Bangladesh in England, May-June 2005

Complete coverage of Bangladesh on their maiden away tour of England. True to captain Habibul Bashar's words, this has been a tough tour for Bangladesh.

Test series versus England

Before the 2-Test series in English Bangladesh played three tour matches, drawing with British Universties, losing by an innings to Sussex and then drawing the final match with Northamptonshire.

They lost the 2 Tests predictably - both innings defeats. However, Bangladesh performed creditably in the second innings of the second and final Test to recover some pride for the NatWest series.

Results Summary

Tour match, May 10-13, v British Universities, Fenner's - Match drawn

Tour Match: May 15-17, v Sussex, Hove - Sussex won by an innings & 226 runs

Tour Match: May 20-22, v Northamptonshire, Northampton - Match drawn

Test 1: May 26-30, 1st Test, Lord's - England won by an innings and 261 runs.

Test 2: June 3-7, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street - England won by an innings and 27 runs.

Immediately following the Test series Bangladesh is to participate in the 2005 edition of the NatWest series with England and Australia. You can find our complete coverage here.