Middlesex v Lancashire - Cricket - BBC Sport

Wed 2 Sep 2026 - Sat 5 Sep 2026Rothesay County Championship Division 2 - Day 3 of 4

Middlesex win by 160 runs

Middlesex 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Robson,bowled Anderson Robson, bowled Anderson	8	16	12	1	0	18	50.00
Hollman,bowled Anderson Hollman, bowled Anderson	54	116	96	11	0	171	46.55
Holden,bowled Anderson Holden, bowled Anderson	0	3	3	0	0	6	0.00
du Plooy,caught Jennings, bowled Balderson du Plooy, caught Jennings, bowled Balderson	41	71	55	7	0	73	57.75
Geddes,leg before wicket, bowled Balderson Geddes, leg before wicket, bowled Balderson	28	54	42	5	0	84	51.85
Higgins,leg before wicket, bowled Balderson Higgins, leg before wicket, bowled Balderson	44	76	54	7	0	111	57.89
Duke,bowled Walkden Duke, bowled Walkden	10	24	19	1	0	33	41.67
Gohar,bowled Walkden Gohar, bowled Walkden	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Roland-Jones,leg before wicket, bowled Walkden Roland-Jones, leg before wicket, bowled Walkden	18	28	22	4	0	35	64.29
Helm,not out Helm, not out	22	19	10	2	1	30	115.79
Sharma,caught Harris, bowled Bailey Sharma, caught Harris, bowled Bailey	0	4	4	0	0	4	0.00
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 9, leg byes 9, total 22 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 9, leg byes 9, total 22
Total,247 all out 68.3 overs Total,247 all out 68.3 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Anderson	19.0	8	40	3	98	0	0	8	0	2.10
Bailey	21.3	4	68	1	95	0	0	9	0	3.16
Balderson	16.0	2	60	3	71	0	0	10	0	3.75
Walkden	12.0	1	61	3	53	2	0	11	1	5.08

Fall of wicket	Batter
20 for 1 (4.5 overs)	Robson
20 for 2 (6.2 overs)	Holden
92 for 3 (24.6 overs)	du Plooy
141 for 4 (42.3 overs)	Hollman
151 for 5 (45.1 overs)	Geddes
177 for 6 (53.3 overs)	Duke
177 for 7 (53.5 overs)	Gohar
209 for 8 (61.5 overs)	Roland-Jones
242 for 9 (67.3 overs)	Higgins
247 for 10 (68.3 overs)	Sharma

Lancashire 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Jennings,leg before wicket, bowled Helm Jennings, leg before wicket, bowled Helm	2	17	15	0	0	13	11.76
Hurst,bowled Sharma Hurst, bowled Sharma	46	108	83	5	0	168	42.59
Singh,caught Duke, bowled Helm Singh, caught Duke, bowled Helm	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Harris,leg before wicket, bowled Higgins Harris, leg before wicket, bowled Higgins	15	34	28	2	0	44	44.12
Flintoff,bowled Sharma Flintoff, bowled Sharma	2	4	3	0	0	5	50.00
Shetty,caught Duke, bowled Helm Shetty, caught Duke, bowled Helm	22	19	12	3	1	35	115.79
Walkden,caught Robson, bowled Sharma Walkden, caught Robson, bowled Sharma	28	28	17	5	0	43	100.00
Balderson,caught Duke, bowled Helm Balderson, caught Duke, bowled Helm	20	41	32	3	0	53	48.78
Noman,caught Roland-Jones, bowled Higgins Noman, caught Roland-Jones, bowled Higgins	4	21	18	0	0	36	19.05
Bailey,not out Bailey, not out	4	9	8	1	0	17	44.44
Anderson,bowled Higgins Anderson, bowled Higgins	0	10	10	0	0	12	0.00
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 3, total 8 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 3, total 8
Total,151 all out 48.5 overs Total,151 all out 48.5 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Roland-Jones	13.0	4	27	0	65	0	0	3	0	2.07
Helm	13.0	3	40	4	62	0	0	7	0	3.07
Higgins	11.5	2	37	3	55	0	0	6	0	3.12
Sharma	11.0	2	39	3	46	0	0	3	1	3.54

Fall of wicket	Batter
3 for 1 (3.2 overs)	Jennings
3 for 2 (3.4 overs)	Singh
32 for 3 (14.3 overs)	Harris
35 for 4 (15.4 overs)	Flintoff
75 for 5 (23.4 overs)	Shetty
119 for 6 (33.1 overs)	Walkden
126 for 7 (37.6 overs)	Hurst
147 for 8 (45.3 overs)	Balderson
151 for 9 (46.1 overs)	Noman
151 for 10 (48.5 overs)	Anderson

