Devon Conway

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Devon Conway
Personal information
Full nameDevon Philip Conway
Born (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 30)
Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 281)2 June 2021 v England
Last Test9 January 2022 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 198)20 March 2021 v Bangladesh
Last ODI26 March 2021 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 84)27 November 2020 v West Indies
Last T20I10 November 2021 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2017Gauteng
2010–2012Dolphins
2013–2017Highveld Lions
2017–presentWellington
2021Somerset
2021Southern Brave
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 5 3 20 115
Runs scored 623 225 602 7,874
Batting average 69.22 75.00 50.16 48.30
100s/50s 3/2 1/1 0/4 21/35
Top score 200 126 99* 327*
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/– 11/1 99/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2022

Devon Philip Conway (born 8 July 1991) is a cricketer, born in South Africa, who now plays in New Zealand,[1] where he became eligible to represent the New Zealand cricket team.[2][3] In March 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Conway would be eligible to play for New Zealand from 28 August 2020.[4][5] In May 2020, New Zealand Cricket awarded him with a central contract, ahead of the 2020–21 season.[6][7]

Conway made his international debut for New Zealand in November 2020.[8] In June 2021, in his first Test match, Conway became the second batsman for New Zealand after Mathew Sinclair, and seventh overall, to score a double century on his Test debut.[9] As a result, Conway was named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for June 2021.[10]

Domestic and T20 franchise career[]

Conway started playing in South African domestic cricket. In August 2015, he was included in Gauteng's squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[11] He played in all three matches for Gauteng, scoring 53 runs.[12] In August 2017, at the age of 26, he moved to New Zealand to pursue a cricket career.[13]

In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season in New Zealand.[14] In the second round of the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season, Conway scored an unbeaten double century against Otago at the Basin Reserve.[15] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Super Smash, with 363 runs in nine matches.[16] He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season, with 659 runs in seven matches.[17]

In March 2019, he was named as the Men's Domestic Player of the Year at the annual New Zealand Cricket awards.[18] In October 2019, in the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Conway scored an unbeaten 327 for Wellington against Canterbury. It was the ninth triple century in first-class cricket in New Zealand.[19] He went on to score 393 runs in the match, the most number of runs scored in a single first-class match in New Zealand.[20] On 6 January 2020, in the 2019–20 Super Smash tournament, Conway scored an unbeaten century, from 49 balls.[21] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 543 runs in eleven matches.[22] He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy, with 553 runs in ten matches,[23] and the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, with 701 runs in six matches.[24]

In April 2020, Conway was named as the men's domestic player of the year by New Zealand Cricket at their annual award ceremony.[25][26] The following month, he was signed by Somerset County Cricket Club to play in the 2021 T20 Blast in England.[27]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[28]

International career[]

In November 2020, Conway was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.[29][30] Later the same month, he was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against the West Indies.[31] He made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 27 November 2020, against the West Indies.[32] In December 2020, Conway was added to New Zealand's Test squad,[33] covering for BJ Watling who suffered a hamstring injury.[34]

In March 2021, Conway was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.[35] He made his ODI debut for New Zealand on 20 March 2021, against Bangladesh.[36] On 26 March 2021, Conway scored his first century in ODI cricket, in the third match of the series against Bangladesh.[37]

In April 2021, Conway was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their series against England,[38] and for the final of the 2019–21 ICC World Test Championship.[39] Conway made his Test debut on 2 June 2021, for New Zealand against England.[40] In the match Conway became the 12th batsman for New Zealand to score a century on his Test debut,[41] and the first visiting batsman after Sourav Ganguly to hit a century at Lord's on Test debut.[42] Conway's score of 200 was the highest score by a men's Test debutant in England.[43] At the age of 29 years and 329 days, Conway also became the oldest batsman to score a double century on his Test debut.[44]

In August 2021, Conway was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[45] However, 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.[46]

References[]

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