The tour started immediately after Christmas and ended in mid-January. Micheal Mens, a member of the 76-77 MCC

Marylebone Cricket Club

Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...

 team was the captain of the side. The side included three former test players, John Jameson

John Jameson (cricketer)

John Alexander Jameson MBE is a former English cricketer who played in four Tests and three ODIs for England from 1971 to 1975. Jameson represented Warwickshire from 1960 until 1976....

, John Hampshire

John Hampshire

John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for...

, and Richard Hutton (the son of Sir Len Hutton

Len Hutton

Sir Leonard "Len" Hutton was an English Test cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England in the years around the Second World War as an opening batsman. He was described by Wisden Cricketer's Almanack as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket...

).

Scores in Brief

Date	Match	Venue			Result
Dec 29-30	2-Day Match	Mymensingh Mymensingh Mymensingh , pronounced moy-mon-shing-haw, is a city of Bangladesh situated on the river Brahmaputra. It is the headquarters of the administrative unit Mymensingh District. Mymensingh is the anglicized pronunciation of the original name Momenshahi, referring to a ruler called Momen Shah. The cadet...	MCC Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of... : 136 (Mark Nicholas Mark Nicholas Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas is a cricket commentator and former player. He played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement....  39, Mens 33, Yousuf Babu Yousuf Rahman Yousuf Rahman was a Bangladeshi cricketer, who played regularly for the national side from 1976-77 until his retirement in 1983-84. He top scored with 78 against the MCC at Dhaka in Jan 1977. He also holds the distinction of being the first Bangladeshi to score an international hundred, with 115...  3/21) & 89/4 (Decl) (Plumb 33, Dipu Chowdhury 2/21)	Central Zone: 73 (Manju 30, Wilson 4/22) & 120/9 (Ashraful Haque Ashraful Haque Syed Ashraful Haq is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He was the architect of Bangladesh's first ever ICC Trophy victory, over Fiji in May 1979. His 7/23 from 9.2 overs completely destroyed the Fiji middle order, leading Bangladesh to a 22 run win. He was also a member of the Bangladesh side that played...  21, Wilson 4/18)	Match Drawn
2-3 Jan	2-Day Match	Faridpur Faridpur District Faridpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma river . It is bordered by Madaripur, Narail, Rajbari, Magura, Shariatpur, Gopalgonj, Dhaka and Manikganj...	MCC Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...  79 (Azam 7/18, Azhar Anwarul Amin Anwarul Amin, commonly known as Azhar, was a Bangladeshi cricketer. A right arm off-break bowler, Azhar played for the national side in the first half of the 1980s.-International career:...  3/24) & 199/5 (Asif Din 46, Azam 2/46)	BCCB: 187/4 (Decl) (Mujibul Haq 45, Raquibul Hasan Raquibul Hasan Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.-Early years:...  40*, Gazi Ashraf Gazi Ashraf Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....  Lipu 25)	Match Drawn
5 - 7 Jan	3-Day Match	Chittagong Chittagong Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...	Bangladesh 281/6 (Raquibul Hasan Raquibul Hasan Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.-Early years:...  78*, Yousuf Rahman Yousuf Rahman Yousuf Rahman was a Bangladeshi cricketer, who played regularly for the national side from 1976-77 until his retirement in 1983-84. He top scored with 78 against the MCC at Dhaka in Jan 1977. He also holds the distinction of being the first Bangladeshi to score an international hundred, with 115...  Babu 54, Stewart 3/48)	MCC Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...  DNB	Match drawn
9-11 Jan	3-Day Match	Rajshahi Rajshahi The city of Rajshahi is the divisional headquarters of Rajshahi division as well as the administrative district that bears its name and is one of the six metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. Often referred to as Silk City and Education City, Rajshahi is located in the north-west of the country and...	Bangladesh 216/8 (Mujibul Haq 38, Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Jahangir Shah Badsha is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah....  Badsha 36* Shafiq-ul-Haq Shafiq-ul-Haq Shafiq-ul-Haq was a Bangladeshi cricket player who played in the 1979 ICC Trophy and the 1982 ICC Trophy in England. In the latter tournament he captained the side and they finished fourth...  Hira 33, Dermott Monteith Dermott monteith James Dermott Monteith was an Irish international cricketer. Monteith was a right-handed batsman who bowled Slow left-arm orthodox...  7/64 ) & 132 (Mujibul Haq 30*, Needham 4/26)	MCC Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...  255 (Jameson John Jameson (cricketer) John Alexander Jameson MBE is a former English cricketer who played in four Tests and three ODIs for England from 1971 to 1975. Jameson represented Warwickshire from 1960 until 1976.... , 73, Azhar Anwarul Amin Anwarul Amin, commonly known as Azhar, was a Bangladeshi cricketer. A right arm off-break bowler, Azhar played for the national side in the first half of the 1980s.-International career:...  6/58) & 37/2	Match Drawn
13-15 Jan	3-Day Match	Dhaka Dhaka Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...	Bangladesh 143 (Raquibul Hasan Raquibul Hasan Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.-Early years:...  51) & 198/6 (Raquibul Hasan Raquibul Hasan Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.-Early years:...  51, Yousuf Rahman Yousuf Rahman Yousuf Rahman was a Bangladeshi cricketer, who played regularly for the national side from 1976-77 until his retirement in 1983-84. He top scored with 78 against the MCC at Dhaka in Jan 1977. He also holds the distinction of being the first Bangladeshi to score an international hundred, with 115...  Babu 50)	MCC Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...  290/6 (Decl.) (Mark Nicholas Mark Nicholas Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas is a cricket commentator and former player. He played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement....  148*, Richard Hutton 50*)	Match Drawn
17Jan	1-Day (40 overs) Match	Dhaka Dhaka Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...	Bangladesh 141/8 (Rafiqul Alam Rafiqul Alam Rafiqul Alam is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in the 1986 Asia Cup. In his debut match, , he scored 14. He followed this with 10 against Sri Lanka.-In ICC Trophy:...  27)	MCC Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...  142/4(Lewis 38*).	MCC Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...  won the match by 6 wickets.

