Middlesex find the favourites tag hard to bear
Middlesex were overwhelmingly fancied to return to Division One at the first time of asking but thanks to an unbeaten hundred by James Bracey they lie uneasily in fifth
11/05Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at London, May 11-14 2018
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
455/8d -
![Gloucestershire]( "Gloucestershire")
210 & 326/4d (111 ov) (f/o)
11/05Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at London, May 11-14 2018
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
455/8d -
![Gloucestershire]( "Gloucestershire")
210 & 326/4d (111 ov) (f/o)
Day 4
Day 3
Gloucestershire follow on after Hilton Cartwright's best
Gloucestershire face an uphill battle to stave off County Championship defeat on Monday after they were made to follow on against Middlesex at Lord's
Day 2
Middlesex miss out on full hand of batting points
The bad weather which has plagued Middlesex's home fixtures so far this season returned with a vengeance
Day 1
Nick Gubbins, Dawid Malan and Eoin Morgan in runs for Middlesex
Nick Gubbins, touted as an opener for England's first Test of the summer against Pakistan, gave a wonderful audition for the role with an innings of 99