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Amir stars in his final first-class match

By Our Correspondent
August 22, 2019

LAHORE: Pakistani fast-bowler Mohammad Amir drew the curtains on his first-class cricketing career with a performance that harked back to his golden days. The pacer, who was playing his final first-class game, finished with figures of 6-64 in a winning cause for Essex against Kent in Canterbury. Earlier, Amir had announced that he will be retiring from Test cricket to prolong his limited-overs career. Amir played 67 first-class games and took 260 wickets at an average of 22.50 and economy of 2.83.