New Zealand opener Devon Conway has entered into the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings and is currently occupying the 77th position after his heroics in his debut Test against England. The southpaw smashed 200 and 23 in the first Test against England which eventually ended in a draw.
He entered the rankings with a record 447 rating points which is the highest ever for a New Zealander after his debut Test and the third-highest overall. Conway is only behind RE Foster of England and Kyle Mayers of West Indies with two and one point less from the two.
Way back in 1903, RE Foster had bagged 449 rating points for a sensational knock of 287 on his debut against Australia in Sydney. Meanwhile, Kyle Mayers who scored a match-winning 210 in his debut against Bangladesh logged 448 points after his historic knock. Conway went past Lou Vincent who bagged 440 rating points after his debut Test against Australia in Perth back in 2001.
Meanwhile, Kiwis speedster Tim Southee has gained his career-best rankings and is currently occupying the 3rd spot after a six-wicket haul at Lord’s. Among his New Zealand compatriots, only Sir Richard Hadlee with 909 points and Neil Wagner with 859 points has achieved higher bowling points than Southee.
Courtesy a fighting century for England, Rory Burns jumped 21 places to occupy the 22nd position while Dom Sibley and Ollie Pope has also improved their rankings despite not scoring heavily in the opening Test. Meanwhile, Ollie Robinson who made his Test debut at Lord’s has entered the bowling rankings and finds his name in the 69th spot.