Middlesex vs Lancashire, Match 44 - Scorecard
ResultFirst-classCounty Championship 2026· Super 18, Group 2· Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood·
Middlesex247 & 200(44 ov)
Lancashire151 & 136(43.4 ov)
Middlesex won by 160 runs
Middlesex 1st innings
247 (68.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | b JM Anderson | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Luke Hollman | b JM Anderson | 54 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 46.55 |
| Max Holden | b JM Anderson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Leus du Plooy | c KK Jennings b GP Balderson | 41 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 57.75 |
| Ben Geddes | lbw b GP Balderson | 28 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 51.85 |
| Ryan Higgins | lbw b GP Balderson | 44 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Harry Duke † | b BL Walkden | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Zafar Gohar | b BL Walkden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | lbw b BL Walkden | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Tom Helm | not out | 22* | 19 | 2 | 1 | 115.79 |
| Neha Sharma | c MS Harris b TE Bailey | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 9, lb 9, nb 4) | 22 | ||||
| Total | 68.3 Ov (RR 3.61) | 247 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 20-1 (SD Robson, 4.5 ov), 20-2 (MDE Holden, 6.2 ov), 92-3 (JL du Plooy, 25 ov), 141-4 (LBK Hollman, 42.3 ov), 151-5 (BBA Geddes, 45.1 ov), 177-6 (HG Duke, 53.3 ov), 177-7 (Zafar Gohar, 53.5 ov), 209-8 (TS Roland-Jones, 61.5 ov), 242-9 (RF Higgins, 67.3 ov), 247-10 (N Sharma, 68.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 19 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 2.11 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bailey | 21.3 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 3.16 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Balderson | 16 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 3.75 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BL Walkden | 12 | 1 | 61 | 3 | 5.08 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SD Robson 8(16) & LBK Hollman 12(13) | 20 | 29 |
| 2nd | MDE Holden 0(3) & LBK Hollman 0(6) | 0 | 9 |
| 3rd | JL du Plooy 41(71) & LBK Hollman 19(42) | 72 | 112 |
| 4th | LBK Hollman 23(55) & BBA Geddes 24(50) | 49 | 105 |
| 5th | RF Higgins 6(12) & BBA Geddes 4(4) | 10 | 16 |
| 6th | HG Duke 10(24) & RF Higgins 16(26) | 26 | 50 |
| 7th | Zafar Gohar 0(2) & RF Higgins 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 8th | TS Roland-Jones 18(28) & RF Higgins 7(21) | 32 | 48 |
| 9th | TG Helm 17(17) & RF Higgins 15(17) | 33 | 34 |
| 10th | N Sharma 0(4) & TG Helm 5(2) | 5 | 6 |
Lancashire 1st innings
151 (48.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Jennings | lbw b TG Helm | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Matthew Hurst † | b N Sharma | 46 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 42.59 |
| Harry Singh | c †HG Duke b TG Helm | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marcus Harris | lbw b RF Higgins | 15 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 44.12 |
| R Flintoff | b N Sharma | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| AR Shetty | c †HG Duke b TG Helm | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 115.79 |
| BL Walkden | c SD Robson b N Sharma | 28 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 |
| George Balderson | c †HG Duke b TG Helm | 20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 48.78 |
| Nauman Ali | c TS Roland-Jones b RF Higgins | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.05 |
| Tom Bailey | not out | 4* | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| James Anderson | b RF Higgins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 3) | 8 | ||||
| Total | 48.5 Ov (RR 3.09) | 151 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (KK Jennings, 3.2 ov), 3-2 (Harry Singh, 3.4 ov), 32-3 (MS Harris, 14.3 ov), 35-4 (R Flintoff, 15.4 ov), 75-5 (AR Shetty, 23.4 ov), 119-6 (BL Walkden, 33.1 ov), 126-7 (MF Hurst, 38 ov), 147-8 (GP Balderson, 45.3 ov), 151-9 (Nauman Ali, 46.1 ov), 151-10 (JM Anderson, 48.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 13 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2.08 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Helm | 13 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3.08 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Higgins | 11.5 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 3.13 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neha Sharma | 11 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3.55 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | KK Jennings 2(17) & MF Hurst 0(3) | 3 | 20 |
| 2nd | Harry Singh 0(2) & MF Hurst 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd | MS Harris 15(34) & MF Hurst 14(31) | 29 | 65 |
| 4th | R Flintoff 2(4) & MF Hurst 1(3) | 3 | 7 |
| 5th | AR Shetty 22(19) & MF Hurst 17(29) | 40 | 48 |
| 6th | BL Walkden 28(28) & MF Hurst 12(29) | 44 | 57 |
| 7th | GP Balderson 4(16) & MF Hurst 2(13) | 7 | 29 |
| 8th | GP Balderson 16(25) & Nauman Ali 4(20) | 21 | 45 |
| 9th | TE Bailey 4(3) & Nauman Ali 0(1) | 4 | 4 |
| 10th | JM Anderson 0(10) & TE Bailey 0(6) | 0 | 16 |
Middlesex 2nd innings
