- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras21 (b 3, lb 12, nb 6)TOTAL214 all out (80.2 Overs, RR: 2.66)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Max Holden, 8.3 ov), 2-21 (Robbie White, 8.4 ov), 3-54 (Hilton Cartwright, 17.2 ov), 4-63 (Sam Robson, 23.3 ov), 5-141 (Paul Stirling, 50.5 ov), 6-142 (John Simpson, 52.1 ov), 7-174 (Toby Roland-Jones, 66.3 ov), 8-180 (Ollie Rayner, 72.5 ov), 9-201 (Tom Helm, 77.4 ov), 10-214 (Tim Murtagh, 80.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BW Sanderson 19 5 42 4 2.21 0 3 DAJ Bracewell 23 6 61 1 2.65 0 0 BA Hutton 20.2 6 54 5 2.65 0 0 RJ Gleeson 18 9 42 0 2.33 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras2 (nb 2)TOTAL71 all out (21.2 Overs, RR: 3.32)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rob Newton, 0.2 ov), 2-7 (Luke Procter, 1.3 ov), 3-9 (Ben Duckett, 2.4 ov), 4-38 (Richard Levi, 11.4 ov), 5-41 (Adam Rossington, 12.3 ov), 6-41 (Alex Wakely, 13.2 ov), 7-41 (Doug Bracewell, 13.5 ov), 8-41 (Josh Cobb, 14.1 ov), 9-62 (Richard Gleeson, 19.5 ov), 10-71 (Brett Hutton, 21.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 9 4 27 4 3.00 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 7 0 35 1 5.00 0 1 JAR Harris 5.2 4 9 5 1.68 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (lb 5, nb 6)TOTAL159 all out (38.3 Overs, RR: 4.12)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Sam Robson, 2.2 ov), 2-54 (Max Holden, 12.4 ov), 3-56 (Hilton Cartwright, 14.2 ov), 4-57 (Paul Stirling, 15.1 ov), 5-57 (Robbie White, 16.3 ov), 6-85 (John Simpson, 23.4 ov), 7-102 (James Harris, 29.5 ov), 8-106 (Toby Roland-Jones, 30.4 ov), 9-112 (Ollie Rayner, 33.1 ov), 10-159 (Tim Murtagh, 38.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BW Sanderson 7 3 21 1 3.00 0 0 DAJ Bracewell 9 2 31 3 3.44 0 0 BA Hutton 8 0 39 1 4.87 0 0 LA Procter 8 2 38 3 4.75 0 3 RJ Gleeson 6.3 0 25 2 3.84 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (lb 7, nb 4)TOTAL142 all out (38.2 Overs, RR: 3.7)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Ben Duckett, 2.5 ov), 2-25 (Brett Hutton, 4.6 ov), 3-44 (Luke Procter, 9.3 ov), 4-95 (Rob Newton, 23.2 ov), 5-115 (Alex Wakely, 28.4 ov), 6-125 (Adam Rossington, 32.3 ov), 7-131 (Richard Levi, 33.5 ov), 8-141 (Doug Bracewell, 35.3 ov), 9-142 (Josh Cobb, 37.2 ov), 10-142 (Ben Sanderson, 38.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 11.2 1 36 4 3.17 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 9 0 38 1 4.22 0 1 JAR Harris 10 2 39 4 3.90 0 0 TG Helm 6 1 18 0 3.00 0 0 HWR Cartwright 2 0 4 1 2.00 0 1
Match Details
Toss
Uncontested, Northamptonshire
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
13,14,15 April 2018 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Middlesex 20, Northamptonshire 3
Close of Play
- Fri, 13 Apr - day 1 - Middlesex 1st innings 136/4 (PR Stirling 40*, JA Simpson 31*, 48.5 ov)
- Sat, 14 Apr - day 2 - Northamptonshire 2nd innings 9/0 (RI Newton 4*, BM Duckett 5*, 2 ov)
- Sun, 15 Apr - day 3 - Northamptonshire 2nd innings 142 (38.2 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
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