Tour match, Edgbaston, day two of four (close): Zimbabwe 302-7 v British Universities 146

Hondo (right) claimed figures of 5-26 in the first innings

Veteran Grant Flower showed his class with an unbeaten 112 as Zimbabwe took charge on a marathon second day against British Universities.

Looking to make up time lost on a rain-hit day one, the tourists batted well into the evening to reach 302-7 - a first innings lead of 156.

Flower and captain Heath Streak shared an unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 119 after a spate of wickets after tea, left-armer Robert Ferley taking 3-73

Streak reached stumps at 38 not out.

Mark Vermeulen and Stuart Carlisle both hit half-centuries in a second-wicket stand of 95 after opener Dion Ebrahim was lbw to his eighth delivery.

Earlier, four wickets for Doug Hondo brought the 23-year-old paceman figures of 5-26 as the students were bowled out for 146.

British Universities: J H K Adams (capt), I Dawood (wkt), D R Taylor, J D Francis, R A White, E J M Cowan, R S Ferley, J E Bishop, T J Murtagh, J A Tomlinson, T Mees

Zimbabwe: H H Streak (capt), M A Vermeulen, T Taibu (wkt), D D Ebrahim, S V Carlisle, G W Flower, B G Rogers, D A Marillier, S M Ervine, A M Blignaut, D T Hondo