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Middlesex beat Essex by 41 runs

Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett, . Essex won the toss and chose to bowl.

Middlesex294/850 ov
Essex25346.2 ov
Middlesex won by 41 runs
Middlesex won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Essex won the toss and chose to bowl. Middlesex made 294 for 8 in 50 overs, N Fernandes 112 from 130 balls and Luke Hollman 40 from 51 balls. Matthew Critchley took 4 for 55.

Essex were bowled out for 253, NRM Thain 74 from 93 balls and SML Fernandes 51 from 65 balls. Luke Hollman took 3 for 51.

Middlesex won by 41 runs.

Key performers

Middlesex innings

294/8(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Josh de Cairesb JA Porterb JA Porter15262057.69
N Fernandesc MW Jones b MJJ Critchleyc MW Jones b MJJ Critchley11213013286.15
Sam Robsonc MJJ Critchley b Zaman Akhterc MJJ Critchley b Zaman Akhter7210033.33
Ben Geddesc CE Bennett b MW Jonesc CE Bennett b MW Jones36394292.31
Luke Hollmanc Zaman Akhter b MJJ Critchleyc Zaman Akhter b MJJ Critchley40511278.43
Joe Cracknell †c A Zeb b MJJ Critchleyc A Zeb b MJJ Critchley201211166.67
Zafar Goharnot outnot out22*1331169.23
Toby Roland-Jonesc Zaman Akhter b MJJ Critchleyc Zaman Akhter b MJJ Critchley181021180.00
Henry Brookesc MW Jones b Zaman Akhterc MW Jones b Zaman Akhter01000.00
Noah Cornwellnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(b 9, lb 3, w 7, nb 4)(b 9, lb 3, w 7, nb 4)23
Total50 Ov (RR 5.88)50 Ov (RR 5.88)294/8
Did not bat: Neha Sharma
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (JM De Caires, 8.1 ov), 51-2 (SD Robson, 13.2 ov), 109-3 (BBA Geddes, 23.4 ov), 219-4 (LBK Hollman, 43 ov), 236-5 (N Fernandes, 44.3 ov), 251-6 (JB Cracknell, 46.1 ov), 280-7 (TS Roland-Jones, 49 ov), 289-8 (HJH Brookes, 49.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jamie Porter1002812.80454001
CE Bennett604106.83225123
Zaman Akhter1006326.30326240
Mackenzie Jones806217.75225300
Matthew Critchley1005545.50264100
NRM Thain301404.67100100
Luc Benkenstein301906.33102100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM De Caires 15(26) & N Fernandes 19(26)3949
2ndSD Robson 7(21) & N Fernandes 4(10)1231
3rdBBA Geddes 36(39) & N Fernandes 19(23)5862
4thLBK Hollman 40(51) & N Fernandes 59(66)110116
5thN Fernandes 11(5) & JB Cracknell 6(4)179
6thZafar Gohar 1(2) & JB Cracknell 14(8)1510
7thTS Roland-Jones 18(10) & Zafar Gohar 8(7)2917
8thZafar Gohar 9(3) & HJH Brookes 0(1)94
9thNB Cornwell 1(1) & Zafar Gohar 4(1)5*2

