RESULT

MID vs KEN Scorecard, Vitality County Championship Division Two, 20 August, 2026, Merchant Taylors' School Ground & Match Stats

MID

249/10 (55.4 ov) & 309/10 (73.4 ov)

KET

350/10 (91.3 ov) & 254/10 (68.4 ov)

Kent won by 46 runs

Kent 1st Inning

350/10 (91.3 ov)

RR 3.83

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ben Compton lbw b TG Helm	13	26	2	0	50.00
Zak Crawley c TG Helm b RF Higgins	81	115	13	0	70.43
Sam Northeast lbw b TS Roland-Jones	87	166	10	0	52.41
Tawanda Muyeye c SD Robson b TS Roland-Jones	13	22	2	0	59.09
Daniel Bell-Drummond c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones	8	38	0	0	21.05
Chris Benjamin b TG Helm	27	46	4	0	58.70
Ekansh Singh lbw b TS Roland-Jones	19	62	3	0	30.65
Keith Dudgeon c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins	13	26	3	0	50.00
Matt Milnes b RF Higgins	32	44	6	0	72.73
Matt Parkinson c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones	0	6	0	0	0.00
Matthew Quinn Not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 19, lb 26, w 0, nb 12, p 0)	57
TOTAL (3.83 RUNS PER OVER)	350/10 (91.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 25-1 (Ben Compton, 9.2 ov), 167-2 (Zak Crawley, 38.5 ov), 185-3 (Tawanda Muyeye, 44.5 ov), 219-4 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 54.4 ov), 274-5 (Sam Northeast, 66.6 ov), 278-6 (Chris Benjamin, 69.1 ov), 301-7 (Keith Dudgeon, 76.5 ov), 338-8 (Ekansh Singh, 88.1 ov), 344-9 (Matt Parkinson, 90.2 ov), 350-10 (Matt Milnes, 91.3 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Toby Roland-Jones	27	7	71	5	0	2.63
Tom Helm	24	8	74	2	1	3.08
Ryan Higgins	25.3	3	86	3	2	3.37
Eathan Bosch	10	1	61	0	3	6.10
Zafar Gohar	5	1	13	0	0	2.60

Middlesex 1st Inning

249/10 (55.4 ov)

RR 4.47

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson c T Muyeye b M Milnes	5	19	1	0	26.32
Luke Hollman c SA Northeast b MR Quinn	25	47	5	0	53.19
Max Holden b M Milnes	18	36	3	0	50.00
Leus du Plooy c C Benjamin b M Milnes	7	13	1	0	53.85
Ben Geddes c C Benjamin b MR Quinn	8	16	2	0	50.00
Ryan Higgins b M Milnes	33	42	6	0	78.57
Joe Benjamin Cracknell c C Benjamin b MR Quinn	38	49	5	1	77.55
Zafar Gohar lbw b M Milnes	1	10	0	0	10.00
Eathan Bosch Not out	43	52	7	0	82.69
Toby Roland-Jones c T Muyeye b E Singh	36	26	4	2	138.46
Tom Helm c E Singh b MR Quinn	26	24	4	0	108.33
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 8, w 1, nb 0, p 0)	9
TOTAL (4.47 RUNS PER OVER)	249/10 (55.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 6-1 (Sam Robson, 4.5 ov), 48-2 (Luke Hollman, 15.4 ov), 52-3 (Max Holden, 18.2 ov), 63-4 (Ben Geddes, 21.3 ov), 63-5 (Leus du Plooy, 22.2 ov), 122-6 (Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 35.4 ov), 138-7 (Ryan Higgins, 38.2 ov), 147-8 (Zafar Gohar, 40.1 ov), 193-9 (Toby Roland-Jones, 47.1 ov), 249-10 (Tom Helm, 55.4 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	ECO
Matt Milnes	16	3	53	5	1	3.31
Matthew Quinn	14.4	3	52	4	0	3.55
Keith Dudgeon	9	0	42	0	0	4.67
Ekansh Singh	10	1	66	1	0	6.60
Matt Parkinson	6	0	28	0	0	4.67

