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| Full name | Devon Philip Conway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-07-08)8 July 1991 (age 33) Johannesburg,Transvaal Province, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armmedium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 281) | 2 June 2021 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 November 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 198) | 20 March 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 19 February 2025 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 84) | 27 November 2020 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 June 2024 v Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2016/17 | Gauteng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11–2011/12 | Dolphins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14–2016/17 | Highveld Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–present | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Southern Brave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Texas Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Joburg Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Devon Philip Conway (born 8 July 1991) is a New Zealandcricketer who plays for theNew Zealand cricket team in all formats.[1][2] In March 2020, theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Conway, who was born in South Africa, would be eligible to play for New Zealand from 28 August 2020.[3][4] In May 2020,New Zealand Cricket awarded him a central contract, ahead of the 2020–21 season.[5][6]
Conway made his international debut for New Zealand in November 2020.[7] In June 2021, in his firstTest match, Conway became the second batter for New Zealand afterMathew Sinclair, and seventh overall, to score adouble century on his Test debut.[8] During the same month, Conway was also a member of the New Zealand team that won the2021 ICC World Test Championship final, and had a key contribution scoring 54 runs in the first innings. He was named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for June 2021[9] and in April 2022, Conway was named as one of the fiveWisden Cricketers of the Year.[10]
Conway started playing in South African domestic cricket. In August 2015, he was included inGauteng's squad for the2015 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 withWellington for the 2018–19 season in New Zealand.[14] In the second round of the2018–19 Plunket Shield season, Conway scored an unbeaten double century againstOtago at theBasin Reserve.[15] He was the leading run-scorer in the2018–19 Super Smash, with 363 runs in nine matches.[16] He was also the leading run-scorer in the2018–19 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 the2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Conway scored an unbeaten 327 for Wellington againstCanterbury. 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 the2019–20 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 the2019–20 Ford Trophy, with 553 runs in ten matches,[23] and the leading run-scorer in the2019–20 Plunket Shield season, with 701 runs in six matches.[24]
In April 2020, Conway was named the men's domestic player of the year byNew Zealand Cricket at their annual award ceremony.[25][26] The following month, he was signed bySomerset County Cricket Club to play in the2021 T20 Blast in England.[27]
In February 2022, he was bought byChennai Super Kings in theauction for the2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[28] He made seven appearances in 2022 and scoring 252 runs at anaverage of 42 and was part of an opening wicket stand of 182 runs withRuturaj Gaikwad againstSunrisers Hyderabad, setting a new Chennai record.[29] In the2023 IPL season, CSK would go on to win the title, beating theGujarat Titans in the final, where Conway played a pivotal knock of 47(25) in the chase and was declared the player of the match.[30] He ended the 2023 IPL season with the third most runs at 672, with a strike rate of 139.7.[31]
In June 2023,Texas Super Kings added Conway to the roster for the inaugural season ofMajor League Cricket.[32] He played in seven matches, scoring 221 runs, the fourth most of the league.
In November 2020, Conway was named in theNew Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against thetouring West Indies team.[33][34] Later the same month, he was named in New Zealand'sTwenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against the West Indies.[35] He made his T20I debut for New Zealand on 27 November 2020, against theWest Indies.[36] In December 2020, Conway was added to New Zealand'sTest squad,[37] covering forBJ Watling who suffered a hamstring injury.[38]
In March 2021, Conway was named in New Zealand'sOne Day International (ODI) squad for their seriesagainst Bangladesh.[39] He made his ODI debut for New Zealand on 20 March 2021, againstBangladesh.[40] On 26 March 2021, Conway scored his first century in ODI cricket, in the third match of the series against Bangladesh.[41]
In April 2021, Conway was named in New Zealand'sTest squad for theirseries against England,[42] and for thefinal of the2019–21 ICC World Test Championship.[43] Conway made his Test debut on 2 June 2021, for New Zealand againstEngland.[44] In the match Conway became the 12th batsman for New Zealand toscore a century on his Test debut,[45] and the first visiting batsman afterSourav Ganguly to hit a century atLord's on Test debut.[46] Conway's score of 200 was the highest score by a men's Test debutant in England.[47] At the age of 29 years and 329 days, Conway also became the oldest batsman to score a double century on his Test debut.[48]
In August 2021, Conway was named in New Zealand's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[49] However, Conway was ruled out of New Zealand's squad for thefinal of the tournament after breaking his hand during thesemi-final match againstEngland.[50]
In December 2022, during the1st Test against Pakistan, Conway scored 92 runs, and became the fastest New Zealand batter to complete1000 runs in Tests in 19 innings.[51]
In May 2024, he was named in New Zealand’s squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[52]
In April 2022, Conway married his long time girlfriend Kim Watson in South Africa.[53]
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