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

Lancashire beat Middlesex by 8 wickets

Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport, . Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat.

Middlesex180 & 23671.3 ov
Lancashire309 & 111/230.2 ov
Lancashire won by 8 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat. Middlesex were bowled out for 180, John Simpson 53 not out from 82 balls and Paul Stirling 49 from 72 balls. Jordan Clark took 3 for 36.

Lancashire were bowled out for 309, Ryan McLaren 75 from 137 balls and Tom Bailey 58 from 71 balls. Tim Murtagh took 6 for 63.

Middlesex were bowled out for 236, Dawid Malan 52 from 121 balls and Sam Robson 42 from 76 balls. Stephen Parry took 5 for 45.

Lancashire made 111 for 2. Toby Roland-Jones took 2 for 34.

Lancashire won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

75Ryan McLarenLancashire. 137 balls, 8 fours5/45Stephen ParryLancashire. 21.3 overs, 2 maidensJS53*John SimpsonMiddlesex. 82 balls, 7 fours6/63Tim MurtaghMiddlesex. 28 overs, 7 maidens

Middlesex 1st innings

180(51 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Sam Robsonc †AL Davies b TE Baileyc †AL Davies b TE Bailey15332045.45
Nick Gubbinsc †AL Davies b S Mahmoodc †AL Davies b S Mahmood190011.11
Stephen Eskinazic †AL Davies b R McLarenc †AL Davies b R McLaren30574052.63
Dawid Malanc S Chanderpaul b TE Baileyc S Chanderpaul b TE Bailey2110018.18
Paul Stirlingc †AL Davies b S Mahmoodc †AL Davies b S Mahmood49729168.06
John Simpson †not outnot out53*827064.63
James Franklinb S Mahmoodb S Mahmood190011.11
James Harrisc †AL Davies b J Clarkc †AL Davies b J Clark6171035.29
Toby Roland-Jonesc †AL Davies b J Clarkc †AL Davies b J Clark4410100.00
Tim Murtaghc SJ Croft b R McLarenc SJ Croft b R McLaren05000.00
Ravi Patelc SD Parry b J Clarkc SD Parry b J Clark5100050.00
Extras(b 2, lb 6, nb 6)(b 2, lb 6, nb 6)14
Total51 Ov (RR 3.53)51 Ov (RR 3.53)180
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (NRT Gubbins, 5.1 ov), 30-2 (SD Robson, 10.1 ov), 38-3 (DJ Malan, 12.5 ov), 72-4 (SS Eskinazi, 23.1 ov), 143-5 (PR Stirling, 38 ov), 151-6 (JEC Franklin, 41.2 ov), 166-7 (JAR Harris, 46.1 ov), 170-8 (TS Roland-Jones, 46.5 ov), 171-9 (TJ Murtagh, 48 ov), 180-10 (RH Patel, 51 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tom Bailey1634722.94777002
Saqib Mahmood1426334.50609100
Ryan McLaren1122622.36543000
Jordan Clark1003633.60475001
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSD Robson 13(22) & NRT Gubbins 1(9)1831
2ndSS Eskinazi 10(19) & SD Robson 2(11)1230
3rdDJ Malan 2(11) & SS Eskinazi 6(5)816
4thPR Stirling 13(31) & SS Eskinazi 14(33)3462
5thJA Simpson 34(48) & PR Stirling 36(41)7189
6thJA Simpson 5(12) & JEC Franklin 1(9)820
7thJAR Harris 6(17) & JA Simpson 9(12)1529
8thTS Roland-Jones 4(4) & JA Simpson 0(0)44
9thTJ Murtagh 0(5) & JA Simpson 1(2)17
10thJA Simpson 4(8) & RH Patel 5(10)918

