Ryan Flannigan stroked a maiden international century as Scotland made a solid start to their Intercontinental Cup clash with Namibia in Windhoek yesterday, writes William Dick.
However, a day which had looked like being an unqualified success for the Scots was undermined by a late collapse, and they closed on 268-7.
Flannigan’s performance, though, was the undoubted positive after Namibia had won the toss and put the tourists in to bat.
The young Watsonians opener shared a half-century stand with Majid Haq and one of 113 runs with Kyle Coetzer on his way to a sparkling 102. His 222-ball innings featured 17 attractive boundaries and one imperious six as the 23-year-old, whose previous best score for his country was 60, came of age on the inter-national stage.
The Namibian bowlers, though, were threatening for much of the day and by the close could at least claim a share of the honours.
Pete Steindl, the Scotland coach, heaped praise on Flannigan but could not conceal a sense of frustration that his players failed to exploit a position of strength.
“It’s been a mixed day and the high point was undoubtedly Ryan’s innings. It was a great knock and everyone in the team is delighted for him.
“We have won two out of the three sessions so it is up to us to capitalise on having runs on the board. To be only two wickets down with 180 on the board after losing the toss was a great effort.”
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