v MCC Universities
Denis Compton Oval, Shenley
30th / 31st August 2006
A fine bowling display by Tahir Afridi was one highlight of a fine London County team performance at the Denis Compton Oval, Shenley.
MCC Captain Nick Lamb, son of former ECB Chief Executive Tim Lamb, won the toss and elected to bat in a two innings two day grade rules match.
MCC made 367 for 9 dec with Tahir Afridi of LCCC taking 5 wickets and Gemaal Hussain 3 wickets. In reply LCCC made 407 for 8 dec with Grant Flower making 99 Tim Linley 100 not out and Gemaal Hussain 72.
The match was drawn with London County winning on first innings.
Statistics:
MCC 367 for 9 dec in 91 overs.
C Salmons 69; N Lamb 55; R Kaufman 42.
Tahir Afridi 27 overs 1 maiden 5 wickets for 124 runs.
Gemaal Hussain 21 overs 1 maiden 3 wickets for 72 runs.
Alex Day 13 overs 2 maidens 1 wicket for 51 runs.
London County 470 for 8 dec in 94.3 overs
Tim Linley 103 not out;
Grant Flower 99;
Gemaal Hussain 72;
Adrian Shankar 40.
N Lamb 22 overs 4 maidens 3 wickets for 61 runs;
M Amin 23 overs 4 maidens 2 wickets for 107 runs. |
