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Middlesex and England legend Angus Fraser hails Village’s T20 Slam win
Former fast bowler turned cricket administrator describes our final against Totteridge Millhillians as “domestic cricket at its rawest and best”
Nearly 50 Tests for England. Close to 300 first-class games. You'd think seam bowler turned senior cricket administrator Angus Fraser had seen it all.
But the 1996 Wisden Cricketer of the Year was left gobsmacked by Mill Hill Village's extraordinary fightback last month in the final of the inaugural Middlesex in the Community (MITC) T20 Slam.
Fraser, who since 2024 has been Managing Director of MITC, the charitable arm of Middlesex Cricket responsible for the delivery and participation of recreational cricket that organised the Slam, described the final between the Village and local rivals Totteridge Millhillians as “domestic cricket at its rawest and best in 2026.”
Writing passionately about the closely fought final for a story published this week on the Middlesex CCC website, which the Village ultimately won by one wicket with a ball to spare, Fraser wrote: “Forget The Hundred. Forget The Vitality Blast. If you wanted to witness domestic cricket at its rawest and best in 2026 you should have been at North Middlesex Cricket Club [on August 31] when Mill Hill Village CC sensationally beat Totteridge Millhillians CC to win the inaugural edition of the Middlesex Slam.
“When The Village were 79-7 at the end of the 12th over, requiring a further 79 runs in eight overs to pass Totteridge’s competitive total of 157-6, it seemed the trophy would be heading to the team from the northern side of Folly Brook, the small stream that sits between the two Barnet clubs.
“Yet somehow, through some extraordinary six striking by Hamza Ahmad, Jalilullah Rahimi and Speenghar Ahmadzai [pictured above], the Village passed their target with one ball to spare. In an explosive and nerve-racking finale, the three batters struck seven huge sixes and four boundaries to take their side to an unexpected victory.
Fraser knows talent when he sees it: Between 2014 and 2018 he was an England selector, working in a team that made the feted decision to appoint Eoin Morgan the national team’s one-day captain. That helped transform the squad into World Cup winners in 2019. Fraser took up his current role in 2024 and is overseeing the development and growth of Middlesex In The Community.
“Despite the useful contributions of Ahmad and Rahimi, it was Ahmadzai’s unbeaten 31 that got the Village over the line," Fraser writes. "And it was apt that he, the Village captain, was the person to gleefully collect the pristine Middlesex T20 Slam trophy.”
The inaugural Middlesex Slam was a pilot that took place between six Barnet-based clubs, with 15 evening group matches scheduled and four teams qualifying for Finals Day, which took place at North Middlesex CC in Crouch End.
The tournament was the brainchild of sponsor Ramesh Kerai, a retired local cricketer and businessman, who approached MITC about creating a mid-week T20 league for club cricketers.
Now Fraser is appealing for more teams to take part in next year’s edition, where the Village will be hoping to defend their trophy.
“We will be back in 2027 for version 2 of The Middlesex Slam, which we hope will be bigger and better than 2026,” he writes.
Any clubs wanting to get involved are invited to contact Jack Davis at jack.davis@middlesexccc.com or Fraser himself at angus.fraser@middlesexccc.com.