Lancashire 1st innings

309(95.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alex Davies †c †JA Simpson b TJ Murtaghc †JA Simpson b TJ Murtagh02000.00
Haseeb Hameedc †JA Simpson b JAR Harrisc †JA Simpson b JAR Harris18611029.51
Liam Livingstonec †JA Simpson b TJ Murtaghc †JA Simpson b TJ Murtagh01000.00
Steven Croftc RH Patel b TJ Murtaghc RH Patel b TJ Murtagh31876035.63
Shivnarine Chanderpaulc SD Robson b TJ Murtaghc SD Robson b TJ Murtagh32744043.24
Dane Vilasc JEC Franklin b TJ Murtaghc JEC Franklin b TJ Murtagh27603045.00
Ryan McLarenb TJ Murtaghb TJ Murtagh751378054.74
Jordan Clarklbw b JAR Harrislbw b JAR Harris38635060.32
Stephen Parryc DJ Malan b JAR Harrisc DJ Malan b JAR Harris481050.00
Tom Baileyc SS Eskinazi b JAR Harrisc SS Eskinazi b JAR Harris58716281.69
Saqib Mahmoodnot outnot out1*12008.33
Extras(b 4, lb 15, nb 6)(b 4, lb 15, nb 6)25
Total95.3 Ov (RR 3.24)95.3 Ov (RR 3.24)309
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (AL Davies, 0.2 ov), 0-2 (LS Livingstone, 0.3 ov), 50-3 (H Hameed, 19.2 ov), 74-4 (SJ Croft, 28.5 ov), 125-5 (S Chanderpaul, 46.2 ov), 136-6 (DJ Vilas, 48.2 ov), 198-7 (J Clark, 70.4 ov), 204-8 (SD Parry, 72.4 ov), 291-9 (R McLaren, 92.4 ov), 309-10 (TE Bailey, 95.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tim Murtagh2876362.251305000
Toby Roland-Jones2998402.9014213003
James Harris30.3211943.9012013200
Ravi Patel702002.86302000
Paul Stirling10404.0051000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAL Davies 0(2) & H Hameed 0(0)02
2ndLS Livingstone 0(1) & H Hameed 0(0)01
3rdSJ Croft 21(54) & H Hameed 18(61)50113
4thS Chanderpaul 13(24) & SJ Croft 10(33)2457
5thDJ Vilas 26(56) & S Chanderpaul 19(50)51105
6thR McLaren 10(8) & DJ Vilas 1(4)1112
7thJ Clark 38(63) & R McLaren 22(71)62134
8thSD Parry 4(8) & R McLaren 2(4)612
9thTE Bailey 41(66) & R McLaren 41(54)87120
10thS Mahmood 1(12) & TE Bailey 17(5)1817

Middlesex 2nd innings

236(71.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Nick Gubbinsc †AL Davies b S Mahmoodc †AL Davies b S Mahmood140025.00
Sam Robsonc SJ Croft b R McLarenc SJ Croft b R McLaren42767055.26
Stephen Eskinazib SD Parryb SD Parry34515066.67
Dawid Malanc †AL Davies b R McLarenc †AL Davies b R McLaren521213042.98
Paul Stirlinglbw b SD Parrylbw b SD Parry12230152.17
John Simpson †c DJ Vilas b SD Parryc DJ Vilas b SD Parry03000.00
James Franklinb S Mahmoodb S Mahmood07000.00
James Harrisc †AL Davies b R McLarenc †AL Davies b R McLaren19742025.68
Toby Roland-Joneslbw b SD Parrylbw b SD Parry31324196.88
Tim Murtaghst †AL Davies b SD Parryst †AL Davies b SD Parry27363075.00
Ravi Patelnot outnot out0*3000.00
Extras(lb 13, w 3, nb 2)(lb 13, w 3, nb 2)18
Total71.3 Ov (RR 3.30)71.3 Ov (RR 3.30)236
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (NRT Gubbins, 1.3 ov), 64-2 (SS Eskinazi, 17 ov), 80-3 (SD Robson, 23.3 ov), 99-4 (PR Stirling, 30.3 ov), 99-5 (JA Simpson, 31 ov), 110-6 (JEC Franklin, 33.3 ov), 169-7 (JAR Harris, 58 ov), 180-8 (DJ Malan, 61.2 ov), 229-9 (TJ Murtagh, 69.4 ov), 236-10 (TS Roland-Jones, 71.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tom Bailey1616103.81658000
Saqib Mahmood1305724.38538100
Stephen Parry21.324552.091002100
Ryan McLaren1744832.82805021
Steven Croft20502.5070000
Liam Livingstone20703.5081000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stNRT Gubbins 1(4) & SD Robson 4(5)59
2ndSS Eskinazi 34(51) & SD Robson 24(42)5993
3rdSD Robson 14(29) & DJ Malan 2(10)1639
4thPR Stirling 12(23) & DJ Malan 7(19)1942
5thJA Simpson 0(3) & DJ Malan 0(0)03
6thDJ Malan 11(8) & JEC Franklin 0(7)1115
7thJAR Harris 19(74) & DJ Malan 28(73)59147
8thDJ Malan 4(11) & TS Roland-Jones 6(9)1120
9thTJ Murtagh 27(36) & TS Roland-Jones 18(15)4950
10thRH Patel 0(3) & TS Roland-Jones 7(8)711

