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f63031 cc22655	Middlesex v Northamptonshire
	Rothesay County Championship 2025 (Division 2)
Venue	Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood on 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th July 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Northamptonshire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Middlesex won by an innings and 107 runs
Points	Middlesex 24 (Batting 5, Bowling 3); Northamptonshire 2 (Batting 1, Bowling 1)
Umpires	AC Harris, Hasan Adnan
Referee	WM Noon
Scorers	TR Owen (Northamptonshire), DK Shelley (Middlesex)
Close of play day 1	Middlesex (1) 332/1 (Holden 137, Williamson 88; 80 overs)
Close of play day 2	Northamptonshire (1) 126/4 (Bartlett 19, Zaib 8; 38 overs)
Close of play day 3	Northamptonshire (2) 64/3 (McManus 21, Bartlett 7; 19 overs)

Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
SD Robson	c McManus b Sanderson	57	108	136	8	-	81
MDE Holden	lbw b Sanderson	151	282	346	19	1	205
KS Williamson	lbw b Guthrie	114	159	212	14	1	101
*JL du Plooy	not out	105	152	225	10	1	87
RF Higgins	lbw b Zaib	35	45	52	5	-	28
BBA Geddes	b Zaib	0	1	1	-	-	1
+JB Cracknell	c Guthrie b Leech	73	98	103	9	2	65
Zafar Gohar	c Chahal b Leech	0	5	8	-	-	5
TS Roland-Jones	st McManus b Zaib	7	18	21	1	-	15
TG Helm	not out	30	34	29	2	2	21
NB Cornwell	did not bat
Extras	(52 nb, 1 w)	53
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 146 overs)	625
Fall of wickets:
1-122 (Robson, 33.5 ov), 2-361 (Holden, 87.6 ov), 3-361 (Williamson, 88.2 ov), 4-428 (Higgins, 101.4 ov), 5-428 (Geddes, 101.5 ov), 6-552 (Cracknell, 129.4 ov), 7-560 (Zafar Gohar, 131.4 ov), 8-573 (Roland-Jones, 136.6 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Guthrie	21	3	114	1	1	3	76	15	-
Sanderson	24	5	75	2	-	7	114	9	-
Leech	29	1	144	2	-	8	112	16	1
Chahal	43	3	175	0	-	8	174	15	4
Keogh	11	2	31	0	-	-	47	3	-
Zaib	15	1	70	3	-	-	52	7	2
Bartlett	3	0	16	0	-	-	11	3	-

Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
RS Vasconcelos	c du Plooy b Higgins	19	47	60	3	-	39
*+LD McManus	lbw b Higgins	39	49	70	8	-	37
A Sharma	lbw b Roland-Jones	33	51	68	5	1	38
JJG Sales	c Higgins b Zafar Gohar	2	10	10	-	-	8
GA Bartlett	c Higgins b Helm	26	67	82	4	-	55
SA Zaib	b Cornwell	82	159	200	8	1	110
RI Keogh	c Cracknell b Cornwell	18	36	73	1	-	26
DJ Leech	c Williamson b Higgins	23	65	69	4	-	56
BW Sanderson	lbw b Higgins	0	1	1	-	-	1
LCJ Guthrie	not out	0	7	19	-	-	7
YS Chahal	b Cornwell	0	1	1	-	-	1
Extras	(4 b, 5 lb, 8 nb, 2 w)	19
Total	(all out, 81.3 overs)	261
Fall of wickets:
1-54 (Vasconcelos, 14.5 ov), 2-63 (McManus, 16.5 ov), 3-66 (Sales, 19.3 ov), 4-114 (Sharma, 32.6 ov), 5-138 (Bartlett, 41.4 ov), 6-193 (Keogh, 58.3 ov), 7-257 (Leech, 76.5 ov), 8-257 (Sanderson, 76.6 ov), 9-261 (Zaib, 81.2 ov), 10-261 (Chahal, 81.3 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Roland-Jones	15	3	33	1	-	-	74	5	-
Cornwell	11.3	2	48	3	-	-	51	8	-
Helm	16	1	50	1	1	-	73	5	1
Higgins	16	2	51	4	1	3	72	6	-
Zafar Gohar	10	3	24	1	-	-	49	4	-
Robson	9	0	22	0	-	1	41	2	-
du Plooy	4	1	24	0	-	-	15	3	1

Northamptonshire second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
RS Vasconcelos	lbw b Higgins	9	15	16	2	-	12
*+LD McManus	b Roland-Jones	30	69	97	5	-	55
A Sharma	b Higgins	0	1	1	-	-	1
JJG Sales	b Roland-Jones	26	34	44	5	-	25
GA Bartlett	c Roland-Jones b Helm	9	20	37	1	-	16
SA Zaib	c Cracknell b Helm	44	77	128	7	-	56
RI Keogh	not out	61	192	289	8	-	158
DJ Leech	b Cornwell	14	33	39	3	-	29
BW Sanderson	c Higgins b Geddes	12	62	59	1	-	55
LCJ Guthrie	c Cracknell b Higgins	8	18	26	2	-	16
YS Chahal	b Cornwell	20	19	34	5	-	14
Extras	(12 b, 1 lb, 11 w)	24
Total	(all out, 90 overs)	257
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Vasconcelos, 4.1 ov), 2-10 (Sharma, 4.2 ov), 3-50 (Sales, 14.6 ov), 4-75 (McManus, 22.4 ov), 5-75 (Bartlett, 23.3 ov), 6-138 (Zaib, 51.1 ov), 7-170 (Leech, 59.4 ov), 8-195 (Sanderson, 76.3 ov), 9-210 (Guthrie, 82.6 ov), 10-257 (Chahal, 89.6 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Higgins	22	8	54	3	1	-	111	10	-
Cornwell	16	3	63	2	-	-	72	12	-
Roland-Jones	20	4	47	2	-	-	96	6	-
Helm	18	5	61	2	2	-	89	10	-
Robson	11	1	13	0	-	-	54	-	-
du Plooy	1	0	1	0	-	-	5	-	-
Geddes	2	0	5	1	-	-	10	1	-

Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Middlesex (1) 103/0 (Robson 35*, Holden 39*; 28 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Middlesex (1) 260/1 (Holden 104*, Williamson 51*; 60 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Middlesex (1) 479/5 (du Plooy 44*, Cracknell 29*; 113 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Middlesex (1) 625/8 (du Plooy 105*, Helm 30*; 146 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Northamptonshire (1) 210/6 (Zaib 51*, Leech 7*; 65 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Northamptonshire (1) 261/8 (Zaib 82*, Guthrie 0*; 81 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Northamptonshire (2) 129/5 (Zaib 41*, Keogh 9*; 46 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Northamptonshire (2) 194/7 (Keogh 31*, Sanderson 12*; 75 overs)
--> Middlesex first innings: 50 in 12 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 100 in 30.3 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 150 in 39.2 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 200 in 50.5 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 250 in 60.2 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 300 in 77.4 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 350 in 86.4 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 400 in 96.2 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 450 in 105.2 overs
--> Middlesex score at 110 overs in the first innings was 467-5
--> Middlesex first innings: 500 in 117.5 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 550 in 129.3 overs
--> Middlesex first innings: 600 in 142.4 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 50 in 12.4 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 100 in 29.3 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 150 in 46.3 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 200 in 59.3 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 250 in 74.1 overs
--> Northamptonshire second innings: 50 in 13.4 overs
--> Northamptonshire second innings: 100 in 32.5 overs
--> Northamptonshire second innings: 150 in 55.2 overs
--> Northamptonshire second innings: 200 in 79.4 overs
--> Northamptonshire second innings: 250 in 89.3 overs
--> SD Robson (1) 50 in 102 balls with 7 fours
--> MDE Holden (1) 50 in 125 balls with 7 fours
--> MDE Holden (1) 100 in 182 balls with 13 fours and 1 six
--> MDE Holden (1) 150 in 281 balls with 19 fours and 1 six
--> MDE Holden (1) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 136
--> KS Williamson (1) 50 in 73 balls with 9 fours
--> KS Williamson (1) 100 in 147 balls with 12 fours and 1 six
--> JL du Plooy (1) 50 in 79 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> JL du Plooy (1) 100 in 150 balls with 10 fours and 1 six
--> RF Higgins (1) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 28
--> JB Cracknell (1) 50 in 68 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> TG Helm (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 28
--> A Sharma (1) passed his previous highest score of 24 in County Championship matches
--> A Sharma (1) passed his previous highest score of 24 in First-Class matches
--> SA Zaib (1) 50 in 101 balls with 6 fours
--> SA Zaib (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 81
--> SA Zaib (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 81
--> SA Zaib (2) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 40
--> RI Keogh (2) 50 in 185 balls with 6 fours
--> BW Sanderson reached 400 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed MDE Holden, his 2nd wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> NB Cornwell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Northamptonshire first innings (previous best was 3-60)
--> NB Cornwell achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Northamptonshire first innings (previous best was 3-60)
--> TS Roland-Jones reached 550 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed LD McManus, his 2nd wicket in the Northamptonshire second innings
--> SD Robson (20) and MDE Holden (20) added 50 in 77 balls for the Middlesex 1st wicket in the first innings
--> SD Robson (39) and MDE Holden (41) added 100 in 193 balls for the Middlesex 1st wicket in the first innings
--> MDE Holden (26) and KS Williamson (19) added 50 in 66 balls for the Middlesex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> MDE Holden (49) and KS Williamson (42) added 100 in 124 balls for the Middlesex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> MDE Holden (76) and KS Williamson (64) added 150 in 203 balls for the Middlesex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> MDE Holden (95) and KS Williamson (92) added 200 in 286 balls for the Middlesex 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> JL du Plooy (24) and RF Higgins (25) added 50 in 62 balls for the Middlesex 4th wicket in the first innings
--> JL du Plooy (13) and JB Cracknell (29) added 50 in 67 balls for the Middlesex 6th wicket in the first innings
--> JL du Plooy (33) and JB Cracknell (60) added 100 in 144 balls for the Middlesex 6th wicket in the first innings
--> JL du Plooy (22) and TG Helm (29) added 50 in 53 balls for the Middlesex 9th wicket in the first innings
--> RS Vasconcelos (19) and LD McManus (29) added 50 in 76 balls for the Northamptonshire 1st wicket in the first innings
--> SA Zaib (29) and RI Keogh (18) added 50 in 94 balls for the Northamptonshire 6th wicket in the first innings
--> SA Zaib (25) and DJ Leech (18) added 50 in 79 balls for the Northamptonshire 7th wicket in the first innings
--> SA Zaib (38) and RI Keogh (8) added 50 in 108 balls for the Northamptonshire 6th wicket in the second innings