Devon Conway Gets Century on Test Debut

In the last many years we’ve seen of international cricket, we’ve never seen anyone who has deserved a call up to the national side as much as this Kiwi left-handed batsman. We’re talking about the 29-year old Devon Conway who took a few years before making his first international appearance but he’s been impressing one and all ever since he first donned the Kiwi national jersey.

Devon Conway Gets Century on Test Debut

In 3 ODIs till date, he has a century, a fifty and a staggering batting average of 75! Similarly in 14 T20Is so far, Conway has managed great consistency that you usually don’t associate with that hard hitting format, scoring 4 fifties in his short T20I career so far. In his FC career too, a triple century and 18 FC tons headlines his record, and there’s no reason Conway wasn’t going to make a Test debut soon.

The 2021 New Zealand tour of England began today, 2nd June and Conway was given a well earned Test cap and it’s not even surprising that he went on to make everyone proud on debut itself. He had a few iffy moments right at the start of his innings, opening for New Zealand this morning. However, once he found his stance and rhythm, it was a free flowing innings worth watching.


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The runs were coming quick and easy for him on Day 1 of the 1st Test and it was only in the 61st over of the 1st innings that Conway brought up a maiden Test century, becoming only the 12th Kiwi Test batsman to score a century on debut. What makes it better is the venue, as the game is being played at the Home of Cricket. Getting a hundred on debut at Lord’s – it doesn’t get better than that!

He ended up batting through all three sessions on the first day, steadily guiding New Zealand to 246/3 (86) at Stumps on Day 1. With 16 boundaries to his name, he ended the day’s play at 136(240)* and he’s going to wake up a happy man tomorrow. And he still gets to bat on and get a big hundred, maybe even a double century.

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