Azeem seals Under-19 Test win over Bangladesh

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Azeem Rafiq bowled England Under-19s to a comprehensive 10-wicket victory inside three days of the first youth Test against Bangladesh at Scarborough.

Azeem Rafiq bowled England Under-19s to a comprehensive 10-wicket victory inside three days of the first youth Test against Bangladesh at Scarborough.

Rafiq, 18, continued his excellent 2009 season by running through the Tigers with 6-90 from 30 overs, as the tourists, following on, were dismissed for 276 in their second innings.

When play resumed at North Marine Road on Day 3, Bangladesh added five runs to their overnight 265 for nine before Scott Borthwick (5-70) claimed the final wicket of Shabbir Rahman.

With a 232-run lead at his disposal, England captain Hamza Riazuddin enforced the follow-on.

Chief resistance came in a stand of 101 for the third wicket between Saikat Ali (58) and Mominul Haque (80), but after Rafiq dismissed the pair, regular breakthroughs followed. Chris Wood and Nathan Buck took the other four wickets between them.

Bangladesh had eked out a lead of 44, but that proved a formality for England openers Josh Cobb (31 not out) and James Vince (16no), who knocked off the required runs in 6.2 overs on the third evening.

The match was a personal triumph for Cobb, the Leicestershire batsman, who struck four fours and two sixes, to add to his first-innings 220.

The second and final Test begins at Derby's County Ground from July 12.

England Under 19 First innings			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
JJ Cobb	c Mahmudul Hasan	b Alauddin Babu	220	290	29	4
JC Mickleburgh	Hit wicket	b Shabbir Rahman	57	103	8	1
JM Vince	c Saikat Ali	b Shabbir Rahman	22	20	2	1
JWA Taylor	c Mahmudul Hasan	b Mominul Haque	21	55	2	0
LWP Wells	c Anamul Haque	b Alauddin Babu	0	4	0	0
SG Borthwick	c Amit Majumder	b Shabbir Rahman	14	28	2	0
Azeem Rafiq	c Saikat Ali	b Shaker Ahmed	28	37	4	0
*H Riazuddin	c Amit Majumder	b Mominul Haque	95	138	13	3
+TJ Poynton		b Alauddin Babu	0	9	0	0
CP Woods	c Mahmudul Hasan	b Alauddin Babu	14	20	1	1
NL Buck	not out		9	31	1	0
Extras	(b 5, lb 7, nb 5, w 5)		22
Total	(All out, 121.4 overs)		502

Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Extras
Abu Jayed	15	3	77	0	(2nb, 4w)
Alauddin Babu	17	2	73	4	(3nb)
Saikat Ali	2	0	14	0	(1w)
Shaker Ahmed	20	2	77	1	-
Nur Hossain	12	0	61	0	-
Shabbir Rahman	30	5	76	3	-
Mahmudul Hasan	11	3	34	0	-
Mominul Haque	12.4	2	65	2	-
Amit Majumder	2	0	13	0	-

Bangladesh Under 19 First innings			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Amit Majumder	c JJ Cobb	b CP Woods	2	9	0	0
Saikat Ali	c NL Buck	b SG Borthwick	33	65	4	0
Asif Ahmed	c JM Vince	b Azeem Rafiq	23	42	1	1
Mominul Haque	c JJ Cobb	b NL Buck	90	121	9	5
+Anamul Haque	c Sub	b NL Buck	31	62	4	0
*Mahmudul Hasan	lbw	b CP Woods	5	26	1	0
Shabbir Rahman	c Azeem Rafiq	b SG Borthwick	57	63	8	2
Nur Hossain		b SG Borthwick	2	9	0	0
Alauddin Babu		c & b SG Borthwick	6	15	1	0
Shaker Ahmed		b SG Borthwick	2	7	0	0
Abu Jayed	not out		4	14	1	0
Extras	(b 0, lb 6, nb 9, w 0)		15
Total	(All out, 70.4 overs)		270

Bowling	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Extras
CP Woods	19	3	59	2	(7nb)
NL Buck	12	1	38	2	(2nb)
Azeem Rafiq	21	2	89	1	-
H Riazuddin	1	0	8	0	-
SG Borthwick	17.4	4	70	5	-

Bangladesh Under 19 Second innings			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Amit Majumder	c JM Vince	b CP Woods	4	12	1	0
Saikat Ali		b Azeem Rafiq	58	87	9	0
Asif Ahmed	lbw	b NL Buck	0	2	0	0
Mominul Haque	lbw	b Azeem Rafiq	80	157	10	1
+Anamul Haque		b Azeem Rafiq	39	86	4	0
*Mahmudul Hasan	c JM Vince	b Azeem Rafiq	46	53	4	0
Shabbir Rahman	c SG Borthwick	b Azeem Rafiq	4	3	0	0
Nur Hossain	c JWA Taylor	b Azeem Rafiq	12	49	1	0
Alauddin Babu		b NL Buck	24	32	2	1
Shaker Ahmed		b CP Woods	1	21	0	0
Abu Jayed	not out		0	3	0	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 2, w 1)		8
Total	(All out, 83.5 overs)		276