The partnership, which spanned 86.4 overs, is the joint twelfth highest opening stand in males’s Check cricket and solely the eighth stand of 300 for any wicket for New Zealand.
New Zealand’s document partnership was set by Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones, who added 467 for the third wicket towards Sri Lanka in Wellington in 1991.
Conway confronted 279 balls and hit 25 fours, compiling his sixth Check century within the course of.
Latham, who earlier received the toss, was dropped by wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach on 104 earlier than being caught by a diving Roston Chase at first slip off Kemar Roach.
Latham confronted 246 balls, struck 15 fours and a six and now has 15 Check a whole bunch.
“It is the perfect I have been a part of. It was time on the market,” mentioned Conway.
“We had a dialogue this morning round attempting to bat large, bat nicely and provides the bowlers a possibility to bowl within the fourth innings.
“It was a difficult morning session, notably for me. I used to be preventing with myself throughout the first hour. They bowled rather well.
“After lunch, the ball received slightly bit softer and the wicket sped up, so it provided up some good scoring alternatives for myself and Tom.”
Conway will resume alongside nightwatchman Jacob Duffy when play resumes on Friday (22:00 GMT, Thursday).
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