Lancashire 2nd innings

111/2(30.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alex Davies †c †JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jonesc †JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones13201165.00
Haseeb Hameednot outnot out38*815046.91
Liam Livingstonec †JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jonesc †JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones221940115.79
Steven Croftnot outnot out34*632153.97
Extras(lb 1, w 1, nb 2)(lb 1, w 1, nb 2)4
Total30.2 Ov (RR 3.66)30.2 Ov (RR 3.66) · Target 108111/2
Did not bat: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dane Vilas, Ryan McLaren, Jordan Clark, Stephen Parry, Tom Bailey, Saqib Mahmood
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (AL Davies, 5.4 ov), 49-2 (LS Livingstone, 11.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tim Murtagh521603.20242001
Toby Roland-Jones803424.25375100
James Harris511903.80244010
Ravi Patel7.212803.82271100
Paul Stirling501302.60170000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAL Davies 13(20) & H Hameed 0(14)1334
2ndLS Livingstone 22(19) & H Hameed 12(18)3636
3rdSJ Croft 34(63) & H Hameed 26(49)62*112

Commentary

End of innings: LAN 111/2 (30.2 ov)
30.26
RH Patel to SJ Croft, SIX
30.10
RH Patel to SJ Croft, no run
End of over 301 runLAN 105/2000100
H Hameed 38(81)SJ Croft 28(61)PR Stirling 5-0-13-0
29.60
PR Stirling to H Hameed, no run
29.50
PR Stirling to H Hameed, no run
29.41
PR Stirling to SJ Croft, 1 run
29.30
PR Stirling to SJ Croft, no run
29.20
PR Stirling to SJ Croft, no run
29.10
PR Stirling to SJ Croft, no run
End of over 290 runsLAN 104/2000000
H Hameed 38(79)SJ Croft 27(57)RH Patel 7-1-22-0
28.60
RH Patel to H Hameed, no run
28.50
RH Patel to H Hameed, no run
28.40
RH Patel to H Hameed, no run
28.30
RH Patel to H Hameed, no run
28.20
RH Patel to H Hameed, no run
28.10
RH Patel to H Hameed, no run
End of over 281 runLAN 104/2010000
SJ Croft 27(57)H Hameed 38(73)PR Stirling 4-0-12-0
27.60
PR Stirling to SJ Croft, no run
27.50
PR Stirling to SJ Croft, no run
27.40
PR Stirling to SJ Croft, no run
27.30
PR Stirling to SJ Croft, no run
27.21
PR Stirling to H Hameed, 1 run
27.10
PR Stirling to H Hameed, no run
End of over 274 runsLAN 103/2001120
SJ Croft 27(53)H Hameed 37(71)RH Patel 6-0-22-0
26.60
RH Patel to SJ Croft, no run
26.52
RH Patel to SJ Croft, 2 runs
26.41
RH Patel to H Hameed, 1 run
26.31
RH Patel to SJ Croft, 1 run
26.20
RH Patel to SJ Croft, no run