Bob Willis TrophyGroup stage, South · Match · First-class
Middlesex beat Sussex by 5 wickets
Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett, . Sussex won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardSussex won the toss and chose to bat. Sussex were bowled out for 293, Harry Finch 69 from 159 balls and Delray Rawlins 46 from 46 balls. Martin Andersson took 4 for 77.
Middlesex were bowled out for 203, John Simpson 48 from 64 balls. Jack Carson took 4 for 46.
Sussex were bowled out for 102, Ben Brown 45 from 78 balls. Tim Murtagh took 5 for 34.
Middlesex made 193 for 5. Ollie Robinson took 4 for 54.
Middlesex won by 5 wickets.
Key performers
Sussex 1st innings
293(87.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Saltc BC Cullen b MK Andersson | c BC Cullen b MK Andersson | 42 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 75.00 |
| Tom Hainesnot out | not out | 31* | 101 | 4 | 0 | 30.69 |
| Harry Finchc †JA Simpson b BC Cullen | c †JA Simpson b BC Cullen | 69 | 159 | 12 | 0 | 43.40 |
| Tom Clarkc SD Robson b BC Cullen | c SD Robson b BC Cullen | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Ben Brown †c RG White b TJ Murtagh | c RG White b TJ Murtagh | 26 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Aaron Thomasonlbw b MK Andersson | lbw b MK Andersson | 10 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 22.73 |
| Delray Rawlinsc NRT Gubbins b MK Andersson | c NRT Gubbins b MK Andersson | 46 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Ollie Robinsonlbw b ML Cummins | lbw b ML Cummins | 19 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 105.56 |
| Jack Carsonlbw b ML Cummins | lbw b ML Cummins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Claydonc SS Eskinazi b MK Andersson | c SS Eskinazi b MK Andersson | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Will Sheffieldb TJ Murtagh | b TJ Murtagh | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 4, w 1, nb 12) | (b 5, lb 4, w 1, nb 12) | 22 | ||||
| Total87.5 Ov (RR 3.34) | 87.5 Ov (RR 3.34) | 293 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 56-1 (PD Salt, 16.1 ov), 108-2 (TGR Clark, 36.1 ov), 171-3 (BC Brown, 58 ov), 201-4 (HZ Finch, 69.3 ov), 211-5 (AD Thomason, 72.4 ov), 246-6 (OE Robinson, 77.3 ov), 246-7 (JJ Carson, 77.4 ov), 284-8 (DMW Rawlins, 82.2 ov), 286-9 (ME Claydon, 84.1 ov), 293-10 (WA Sheffield, 87.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 21.5 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 1.88 | 112 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Cummins | 19 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 3.26 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Cullen | 14 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 3.64 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Thilan Walallawita | 14.2 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 3.63 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Martin Andersson | 18 | 5 | 77 | 4 | 4.28 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Gubbins | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PD Salt 42(56) & TJ Haines 12(41) | 56 | 97 |
| 2nd | TJ Haines 17(51) & HZ Finch 9(45) | 28 | 95 |
| 2nd | TGR Clark 8(10) & HZ Finch 13(16) | 24 | 25 |
| 3rd | BC Brown 26(65) & HZ Finch 26(69) | 63 | 131 |
| 4th | HZ Finch 21(29) & AD Thomason 8(40) | 30 | 69 |
| 5th | DMW Rawlins 8(15) & AD Thomason 2(4) | 10 | 19 |
| 6th | OE Robinson 19(18) & DMW Rawlins 13(12) | 35 | 29 |
| 7th | JJ Carson 0(1) & DMW Rawlins 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 8th | ME Claydon 13(9) & DMW Rawlins 25(19) | 38 | 28 |
| 9th | ME Claydon 1(9) & TJ Haines 1(2) | 2 | 11 |
| 10th | WA Sheffield 6(15) & TJ Haines 1(7) | 7 | 22 |
Middlesex 1st innings
203(68 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robsonlbw b OE Robinson | lbw b OE Robinson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Max Holdenc PD Salt b WA Sheffield | c PD Salt b WA Sheffield | 7 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Nick Gubbinslbw b JJ Carson | lbw b JJ Carson | 26 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 32.91 |
| Stephen Eskinazilbw b OE Robinson | lbw b OE Robinson | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Robbie Whitelbw b ME Claydon | lbw b ME Claydon | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Martin Anderssonlbw b JJ Carson | lbw b JJ Carson | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 89.47 |
