Bangladesh quick Hasan delivers ‘world-class’ 9-101 on County debut
Hasan Mahmud marked his Kent debut in brilliant fashion, claiming career-best match figures of 9-101 to inspire a crushing 140-run victory over Lancashire in the Rothesay County Championship Division Two at Blackpool on Sunday.
Just days after describing his move to English county cricket as a “dream come true”, the Bangladesh pacer delivered a match-winning performance as Kent (19 points) defeated Lancashire (3 points) inside three days.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Defending a daunting target of 424, Kent bowled Lancashire out for 283, with Hasan returning devastating figures of 6-69 in the second innings, taking his first-class scalps to 104 in 35 matches.
Kent had earlier added 332 to their first-innings 178, thanks largely to Chris Benjamin’s 103 and Harry Finch’s 83. For Lancashire, veteran James Anderson claimed 3-45 while George Balderson took 3-65.
Set a record chase, Lancashire were aggressive from the outset but Hasan struck before lunch, removing Harry Singh (15) and Josh Bohannon (26), both caught in the slips.
The hosts briefly recovered through a 104-run stand between Keaton Jennings (61) and Marcus Harris, who remained unbeaten on 91. However, Hasan returned to break the partnership and trigger a collapse. Jennings fell down the leg side before Ben McDermott was run out for a duck.
Hasan then ripped through the middle order. Liam Livingstone, threatening on 47, chopped on against the Bangladesh quick before Joe Moores departed two balls later as Hasan completed his fourth first-class five-wicket haul. Balderson became his sixth victim, caught at third slip, before Kent’s spinners wrapped up the tail.
Kent captain Daniel Bell-Drummond hailed Hasan’s display as “world-class”.
"It's a massive victory against a very good team… Bowling them out today was an exceptional effort because the wicket got a bit flatter even though it was spinning at times.
"Whenever a partnership was building, Hasan came back and got to work, showing great skill and swinging it both ways," said Bell-Drummond.
Hasan is next set to feature against Middlesex at home during the 174th Canterbury Cricket Week from June 19-22 before returning for four more Championship matches in September to conclude the season.
SCOREBOARD
Kent 1st innings
Ben Dawkins lbw Tom Bailey 54
Harry Finch c Keaton Jennings b James Anderson 2
Sam Northeast b George Balderson 10
Daniel Bell-Drummond c Joe Moores b James Anderson 33
Ekansh Singh c Josh Bohannon b Liam Livingstone 17
Chris Benjamin b Tom Bailey 0
Bertie Foreman c Tom Bailey b Liam Livingstone 6
Keith Dudgeon st Joe Moores b Liam Livingstone 3
Matt Milnes c Tom Bailey b Liam Livingstone 22
Matt Parkinson c Tom Aspinwall b Liam Livingstone 11
Hasan Mahmud Not Out 6
Extras 10b 0lb 2nb 0pen 2w 14
Total (69.0 overs) 178 all out
Fall of Wickets : 1-11 Finch, 2-24 Northeast, 3-111 Bell-Drummond, 4-111 Dawkins, 5-111 Benjamin, 6-132 Foreman, 7-137 Singh, 8-146 Dudgeon, 9-163 Milnes, 10-178 Parkinson
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
James Anderson 12 4 13 2 1.08
Tom Bailey 13 3 23 2 1.77 1nb
George Balderson 14 2 43 1 3.07
Tom Aspinwall 10 1 32 0 3.20
Liam Livingstone 18 2 55 5 3.06 2w
Harry Singh 2 1 2 0 1.00
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Lancashire 1st innings
Keaton Jennings lbw Keith Dudgeon 13
Harry Singh b Keith Dudgeon 0
Josh Bohannon b Keith Dudgeon 8
Tom Bailey b Matt Milnes 3
Marcus Harris c Sam Northeast b Hasan Mahmud 3
Ben McDermott b Keith Dudgeon 23
Liam Livingstone c Chris Benjamin b Hasan Mahmud 8
Joe Moores c Ben Dawkins b Hasan Mahmud 8
George Balderson c Bertie Foreman b Keith Dudgeon 4
Tom Aspinwall Not Out 4
James Anderson b Keith Dudgeon 2
Extras 0b 9lb 2nb 0pen 0w 11
Total (32.0 overs) 87 all out
Fall of Wickets : 1-4 Singh, 2-13 Jennings, 3-24 Bohannon, 4-24 Bailey, 5-44 Harris, 6-62 Livingstone, 7-73 McDermott, 8-77 Moores, 9-85 Balderson, 10-87 Anderson
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Matt Milnes 14 4 25 1 1.79
Keith Dudgeon 12 3 21 6 1.75
Hasan Mahmud 6 1 32 3 5.33 1nb
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Kent 2nd innings
Ben Dawkins c Harry Singh b James Anderson 0
Harry Finch c Joe Moores b Tom Bailey 83
Sam Northeast c Harry Singh b George Balderson 23
Daniel Bell-Drummond c Joe Moores b George Balderson 34
Ekansh Singh b Liam Livingstone 14
Chris Benjamin c Harry Singh b James Anderson 103
Bertie Foreman lbw Tom Aspinwall 11
Keith Dudgeon c Marcus Harris b James Anderson 16
Matt Milnes c Marcus Harris b George Balderson 8
Matt Parkinson Not Out 12
Hasan Mahmud c Joe Moores b Tom Bailey 4
Extras 6b 7lb 8nb 0pen 3w 24
Total (83.5 overs) 332 all out
Fall of Wickets : 1-0 Dawkins, 2-55 Northeast, 3-143 Bell-Drummond, 4-168 Singh, 5-178 Finch, 6-210 Foreman, 7-286 Dudgeon, 8-303 Milnes, 9-325 Benjamin, 10-332 Mahmud
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
James Anderson 19 5 45 3 2.37
Tom Bailey 12.5 1 45 2 3.51 2nb
George Balderson 20 2 65 3 3.25 2nb
Tom Aspinwall 10 1 64 1 6.40
Liam Livingstone 20 3 85 1 4.25 1w
Harry Singh 2 0 15 0 7.50
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Lancashire 2nd innings
Keaton Jennings c Chris Benjamin b Hasan Mahmud 61
Harry Singh c Ben Dawkins b Hasan Mahmud 15
Josh Bohannon c Sam Northeast b Hasan Mahmud 26
Marcus Harris Not Out 91
Ben McDermott Run Out Sam Northeast 0
Liam Livingstone b Hasan Mahmud 47
Joe Moores c Chris Benjamin b Hasan Mahmud 0
George Balderson c Harry Finch b Hasan Mahmud 4
Tom Bailey b Bertie Foreman 1
Tom Aspinwall lbw Matt Parkinson 14
James Anderson c&b Bertie Foreman 2
Extras 1b 4lb 16nb 0pen 1w 22
Total (81.5 overs) 283 all out
Fall of Wickets : 1-19 Singh, 2-58 Bohannon, 3-162 Jennings, 4-162 McDermott, 5-233 Livingstone, 6-233 Moores, 7-246 Balderson, 8-247 Bailey, 9-276 Aspinwall, 10-283 Anderson
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Matt Milnes 10 3 21 0 2.10
Keith Dudgeon 7 0 32 0 4.57
Hasan Mahmud 16 4 69 6 4.31 1w 2nb
Matt Parkinson 25 0 82 1 3.28 6nb
Bertie Foreman 21.5 4 66 2 3.02
Ekansh Singh 2 0 8 0 4.00
Kent win by 140 runs
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