Khan hits stunning 171 as Lutonian win league title

Fifth hundred of the season for batsman
The Lutonian Sunday third team captained by Yaseer MasoodThe Lutonian Sunday third team captained by Yaseer Masood
The Lutonian Sunday third team captained by Yaseer Masood

Zahid Ali Khan hit a stunning 171 as Lutonian were crowned champions of Herts League Division Three with a 78-run win over Hemel Hempstead IIs on Saturday.

Khan racked up his fifth hundred of the season in Lutonia’s total of 335-9, captain Awais Khan adding 81.

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Hamzah Khan then took 2-11, while there were wickets for Nayyar Mehmood (1-16), Awais Khan (1-30), Wajid Sohail (1-30)and Shamas Khan (1-32) as Hemel were restricted to 257-8.

In Division Eight A,the IIs hammered Old Cholmeleians IIs by 215 runs.

Lutonian reached 283-7 thanks to good knocks from Siraj Nasir (77), Devansh Kumar (63), Zaheer Ahmed (52) and Huzaifa Muhammad 46.

Cholmeleians were then bowled out for 68 as Daniel Haider claimed 4-10, Kumar 3-18 and Haroon Haq 2-27.

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Lutonian lost out by 105 runs to Flitwick Town in their Beds County League Premier Division match on Sunday.

Batting first, Flitwick reached 257-6 as Hamid Riaz took 2-33, Aslam Khan 1-34, Ahtzaz Ahmed 1-39, Mohammed Haroon 1-37 and Awais Khan 1-65.

In their reply, Lutonian were bowled out for 152 runs in 38.5 overs, Awais Khan making 41, Riaz 39 and Asif Khan 28.

The Beds Youth Competition U11s play-off and final saw Lutonian beat Olney Town by four wickets.

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After Olney made 78-8 as Yousuf Nawab took 2-5, with other wickets going to Tayyab Malik 1-7, Hisham Sadiq 1-7, Mohammed Jaffer 1-8 and Hamza Sohail 1- 10, Lutonian reached 79-3 in 13 overs to triumph.