Kent v Middlesex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 5th Match, County Championship Division Two, 2025

County Championship Division Two 5th Match: Kent v Middlesex at Canterbury, April 11, 2025

Kent

KET

218/10 (49) & 316/2 (64.4)

Middlesex

MID

222/10 (60.3) & 311/10 (101.4)

Finished

KET won by 8 wickets

Middlesex 1st InningMID 1st Inning222/10 (60.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Stephen Eskinazi	b G Stewart	14	29	3	0	48.28
b G Stewart
Nathan Fernandes	b NN Gilchrist	4	15	1	0	26.67
b NN Gilchrist
Max Holden	c HZ Finch b NN Gilchrist	26	85	3	0	30.59
c HZ Finch b NN Gilchrist
Leus du Plooy	c HZ Finch b K Ali	25	32	5	0	78.13
c HZ Finch b K Ali
Ryan Higgins	c HZ Finch b NN Gilchrist	14	31	1	0	45.16
c HZ Finch b NN Gilchrist
Ben Geddes	c J Evison b J Singh	13	15	3	0	86.67
c J Evison b J Singh
Jack Davies(WK)	Not out	47	77	8	0	61.04
Not out
Zafar Gohar	b K Ali	11	25	2	0	44.00
b K Ali
Toby Roland-Jones(C)	b K Ali	13	12	3	0	108.33
b K Ali
Blake Cullen	b J Singh	33	41	6	0	80.49
b J Singh
Henry Brookes	c JA Leaning b G Stewart	5	7	1	0	71.43
c JA Leaning b G Stewart
Extra	17 (b 4, w 0, nb 12, lb 1)
Total	222/10 (60.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Nathan Gilchrist	16	5	43	3	2.70
Grant Stewart	14.3	3	42	2	2.90
Kashif Ali	13	0	60	3	4.60
Jas Singh	12	4	47	2	3.92
Joey Evison	5	1	25	0	5.00

Fall of wickets: 1-11 (N Fernandes - 4.6 ov), 2-21 (S Eskinazi - 7.2 ov), 3-62 (JLdu Plooy - 20.6 ov), 4-90 (RF Higgins - 30.3 ov), 5-91 (MDE Holden - 32.5 ov), 6-105 (B Geddes - 35.1 ov), 7-126 (ZG Gohar - 42.3 ov), 8-146 (TS Roland-Jones - 44.6 ov), 9-217 (B Cullen - 59.2 ov), 10-222 (HJH Brookes - 60.3 ov)

Kent 1st InningKET 1st Inning218/10 (49 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Ben Compton	c JLB Davies b B Cullen	32	60	6	0	53.33
c JLB Davies b B Cullen
Zak Crawley	lbw b TS Roland-Jones	0	4	0	0	0.00
lbw b TS Roland-Jones
Daniel Bell-Drummond(C)	b RF Higgins	6	7	1	0	85.71
b RF Higgins
Tawanda Muyeye	c S Eskinazi b B Cullen	29	26	5	0	111.54
c S Eskinazi b B Cullen
Jack Leaning	c JLB Davies b HJH Brookes	0	4	0	0	0.00
c JLB Davies b HJH Brookes
Joey Evison	c JLB Davies b B Cullen	4	2	1	0	200.00
c JLB Davies b B Cullen
Harry Finch(WK)	lbw b RF Higgins	52	71	10	0	73.24
lbw b RF Higgins
Grant Stewart	c ZG Gohar b RF Higgins	56	56	3	1	100.00
c ZG Gohar b RF Higgins
Jas Singh	b B Cullen	16	31	2	0	51.61
b B Cullen
Kashif Ali	runout (B Cullen / ZG Gohar)	17	35	2	0	48.57
runout (B Cullen / ZG Gohar)
Nathan Gilchrist	Not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	6 (b 0, w 1, nb 4, lb 1)
Total	218/10 (49)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Toby Roland-Jones	12	1	57	1	4.75
Ryan Higgins	15	2	37	3	2.50
Blake Cullen	11	0	60	4	5.50
Henry Brookes	9	1	51	1	5.67
Zafar Gohar	2	0	12	0	6.00

Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Z Crawley - 2.1 ov), 2-9 (DJ Bell-Drummond - 3.3 ov), 3-58 (T Muyeye - 12.6 ov), 4-63 (JA Leaning - 13.6 ov), 5-72 (J Evison - 14.5 ov), 6-79 (B Compton - 18.4 ov), 7-180 (G Stewart - 37.1 ov), 8-189 (HZ Finch - 39.1 ov), 9-218 (K Ali - 48.4 ov), 10-218 (J Singh - 48.6 ov)

Middlesex 2nd InningMID 2nd Inning311/10 (101.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Nathan Fernandes	lbw b NN Gilchrist	1	4	0	0	25.00
lbw b NN Gilchrist
Stephen Eskinazi	lbw b J Singh	57	147	6	0	38.78
lbw b J Singh
Max Holden	c DJ Bell-Drummond b NN Gilchrist	5	10	1	0	50.00
c DJ Bell-Drummond b NN Gilchrist
Leus du Plooy	c JA Leaning b G Stewart	26	41	3	0	63.41
c JA Leaning b G Stewart
Ryan Higgins	b J Evison	15	19	2	0	78.95
b J Evison
Ben Geddes	c J Evison b JA Leaning	75	142	7	0	52.82
c J Evison b JA Leaning
Jack Davies(WK)	c DJ Bell-Drummond b JA Leaning	27	97	4	0	27.84
c DJ Bell-Drummond b JA Leaning
Blake Cullen	c DJ Bell-Drummond b G Stewart	22	45	2	0	48.89
c DJ Bell-Drummond b G Stewart
Zafar Gohar	c J Singh b NN Gilchrist	57	85	6	1	67.06
c J Singh b NN Gilchrist
Toby Roland-Jones(C)	lbw b G Stewart	0	5	0	0	0.00
lbw b G Stewart
Henry Brookes	Not out	3	21	0	0	14.29
Not out
Extra	23 (b 8, w 2, nb 12, lb 1)
Total	311/10 (101.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Nathan Gilchrist	21.4	2	86	3	4.00
Grant Stewart	22	4	52	3	2.40
Kashif Ali	19	2	56	0	2.90
Jas Singh	15	1	46	1	3.10
Joey Evison	12	2	30	1	2.50
Jack Leaning	12	1	32	2	2.67

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (N Fernandes - 2.2 ov), 2-14 (MDE Holden - 4.5 ov), 3-70 (JLdu Plooy - 23.1 ov), 4-90 (RF Higgins - 27.2 ov), 5-131 (S Eskinazi - 41.6 ov), 6-221 (JLB Davies - 74.5 ov), 7-230 (B Geddes - 78.2 ov), 8-272 (B Cullen - 89.5 ov), 9-272 (TS Roland-Jones - 91.4 ov), 10-311 (ZG Gohar - 101.4 ov)

Kent 2nd InningKET 2nd Inning316/2 (64.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Zak Crawley	b ZG Gohar	58	66	9	1	87.88
b ZG Gohar
Ben Compton	Not out	124	196	16	1	63.27
Not out
Daniel Bell-Drummond(C)	b ZG Gohar	0	1	0	0	0.00
b ZG Gohar
Tawanda Muyeye	Not out	125	127	13	5	98.43
Not out
Extra	9 (b 4, w 0, nb 4, lb 1)
Total	316/2 (64.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Toby Roland-Jones	11	1	54	0	4.91
Ryan Higgins	11	2	32	0	2.90
Blake Cullen	8	1	39	0	4.88
Henry Brookes	11	0	70	0	6.36
Zafar Gohar	20	1	91	2	4.50
Nathan Fernandes	3.4	0	25	0	6.80

Fall of wickets: 1-91 (Z Crawley - 21.1 ov), 2-91 (DJ Bell-Drummond - 21.2 ov)

Date

2025-04-11 15:30 PM

Venue

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Toss

Kent elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee