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Specsavers County ChampionshipSuper 18, Group 1 · Match · First-class

Middlesex and Lancashire draw

Old Trafford, Manchester, . Lancashire won the toss and chose to bowl.

Middlesex327 & 240/8d85 ov
Lancashire259 & 80/126 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Lancashire won the toss and chose to bowl. Middlesex were bowled out for 327, Sam Robson 77 from 158 balls and Nick Gubbins 69 from 108 balls. Simon Kerrigan took 4 for 80.

Lancashire were bowled out for 259, Rob Jones 106 not out from 290 balls and Liam Livingstone 53 from 118 balls. Toby Roland-Jones took 4 for 54.

Middlesex made 240 for 8 declared, Dawid Malan 87 from 182 balls and John Simpson 74 from 197 balls. Simon Kerrigan took 6 for 86.

Lancashire made 80 for 1.

Match drawn.

Key performers

87Dawid MalanMiddlesex. 182 balls, 8 fours, 1 six4/54Toby Roland-JonesMiddlesex. 23 overs, 8 maidensRJ106*Rob JonesLancashire. 290 balls, 10 fours, 2 sixesSK6/86Simon KerriganLancashire. 30 overs, 5 maidens

Middlesex 1st innings

327(119.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sam Robsonc LS Livingstone b SC Kerriganc LS Livingstone b SC Kerrigan7715812048.73
Nick Gubbinsc AN Petersen b KM Jarvisc AN Petersen b KM Jarvis6910811063.89
Nick Comptonb KM Jarvisb KM Jarvis561486137.84
Dawid Malanb TE Baileyb TE Bailey531166045.69
Stephen Eskinazib KM Jarvisb KM Jarvis4271014.81
John Simpson †c SJ Croft b TE Baileyc SJ Croft b TE Bailey5201025.00
James Franklinnot outnot out31*633049.21
Ollie Raynerc LS Livingstone b SC Kerriganc LS Livingstone b SC Kerrigan6221027.27
Toby Roland-Jonesb SC Kerriganb SC Kerrigan17350148.57
Tim Murtaghc RP Jones b SJ Croftc RP Jones b SJ Croft4130030.77
Steven Finnb SC Kerriganb SC Kerrigan290022.22
Extras(lb 1, nb 2)(lb 1, nb 2)3
Total119.4 Ov (RR 2.73)119.4 Ov (RR 2.73)327
Fall of wickets: 127-1 (NRT Gubbins, 38.2 ov), 151-2 (SD Robson, 49.2 ov), 248-3 (NRD Compton, 83.3 ov), 262-4 (DJ Malan, 92.2 ov), 262-5 (SS Eskinazi, 93.2 ov), 272-6 (JA Simpson, 98.4 ov), 285-7 (OP Rayner, 105.1 ov), 313-8 (TS Roland-Jones, 113.3 ov), 322-9 (TJ Murtagh, 117 ov), 327-10 (ST Finn, 119.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tom Bailey3197222.321509001
Kyle Jarvis2987032.4114212000
Toby Lester1014604.604410000
Simon Kerrigan23.448043.381048200
Luke Procter1653902.44752000
Steven Croft1011911.90430000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSD Robson 57(122) & NRT Gubbins 69(108)127230
2ndNRD Compton 4(30) & SD Robson 20(36)2466
3rdDJ Malan 45(87) & NRD Compton 52(118)97205
4thSS Eskinazi 4(25) & DJ Malan 8(29)1453
5thJA Simpson 0(4) & SS Eskinazi 0(2)06
6thJEC Franklin 5(16) & JA Simpson 5(16)1032
7thOP Rayner 6(22) & JEC Franklin 7(17)1339
8thTS Roland-Jones 17(35) & JEC Franklin 11(15)2850
9thTJ Murtagh 4(13) & JEC Franklin 5(8)921
10thJEC Franklin 3(7) & ST Finn 2(9)516

Lancashire 1st innings

259(98.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rob Jonesnot outnot out106*29010236.55
Haseeb Hameedc OP Rayner b TS Roland-Jonesc OP Rayner b TS Roland-Jones09000.00
Luke Procterc SS Eskinazi b TJ Murtaghc SS Eskinazi b TJ Murtagh190011.11
Alviro Petersenc †JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jonesc †JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones360050.00
Steven Croftb TS Roland-Jonesb TS Roland-Jones02000.00
Jos Buttler †c †JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jonesc †JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones161530106.67
Liam Livingstonec OP Rayner b ST Finnc OP Rayner b ST Finn531188044.92
Tom Baileyc SD Robson b ST Finnc SD Robson b ST Finn531308040.77
Kyle Jarvisc NRD Compton b ST Finnc NRD Compton b ST Finn01000.00
Simon Kerriganlbw b ST Finnlbw b ST Finn10141071.43
Toby Lesterb OP Raynerb OP Rayner130033.33
Extras(b 4, lb 5, nb 7)(b 4, lb 5, nb 7)16
Total98.5 Ov (RR 2.62)98.5 Ov (RR 2.62)259
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (H Hameed, 3.3 ov), 3-2 (LA Procter, 6.1 ov), 6-3 (AN Petersen, 7.3 ov), 6-4 (SJ Croft, 7.5 ov), 32-5 (JC Buttler, 13.1 ov), 138-6 (LS Livingstone, 53.3 ov), 230-7 (TE Bailey, 93.1 ov), 230-8 (KM Jarvis, 93.2 ov), 254-9 (SC Kerrigan, 98 ov), 259-10 (TJ Lester, 98.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tim Murtagh23105112.221179000
Toby Roland-Jones2385442.351117000
Steven Finn2156843.249810004
James Franklin31501.67161000
Ollie Rayner25.576212.401243200
Dawid Malan311003.33110000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRP Jones 0(12) & H Hameed 0(9)021
2ndLA Procter 1(9) & RP Jones 2(7)316
3rdAN Petersen 3(6) & RP Jones 0(2)38
4thSJ Croft 0(2) & RP Jones 0(0)02
5thJC Buttler 16(15) & RP Jones 9(17)2632
6thLS Livingstone 53(118) & RP Jones 45(126)106242
7thTE Bailey 53(130) & RP Jones 37(109)92238
8thKM Jarvis 0(1) & RP Jones 0(0)01
9thSC Kerrigan 10(14) & RP Jones 10(15)2428
10thRP Jones 3(2) & TJ Lester 1(3)55

