19 Facts About Devon Conway

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Devon Philip Conway was born on 8 July 1991 and is a South African-born New Zealand cricketer who plays for the New Zealand cricket team.

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In March 2020, the International Cricket Council confirmed that Conway would be eligible to play for New Zealand from 28 August 2020.

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Devon Conway made his international debut for New Zealand in November 2020.

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In June 2021, in his first Test match, Devon Conway became the second batter for New Zealand after Mathew Sinclair, and seventh overall, to score a double century on his Test debut.

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Devon Conway was named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for June 2021 and in April 2022, Conway was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

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Devon Conway played in all three matches for Gauteng, scoring 53 runs.

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Devon Conway went on to score 393 runs in the match, the most number of runs scored in a single first-class match in New Zealand.

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Devon Conway was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 543 runs in eleven matches.

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Devon Conway made seven appearances in 2022 and scoring 252 runs at an average of 42 and was part of an opening wicket stand of 182 runs with Ruturaj Gaikwad against Sunrisers Hyderabad, setting a new Chennai record.

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In November 2020, Devon Conway was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.

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Devon Conway made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 27 November 2020, against the West Indies.

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In December 2020, Devon Conway was added to New Zealand's Test squad, covering for BJ Watling who suffered a hamstring injury.

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In March 2021, Devon Conway was named in New Zealand's One Day International squad for their series against Bangladesh.

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Devon Conway made his ODI debut for New Zealand on 20 March 2021, against Bangladesh.

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On 26 March 2021, Devon Conway scored his first century in ODI cricket, in the third match of the series against Bangladesh.

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Devon Conway made his Test debut on 2 June 2021, for New Zealand against England.

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At the age of 29 years and 329 days, Devon Conway became the oldest batsman to score a double century on his Test debut.

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However, Devon Conway was ruled out of New Zealand's squad for the final of the tournament after breaking his hand during the semi-final match against England.

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In December 2022, during the 1st Test against Pakistan, Devon Conway scored 92 runs, and became the fastest New Zealand batter to complete 1000 runs in Tests in 19 innings.