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New Zealand opener Devon Conway broke multiple records and achieved several milestones en route to his sensational double century during the first innings of the ongoing opening Test against England at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. The South African-born Kiwi…
New Zealand finished day two with a lead of 267 runs at the home of cricket.
Daily Times June 3, 2021 New Zealand‘s Devon Conway became just the seventh batsman in Test cricket’s 144-year history to make a double century on debut with a score of exactly 200 against England at Lord’s on Thursday. The South Africa-born opener’s marathon effort of more than nine-and-a-half hours was the cornerstone of New Zealand’s first-innings total of 378. Conway was in sight of becoming the first player to bat throughout their very first Test-match innings before, with only last man Neil Wagner for company, he was run out after lunch on the second day of this two-match seri...
England were 111 for two at stumps in reply to New Zealand's first innings of 378. Conway scores 200 Photo: PHOTOSPORT Conway, who set a record for the highest score on test debut at Lord's, was in danger of missing out on a double ton when New Zealand were nine down but he received support from number 11 Neil Wagner who frustrated England with 25 off 21 balls. Conway became only the seventh batsman to score a double century on debut, reaching the milestone with a six over long leg, before he became the last wicket to fall when he was run out by mere millimetres.
Double-century just the second by a NZ test debutant on a day where they should have batted their hosts out of the match.