Ton-up Devon Conway floors England, surpasses 10,000 First-Class runs: Stats
What's the story
On a sweltering day at Trent Bridge, New Zealand's Tom Latham won the toss and opted to bat first in the third Test against England. Despite losing both Matt Henry and Glenn Phillips just before the match, Latham and Devon Conway shone for the visitors. The duo put on a solid opening stand of 108 runs without losing any wickets at lunch before taking their side to 213/0 at tea. Shortly after tea, Conway completed his century in the 56th over.
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Latham and Conway shine for the visitors
The England bowlers, despite their best efforts, struggled to make any breakthroughs on a flat and true deck at Trent Bridge. The conditions were even more difficult with the temperature set to rise as the day progressed. Both Latham and Conway shone with compact knocks. Just before tea, Latham brought up his 17th century in Tests before Conway got to the landmark in the 3rd session, hitting spinner Shoaib Bashir for successive fours. Conway took 174 balls for his hundred.
Stand
A majestic 317-run stand
Latham and Conway added 317 runs with Ben Stokes dismissing the NZ skipper for 151 in the 73rd over. In the very next over, Conway perished for a score of 157 off 224 balls. He slammed 22 fours and three sixes. Joe Root ended Conway's stay at the crease. As per ESPNcricinfo, the Latham and Conway's 317-run stand is now New Zealand's highest for any wicket against England. JE Mills and CS Dempster held the record for NZ (276 runs, 1st wicket, 1930).
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2nd 300-plus stand for Latham and Conway
Latham and Conway recorded their 2nd 300-plus stand in Tests for New Zealand. Before this, they added 323 runs versus West Indies in December 2025 at Mount Maunganui.
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Conway finally gets going
In the 1st match at Lord's, Conway managed scores worth 1 and 41. In the 2nd encounter, he scored 9 and 11 at The Oval. He has now fought back to bring up a fine 157 and silence England on Day 1 of the ongoing clash.
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Latham and Conway attain this feat
Latham and Conway are now the most successful opening pair in New Zealand Test history. Notably, the two went past 2,000 runs together when NZ passed 65 in the first session at Trent Bridge.
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2nd hundred versus England for Conway
Conway has amassed 2,756 runs in Tests from 36 matches (76 innings). He recorded his 8th hundred in the format for NZ (50s: 13). As per ESPNcricinfo, this was Conway's 2nd hundred against England. He also owns four fifties. Conway has amassed 837 runs versus England from 12 games. He averages 36.39. Conway also surpassed 1,500 runs in away matches (home of opposition). He has 1,522 runs. Across 20 away matches, he now has 4 tons and 7 fifties.
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10,000 First-Class runs for Conway
Playing his 147th match in First-Class cricket (245 innings), Conway completed 10,000 runs (now 10,071). He got to the milestone with his 86th run of the contest. He now owns 26 centuries alongside 46 fifties. He averages over 45.