Mr Perfect - first Richie, now Kane

Kane Williamson. Photo / Jason Oxenham.

First Richie McCaw. And now this.

We're still coping with Mr Perfect dominating rugby as the No. 1 player and now Kane Williamson will do the same in cricket.

Captain-in-waiting Williamson takes over top spot in New Zealand's latest cricket ranking pay scale, announced today, and the way things are shaping, he'll hang on to the yellow jersey for the next decade or two. This is a nightmare for those who like their sport shaken and stirred, after enduring rugby's immaculate 007 for so long.

McCaw is not only the most incredible rugby player ever, his career is screaming-headline free. McCaw's only mis-step was wearing slightly crumpled jeans on a TV coaching segment recently.

Opponents attack him with moves that deserve prison time and he simply takes a breath, and keeps putting them to the sword. Desperate characters claim that he cheats, and Richie responds with something like "I guess (at this point it's time to make a cup of tea)."

The media gave up on even trying to generate Richie Stories long ago. But McCaw's crumpled jeans are an international scandal compared to what Kane Williamson is providing.

New Zealand cricket has long excelled in producing media fodder and headline generators - Glenn Turner, Richard Hadlee, Martin Crowe, Dion Nash, John Bracewell, Chris Cairns, Adam Parore, Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder to mention a few. Even lovely Ross Taylor -- the previous rankings leader -- chipped in by getting dumped as captain and refusing to tour South Africa. Who the heck was Williamson's role model during these formative years. Paddington Bear?

Cricket is for wild, big-head characters, here and abroad. What about Shane Warne? Good old Warnie has popped up doing a TV advert that involves him carrying on in the backyard with another bloke's wife -- even though he's got serious real-life form in the love rat department.

If anyone could get Kane Williamson to make an ad, he'd be mowing the guy's lawns then folding the washing.

Kane Williamson -- give us a break. He's so nice I feel like sledging him. Even his beard is completely non threatening.

As for his batting -- you guessed it. Perfect. Batting in cricket is the scariest job in sport but Williamson treats it like he's delivering meals on wheels. Williamson crushes the world's best attacks with shots you hardly notice. As for his post-heroics interviews -- time to put the jug on again. Williamson doesn't just hide his light under a bushel. He hides the whole bushel.

Frustrated bowlers say he drives them nuts in the nets where he is as immaculate as ever and warms up with an hour of throw downs. Go on Kane -- jump down the wicket and miss one. Pleeeeeeease.

Fellow Black Cap Jimmy Neesham told the Herald: "Kane is definitely extremely demoralising to bowl to in the nets. Sometimes it feels like you're up against a brick wall!" Exactly.