| John Simpson †b ME Claydon | b ME Claydon | 48 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Blake Cullenlbw b ME Claydon | lbw b ME Claydon | 34 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 30.09 |
| Miguel Cumminsb JJ Carson | b JJ Carson | 25 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 39.06 |
| Thilan Walallawitanot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tim Murtaghlbw b JJ Carson | lbw b JJ Carson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 10, lb 8, nb 16) | (b 10, lb 8, nb 16) | 34 | ||||
| Total68 Ov (RR 2.99) | 68 Ov (RR 2.99) | 203 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (SD Robson, 0.5 ov), 33-2 (MDE Holden, 16.2 ov), 36-3 (SS Eskinazi, 18 ov), 55-4 (RG White, 22.1 ov), 63-5 (NRT Gubbins, 27.1 ov), 80-6 (MK Andersson, 29.1 ov), 150-7 (JA Simpson, 50.2 ov), 201-8 (BC Cullen, 67 ov), 203-9 (ML Cummins, 67.4 ov), 203-10 (TJ Murtagh, 68 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Robinson | 21 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 2.67 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mitchell Claydon | 14 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1.64 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Sheffield | 13 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 3.46 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Carson | 15 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 3.07 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delray Rawlins | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SD Robson 2(5) & MDE Holden 0(0) | 2 | 5 |
| 2nd | NRT Gubbins 14(46) & MDE Holden 7(49) | 31 | 93 |
| 3rd | SS Eskinazi 3(10) & NRT Gubbins 0(0) | 3 | 10 |
| 4th | NRT Gubbins 10(15) & RG White 7(11) | 19 | 25 |
| 5th | MK Andersson 4(12) & NRT Gubbins 2(18) | 8 | 30 |
| 6th | JA Simpson 4(5) & MK Andersson 13(7) | 17 | 12 |
| 7th | BC Cullen 17(70) & JA Simpson 44(59) | 70 | 127 |
| 8th | ML Cummins 23(60) & BC Cullen 17(43) | 51 | 100 |
| 9th | ML Cummins 2(4) & TN Walallawita 0(0) | 2 | 4 |
| 10th | TJ Murtagh 0(2) & TN Walallawita 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
Sussex 2nd innings
102(35.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Saltb TJ Murtagh | b TJ Murtagh | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Aaron Thomasonlbw b ML Cummins | lbw b ML Cummins | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harry Finchlbw b TJ Murtagh | lbw b TJ Murtagh | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Tom Clarkc SS Eskinazi b TJ Murtagh | c SS Eskinazi b TJ Murtagh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Brown †c †JA Simpson b MK Andersson | c †JA Simpson b MK Andersson | 45 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 57.69 |
| Delray Rawlinsc & b TJ Murtagh | c & b TJ Murtagh | 33 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 82.50 |
| Tom Hainesc †JA Simpson b TJ Murtagh | c †JA Simpson b TJ Murtagh | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
| Ollie Robinsonc †JA Simpson b MK Andersson | c †JA Simpson b MK Andersson | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Jack Carsonc †JA Simpson b ML Cummins | c †JA Simpson b ML Cummins | 9 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Mitchell Claydonnot out | not out | 3* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Will Sheffieldc SS Eskinazi b MK Andersson | c SS Eskinazi b MK Andersson | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 |
| Extras(lb 2, nb 2) | (lb 2, nb 2) | 4 | ||||
| Total35.5 Ov (RR 2.85) | 35.5 Ov (RR 2.85) | 102 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (PD Salt, 2.1 ov), 4-2 (HZ Finch, 4.1 ov), 4-3 (TGR Clark, 4.2 ov), 4-4 (AD Thomason, 5.1 ov), 59-5 (DMW Rawlins, 16.5 ov), 71-6 (TJ Haines, 22.2 ov), 74-7 (OE Robinson, 23.2 ov), 97-8 (BC Brown, 31.3 ov), 99-9 (JJ Carson, 32.3 ov), 102-10 (WA Sheffield, 35.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 13 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2.62 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Cummins | 15 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 3.00 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Martin Andersson | 7.5 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 2.68 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PD Salt 1(4) & AD Thomason 0(9) | 2 | 13 |
