County Championship: Afridi & Helm assist Middlesex dominate Leicestershire

Shaheen Afridi has made a strong start to his Middlesex stint

LV= County Championship Division Two, Lord’s (day one)

Leicestershire 149: Parkinson 25*; Helm 3-23, Shaheen 3-54

Middlesex: 142-2: Stoneman 80*

Middlesex (3 pts), Leicestershire (0 pts)

Scorecard

Shaheen Afridi and Tom Helm took three wickets apiece as Middlesex’s potent seam attack shone again on the opening day of their County Championship clash against Leicestershire at Lord’s.

The Seaxes, who dismissed Glamorgan cheaply twice to secure an innings victory last week, bowled their visitors out for 149, with Afridi repeating his debut feat from Cardiff by striking twice in as many balls to wreck the Foxes’ top order.

The Pakistan paceman finished with figures of 3-54, while Helm bettered that return with 3-23.

Mark Stoneman cemented Middlesex’s advantage with an unbeaten 80 to steer his side to 142-2 at the close, a deficit of only seven.

With cloud overhead, it was little surprise when home skipper Peter Handscomb opted to bowl…

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