Devon Conway (South African Cricketer) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Cricketer
Nationality	South African
Date of Birth	08/07/1991
Age	34 years
Birthplace	Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa

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Full Name	Devon Philip Conway

College/University	St Johns College, Johannesburg

Father	Denton Conway
Mother	Sandy Conway
Siblings	Sister - Candy Conway, Charne Conway
Spouse	Kim Watson

International Debut

ODI	20/03/2021 against Bangladesh
Test	against West Indies in November 2020
T20	against West Indies on 27 November 2020

Jersey Number

#88 (New Zealand)

Domestic/State Team

Coach/Mentor

Gary Stead

Batting Style

Left-hand bat

Bowling Style

Right-arm medium

Records

Leading run-scorer in 2018-2019 Plunket Shield Season with 659 runs in 7 matches
Leading run-scorer in 2018-2019 Super Smash with 363 runs in 9 matches
Leading run-scorer in 2019-2020 Plunket Shield Season with 701 runs in 6 matches
Sixth batsman to hammer double ton on Test debut; in the first-test against England at Lord’s, he got to his double ton with a six-off Mark Wood in the post-lunch session on Day 2 on 3 June 2021.
First man ever to top all three domestic run-scoring charts in the same season (2019-20)
Scored 327* against Canterbury at the Basin Reserve in 2019-20 season
Fastest New Zealand player to reach 1,000 Test runs, achieving it in 11 Tests and 19 innings in December 2022

Awards, Honours, Achievements

In April 2020, he was named as the men's domestic player by New Zealand Cricket at their annual award ceremony
NZC Domestic Player of the Year for 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons
Dream 11 Men’s Super Smash Player of the Year in 2019-20 season
ICC Men's Player of the Month for June 2021
New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year 2020

1. Devon Conway plays cricket for New Zealand and has a background in South African cricket.
2. He began his cricket journey during his time at St. Johns College and later joined the Gauteng cricket team.
3. Devon Conway's father, Denton Conway, used to coach soccer.
4. In August 2015, Devon joined Gauteng’s team for the Africa T20 Cup.
5. In 2017, he achieved a first-class double-century for Gauteng.
6. Upon moving to New Zealand, Devon played and coached at Victoria University Cricket Club.
7. He is the second New Zealand batsman born in South Africa.
8. Devon Conway got engaged to Kim Watson in July 2020.
9. During his free time, he enjoys playing golf with his fiancée.
10. He is an occasional wicket-keeper.