Essex innings

253(46.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
NRM Thainb LBK Hollmanb LBK Hollman749311079.57
Robin Dasc N Sharma b NB Cornwellc N Sharma b NB Cornwell292560116.00
Grant Roelofsen †lbw b TS Roland-Joneslbw b TS Roland-Jones5120041.67
Matthew Critchleyb TS Roland-Jonesb TS Roland-Jones4310133.33
Luc Benkensteinc JM De Caires b NB Cornwellc JM De Caires b NB Cornwell13911144.44
SML Fernandesc & b LBK Hollmanc & b LBK Hollman51659078.46
A Zebnot outnot out34*3231106.25
Zaman Akhterb LBK Hollmanb LBK Hollman160016.67
Mackenzie Jonesb HJH Brookesb HJH Brookes19221186.36
CE Bennettc TS Roland-Jones b N Sharmac TS Roland-Jones b N Sharma111010110.00
Jamie Porterc †JB Cracknell b N Sharmac †JB Cracknell b N Sharma01000.00
Extras(lb 1, w 11)(lb 1, w 11)12
Total46.2 Ov (RR 5.46)46.2 Ov (RR 5.46) · Target 295 from 50 ov253
Fall of wickets: 57-1 (RJ Das, 7.1 ov), 64-2 (G Roelofsen, 10.2 ov), 68-3 (MJJ Critchley, 10.5 ov), 92-4 (LM Benkenstein, 13.3 ov), 178-5 (NRM Thain, 33.5 ov), 187-6 (SML Fernandes, 35.4 ov), 195-7 (Zaman Akhter, 37.2 ov), 231-8 (MW Jones, 43.2 ov), 253-9 (CE Bennett, 46.1 ov), 253-10 (JA Porter, 46.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Toby Roland-Jones713424.86307000
Neha Sharma7.205928.05209020
Noah Cornwell502925.80202140
Henry Brookes1004614.60294000
Zafar Gohar1023303.30425000
Luke Hollman705137.29196200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNRM Thain 23(18) & RJ Das 29(25)5743
2ndG Roelofsen 5(12) & NRM Thain 0(7)719
3rdMJJ Critchley 4(3) & NRM Thain 0(0)43
4thLM Benkenstein 13(9) & NRM Thain 9(7)2416
5thSML Fernandes 43(61) & NRM Thain 42(61)86122
6thA Zeb 1(7) & SML Fernandes 8(4)911
7thZaman Akhter 1(6) & A Zeb 6(4)810
8thMW Jones 19(22) & A Zeb 17(14)3636
9thCE Bennett 11(10) & A Zeb 10(7)2217
10thJA Porter 0(1) & A Zeb 0(0)01

Commentary

End of innings: ESS 253 (46.2 ov)
46.2W
N Sharma to JA Porter, OUT
JA Porter c †JB Cracknell b N Sharma 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 253/10 (46.2 ov)
46.1W
N Sharma to CE Bennett, OUT
CE Bennett c TS Roland-Jones b N Sharma 11(10) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 253/9 (46.1 ov)
End of over 469 runsESS 253/8142101
CE Bennett 11(9)A Zeb 34(32)HJH Brookes 10-0-46-1
45.61
HJH Brookes to CE Bennett, 1 run
45.50
HJH Brookes to CE Bennett, no run
45.41
HJH Brookes to A Zeb, 1 run
45.32
HJH Brookes to A Zeb, 2 runs
45.24
HJH Brookes to A Zeb, FOUR
45.11
HJH Brookes to CE Bennett, 1 run
End of over 4510 runsESS 244/8111Wd141
CE Bennett 9(6)A Zeb 27(29)N Sharma 7-0-59-0
44.61
N Sharma to CE Bennett, 1 run
44.54
N Sharma to CE Bennett, FOUR
44.41
N Sharma to A Zeb, 1 run
44.4Wd
N Sharma to A Zeb, wide
44.31
N Sharma to CE Bennett, 1 run
44.21
N Sharma to A Zeb, 1 run
44.11
N Sharma to CE Bennett, 1 run
End of over 444 runs, 1 wktESS 234/81W1110
A Zeb 25(27)CE Bennett 2(2)HJH Brookes 9-0-37-1
43.60
HJH Brookes to A Zeb, no run
43.51
HJH Brookes to CE Bennett, 1 run
43.41
HJH Brookes to A Zeb, 1 run
43.31
HJH Brookes to CE Bennett, 1 run
43.2W
HJH Brookes to MW Jones, OUT
MW Jones b HJH Brookes 19(22) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 231/8 (43.2 ov)
43.11
HJH Brookes to A Zeb, 1 run
End of over 438 runsESS 230/7006110
MW Jones 19(21)A Zeb 23(24)LBK Hollman 7-0-51-3
42.60
LBK Hollman to MW Jones, no run
42.51
LBK Hollman to A Zeb, 1 run
42.41
LBK Hollman to MW Jones, 1 run
42.36
LBK Hollman to MW Jones, SIX