Cricket: New Zealand's Conway marks Test debut with Lord's hundred
Cricket: New Zealand's Conway marks Test debut with Lord's hundred
New Zealand's Devon Conway joined a select group of cricketers on Wednesday by marking his Test debut with a hundred at Lord's.
The South Africa-born opener found himself thrust into the action straight away after New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and batted in the first of a two-match series against England.
But while star batsman Williamson and the experienced Ross Taylor both fell cheaply, the 29-year-old Conway pressed on to a 163-ball century, reaching the landmark with a flamboyant whipped legside four, his 11th boundary, off England debutant fast bowler Ollie Robinson.
At stumps, Conway had made an unbeaten 136 in a total of 246-3, having shared an unbroken partnership of 132 with fellow left-hander Henry Nicholls (46 not out).
Only five other batsmen had previously scored a Test debut hundred at Lord's, with Conway the first New Zealand international to achieve the feat.
Batsmen to have scored Test debut hundred at Lord's (player, total, team, opposition, year):
)
Nepal Flash Floods: At least 1,050 dead And 118 Nepalese rescued from disaster zone
)
Inside the UAE defense giant rapidly scaling up amid West Asia war
)
'Why didn't you save me?' 5-year-old Nepal flood victim, who survived under rubble for 60 hours, asked parents
)
US-Israel vs Iran permacrisis: Tehran strikes back against latest US strikes
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
How the Su-30MKI flies up to 8,000 kilometres using mid-air refueling
)
China shock puts Germany's economy under strain
)
Nearly 1 million Indians stuck in US Green Card backlog, wait could stretch to 179 years | Gravitas
)
Iran launches retaliatory strikes with missiles and drones; Trump warns of ‘much harder’ attack
)
2,000 pairs of underwear buried in Switzerland revealed something startling
)
Iran war: IRGC strike claim raises questions as Pentagon cracks deepen
)
Nvidia is reportedly buying Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
)
Pakistan faces growing hunger crisis amid rising food insecurity
)
AI sales startup Clay raises funding at a $7 billion valuation
)
Iran war reshapes global LPG trade
)
This Indian AI is making stock charts easier to understand in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and other Indian languages
)
Over 100 children aged 12 & below in UK may have been forced into marriage | Gravitas
)
UN nuclear watchdog report on Syria confirms Assad-Era nuclear reactor plan
)
Explosives found near German power plant, suspected attack sparks security alert
)
Pheromone Maxxing: The dating trend that claims scent drives attraction
)
Volcano that erupted with strength of a million atomic bombs discovered in England
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Why the Su-30MKI uses a giant air brake on its back instead of its wings
)
Shakti Sharma scripts history as first woman non-medical Air Vice Marshal
)
Swara Bhasker issues video clarification over Padmaavat remarks amid ‘wild’ backlash: ‘Never said Rani Padmavati was a coward’
)
Iran attacks Bahrain, Iraqi Kurdistan as Trump claims ‘total control’ of Hormuz; Houthis back Tehran, Peru cuts ties: What's happening
)
AI agents coming to UPI: India prepares hands-free payments rollout!
)
TN CM Vijay opens Mettur dam for Cauvery delta irrigation, surprises farmer with visit
)
Pentagon just launched its AI portal with ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini
)
Peptide parties: Why you should not fall for this gimmick despite the celebrity buzz
)
Pakistanis are eating less. What they are eating instead is even more alarming
)
Manchester City equal British transfer record with £125m Enzo Fernandez deal
Netflix to release docuseries on Donald Trump's secret plane switch in Turkey
)
Ariana Grande steps away from public life; bids an emotional farewell in London concert
)
US-Iran war: US strikes Iran after month-long pause
&im=FitAndFill=(700,400))
Why the glass canopy on the Su-30MKI has a distinct golden tint
)
From Red Sea fire to Pattaya nightlife: Thai police warn American soldiers
)
Harry Graham 107 AUS v ENG 1893
John Hampshire 107 ENG v WIS 1969
Sourav Ganguly 131 IND v ENG 1996
Andrew Strauss 112 ENG v NZL 2004
Matt Prior 126 no ENG v WIS 2007
Devon Conway 136 noNZL v ENG 2021
Note: Conway's innings still in progress