| 2nd | HZ Finch 2(8) & AD Thomason 0(4) | 2 | 12 |
| 3rd | TGR Clark 0(1) & AD Thomason 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | BC Brown 0(4) & AD Thomason 0(1) | 0 | 5 |
| 5th | DMW Rawlins 33(40) & BC Brown 21(30) | 55 | 70 |
| 6th | TJ Haines 1(13) & BC Brown 11(20) | 12 | 33 |
| 7th | OE Robinson 3(6) & BC Brown 0(0) | 3 | 6 |
| 8th | JJ Carson 8(26) & BC Brown 13(24) | 23 | 49 |
| 9th | ME Claydon 1(2) & JJ Carson 1(4) | 2 | 6 |
| 10th | WA Sheffield 1(18) & ME Claydon 2(2) | 3 | 20 |
Middlesex 2nd innings
193/5(54 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holdenc †BC Brown b OE Robinson | c †BC Brown b OE Robinson | 28 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Sam Robsonc TGR Clark b OE Robinson | c TGR Clark b OE Robinson | 15 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 28.85 |
| Nick Gubbinsc †BC Brown b OE Robinson | c †BC Brown b OE Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Stephen Eskinazilbw b OE Robinson | lbw b OE Robinson | 26 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 44.07 |
| Robbie Whitelbw b TJ Haines | lbw b TJ Haines | 35 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 43.21 |
| Martin Anderssonnot out | not out | 27* | 45 | 4 | 0 | 60.00 |
| John Simpson †not out | not out | 32* | 50 | 4 | 1 | 64.00 |
| Extras(b 9, lb 5, nb 16) | (b 9, lb 5, nb 16) | 30 | ||||
| Total54 Ov (RR 3.57) | 54 Ov (RR 3.57) · Target 193 | 193/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (MDE Holden, 14.2 ov), 48-2 (NRT Gubbins, 14.3 ov), 57-3 (SD Robson, 16.4 ov), 130-4 (RG White, 37.4 ov), 130-5 (SS Eskinazi, 38.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Robinson | 18 | 6 | 54 | 4 | 3.00 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jack Carson | 12 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3.67 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Claydon | 13 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 3.15 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Sheffield | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Haines | 8 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3.00 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delray Rawlins | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MDE Holden 28(44) & SD Robson 14(44) | 48 | 86 |
| 2nd | NRT Gubbins 0(1) & SD Robson 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | SS Eskinazi 6(6) & SD Robson 1(8) | 9 | 13 |
| 4th | RG White 35(81) & SS Eskinazi 20(50) | 73 | 126 |
| 5th | MK Andersson 0(2) & SS Eskinazi 0(3) | 0 | 5 |
| 6th | JA Simpson 32(50) & MK Andersson 27(43) | 63* | 93 |
Commentary
End of over 547 runsMID 193/5100024
JA Simpson 32(50)MK Andersson 27(45)DMW Rawlins 1-0-7-0
53.64
DMW Rawlins to JA Simpson, FOUR
53.52
DMW Rawlins to JA Simpson, 2 runs
53.40
DMW Rawlins to JA Simpson, no run
53.30
DMW Rawlins to JA Simpson, no run
53.20
DMW Rawlins to JA Simpson, no run
53.11
DMW Rawlins to MK Andersson, 1 run
End of over 537 runsMID 186/5120400
JA Simpson 26(45)MK Andersson 26(44)ME Claydon 13-3-41-0
52.60
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, no run
52.50
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, no run
52.44
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, FOUR
52.30
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, no run
52.22
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, 2 runs
52.11
ME Claydon to MK Andersson, 1 run
End of over 521 runMID 179/5010000
JA Simpson 20(40)MK Andersson 25(43)JJ Carson 12-0-44-0
51.60
JJ Carson to JA Simpson, no run
51.50
JJ Carson to JA Simpson, no run
51.40
JJ Carson to JA Simpson, no run
51.30
JJ Carson to JA Simpson, no run
51.21
JJ Carson to MK Andersson, 1 run
51.10
JJ Carson to MK Andersson, no run
End of over 510 runsMID 178/5000000
JA Simpson 20(36)MK Andersson 24(41)ME Claydon 12-3-34-0
50.60
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, no run
50.50
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, no run
50.40
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, no run
50.30
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, no run
50.20
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, no run
50.10
ME Claydon to JA Simpson, no run
End of over 503 runsMID 178/5010011
JA Simpson 20(30)MK Andersson 24(41)JJ Carson 11-0-43-0


