Devon Conway and Tom Latham Create History, Break 96-Year-Old Record Of...

The third and final Test of the ongoing three-match series between England and New Zealand is being played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. On Day 1 of the series decider, New Zealand skipper Tom Latham and opening batter Devon Conway dominated proceedings for the visitors. Both batters scored centuries and put together a 317-run stand for the first wicket. Conway scored 157 runs from 224 balls, while Latham played a knock of 151 runs from 214 balls.

Their 317-run partnership helped them enter the record books by surpassing the highest partnership for any wicket by New Zealand against England in a Test match.

The previous record was held by Stewie Dempster and Jackie Mills, who added 276 runs for the first wicket in the first innings of the Wellington

Test played from June 24 to 27, 1930.

Highest partnership for New Zealand against England in Tests

PLAYERS	RUNS	WICKET	VENUE	YEAR
Tom Latham, Devon Conway	317	1st	Nottingham	2026
Stewie Dempster, Jackie Mills	276	1st	Wellington	1930
Mitchell Santner, BJ Watling	261	7th	Mount Maunganui	2019
Andrew Jones, John Wright	241	2nd	Wellington	1992
Tom Blundell, Daryl Mitchell	236	5th	Nottingham	2022

The record for New Zealand’s highest partnership in a Test match is held by Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe. Jones scored 186, while Crowe made 299, as they shared a 467-run stand for the third wicket in New Zealand’s second innings of the January-February 1991 Test against Sri Lanka in Wellington.

Highest partnerships for New Zealand in Tests

PLAYERS	RUNS	WICKET	AGAINST	VENUE	YEAR
Andrew Jones, Martin Crowe	467	3rd	Sri Lanka	Wellington	1991
Glenn Turner, Terry Jarvis	387	1st	West Indies	Georgetown	1972
Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson	369	4th	Pakistan	Christchurch	2021
BJ Watling, Kane Williamson	365*	6th	Sri Lanka	Wellington	2015
Henry Nicholls, Kane Williamson	363	3rd	Sri Lanka	Wellington	2023

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.

Highest 1st wicket partnerships for New Zealand in Tests 

PLAYERS	RUNS	AGAINST	VENUE	YEAR
Glenn Turner, Terry Jarvis	387	West Indies	Georgetown	1972
Tom Latham, Devon Conway	317	England	Nottingham	2026
Mark Richardson, Lou Vincent	231	India	Mohali	2003
Trevor Franklin, John Wright	185	England	Lord’s	1990
Tom Latham, Devon Conway	183	Pakistan	Karachi	2022

The highest partnership for any wicket in a Test match in England is held by Australia’s Don Bradman and Bill Ponsford, who added 451 runs for the second wicket against England in the first innings of the Oval Test played from August 18 to 22, 1934.

Highest partnerships in a Test match played in England

PLAYERS	COUNTRY	RUNS	WICKET	AGAINST	VENUE	YEAR
Don Bradman, Bill Ponsford	Australia	451	2nd	England	The Oval	1934
Peter May, Colin Cowdrey	England	411	4th	West Indies	Birmingham	1957
Don Bradman, Bill Ponsford	Australia	388	4th	England	Leeds	1934
Leonard Hutton, Maurice Leyland	England	382	2nd	Australia	The Oval	1938
Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis	South Africa	377*	3rd	England	The Oval	2012

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.

Highest partnerships for 1st wicket in Tests played in England

PLAYERS	COUNTRY	RUNS	AGAINST	VENUE	YEAR
Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	338	England	Birmingham	2003
Geoff Marsh, Mark Taylor	Australia	329	England	Nottingham	1989
Tom Latham, Devon Conway	New Zealand	317	England	Nottingham	2026
Geoff Pullar, Colin Cowdrey	England	290	South Africa	The Oval	1960
Jack Hobbs, Herbert Sutcliffe	England	268	South Africa	Lord’s	1924

The ongoing third Test between England and New Zealand is a must-win encounter for both teams, with the winner of the Nottingham match set to clinch the three-match series.