Cricket: Naved strikes but Lancs battle back
Finishing with an impressive haul of three for 31.
LONDON:
Pakistan’s Rana Navedul Hasan was the pick of MCC’s attack but Lancashire still fought back as 16 wickets fell on an incident-packed second day of the Champion County match in Abu Dhabi. County champions Lancashire were dismissed for 199 in reply to MCC’s first-innings 265 on the second day of the four-day fixture, the traditional curtain-raiser to the English season. However, by stumps, MCC had collapsed to 81 for eight in their second innings - a lead of 148 with two wickets and two days remaining - as Lancashire left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan backed up his first innings four for 65 with three for 28. Earlier, Kerrigan was bowled by Naved, the 34-year-old paceman, who has played nine Tests, finishing with an impressive haul of three for 31.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 30th, 2012.
Pakistan’s Rana Navedul Hasan was the pick of MCC’s attack but Lancashire still fought back as 16 wickets fell on an incident-packed second day of the Champion County match in Abu Dhabi. County champions Lancashire were dismissed for 199 in reply to MCC’s first-innings 265 on the second day of the four-day fixture, the traditional curtain-raiser to the English season. However, by stumps, MCC had collapsed to 81 for eight in their second innings - a lead of 148 with two wickets and two days remaining - as Lancashire left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan backed up his first innings four for 65 with three for 28. Earlier, Kerrigan was bowled by Naved, the 34-year-old paceman, who has played nine Tests, finishing with an impressive haul of three for 31.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 30th, 2012.