Stats – Latham and Conway dominate as West Indies wait long for a wicket Stats – Latham-Conway stand leaves West Indies wicketless for 86 overs Stats – Opening pair shines as West Indies endure long wicket drought Stats – Latham and Conway punish West Indies after marathon opening stand Stats – Numbers behind Latham-Conway’s big day and West Indies’ long wait
Tom Latham and Devon Conway put together one of the greatest opening partnerships in New Zealand Test cricket history. Their stand is the second-highest opening partnership for New Zealand in Tests, beaten only by the 387 runs scored by Glenn Turner and Terry Jarvis against West Indies in 1972. It is also the highest opening partnership ever made by New Zealand at home, going past the earlier record of 276 runs, which had been set twice before, in 1930 and 1999. West Indies had to bowl for a very long time before they could take their first wicket. It took them 86.4 overs, which is the fourth-longest wait for a first wicket in this century. The longest wait was 114.1 overs by Zimbabwe against West Indies in 2023. Devon Conway finished the first day unbeaten on 178 runs. This is the third-highest score by a New Zealand batter on the opening day of a Test match. Only Brendon McCullum (195 in 2014) and Tom Latham (186* in 2022) have scored more, and both of those innings were played in Ch...