'I'll cherish that for the rest of my life'- Daryl Mitchell on his ton at Lord's

New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell could not decide how to react after fulfilling his childhood dream of scoring a Test hundred at the 'Home of Cricket' Lord's during the 2nd innings of the 1st Test against England last week.

He, in his own words, was 'absolutely fizzing' following the culmination of his boyhood dreams, and it's something, he admitted, he'll cherish for the rest of his life.

However, the humble cricketer believes that he 'doesn't deserve' to be alongside some of the legends of the game on the Lord's honour board.

Speaking to the Telegraph UK, Mitchell opened up about a range of emotions he went through at Lord's last week.

He said:

"I first wanted to keep it relaxed, like Kane [Williamson] and seem as if I was taking it in my stride. But I couldn't control myself. I was absolutely fizzing. I just let go. That's my personality. [Scoring a hundred] at Lord's is something I've always dreamed about."

"I'll cherish that for the rest of my life. I've got a pic with my family that we'll frame. My place in the dressing room was just under the honours board with some of the greats of the game. I don't think I deserve to be there with them. But it's something I'll savour forever."

Having been called up to the starting XI following an untimely injury to Henry Nicholls ahead of the Lord's Test, Mitchell showcased his skills, technique and temperament to the hilt against the likes of James Anderson and Stuart Broad after the BlackCaps were reduced to 4-56 in the 2nd innings.

En route to his 2nd Test hundred, Mitchell added a priceless 195 runs for the 5th wicket with Tom Blundell.

Although New Zealand eventually went on to lose the game courtesy of a brilliant spell from Broad and an unbeaten century from Joe Root, his innings was a real positive sign for the visitors as they looked to plug the gap in their middle-order post the retirement of Ross Taylor.

And, just to prove that his innings at Lord's wasn't a fluke, Mitchell has backed it up with another priceless ton in the first innings of the ongoing Nottingham Test courtesy of yet another monumental stand with Blundell, who also scored a hundred after having agonisingly missed out at Lord's.