Devon Conway is a New Zealand-South African cricketer who plays for the New Zealand cricket team. Devon started his cricket journey when he was 18, and he was playing for the cricket team of St. John’s College, Johannesburg. In May 2020, he was awarded a contract by New Zealand Cricket ahead of the 2020–2021 season.
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Wiki/Biography
Devon Conway was born on Monday, 8 July 1991 (age 29 years; as in 2020) in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa. His zodiac sign is Cancer. Devon started his cricket career playing for Gauteng, a first-class cricket team in the southern parts of South Africa. Before joining the New Zealand cricket team, he has been a part of several domestic teams for many years.
Physical Appearance
Height(Approx): 5′ 11″
Eye colour: blue
Hair Colour: Brown
Family
parents and siblings
Devon’s father’s name is Denton Conway and mother’s name is Sandy Conway. His father is a football coach in Johannesburg. Devon has two older sisters – Candy and Charney Conway.
(Left to right) Candy Conway, Denton Conway, Charney Conway, Sandy Conway
Candy Conway with her mother Sandy Conway
relationship
On July 23, 2020, Devon got engaged to his longtime girlfriend Kim Watson. Kim has been very supportive of Devon’s career as a cricketer and she moved to New Zealand and started her life afresh with Devon.
Devon Conway with his fiancée Kim Watson during a trip
livelihood
Devon started his career as a professional cricketer in the year 2009 when he joined the Gauteng cricket team and in August 2015, he was selected for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. Devon’s performances during the provincial level were excellent and in 2017 Devon scored his maiden first-class double century for Gauteng. This was his first double century in eight years of playing the game, but things did not go well for him as his performances in top-tier franchise cricket games were poor. He scored only one half-century in 12 matches with an average score of 22 runs. Devon felt that due to this unsatisfactory performance he would not be able to make a place in the South African team. In 2017, Devon decided to move to Wellington, New Zealand with his fiancée Kim Watson to give a fresh start to his career as a cricketer. Devon joined Victoria University Cricket Club as a player and coach. As a coach, he would travel around Wellington, visiting schools and coaching 10 and 11 year olds. In 2018, Devon signed a contract with the Wellington cricket team for the 2018–2019 cricket season in New Zealand. In May 2020, news broke about new entries in the 13-man Black Caps squad and in November, selector Gavin Larson informed Devon that his name had been shortlisted for the New Zealand cricket team. Devon Conway made his T20 International debut for New Zealand against the West Indies on 27 November 2020.
Devon Conway is playing matches for New Zealand
Facts/General Knowledge
- When Devon moved to New Zealand, he sold everything he owned in South Africa – his house, car, belongings, etc. because he moved to New Zealand to start a new life. Devon said-
I sold our property, cars and everything we couldn’t bring back because I wanted to close that chapter and start fresh. If I hadn’t done that and my cricket didn’t feel right after one season, I might have started thinking along the lines of ‘maybe I can step back’. I did not want.”
- During the 2018–2019 Plunket Shield season, Devon scored 659 runs in 7 matches, making him the leading run-scorer for the season. Then in the 2019-2020 Plunket Shield season, he scored 701 runs in 6 matches.
- In October 2019, Devon Conway played an inning of 327 runs for Wellington against Canterbury. This was the ninth triple century in first-class cricket in New Zealand.
- On 6 January 2020, he scored an unbeaten century in just 49 balls during the 2019–2020 Super Smash tournament.
- In April 2020, Devon Conway was awarded the Best Male Domestic Player award by New Zealand Cricket during its annual awards ceremony.
- Devon Conway is another cricketer who was born in South Africa but plays for New Zealand. Before him, Grant Elliot was the first player to do so.
- In his free time, Devon Conway enjoys playing golf and going on road trips with his fiancé and friends.
Devon Conway (right) with her fiancé and friends on a trip to the South Island
- On 3 June 2021, he became the sixth batsman to score a double century on Test debut. Playing for New Zealand against England at Lord’s, he scored his double century by hitting a six off Mark Wood.
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