Kane Williamson Retires from International Cricket Immediately, Ending Career with 19,346 Runs
The New Zealand batsman ends a 16-year career after 110 Tests and 19,346 international runs. He will miss the remainder of the ongoing series against England.
rnz.co.nzKane Williamson announced his immediate retirement from international cricket on Friday, June 12, 2026, ending a career that began with his Test debut against India in Ahmedabad in November 2010. 06. Across all formats he accumulated 19,346 runs, the most by any New Zealand player, along with 48 centuries and six double-centuries.
Williamson captained New Zealand across formats from 2016 to 2024. He led the Test side in 40 matches, winning 22 of them and scoring 11 centuries as captain, before stepping down from the role in 2022. Under his leadership New Zealand defeated India in the inaugural World Test Championship final in 2021.
Williamson will take no further part in the current Test series against England. ” He added that he felt fortunate to step away on his own terms and expressed optimism about the current squad. “I leave feeling optimistic about where this group is heading,” Williamson said.
Williamson was named ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2015 and ICC Test Player of the Year in 2019. He also won the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal four times.
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