20/06Result

Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Jun 20-23 2018

LeicestershireLeicestershireLEICS
427 & 186
MiddlesexMiddlesexMIDDX
233 & 383/9 (117.3 ov)

Middlesex won by 1 wkt

Kent squash Warwickshire's hopes of record chase

1859dDavid Hopps at Grace Road

James Harris seals chase of 381 as Middlesex find spark

Middlesex fought hard on the fourth day, with contributions from Stevie Eskinazi, Hilton Cartwright and James Harris, to resurrect their promotion hopes

Match Centre

Match Details

Grace Road, Leicester

Series

Specsavers County Championship Division Two 2018

Toss

Leicestershire , elected to bat first

Season

2018

Hours of play (local time)

11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00

Match days

20,21,22,23 June 2018 (4-day match)

Umpires

Graham Lloyd

Paul Pollard

Points

Middlesex 19, Leicestershire 7

Scorecard Summary

117.3

Mohammad Abbas to Harris, FOUR,

117.2

Mohammad Abbas to Murtagh, 1 run,

117.1

Mohammad Abbas to Harris, 1 run,

END OF OVER:
117 | 2 Runs | MIDDX: 377/9

Tim Murtagh2 (5b)
James Harris53 (91b)

Ben Raine34-7-89-3
Mohammad Abbas31-5-93-2

116.6

Raine to Murtagh, no run,

116.5

Raine to Harris, 1 run,

116.4

Raine to Harris, no run,

Match Coverage

All Match News

James Harris seals chase of 381 as Middlesex find spark
Middlesex fought hard on the fourth day, with contributions from Stevie Eskinazi, Hilton Cartwright and James Harris, to resurrect their promotion hopes
Uneven bounce makes Leicestershire favourites for rare hat-trick
Leicestershire remain on course to win three consecutive championship matches for the first time in 20 years
Zak Chappell's promise on show again amid Leicestershire revival
On the pitch Leicestershire are in rude health, threatening to beat Middlesex and lodge their third successive Championship win
Colin Ackermann's hundred means Middlesex's smiles remain forced
Few would have imagined that Middlesex would come to Leicester in mid-June down in seventh, with only one win from five matches
Rayner answers Hampshire's spin crisis
Ollie Rayner has a chance to discover some form after losing his Middlesex place to Ravi Patel

Videos

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Middlesex INNINGS		R	B
MDE Holden	caught wk	0	3
SD Robson	lbw	31	53
SS Eskinazi	run out	97	201
DJ Malan	caught wk	12	32
RH Patel	caught wk	20	49
PR Stirling	caught wk	4	12
HWR Cartwright	lbw	80	172
JA Simpson	lbw	39	65
JAR Harris	not out	58	93
ST Finn	caught wk	9	23
TJ Murtagh	not out	3	6
EXTRAS	(b 13, lb 8, w 1, nb 8)
TOTAL	383 (9 wkts; 117.3 ovs)

Leics BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
BA Raine	34.0	7	89	3	2.61
Mohammad Abbas	31.3	5	99	2	3.14	(2nb, 1w)
ZJ Chappell	16.0	4	50	0	3.12	(1nb)
GT Griffiths	25.0	4	81	3	3.24
NJ Dexter	4.0	0	24	0	6.00	(1nb)
CF Parkinson	7.0	2	19	0	2.71

Middlesex 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	SD Robson	MDE Holden
2nd	51	SD Robson	SS Eskinazi
3rd	28	DJ Malan	SS Eskinazi
4th	55	RH Patel	SS Eskinazi
5th	15	PR Stirling	SS Eskinazi
6th	48	HWR Cartwright	SS Eskinazi
7th	87	JA Simpson	HWR Cartwright
8th	59	JAR Harris	HWR Cartwright
9th	31	ST Finn	JAR Harris
10th	9	TJ Murtagh	JAR Harris

County Championship Division Two

Team	M	D	PT
SUSS	2	2	29
LEICS	2	2	25
YORKS	2	2	25
GLAM	2	2	24
NHNTS	2	2	24
MIDDX	2	2	23
GLOUC	2	1	20
DERBS	2	1	19

Series

Toss

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

Umpires

Points

LEICESTERSHIRE 427(120.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 233(64.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

LEICESTERSHIRE 186(69.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 383/9(117.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:117 | 2 Runs | MIDDX: 377/9

Kent squash Warwickshire's hopes of record chase

LEICESTERSHIRE 427(120.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 233(64.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

LEICESTERSHIRE 186(69.4 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 383/9(117.3 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
117 | 2 Runs | MIDDX: 377/9