Tom Latham feels proud of following in 'centurion' father's footsteps for NZ

New Zealand opener Tom Latham followed in his father's footsteps as he knocked a Test hundred against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Latham hit 103 for his maiden hundred on the third day, emulating his father Rod who scored a century against Zimbabwe in 1992. He said that he spoke with his father and obviously now he has a Test hundred and he knows that his father would be proud.

Rod and Tom became the third father-and-son pair to score a Test century for New Zealand, and the 11th pair in the world to achieve the feat, Sport24 reported.

Walter and Richard Hadlee and Ken and Hamish Rutherford were the other New Zealand pairs to score Test hundreds.

India's Vijay and Sanjay Manjrekar and Lala Amarnath and his two sons, Mohinder and Surinder, all scored Test centuries. Nawab Pataudi scored a hundred for England while his son Tiger Pataudi hit a hundred for India.

But despite Latham's hundred, New Zealand were dismissed for 262, conceding a big 304-run lead after Pakistan's 566-3 declared. At the close, Pakistan had extended their lead to 319 with 15-0.

Latham said that he was relieved after scoring three fifties in the West Indies in June. He added that he had had three half centuries in a row, and it was little bit disappointing not to kick on in.

So, Latham said that it was nice to score a ton in the first innings and in the first Test, adding that to achieve that milestone certainly he is very proud.