[Zunaid]

What was the first international cricket match you saw live in a stadium? I use the term 'international' very loosely as you can see from my first. I was 13 and this was my first match of any kind at a stadium. My uncle, who is a cricket fanatic took me to watch the game, when we were visiting them in Rajshahi on a vacation trip back to Bangladesh. I watched parts of day 2 and 3.

That began my love affair with cricket. My wife refers to cricket as my other woman.

Jan 3, 1979 - Bangladesh v Marylebone Cricket Club

Cannot find the scorecards anywhere. WIndian Conrad Hunte scored a 1/2 century or so and Lintu had a pfeiffer.

This is the scorecard as available today:

Date-stamped : 18 Oct1998 - 10:38
MCC in Bangladesh, 1978-79
Bangladesh XI v MCC
Rajshahi
3,4,5 January 1979 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss:
Umpires:

MCC: 247
(JA Jameson 59, BL Reed 48, CC Hunte 38, S Dyson 33;
Nazrul Kader Lintu 5-70, Yousuf Babu 3-36)

Bangladesh XI: 173
(Omar Khalid Rumi 33, Ziul Islam Masood 33;
PJ Lewington 3-23)

MCC: 114/1d
(CC Hunte 55*, K Taylor 35)

Bangladesh XI: 104/2
(Omar Khalid Rumi 35)

Contributed by Louis van Dompselaar (louis@cricinfo.com)