England New Zealand 1st Test Day 2 Live cricket score.,England vs New Zealand (ENG vs NZ) 1st Test Live Cricket Score Updates: Devon Conway became just the sixth player to hit a Test century on debut at Lord’s, with the left-handed opener brilliantly anchoring New Zealand to 246/3 against England on Day 1 of the first match of the series Wednesday.
The 29-year-old Conway was unbeaten on 136 to maintain the stunning start to his international career in all formats, making an array of shots, leaving well, and showing a compact defense to blunt England’s all-seam attack under blue skies at the home of cricket.
Henry Nicholls closed the day on 46 not out and was sharing an unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 132 with Conway after paceman Ollie Robinson — one of two debutants in the England side — bowled Tom Latham for 23 and trapped Ross Taylor lbw for 14.
Just 11 runs from New Zealand's No.6-9. The last time they contributed fewer runs in a Test innings was November 2018; prior to that, January 2013. Unusually wasteful, from a NZ side with apparent depth.
WICKET! Four-for Ollie Robinson as Crawley takes a good catch to send Jamieson back for 9. New Zealand eight down! Tim Southee, right-handed bat, comes to the crease. NZ- 318/8 after 111 overs
Devon Conway scripts history breaks 125-year-old record for highest Test score on debut in England. It was held by the legendary KS Ranjitsinhji who had scored 154 on his Test debut against Australia in Manchester in 1896.
A first opening hour went in New Zealand's way but some good bowling by Mark Wood brings England back into the game, but Conway is still on the crease enjoying his debut by batting on 179* and close to his double ton on debut. England have claimed four wickets in the morning session of day two! New Zealand- 314/7
England are fighting back at Lord's! Two noises but, after a very good review, Ollie Robinson has his third wicket! Pad first, Colin de Grandhomme gone & NZ are 293/6. Three quick wickets and Devon Conway (unbeaten on 166*) is now batting with the lower order. England are back in the game now but they need the wicket of Devon Conway who is going strong with the bat.
Mark Wood to Watling, out Caught by Sibley!! Strange stuff .. Sure it's a quick, full delivery on off-stump, but Watling, quite weirdly looks to flick this away across the line. NZ- 292/5
England finally have a breakthrough! Wood gets Nicholls and the 174- run stand is broken at last. Henry Nicholls has to go for 61. Caught at fine leg. An important stay at the crease with Devon Conway. NZ - 288/4 as BJ Watling heads to the middle to join Conway.
Devon Conway has 150 at Lord's! 258 balls to get there. Just the third New Zealand player to do it at the home of cricket after Martin Donnelly (206 in 1949) and Bevan Congdon (175 in 1973).
Henry Nicholls gets to his 11th Test fifty. A patient knock by Nicholls, he is supporting Conway really well. Well played.
250 up in the second over of the day thanks to a Devon Conway 3. Conway has defended his outside edge very well. While England have found the edge of his bat on 18 occasions, 16 of them have been inside edges. Barring two nicks through the slips, he's covered it well.
James Anderson with a still pretty new second new ball ( 6 overs old) from the Nursery End, to Devon Conway - can he push on from 136*? He has Henry Nicholls for company on 46*. Let's play!
Ollie Robinson will likely remember the biggest day of his cricket career for the wrong reasons after a string of sexist and racist messages he posted on Twitter from 2012-14 surfaced over social media. Soon after stumps, he read out a statement to broadcasters and other media, apologizing for his behavior.
“I deeply regret my actions, and I am ashamed of making such remarks,” the 27-year-old Robinson said. "I was thoughtless and irresponsible, and regardless of my state of mind at the time, my actions were inexcusable. Since that period, I have matured as a person and fully regret the tweets.
Conway has already struck knocks of 126 and 72 in his opening three innings in ODIs — all against Bangladesh in March — and averages 59.12 in 11 innings at Twenty20s for New Zealand following his debut in November. He was born and raised in South Africa but moved to New Zealand in 2017 and has since starred for Wellington.
Just before stumps, Conway ran for three to surpass Ganguly’s 131, which stood as the highest ever score by a debutant at Lord’s. He is the 11th New Zealand test debutant to reach three figures.
It is day two of the first Test between England and New Zealand. Earlier, 29-year-old Devon Conway was the star on day one as he scored an unbeaten on 136. By bringing up his hundred with a clip through square leg for four, the South African-born Conway joined Harry Graham (for Australia in 1893) and Sourav Ganguly (for India in 1996) in being the only non-English batsmen to score a century on test debut at Lord’s.