ENG vs NZ: In the third Test against England, New Zealand openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway scored magnificent centuries, putting the team in a commanding position. Having leveled the series 1-1 with a victory in the second match, the Kiwis made the third Test crucial. At Old Trafford, New Zealand won the toss, elected to bat, and dominated the English bowling attack; with their century-plus partnership, Conway and Latham broke a record dating back to 1930.

New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bat first. The pair of Latham and Conway gave the team a solid start. The first session went wicketless, and the team scored 108 runs. Runs were also produced easily in the second session. Conway reached his eighth Test century off 174 balls at the start of the third session.

Special record for New Zealand

Tom Latham and Devon Conway completed a 317-run partnership. They became the first New Zealand opening pair to share a three hundred-run partnership or more against England in Test matches. On Thursday, they broke the record that occurred 96 years ago in 1930. In the Test match played in Wellington, New Zealand’s opening pair of Stu Dempster and Jackie Mills shared a 276-run partnership.

New Zealand’s highest opening partnership in Test cricket belongs to Glenn Turner and Terry Jarvis. Turner scored 259 and Jarvis made 182 as they added 387 runs for the first wicket against West Indies in Georgetown in the Test played from April 6 to 11, 1972. The highest opening partnership in a Test match in England belongs to South Africa’s Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs, who put on 338 runs for the first wicket against England in Birmingham in the Test played from July 24 to 28, 2003.

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