Kane Williamson scored his 18th Test ton and went past Martin Crowe's tally of 17. He now has most Test centuries for New Zealand.

Rain intervened soon after Williamson's landmark ton as players were forced to take early Tea.

Williamson fell early into the second session to James Anderson for 102.

Henry Nicholls looked solid during his 143-ball stay and was unbeaten on 49.

Persistent rain meant 66.5 overs were lost in the day as New Zealand ended on 229 for 4 with a lead of 171.