"I fully went for the bluff," England quick says of his hat-trick ball to Tim Southee, trapping him lbw | ESPN.com

Atkinson joined one of cricket’s most coveted clubs when he took out tailenders with three successive deliveries.

Gus Atkinson took a hat-trick to dismiss New Zealand for 125 and give England a first-innings lead of 155 as the tourists took full control of the second test early on the second day in Wellington on Saturday.

Gus Atkinson claimed a hat-trick before England's batsmen let loose to power the visitors 533 runs ahead of New Zealand on Saturday and in full control of the second Test. Atkinson (4-31) removed the last three wickets with successive deliveries to become the first Englishman to claim a Test hat-trick since Moeen Ali against South Africa seven years ago.