LONDON: New Zealand opener Devon Conway on Wednesday not only became the first time cricketer to strike Test slew onto his debut at Lord’s but also broke former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly’s listing in the place.
Conway reached the feat over the launch afternoon of the first Test against England.
The left handed batsman scored an unbeaten 136 since New Zealand marched into a powerful position completed with a score of 246/3 towards the conclusion of day .
Read Also1st Evaluation: Hundred hero Conway sets New Zealand at the leading against EnglandDevon Conway became only the sixth batsman to score a hundred Test debut at Lord’s to depart New Zealand well-placed at stumps on the first evening of the series opener against England.Ganguly had scored 131 on his Test debut at Lord’s in 1996 that was also the maximum score by a participant at the place until Conway played an abysmal 136 on Wednesday.
Lately, Conway and Ganguly also discuss a birthday of July 8.
With this particular ton, Conway became the third largest batsman to score a century on Test debut at Lord’s.
Australian batsman Harry Graham had scored 107 from England in his Test debut in 1893.