Kent 2nd Inning

254/10 (68.4 ov)

RR 3.70

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones	0	2	0	0	0.00
Ben Compton c MDE Holden b TG Helm	65	141	7	0	46.10
Sam Northeast c B Geddes b RF Higgins	5	10	1	0	50.00
Tawanda Muyeye lbw b ZG Gohar	64	71	9	1	90.14
Daniel Bell-Drummond b ZG Gohar	39	49	9	0	79.59
Chris Benjamin c MDE Holden b TG Helm	45	83	6	0	54.22
Ekansh Singh b TG Helm	0	1	0	0	0.00
Keith Dudgeon c JLdu Plooy b RF Higgins	1	6	0	0	16.67
Matt Milnes lbw b RF Higgins	6	15	1	0	40.00
Matt Parkinson c RF Higgins b TS Roland-Jones	17	22	3	0	77.27
Matthew Quinn Not out	2	12	0	0	16.67
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 4, w 2, nb 0, p 0)	10
TOTAL (3.70 RUNS PER OVER)	254/10 (68.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 0-1 (Zak Crawley, 0.2 ov), 9-2 (Sam Northeast, 3.1 ov), 102-3 (Tawanda Muyeye, 25.3 ov), 167-4 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 39.6 ov), 191-5 (Ben Compton, 50.2 ov), 191-6 (Ekansh Singh, 50.3 ov), 196-7 (Keith Dudgeon, 53.1 ov), 204-8 (Matt Milnes, 55.6 ov), 241-9 (Matt Parkinson, 62.4 ov), 254-10 (Chris Benjamin, 68.4 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	ECO
Toby Roland-Jones	20	5	65	2	0	3.25
Ryan Higgins	16	0	83	3	0	5.19
Tom Helm	15.4	2	31	3	1	1.98
Zafar Gohar	9	0	17	2	0	1.89
Noah Cornwell	6	0	45	0	1	7.50
Luke Hollman	2	0	5	0	0	2.50

Middlesex 2nd Inning

309/10 (73.4 ov)

RR 4.19

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Luke Hollman c C Benjamin b E Singh	36	79	5	0	45.57
Sam Robson c C Benjamin b E Singh	36	53	7	0	67.92
Max Holden b E Singh	13	27	2	0	48.15
Leus du Plooy b M Milnes	40	64	5	0	62.50
Ben Geddes c MW Parkinson b KJ Dudgeon	37	26	8	0	142.31
Ryan Higgins b MR Quinn	13	22	2	0	59.09
Joe Benjamin Cracknell Not out	65	97	7	0	67.01
Zafar Gohar lbw b MR Quinn	1	10	0	0	10.00
Toby Roland-Jones b KJ Dudgeon	8	12	1	0	66.67
Tom Helm c DJ Bell-Drummond b MW Parkinson	33	53	5	0	62.26
Noah Cornwell b MW Parkinson	0	1	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 15, w 3, nb 4, p 0)	27
TOTAL (4.19 RUNS PER OVER)	309/10 (73.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 68-1 (Sam Robson, 17.2 ov), 92-2 (Max Holden, 25.3 ov), 103-3 (Luke Hollman, 27.5 ov), 171-4 (Ben Geddes, 36.5 ov), 190-5 (Ryan Higgins, 43.2 ov), 209-6 (Leus du Plooy, 48.1 ov), 210-7 (Zafar Gohar, 49.5 ov), 225-8 (Toby Roland-Jones, 54.1 ov), 309-9 (Tom Helm, 73.3 ov), 309-10 (Noah Cornwell, 73.4 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Eathan Bosch

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Matt Milnes	23	2	81	1	0	2	3.50
Matthew Quinn	15	4	44	2	0	0	2.93
Ekansh Singh	13	2	62	3	1	0	4.77
Keith Dudgeon	14	0	80	2	1	1	5.71
Matt Parkinson	8.4	1	22	2	0	0	2.54

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: Vitality County Championship Division Two
DATE & TIME: Thursday, August 20, 2026 · 03:30 PM
TOSS: Kent elected to bat
Venue: Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood

Batting ConditionAverage