England vs New Zealand: Devon Conway Turns into First To Rating Take a look at Double Century On Debut In England | Cricket Information

New Zealand opening batsman Devon Conway was the primary batsman to attain a double century on debut in England when he completed on 200 in New Zealand’s first innings of the primary Take a look at in opposition to at Lord’s on Thursday. Conway had on Wednesday damaged former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s 25-year-old file by way of changing into the very best scorer on debut at Lord’s. Conway surpassed Ganguly’s 131 to complete 136 no longer out on the finish of Day 1. The left-hander added 64 extra runs to his in a single day ranking and was once the remaining guy out in New Zealand’s first innings of 378.

The primary batsman to attain a Take a look at double-century on debut in England

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Conway additionally was the second one New Zealand batsman after Matthew Sinclair and 7th in Take a look at historical past to make a double hundred on debut. Sinclar had made 214 in opposition to the West Indies on his debut in Wellington in 1999.

With this innings, Conway registered his identify at the honour’s board at Lord’s. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who scored 100 on the venue in 2015, already has his identify at the honour’s board and Conway printed what the captain stated after some other New Zealander were given his identify etched amongst one of the crucial greats of the sport.

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“Once we arrived at Lord’s a pair days in the past we walked into the converting room and were given the chance to take a look on the all of the legends and the names up on that honours board,” stated Conway on Wednesday.

“Humorous sufficient I had a dialog with Kane asking what it appears like to peer your identify on that board [for Williamson’s hundred at Lord’s in 2015], and the very first thing he stated after I went up into the converting room was once ‘Now what it is like, bro’. It is beautiful cool, it is a great spot and I am thankful my identify can cross up there,” he added.