In the first match, Central Zone just managed to avoid defeat. The fearsome bowling of the tall fast bowler Wilson created havoc in the local camp.

At Faridpur

Faridpur District

Faridpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma river . It is bordered by Madaripur, Narail, Rajbari, Magura, Shariatpur, Gopalgonj, Dhaka and Manikganj...

, in the first innings the MCC batting collapsed badly against the medium pace of Obaidul Haq Azam. His 7/18 was the best bowlng by a Bangladeshi bowler at the time, breaking Syed Ashraful's record of 7/23 in the 1979 ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full...

 against Fiji. Also, this match marked the international debut for Gazi Ashraf

Gazi Ashraf

Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....

 Lipu. He went to play a significant role in the development of Bangladesh cricket.

The Chittagong

Chittagong

Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...

 match was abandoned early on the 2nd day due to bad weather.
The infamous weather of Chittagong

Chittagong

Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...

 intervened to spoil the match. Raquibul Hasan

Raquibul Hasan

Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.-Early years:...

 was specially unlucky, as he looked set for his first hundred in Bangladeshi colors.

The drawn match at Rajshahi

Rajshahi

The city of Rajshahi is the divisional headquarters of Rajshahi division as well as the administrative district that bears its name and is one of the six metropolitan cities of Bangladesh. Often referred to as Silk City and Education City, Rajshahi is located in the north-west of the country and...

 was dominated by the spinners of both the sides. The slow turning pitch made strokeplay extremely difficult. Bangladeshi top order batting collapsed against the spin of Dermott Monteith

Dermott monteith

James Dermott Monteith was an Irish international cricketer. Monteith was a right-handed batsman who bowled Slow left-arm orthodox...

 on the 1st day. But the lower order, led by captain Hira

Shafiq-ul-Haq

Shafiq-ul-Haq was a Bangladeshi cricket player who played in the 1979 ICC Trophy and the 1982 ICC Trophy in England. In the latter tournament he captained the side and they finished fourth...

 and ever reliable Jahangir Shah

Jahangir Shah

Jahangir Shah Badsha is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 5 ODIs from 1986 to 1990. He is sometimes known on scoresheets by his nickname Badshah....

 fought back. Off spinner, Anwarul Amin

Anwarul Amin

Anwarul Amin, commonly known as Azhar, was a Bangladeshi cricketer. A right arm off-break bowler, Azhar played for the national side in the first half of the 1980s.-International career:...

 Azhar showed class during the MCC innings. Only the veteran, Jameson

John Jameson (cricketer)

John Alexander Jameson MBE is a former English cricketer who played in four Tests and three ODIs for England from 1971 to 1975. Jameson represented Warwickshire from 1960 until 1976....

, on his 2nd tour of Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

 could handle him properly. Azhar

Anwarul Amin

Anwarul Amin, commonly known as Azhar, was a Bangladeshi cricketer. A right arm off-break bowler, Azhar played for the national side in the first half of the 1980s.-International career:...

 is widely regarded as the best Bangladeshi spinner of the decade. Bangladesh batting collapsed again in the 2nd inning, but young Mujibul Haq stood firm to save the match.

Raquibul Hasan

Raquibul Hasan

Raqibul Hasan is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in 1986. he is widely regarded as one of the best Bangladeshi batsman of his era.-Early years:...

 scored half centuries in each innings at Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

. He got good support from the opener Yousuf Babu

Yousuf Rahman

Yousuf Rahman was a Bangladeshi cricketer, who played regularly for the national side from 1976-77 until his retirement in 1983-84. He top scored with 78 against the MCC at Dhaka in Jan 1977. He also holds the distinction of being the first Bangladeshi to score an international hundred, with 115...

 in the 2nd innings. But the match belonged to Mark Nicholas

Mark Nicholas

Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas is a cricket commentator and former player. He played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement....

. Batting at number three, the Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

 batsman amassed the first century by an MCC player against Bangladesh.
The only match to produce a result was the one-day match where the inexperience of the local players in the shorter version of the game was exposed.

These matches saw the emergence of a number of talented youngsters in Bangladesh cricket, like Gazi Ashraf

Gazi Ashraf

Gazi Ashraf Hossain , commonly known as Lipu, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played and captained the Bangladeshi cricket team in its first 7 ODIs, two in the Asia Cup in 1986, three in the Asian Cup in 1988, and two in the Australia-Asia Cup to 1990....

 Lipu, Rafiqul Alam

Rafiqul Alam

Rafiqul Alam is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 2 ODIs in the 1986 Asia Cup. In his debut match, , he scored 14. He followed this with 10 against Sri Lanka.-In ICC Trophy:...

, Mujibul Haq, Nehal Hasnain, Obiadul Haq Azam, Nadir Shah, & Manjur Ahmed Manju. While some of them failed to live up to the expectations, Lipu, Rafiq & Nehal went on to play vital role in Bangladesh cricket throughout the 80s.