Afford started the following season promisingly, making the selection for an England A fixture against Zimbabwe in 1990 which the team won by nine wickets.
In 1991 the team's Second XI flourished, winning the Second XI Trophy with Afford putting in a strong bowling performance along the way to Nottinghamshire's top placing in the North Zone, and taking the wicket of Ali Brown in the final.
Afford was now regularly partnered by former England Test spinner Eddie Hemmings.
[3][4] In 2016, Afford co-founded Nottingham-based creative agency STENCIL with Sam Bowles.
He is currently managing director and leads on projects in sport, music and food & drink.