MDX VS LANCS
44th Match, County Championship Division Two 2026
MDX
Middlesex
247/10 & 200/10 (68.3 & 44)
VS
LANCS
Lancashire
151/10 & 136/10 (48.5 & 43.4)
Middlesex won by 160 runs
MATCH DETAILS
| Match | 44th Match, County Championship Division Two 2026 |
| Series | County Championship Division Two 2026 |
| Date | 2 September 2026 |
| Venue | Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood, England |
| Toss | Middlesex opt to bat |
| Umpires | Jack Shantry, Simon Widdup |
| TV Umpire | |
| Referee | John Swift |
| Format | TEST |
| Match Type | domestic |
| Result | Middlesex won by 160 runs |
MIDDLESEX (PLAYING XI)
S
Sam Robson
Batter
L
Luke Hollman
Batter
M
Max Holden
Batter
L
Leus du Plooy (c)
Batter
B
Ben Geddes
Batter
R
Ryan Higgins
All-rounder
H
Harry Duke (wk)
Batter
Z
Zafar Gohar
All-rounder
T
Toby Roland-Jones
All-rounder
T
Tom Helm
All-rounder
N
Naavya Sharma
All-rounder
LANCASHIRE (PLAYING XI)
S
Sir James Anderson (c)
All-rounder
T
Tom Bailey
All-rounder
G
George Balderson
All-rounder
B
Ben Walkden
All-rounder
K
Keaton Jennings
Batter
M
Matthew Hurst (wk)
Batter
H
Harry Singh
Batter
M
Marcus Harris
Batter
R
Rocky Flintoff
Batter
A
Arav Shetty
Batter
N
Noman Ali
Batter
POINTS TABLE
Point table data is not available for this match.
Ball-by-ball commentary is not available for this match.
BATTING
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sam Robson
b James Anderson
|
8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
|
Luke Hollman
b James Anderson
|
54 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 46.55 |
|
Max Holden
b James Anderson
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Leus du Plooy
c Jennings b Balderson
|
41 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 57.75 |
|
Ben Geddes
lbw b Balderson
|
28 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 51.85 |
|
Ryan Higgins
lbw b Balderson
|
44 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 57.89 |
|
Harry Duke
b Ben Walkden
|
10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
|
Zafar Gohar
b Ben Walkden
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Toby Roland-Jones
lbw b Ben Walkden
|
18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 64.29 |
|
Tom Helm
batting
|
22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 115.79 |
|
Naavya Sharma
c Marcus Harris b T Bailey
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras: b 9, lb 9, w 0, nb 4 = 22 | |||||
| TOTAL: 247/10 (68.3 Overs) | |||||
BOWLING
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sir James Anderson |
19 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 2.1 |
Tom Bailey |
21.3 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 3.2 |
George Balderson |
16 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 3.8 |
Ben Walkden |
12 | 1 | 61 | 3 | 5.1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
| Score | Over | Batter |
|---|---|---|
| 20/1 | 4.5 | Sam Robson |
| 20/2 | 6.2 | Max Holden |
| 92/3 | 24.6 | Leus du Plooy |
| 141/4 | 42.3 | Luke Hollman |
| 151/5 | 45.1 | Ben Geddes |
| 177/6 | 53.3 | Harry Duke |
| 177/7 | 53.5 | Zafar Gohar |
| 209/8 | 61.5 | Toby Roland-Jones |
| 242/9 | 67.3 | Ryan Higgins |
| 247/10 | 68.3 | Naavya Sharma |
BATTING
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Keaton Jennings
lbw b Tom Helm
|
2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
|
Matthew Hurst
b Naavya Sharma
|
46 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 42.59 |
|
Harry Singh
c Duke b Tom Helm
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Marcus Harris
lbw b Ryan Higgins
|
15 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 44.12 |
|
Rocky Flintoff
b Naavya Sharma
|
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
|
Arav Shetty
c Duke b Tom Helm
|
22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 115.79 |
|
Ben Walkden
c S Robson b Naavya Sharma
|
28 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 100 |
|
George Balderson
c Duke b Tom Helm
|
20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 48.78 |
|
Noman Ali
c Roland-Jones b Ryan Higgins
|
4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.05 |
|
Tom Bailey
not out
|
4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
|
Sir James Anderson
b Ryan Higgins
|
0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras: b 5, lb 3, w 0, nb 0 = 8 | |||||
| TOTAL: 151/10 (48.5 Overs) | |||||
BOWLING
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toby Roland-Jones |
13 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2.1 |
Tom Helm |
13 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3.1 |