Middlesex 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Hollman,bowled Bailey Hollman, bowled Bailey	22	44	33	3	0	67	50.00
Robson,bowled Balderson Robson, bowled Balderson	10	32	25	1	0	45	31.25
Holden,caught Singh, bowled Anderson Holden, caught Singh, bowled Anderson	51	60	41	9	0	86	85.00
Geddes,leg before wicket, bowled Anderson Geddes, leg before wicket, bowled Anderson	28	28	18	6	0	37	100.00
du Plooy,bowled Balderson du Plooy, bowled Balderson	15	19	14	3	0	20	78.95
Higgins,caught Hurst, bowled Anderson Higgins, caught Hurst, bowled Anderson	1	14	13	0	0	21	7.14
Duke,bowled Balderson Duke, bowled Balderson	16	10	6	4	0	12	160.00
Gohar,caught Hurst, bowled Balderson Gohar, caught Hurst, bowled Balderson	0	6	6	0	0	9	0.00
Roland-Jones,caught Hurst, bowled Walkden Roland-Jones, caught Hurst, bowled Walkden	37	44	31	6	1	46	84.09
Helm,leg before wicket, bowled Balderson Helm, leg before wicket, bowled Balderson	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Sharma,not out Sharma, not out	0	7	7	0	0	38	0.00
Extras, no balls 2, wides 1, byes 8, leg byes 9, total 20 Extras, no balls 2, wides 1, byes 8, leg byes 9, total 20
Total,200 all out 44.0 overs Total,200 all out 44.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Anderson	13.0	3	56	3	55	0	0	10	0	4.30
Bailey	10.0	3	40	1	44	1	1	5	0	4.00
Balderson	16.0	6	54	5	75	0	0	9	1	3.37
Walkden	5.0	0	33	1	21	0	0	8	0	6.60

Fall of wicket	Batter
28 for 1 (11.1 overs)	Robson
58 for 2 (16.2 overs)	Hollman
120 for 3 (24.4 overs)	Geddes
137 for 4 (29.4 overs)	du Plooy
137 for 5 (30.4 overs)	Holden
154 for 6 (33.5 overs)	Duke
154 for 7 (34.3 overs)	Higgins
160 for 8 (35.5 overs)	Gohar
160 for 9 (35.6 overs)	Helm
200 for 10 (43.6 overs)	Roland-Jones

Lancashire 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Jennings,caught Geddes, bowled Higgins Jennings, caught Geddes, bowled Higgins	38	72	52	5	0	90	52.78
Hurst,caught Geddes, bowled Helm Hurst, caught Geddes, bowled Helm	38	90	73	6	0	146	42.22
Singh,caught Robson, bowled Sharma Singh, caught Robson, bowled Sharma	4	4	3	1	0	6	100.00
Harris,caught Helm, bowled Sharma Harris, caught Helm, bowled Sharma	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Flintoff,leg before wicket, bowled Roland-Jones Flintoff, leg before wicket, bowled Roland-Jones	13	27	20	1	0	32	48.15
Shetty,leg before wicket, bowled Helm Shetty, leg before wicket, bowled Helm	8	14	12	2	0	16	57.14
Walkden,caught Duke, bowled Roland-Jones Walkden, caught Duke, bowled Roland-Jones	1	4	3	0	0	6	25.00
Balderson,bowled Helm Balderson, bowled Helm	0	3	3	0	0	8	0.00
Noman,caught Roland-Jones, bowled Higgins Noman, caught Roland-Jones, bowled Higgins	12	23	17	2	0	38	52.17
Bailey,caught Roland-Jones, bowled Helm Bailey, caught Roland-Jones, bowled Helm	10	8	5	2	0	9	125.00
Anderson,not out Anderson, not out	3	16	13	0	0	23	18.75
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 2, leg byes 5, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 2, leg byes 5, total 9
Total,136 all out 43.4 overs Total,136 all out 43.4 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Helm	15.0	2	36	4	71	0	0	5	0	2.40
Roland-Jones	12.0	4	37	2	56	0	0	6	0	3.08
Higgins	8.4	2	27	2	40	0	2	4	0	3.11
Sharma	7.0	1	27	2	31	0	0	4	0	3.85
Gohar	1.0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	2.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
57 for 1 (21.5 overs)	Jennings
64 for 2 (22.5 overs)	Singh
64 for 3 (22.6 overs)	Harris
97 for 4 (31.1 overs)	Flintoff
107 for 5 (34.3 overs)	Hurst
108 for 6 (34.5 overs)	Shetty
108 for 7 (35.3 overs)	Walkden
108 for 8 (36.2 overs)	Balderson
120 for 9 (38.2 overs)	Bailey
136 for 10 (43.4 overs)	Noman

home team, Middlesex

Sam Robson
Luke Hollman
Max Holden
Leus du Plooy , Captain
Ben Geddes
Ryan Higgins
Harry Duke , Wicket Keeper
Zafar Gohar
Toby Roland-Jones
Tom Helm
Naavya Sharma

away team, Lancashire

Keaton Jennings
Matty Hurst , Wicket Keeper
Harry Singh
Marcus Harris
Rocky Flintoff
Arav Shetty
Ben Walkden
George Balderson
Noman Ali
Tom Bailey
James Anderson , Captain

Middlesex
Lancashire

home team, Middlesex

Sam Robson
Luke Hollman
Max Holden
Leus du Plooy , Captain
Ben Geddes
Ryan Higgins
Harry Duke , Wicket Keeper
Zafar Gohar
Toby Roland-Jones
Tom Helm
Naavya Sharma

Start Time:: 10:30
Toss:: Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Venue:: Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Officials:: Jack Shantry, Simon Widdup, Jason Swift

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