Devon Conway

Devon Philip Conway (born 8 July 1991) is a New Zealand-South African cricketer 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]

Devon Conway
Personal information
Full nameDevon Philip Conway
Born (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991
Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 84)27 November 2020 v West Indies
Last T20I22 December 2020 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–2017Gauteng
2010–2012Dolphins
2013–2017Highveld Lions
2017–presentWelington
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 6 107 81 85
Runs scored 174 7,084 3,104 2,757
Batting average 58.00 47.54 44.98 41.77
100s/50s 0/2 18/32 8/18 2/20
Top score 65* 327* 152 105*
Balls bowled – 626 128 103
Wickets – 9 3 3
Bowling average – 51.88 42.33 47.00
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 3/36 1/7 1/10
Catches/stumpings 1/– 94/– 36/– 30/1
Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2021

Career

In August 2015, he was included in Gauteng's squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[9] He played in all three matches for Gauteng, scoring 53 runs.[10]

In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Wellington for the 2018–19 season in New Zealand.[11] In the second round of the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season, Conway scored an unbeaten double century against Otago at the Basin Reserve.[12] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Super Smash, with 363 runs in nine matches.[13] He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season, with 659 runs in seven matches.[14]

In March 2019, he was named as the Men's Domestic Player of the Year at the annual New Zealand Cricket awards.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] On 6 January 2020, in the 2019–20 Super Smash tournament, Conway scored an unbeaten century, from 49 balls.[18] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 543 runs in eleven matches.[19] He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy, with 553 runs in ten matches,[20] and the leading run-scorer in the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, with 701 runs in six matches.[21]

In April 2020, Conway was named as the men's domestic player of the year by New Zealand Cricket at their annual award ceremony.[22][23]

In November 2020, Conway was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.[24][25] Later the same month, he was named in New Zealand's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against the West Indies.[26] He made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 27 November 2020, against the West Indies.[27] In December 2020, Conway was added to New Zealand's Test squad,[28] covering for BJ Watling who suffered a hamstring injury.[29]

References
  1. "Devon Conway". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. "Devon Conway joins elite group with triple century for Wellington". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "Super Smash 101: Chance for NZ's hopefuls to boost T20 WC claims". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "ICC clears Devon Conway to play for New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. "Black Caps: Run machine Devon Conway cleared for Bangladesh tour in August". Stuff. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. "Devon Conway offered New Zealand contract, Colin Munro and Jeet Raval lose deals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. "Three new players offered NZC contracts". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. "Conway's NZ debut finally here". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  9. Gauteng Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  10. "Africa T20 Cup, 2015/16 - Gauteng: Records, Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  11. "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  12. "South-African born Devon Conway blazes double hundred for Firebirds". Stuff. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  13. "Super Smash, 2018/19: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  14. "Plunket Shield, 2018/19: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  15. "Williamson named NZ Player of the Year at ANZ Awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  16. "Plunket Shield: Devon Conway plunders Basin record in 'goosebump moment'". Stuff. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  17. "Plunket Shield round-up: Latham hits 224, Wagner and Boult sound warning". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  18. "Black Cap-in-waiting Devon Conway blasts second T20 100 in Wellington Firebirds win". Stuff. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  19. "Super Smash, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  20. "The Ford Trophy, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  21. "2019–20 Plunket Shield: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  22. "Tim Southee and Tom Latham take first-class honours at NZC awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  23. "Tom Latham wins first Redpath Cup for Black Caps batsman of the season". Stuff. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  24. "Devon Conway included in New Zealand A squad to face West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  25. "Nicholls, Conway & Young to face West Indies in Queenstown". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  26. "New Zealand call up Devon Conway, rest Kane Williamson and Trent Boult for West Indies T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  27. "1st T20I (N), Auckland, Nov 27 2020, West Indies tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  28. "Black Caps vs West Indies: BJ Watling injury sees Devon Conway in, Will Young set to debut". Stuff. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  29. "BJ Watling an injury doubt ahead of West Indies Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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