England vs New Zealand 1st Test: Devon Conway breaks Sourav Ganguly’s 25-year-old Lord’s report on debut

New Zealand opener Devon Conway had a dream begin to his Test profession as he joined former India skipper Sourav Ganguly by scoring 100 on his debut at Lord’s. Devon Conway marked his Test debut with 100 at Lord’s. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSConway surpasses Ganguly to report highest Test rating on debut at Lord’sConway turned the twelfth New Zealand batsman to attain 100 on Test debut Devon Conway has taken New Zealand to 246/3 on the finish of day oneNew Zealand opener Devon Conway on Wednesday surpassed former India captain Sourav Ganguly to report the very best Test rating on debut at Lord’s in the course of the first match of the collection in opposition to England in London.Notably, Conway surpassed Ganguly when the Kiwi opener crossed the 131-run mark within the 83rd over of New Zealand’s innings on Day 1 of the Lord’s Test. 25 years in the past, Ganguly had scored 131 off 301 balls with 20 boundaries to grow to be solely the third participant after Harry Graham and John Hampshire to hit 100 on Test debut on the Lord’s. Conway and Ganguly additionally share a birthday of July 8Batsmen to have scored Test debut hundred at Lord’s:Harry Graham 107 AUS v ENG 1893John Hampshire 107 ENG v WIS 1969Sourav Ganguly 131 IND v ENG 1996Andrew Strauss 112 ENG v NZL 2004Matt Prior 126 no ENG v WIS 2007Devon Conway TBC NZL v ENG 2021While captain Kane Williamson and the skilled Ross Taylor each fell cheaply, the 29-year-old Conway pressed on to a 163-ball century, reaching the landmark with a flamboyant whipped legside 4, his eleventh boundary off England debutant quick bowler Ollie Robinson.England debutant Robinson drew first blood to dismiss Tom Latham for 23 within the first session after the opening batsman had an inside edge crash into the stumps.Anderson, enjoying his 161st Test match to equal former captain Alastair Cook’s report for many England caps, then removed Williamson within the first over after lunch — the seventh time he had dismissed him in assessments.Williamson appeared to defend a rising supply however the ball spun again to hit the highest of off stump and he walked again to the pavilion for 13.Taylor (14) adopted him quickly after when a Robinson supply sneaked previous his bat to rap him on the pads. Taylor briefly thought-about a overview however walked off whilst replays confirmed the ball heading straight for his leg stump.Click right here for IndiaRight this moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.