Jersey’s Asa Tribe has been in sensational form, notching up his maiden professional double hundred after a string of fifty-plus scores.
Asa Tribe scores double hundred in County Championship
Playing for Glamorgan against Northamptonshire at Northampton, Tribe, opening the innings alongside Zain-ul-Hassan, played a lone hand as the batters around him failed to get going. Glamorgan lost their first wicket for 15, and were soon 103-4, which became 164-5 by the 42nd over. However, Tribe held one end up, and got able support from Chris Cooke, who contributed with 84.
Tribe ended day one (September 9) unbeaten on 181, overhauling his highest first-class score of 107. It was also his second ton in red-ball cricket, and seventh of his professional career. On Tuesday, Tribe converted it into a double ton, reaching the landmark in 293 balls. He was out four balls later, on 206, with his innings containing 31 fours and two sixes. Glamorgan ended their innings on 467 as they eye a promotion into Division One for next year’s County Championship. They are currently second on the table, with 169 points, behind top-placed Leicestershire, who have 195 points.
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Tribe continues stellar form across formats
Tribe, who has played five ODIs for Jersey, has scored 801 runs in his last seven matches across formats. The run-scoring streak began with a quickfire 43 off 32 balls in the One-Day Cup against Notts, which was followed by 71 against Essex. In the next two games for Glamorgan, he made unbeaten hundreds - a 125-ball 122* and a match-winning 131 in the run chase against Leicestershire.
He then travelled to play for Jersey in the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League A, where he made 175 in 156 balls after his team had been reduced to 15-4 against PNG. Tribe scored 53 not out against Qatar before returning to play in the County Championship.
Tribe currently has 667 runs in the competition from 15 innings, with two hundreds and three fifties at an average of 55.28.
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