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ENG v NZ, 1st Test: New Zealand's Conway Joins Test Debut 200 Club

By AFP News June 03, 2021 • 22:13 PM View: 3718

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.

TAGS New Zealand Tour Of England TEST Cricket Records Devon Conway

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