Afghan Cricket Federation in England

Date released: 22 June 2006

The Afghan Cricket Federation (ACF) has spent the past ten days on a whistlestop tour of England. After a visit to Lord's, the 'Home of Cricket', on 12th June, they embarked upon a tour comprising six matches, of which they won five.

During their visit to Lord's, the Afghan cricketers met Alastair Cook, the England and Essex batsman. Two of the tour party - Mohammed Nabi and Hamid Hassan - will now remain in England for a month, during which time they will play for the MCC Young Cricketers.

Tour results

11th June
Afghanistan v Hodderstone
ACF won by 57 runs
Afghanistan 347 (Nabi 157)
Hodderstone 290

14th June
Afghanistan v RMA Sandhurst
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
RMA Sandhurst 130
Afghanistan 131-3

15th June
Afghanistan v Glamorgan 2nd XI, Swansea
ACF won by 2 wickets
Glamorgan 205
Afghanistan 206-8

19th June
Afghanistan v Loughborough UCCE 2nd XI
Loughborough won by 5 wickets
AFC 257
Loughborough 258-5

20th June
Afghanistan v Essex 2nd XI, Billericay
Afghanistan won by 1 wicket
Essex 238
AFC 239-9 (Nabi 107)

21st June
Afghanistan v Leicestershire 2nd XI, Hinckley
Afghanistan won by 5 runs
AFC 284 (Noor Ali 125)
Leicestershire 279-6