Ryan Higgins |
11.5 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 3.1 |
Naavya Sharma |
11 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3.5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
| Score | Over | Batter |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1 | 3.2 | Keaton Jennings |
| 3/2 | 3.4 | Harry Singh |
| 32/3 | 14.3 | Marcus Harris |
| 35/4 | 15.4 | Rocky Flintoff |
| 75/5 | 23.4 | Arav Shetty |
| 119/6 | 33.1 | Ben Walkden |
| 126/7 | 37.6 | Matthew Hurst |
| 147/8 | 45.3 | George Balderson |
| 151/9 | 46.1 | Noman Ali |
| 151/10 | 48.5 | Sir James Anderson |
BATTING
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Luke Hollman
b T Bailey
|
22 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
|
Sam Robson
b Balderson
|
10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 |
|
Max Holden
c Harry Singh b James Anderson
|
51 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 85 |
|
Ben Geddes
lbw b James Anderson
|
28 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 100 |
|
Leus du Plooy
b Balderson
|
15 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 78.95 |
|
Ryan Higgins
c Matthew Hurst b James Anderson
|
1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
|
Harry Duke
b Balderson
|
16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 160 |
|
Zafar Gohar
c Matthew Hurst b Balderson
|
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Toby Roland-Jones
c Matthew Hurst b Ben Walkden
|
37 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 84.09 |
|
Tom Helm
lbw b Balderson
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Naavya Sharma
batting
|
0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras: b 8, lb 9, w 1, nb 2 = 20 | |||||
| TOTAL: 200/10 (44 Overs) | |||||
BOWLING
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sir James Anderson |
13 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 4.3 |
Tom Bailey |
10 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 4 |
George Balderson |
16 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 3.4 |
Ben Walkden |
5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 6.6 |
FALL OF WICKETS
| Score | Over | Batter |
|---|---|---|
| 28/1 | 11.1 | Sam Robson |
| 58/2 | 16.2 | Luke Hollman |
| 120/3 | 24.4 | Ben Geddes |
| 137/4 | 29.4 | Leus du Plooy |
| 137/5 | 30.4 | Max Holden |
| 154/6 | 33.5 | Harry Duke |
| 154/7 | 34.3 | Ryan Higgins |
| 160/8 | 35.5 | Zafar Gohar |
| 160/9 | 35.6 | Tom Helm |
| 200/10 | 43.6 | Toby Roland-Jones |
BATTING
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Keaton Jennings
c Ben Geddes b Ryan Higgins
|
38 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 52.78 |
|
Matthew Hurst
c Ben Geddes b Tom Helm
|
38 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 42.22 |
|
Harry Singh
c S Robson b Naavya Sharma
|
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
|
Marcus Harris
c Tom Helm b Naavya Sharma
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Rocky Flintoff
lbw b Roland-Jones
|
13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 48.15 |
|
Arav Shetty
lbw b Tom Helm
|
8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
|
Ben Walkden
c Duke b Roland-Jones
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
|
George Balderson
b Tom Helm
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Noman Ali
c Roland-Jones b Ryan Higgins
|
12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 52.17 |
|
Tom Bailey
c Roland-Jones b Tom Helm
|
10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 125 |
|
Sir James Anderson
not out
|
3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Extras: b 2, lb 5, w 2, nb 0 = 9 | |||||
| TOTAL: 136/10 (43.4 Overs) | |||||
BOWLING
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Helm |
15 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 2.4 |
Toby Roland-Jones |
12 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 3.1 |
Ryan Higgins |
8.4 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3.1 |
Naavya Sharma |
7 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 3.9 |
Zafar Gohar |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
| Score | Over | Batter |
|---|---|---|
| 57/1 | 21.5 | Keaton Jennings |
| 64/2 | 22.5 | Harry Singh |
| 64/3 | 22.6 | Marcus Harris |
| 97/4 | 31.1 | Rocky Flintoff |
| 107/5 | 34.3 | Matthew Hurst |
| 108/6 | 34.5 | Arav Shetty |
| 108/7 | 35.3 | Ben Walkden |
| 108/8 | 36.2 | George Balderson |
| 120/9 | 38.2 | Tom Bailey |
| 136/10 | 43.4 | Noman Ali |
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