Middlesex 2nd innings

240/8d(85 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Nick Gubbinsc LS Livingstone b KM Jarvisc LS Livingstone b KM Jarvis05000.00
Sam Robsonlbw b SC Kerriganlbw b SC Kerrigan26395066.67
Nick Comptonlbw b SC Kerriganlbw b SC Kerrigan10462021.74
Dawid Malanc †JC Buttler b SC Kerriganc †JC Buttler b SC Kerrigan871828147.80
Stephen Eskinazilbw b SC Kerriganlbw b SC Kerrigan4121033.33
John Simpson †b LA Procterb LA Procter741979037.56
Toby Roland-Jonesc RP Jones b SC Kerriganc RP Jones b SC Kerrigan12711171.43
James Franklinc SJ Croft b SC Kerriganc SJ Croft b SC Kerrigan02000.00
Ollie Raynernot outnot out9*120075.00
Tim Murtaghnot outnot out7*80087.50
Extras(b 8, lb 3)(b 8, lb 3)11
Total85 Ov (RR 2.82)85 Ov (RR 2.82)240/8d
Did not bat: Steven Finn
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (NRT Gubbins, 1.4 ov), 36-2 (SD Robson, 13.1 ov), 39-3 (NRD Compton, 18 ov), 55-4 (SS Eskinazi, 23.3 ov), 206-5 (DJ Malan, 77.5 ov), 218-6 (TS Roland-Jones, 79.3 ov), 218-7 (JEC Franklin, 79.5 ov), 225-8 (JA Simpson, 82.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tom Bailey1682601.63834000
Kyle Jarvis1553612.40767000
Simon Kerrigan3058662.871298100
Steven Croft622504.17251100
Liam Livingstone731502.14342000
Luke Procter1114113.73414000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNRT Gubbins 0(5) & SD Robson 10(5)1110
2ndNRD Compton 9(35) & SD Robson 16(34)2569
3rdDJ Malan 2(18) & NRD Compton 1(11)329
4thDJ Malan 8(21) & SS Eskinazi 4(12)1633
5thJA Simpson 69(183) & DJ Malan 77(143)151326
6thTS Roland-Jones 12(7) & JA Simpson 0(3)1210
7thJEC Franklin 0(2) & JA Simpson 0(0)02
8thJA Simpson 5(11) & OP Rayner 2(6)717
9thTJ Murtagh 7(8) & OP Rayner 7(6)15*14

Lancashire 2nd innings

80/1(26 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rob Jonesnot outnot out25*754033.33
Jos Buttler †c NRD Compton b ST Finnc NRD Compton b ST Finn261431185.71
Haseeb Hameednot outnot out25*672037.31
Extras(b 4)(b 4)4
Total26 Ov (RR 3.08)26 Ov (RR 3.08) · Target 30980/1
Did not bat: Luke Procter, Alviro Petersen, Steven Croft, Liam Livingstone, Tom Bailey, Kyle Jarvis, Simon Kerrigan, Toby Lester
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (JC Buttler, 5.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Toby Roland-Jones722002.86331100
Steven Finn722012.86342000
Ollie Rayner933003.33456000
James Franklin31602.00130000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRP Jones 0(17) & JC Buttler 26(14)2631
2ndH Hameed 25(67) & RP Jones 25(58)54*125

Commentary

End of innings: LAN 80/1 (26 ov)
End of over 266 runsLAN 80/1040002
H Hameed 25(67)RP Jones 25(75)OP Rayner 9-3-30-0
25.62
OP Rayner to H Hameed, 2 runs
25.50
OP Rayner to H Hameed, no run
25.40
OP Rayner to H Hameed, no run
25.30
OP Rayner to H Hameed, no run
25.24
OP Rayner to H Hameed, FOUR
25.10
OP Rayner to H Hameed, no run
End of over 255 runsLAN 74/1300200
RP Jones 25(75)H Hameed 19(61)TS Roland-Jones 7-2-20-0
24.60
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, no run
24.50
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, no run
24.42
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, 2 runs
24.30
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, no run
24.20
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, no run
24.13
TS Roland-Jones to H Hameed, 3 runs
End of over 241 runLAN 69/1100000
RP Jones 23(70)H Hameed 16(60)OP Rayner 8-3-24-0
23.60
OP Rayner to RP Jones, no run
23.50
OP Rayner to RP Jones, no run
23.40
OP Rayner to RP Jones, no run
23.30
OP Rayner to RP Jones, no run
23.20
OP Rayner to RP Jones, no run
23.11
OP Rayner to H Hameed, 1 run
End of over 230 runsLAN 68/1000000
RP Jones 23(65)H Hameed 15(59)TS Roland-Jones 6-2-15-0
22.60
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, no run
22.50
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, no run
22.40
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, no run
22.30
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, no run
22.20
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, no run
22.10
TS Roland-Jones to RP Jones, no run
End of over 224 runsLAN 68/1004000
H Hameed 15(59)RP Jones 23(59)OP Rayner 7-3-23-0