Mohammad Abbas achieves rare milestone in first-class cricket

Pakistan fast-bowler Mohammad Abbas completed his 500 first-class wickets in Hampshire’s ongoing four-day match against Gloucestershire in England’s County Championship on Saturday.

Abbas, renowned for being especially accurate in the kind of early season conditions in England that often aid seam bowling, achieved the milestone when he clean bowled wicketkeeper-batsman James Bracey for 65.

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Abbas finished with four wickets on the third day of the match, with Gloucestershire bowled out for 320.

The 31-year-old also took nine wickets for just 39 runs, including a hat-trick, in Hampshire’s 249-run victory over Middlesex last week.

Abbas, who is playing his third match of the season, has already picked up 16 wickets for Hampshire.