After just under 10 hours at the crease in his Test match debut, New Zealand’s Devon Conway etched his name into the history books at the Home of Cricket.

Conway’s double century, finishing at exactly 200 runs, made him the first player to score a Test hundred at Lord’s since Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq scored 114 for Pakistan in 2016. Conway also broke his own personal record for the longest time he had spent at the crease by almost two hours, an achievement that he set when he made 327 not out for Wellington against Canterbury in New Zealand domestic cricket.

On top of this, Conway’s double was the second-highest score by an opener on Test debut, the second-highest score by a Blackcaps player on debut, and the highest score on debut in England and made Conway one of only seven players to score a double century in their first Test match.

The 29-year-old’s achievement gave New Zealand a solid shot at victory in the first match of their two-Test series against the hosts, with England heading into the third day the underdogs on 111-2 off 43 overs.

While England just avoided the follow-on and eventually opted to play the slow game and bat out their second innings to a draw, Kiwi fans looking to bet on the Test would have been happy to find find that LeoVegas New Zealand’s odds for a Blackcap’s victory during the rain delay on the third day hovered around 1.57 while England’s odds sat at around 2.30 for a draw.

Despite the dream innings for the debutant, the end came somewhat controversially as TV umpire Richard Illingworth scrutinized the video replay for some time before finally ruling Conway run out.

While Conway’s turn at the crease ended with one of Lord’s famous lunches – grilled corn-fed chicken supreme; seared salmon fillet or prawns with Marie Rose sauce – it started on day one as an opener.

Conway’s opening partner, Tom Latham, fell at the end of the 16th over to England’s Ollie Robinson and it didn’t take long before captain Kane Williamson was dismissed in the 26th over for 13 followed by Ross Taylor for 14 in the 38th.

All the while Conway led the charge against England’s veteran bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad, comfortably knocking 22 fours and one six throughout his time at the wicket including a four to the extra cover boundary from Anderson’s first ball.

All in all, Conway’s only speed bump on the road to 200 seemed to be the two successive Mark Wood deliveries that he took on the arm but the Blackcaps man responded in style, pulling a one-legged shot to the square leg boundary right after.

Conway ended day one with 136* and resumed the innings on day two with fellow left-handed batsman Henry Nicholls who was eventually dismissed in the 98th over.

New Zealand’s lower order fell relatively quickly thereafter with wicketkeeper BJ Watling being dismissed for 1 in the 102nd over followed by ducks from Colin de Grandhomme and Mitchell Santner.

Conway continued his drives, flicks, and pulls throughout the morning and eventually got to 200 with a hooked six off a Wood delivery with the Blackcaps’ No.11, Neil Wagner, watching on from the other end of the crease.

Conway’s double century made him responsible for more than half of New Zealand’s 378 total with Henry Nicholls’ half-century the next best effort of the innings.