Jan 1985 |
||
WH Ponsford |
2 |
110 |
27 |
Australia |
v England |
Sydney |
19 Dec 1924 |
|
|
128 |
4 |
Australia |
v England |
Melbourne |
1 Jan 1925 |
KD Walters |
2 |
155 |
- |
Australia |
v England |
Brisbane |
10 Dec 1965 |
|
|
22 |
115 |
Australia |
v England |
Melbourne |
30 Dec 1965 |
AI Kallicharran |
2 |
100* |
DNB |
West Indies |
v New Zealand |
Georgetown |
6 Apr 1972 |
101 |
18 |
West Indies |
v New Zealand |
Port of Spain |
20 Apr 1972 |
||
GS Blewett |
2 |
102* |
12 |
Australia |
v England |
Adelaide |
26 Jan 1995 |
|
|
20 |
115 |
Australia |
v England |
Perth |
3 Feb 1995 |
SC Ganguly |
2 |
131 |
- |
India |
v England |
Lord’s |
20 Jun 1996 |
136 |
38 |
India |
v England |
Nottingham |
4 Jul 1996 |
||
RG Sharma |
2 |
177 |
- |
India |
v West Indies |
Kolkata |
6 Nov 2013 |
111* |
- |
India |
v West Indies |
Mumbai |
14 Nov 2013 |
||
JDS Neesham |
2 |
33 |
137* |
New Zealand |
v India |
Wellington |
14 Feb 2014 |
|
|
103* |
- |
New Zealand |
v West Indies |
Kingston |
8 Jun 2014 |