RESULT

MID vs LAN Scorecard, Vitality County Championship Division Two, 2 September, 2026, Merchant Taylors' School Ground & Match Stats

MID

247/10 (68.3 ov) & 200/10 (44 ov)

LAN

151/10 (48.5 ov) & 136/10 (43.4 ov)

Middlesex won by 160 runs

Middlesex 1st Inning

247/10 (68.3 ov)

RR 3.61

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson b J Anderson	8	16	1	0	50.00
Luke Hollman b J Anderson	54	116	11	0	46.55
Max Holden b J Anderson	0	3	0	0	0.00
Leus du Plooy c KK Jennings b G Balderson	41	71	7	0	57.75
Ben Geddes lbw b G Balderson	28	54	5	0	51.85
Ryan Higgins lbw b G Balderson	44	76	7	0	57.89
Harry Duke b Ben Walkden	10	24	1	0	41.67
Zafar Gohar b Ben Walkden	0	2	0	0	0.00
Toby Roland-Jones lbw b Ben Walkden	18	28	4	0	64.29
Tom Helm Not out	22	19	2	1	115.79
Naavya Sharma c MS Harris b TE Bailey	0	4	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 9, lb 9, w 0, nb 4, p 0)	22
TOTAL (3.61 RUNS PER OVER)	247/10 (68.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 20-1 (Sam Robson, 4.5 ov), 20-2 (Max Holden, 6.2 ov), 92-3 (Leus du Plooy, 24.6 ov), 141-4 (Luke Hollman, 42.3 ov), 151-5 (Ben Geddes, 45.1 ov), 177-6 (Harry Duke, 53.3 ov), 177-7 (Zafar Gohar, 53.5 ov), 209-8 (Toby Roland-Jones, 61.5 ov), 242-9 (Ryan Higgins, 67.3 ov), 247-10 (Naavya Sharma, 68.3 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
James Anderson	19	8	40	3	0	2.11
Tom Bailey	21.3	4	68	1	0	3.16
George Balderson	16	2	60	3	0	3.75
Ben Walkden	12	1	61	3	2	5.08

Lancashire 1st Inning

151/10 (48.5 ov)

RR 3.09

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 H Duke b TG Helm	0	2	0	0	0.00
Marcus Harris lbw b RF Higgins	15	34	2	0	44.12
Rocky Flintoff b N Sharma	2	4	0	0	50.00
Arav Shetty c H Duke b TG Helm	22	19	3	1	115.79
Ben Walkden c SD Robson b N Sharma	28	28	5	0	100.00
George Balderson c H Duke b TG Helm	20	41	3	0	48.78
Noman 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, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	8
TOTAL (3.09 RUNS PER OVER)	151/10 (48.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 3-1 (Keaton Jennings, 3.2 ov), 3-2 (Harry Singh, 3.4 ov), 32-3 (Marcus Harris, 14.3 ov), 35-4 (Rocky Flintoff, 15.4 ov), 75-5 (Arav Shetty, 23.4 ov), 119-6 (Ben Walkden, 33.1 ov), 126-7 (Matthew Hurst, 37.6 ov), 147-8 (George Balderson, 45.3 ov), 151-9 (Noman Ali, 46.1 ov), 151-10 (James Anderson, 48.5 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Toby Roland-Jones	13	4	27	0	2.08
Tom Helm	13	3	40	4	3.08
Ryan Higgins	11.5	2	37	3	3.13
Naavya Sharma	11	2	39	3	3.55

Middlesex 2nd Inning

200/10 (44 ov)

RR 4.55

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Luke Hollman b TE Bailey	22	44	3	0	50.00
Sam Robson b G Balderson	10	32	1	0	31.25
Max Holden c HPN Singh b J Anderson	51	60	9	0	85.00
Ben Geddes lbw b J Anderson	28	28	6	0	100.00
Leus du Plooy b G Balderson	15	19	3	0	78.95
Ryan Higgins c M Hurst b J Anderson	1	14	0	0	7.14
Harry Duke b G Balderson	16	10	4	0	160.00
Zafar Gohar c M Hurst b G Balderson	0	6	0	0	0.00
Toby Roland-Jones c M Hurst b Ben Walkden	37	44	6	1	84.09
Tom Helm lbw b G Balderson	0	1	0	0	0.00
Naavya Sharma Not out	0	7	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 8, lb 9, w 1, nb 2, p 0)	20
TOTAL (4.55 RUNS PER OVER)	200/10 (44 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 28-1 (Sam Robson, 11.1 ov), 58-2 (Luke Hollman, 16.2 ov), 120-3 (Ben Geddes, 24.4 ov), 137-4 (Leus du Plooy, 29.4 ov), 137-5 (Max Holden, 30.4 ov), 154-6 (Harry Duke, 33.5 ov), 154-7 (Ryan Higgins, 34.3 ov), 160-8 (Zafar Gohar, 35.5 ov), 160-9 (Tom Helm, 35.6 ov), 200-10 (Toby Roland-Jones, 43.6 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
James Anderson	13	3	56	3	0	0	4.31
Tom Bailey	10	3	40	1	1	1	4.00
George Balderson	16	6	54	5	0	0	3.38
Ben Walkden	5	0	33	1	0	0	6.60

Lancashire 2nd Inning

136/10 (43.4 ov)

RR 3.11

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Keaton Jennings c B Geddes b RF Higgins	38	72	5	0	52.78
Matthew Hurst c B 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
Rocky Flintoff lbw b TS Roland-Jones	13	27	1	0	48.15
Arav Shetty lbw b TG Helm	8	14	2	0	57.14
Ben Walkden c H Duke b TS Roland-Jones	1	4	0	0	25.00
George Balderson b TG Helm	0	3	0	0	0.00
Noman 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, nb 0, p 0)	9
TOTAL (3.11 RUNS PER OVER)	136/10 (43.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 57-1 (Keaton Jennings, 21.5 ov), 64-2 (Harry Singh, 22.5 ov), 64-3 (Marcus Harris, 22.6 ov), 97-4 (Rocky Flintoff, 31.1 ov), 107-5 (Matthew Hurst, 34.3 ov), 108-6 (Arav Shetty, 34.5 ov), 108-7 (Ben Walkden, 35.3 ov), 108-8 (George Balderson, 36.2 ov), 120-9 (Tom Bailey, 38.2 ov), 136-10 (Noman Ali, 43.4 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	ECO
Tom Helm	15	2	36	4	1	2.40
Toby Roland-Jones	12	4	37	2	0	3.08
Ryan Higgins	8.4	2	27	2	2	3.12
Naavya Sharma	7	1	27	2	0	3.86
Zafar Gohar	1	0	2	0	0	2.00

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

Match Information

SERIES: Vitality County Championship Division Two
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, September 02, 2026 · 03:00 PM
TOSS: Middlesex elected to bat
Venue: Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
UMPIRES: Jack Shantry (England), Simon Widdup (England)
MATCH REFEREE: Jason Swift (England)

Batting ConditionAverage