200 (44 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hollman | b TE Bailey | 22 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sam Robson | b GP Balderson | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Max Holden | c Harry Singh b JM Anderson | 51 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 85.00 |
| Ben Geddes | lbw b JM Anderson | 28 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Leus du Plooy | b GP Balderson | 15 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Ryan Higgins | c †MF Hurst b JM Anderson | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| Harry Duke † | b GP Balderson | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 160.00 |
| Zafar Gohar | c †MF Hurst b GP Balderson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | c †MF Hurst b BL Walkden | 37 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 84.09 |
| Tom Helm | lbw b GP Balderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neha Sharma | not out | 0* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 9, w 1, nb 2) | 20 | ||||
| Total | 44 Ov (RR 4.55) | 200 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 28-1 (SD Robson, 11.1 ov), 58-2 (LBK Hollman, 16.2 ov), 120-3 (BBA Geddes, 24.4 ov), 137-4 (JL du Plooy, 29.4 ov), 137-5 (MDE Holden, 30.4 ov), 154-6 (HG Duke, 33.5 ov), 154-7 (RF Higgins, 34.3 ov), 160-8 (Zafar Gohar, 35.5 ov), 160-9 (TG Helm, 36 ov), 200-10 (TS Roland-Jones, 44 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 13 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 4.31 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bailey | 10 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 4.00 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Balderson | 16 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 3.38 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BL Walkden | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 6.60 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | LBK Hollman 17(35) & SD Robson 10(32) | 28 | 67 |
| 2nd | MDE Holden 22(22) & LBK Hollman 5(9) | 30 | 31 |
| 3rd | BBA Geddes 28(28) & MDE Holden 28(23) | 62 | 50 |
| 4th | JL du Plooy 15(19) & MDE Holden 1(11) | 17 | 30 |
| 5th | RF Higgins 0(2) & MDE Holden 0(4) | 0 | 6 |
| 6th | HG Duke 16(10) & RF Higgins 1(9) | 17 | 19 |
| 7th | Zafar Gohar 0(1) & RF Higgins 0(3) | 0 | 4 |
| 8th | TS Roland-Jones 6(3) & Zafar Gohar 0(5) | 6 | 8 |
| 9th | TG Helm 0(1) & TS Roland-Jones 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 10th | TS Roland-Jones 31(41) & N Sharma 0(7) | 40 | 48 |
Lancashire 2nd innings
136 (43.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Jennings | c BBA Geddes b RF Higgins | 38 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 52.78 |
| Matthew Hurst † | c BBA Geddes b TG Helm | 38 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 42.22 |
| Harry Singh | c SD Robson b N Sharma | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Marcus Harris | c TG Helm b N Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R Flintoff | lbw b TS Roland-Jones | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 48.15 |
| AR Shetty | lbw b TG Helm | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| BL Walkden | c †HG Duke b TS Roland-Jones | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| George Balderson | b TG Helm | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nauman Ali | c TS Roland-Jones b RF Higgins | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 52.17 |
| Tom Bailey | c TS Roland-Jones b TG Helm | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 |
| James Anderson | not out | 3* | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 5, w 2) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 43.4 Ov (RR 3.11) · Target 297 | 136 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 57-1 (KK Jennings, 21.5 ov), 64-2 (Harry Singh, 22.5 ov), 64-3 (MS Harris, 23 ov), 97-4 (R Flintoff, 31.1 ov), 107-5 (MF Hurst, 34.3 ov), 108-6 (AR Shetty, 34.5 ov), 108-7 (BL Walkden, 35.3 ov), 108-8 (GP Balderson, 36.2 ov), 120-9 (TE Bailey, 38.2 ov), 136-10 (Nauman Ali, 43.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Helm | 15 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 2.40 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 12 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 3.08 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Higgins | 8.4 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3.12 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Neha Sharma | 7 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 3.86 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zafar Gohar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | KK Jennings 38(72) & MF Hurst 16(59) | 57 | 131 |
| 2nd | Harry Singh 4(4) & MF Hurst 2(2) | 7 | 6 |
| 3rd | MS Harris 0(1) & MF Hurst 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | MF Hurst 18(22) & R Flintoff 13(27) | 33 | 49 |
| 5th | AR Shetty 8(13) & MF Hurst 2(7) | 10 | 20 |
| 6th | BL Walkden 1(1) & AR Shetty 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
| 7th | GP Balderson 0(1) & BL Walkden 0(3) | 0 | 4 |
| 8th | Nauman Ali 0(3) & GP Balderson 0(2) | 0 | 5 |
| 9th | TE Bailey 10(8) & Nauman Ali 1(4) | 12 | 12 |
| 10th | JM Anderson 3(16) & Nauman Ali 11(16) | 16 | 32 |