England Vs New Zealand -First Test at Lord’s – Second day’s play
DP Conway-H Nicholls added 174 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 354th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 72nd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against England.
It also provides the 55th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings for the fourth wicket. It also provides the eighth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against England for the fourth wicket.
It also represents the record partnership by New Zealand batsmen against England for the fourth wicket. The previous best was the 155 runs partnership between MD Crowe and MJ Greatbatch at Wellington in March 1988.
DP Conway-H Nicholls added 174 runs for the fourth wicket to provide the 20th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against England at Lord’s. It also provides the fifth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against England at Lord’s for the fourth wicket.
It also represents the record partnership by New Zealand batsmen against England for the fourth wicket against England at Lord’s. The previous best was the 142 runs partnership between RC Blunt and ML Page in Jun 1931. Thus DP Conway-H Nicholls rewrote the 90 year old record.
DP Conway was dismissed run out for 200 runs in New Zealand’s first innings to provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AD Nourse | 208 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 2 | CC Hunte | 260 | 2 | Win | Pak | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 |
| 3 | DM Jones | 216 | 1 | Aus | Win | Adelaide | 03 Feb 1989 |
| 4 | SV Manjrekar | 218 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Lahore | 01 Dec 1989 |
| 5 | BC Lara | 277 | 2 | Win | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 1993 |
| 6 | R Dravid | 217 | 2 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | 05 Sep 2002 |
| 7 | L Vincent | 224 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 |
| 8 | TT Samaraweera | 214 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Lahore | 01 Mar 2009 |
| 9 | Taufeeq Umar | 236 | 2 | Pak | Srl | A Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 |
| 10 | BA Stokes | 258 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2016 |
| 11 | DP Conway | 200 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 02 Jun 2021 |
DP Conway is the second New Zealand batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs. The other was L Vincent who was dismissed run out for 214 at Wellington in Apr 2005
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Vincent | 224 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 |
| 2 | DP Conway | 200 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 02 Jun 2021 |
DP Conway is the third batsman to be dismissed run out after scoring 200 plus runs against England. Others are – AD Nourse and R Dravid. The following table list all these three batsmen.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AD Nourse | 208 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 217 | 2 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | 05 Sep 2002 |
| 3 | DP Conway | 200 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 02 Jun 2021 |
DP Conway became the first batsman to be dismissed after scoring 200 in a test innings at Lord’s
DP Conway became the seventh batsman to score 200 plus runs in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.
He also became the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 200 plus runs on test debut against England. Previous best was 176 by GA Headley of West Indiesat Bridgetown in Jan 1930. Thus DP Conway rewrote the 91 year old record.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RE Foster | 287 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 11 Dec 1903 |
| 2 | LG Rowe | 214 | 1 | Win | NZl | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 |
| 3 | DSBP Kuruppu | 201* | 1 | Srl | NZl | Col-CCC | 16 Apr 1987 |
| 4 | MS Sinclair | 214 | 1 | NZl | Win | Wellington | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 5 | JA Rudolph | 222* | 2 | SAF | Ban | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 |
| 6 | KR Mayers | 210* | 4 | Win | Ban | Chattogram | 03 Feb 2021 |
| 7 | DP Conway | 200 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 02 Jun 2021 |
He also became the second New Zealand batsman 200 plus runs on test debut after MS Sinclair. MS Sinclair had scored 214 runs on his test debut against West Indies at Wellington in Dec 1999.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MS Sinclair | 214 | 1 | NZl | Win | Wellington | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 2 | DP Conway | 200 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | 02 Jun 2021 |
He also became the first left hand batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 200 plus runs on test debut against England. Previous best was 171 by HD Rutherford of New Zealand at Dunedin in Mar 2013.