The father of 16-year-old cricketer Uzair Amjaid has told of his pride after seeing his son debut for Bucks CCC on Sunday.

Amjaid, who is a leg spinning all rounder, was called into the county squad for the game against Berkshire at Wokingham, with director of cricket Jason Harrison handing him his cap before the match.

The youngster, who attends the Royal Grammar School, first caught the eye with his performances for High Wycombe’s first team last season before he was invited to train with Bucks through the winter.

Uzair’s dad, Amjaid Aurangzeb, said: “We were extremely proud of him. It’s a fantastic achievement. He’s playing first team cricket for High Wycombe, which in itself is top level cricket.

“He’s made a fantastic transition from youth cricket and High Wycombe have fast tracked him throughout.

“From the age of 14 he was playing first team cricket in various competitions, slowly blooded in and last year Matt Eyles, who was the captain then, said ‘I want a talented leg spinner in my side’ and that’s what happened.”

Amjaid, who was born in High Wycombe, went without a wicket on his county debut but bowled the maximum ten overs, giving up only 59 runs.

Aurangzeb: “They bowled him in the power play and obviously people are wanting to take advantage of that. He bowled very tidily, a nice little spell and he was welcomed into the side with positive comments from Bucks and the opposition as well.”

The match itself didn’t go to plan for Bucks as they suffered their second successive defeat in the Unicorn Trophy to leave them bottom of group four.

Staffordshire had recorded a seven wicket win seven days previously and at Wokingham on Sunday it was the turn of Berkshire to put the visitors to the sword.

Bucks were made to field first, and after a tight early spell from Simon Stanway (0-18) Dan Hampton took the first wicket after an opening stand of 51.

Hamza Riazuddin took 3 for 48 from his ten overs but a century from Berkshire opener Michael Roberts helped his side set Bucks a target of 239 to win from 50 overs.

In response, the away side were in deep trouble at 1-2 after Matthew Watson (0) and Shaan Khan (1) were sent back to the pavilion early on.

Michael Payne (18) and Robin Pritchard (13) then fell with the score on 42 to leave the visitors reeling before a superb fifth wicket stand between Riazuddin (68) and Hampton (77) bought them back into contention.

The pair put on 142 to take the score to 184-4, but Bucks’ charge ended with their dismissals and they ended 25 runs short of their target.

A tough test lies in wait next for Bucks as they travel to Wormsley to take on last year’s runners-up Oxfordshire on Sunday.