Lancashire v Middlesex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 20, County Championship Division Two, 2026

County Championship Division Two Match 20: Lancashire v Middlesex at Manchester, May 08, 2026

Lancashire

LAN

201/10 (67.2) & 84/10 (38.4)

Middlesex

MID

169/10 (43.2) & 117/4 (21.5)

Finished

MID won by 6 wickets

Lancashire 1st InningLAN 1st Inning201/10 (67.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
George Balderson	lbw b RF Higgins	8	11	2	0	72.73
lbw b RF Higgins
Keaton Jennings	c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones	67	148	7	1	45.27
c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones
Josh Bohannon	c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins	15	48	2	0	31.25
c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins
Marcus Harris	c N Sharma b TS Roland-Jones	5	11	1	0	45.45
c N Sharma b TS Roland-Jones
Michael Jones	b SB Morgan	27	45	1	0	60.00
b SB Morgan
Matthew Hurst(WK)	c RF Higgins b N Sharma	7	24	1	0	29.17
c RF Higgins b N Sharma
Chris Green	b SB Morgan	35	75	2	0	46.67
b SB Morgan
Tom Hartley	c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins	3	10	0	0	30.00
c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins
Tom Bailey	c JB Cracknell b SB Morgan	11	20	0	0	55.00
c JB Cracknell b SB Morgan
Mitchell Stanley	b TS Roland-Jones	1	10	0	0	10.00
b TS Roland-Jones
James Anderson(C)	Not out	3	4	0	0	75.00
Not out
Extra	19 (b 4, w 0, nb 4, lb 11)
Total	201/10 (67.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Toby Roland-Jones	17	2	45	3	2.65
Ryan Higgins	19	3	48	3	2.53
Naavya Sharma	17	2	52	1	3.06
Sebastian Morgan	14.2	4	41	3	2.86

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (G Balderson - 1.6 ov), 2-65 (JJ Bohannon - 23.1 ov), 3-74 (MS Harris - 26.2 ov), 4-115 (MA Jones - 39.5 ov), 5-128 (M Hurst - 44.5 ov), 6-151 (KK Jennings - 50.6 ov), 7-164 (T Hartley - 55.3 ov), 8-188 (TE Bailey - 63.1 ov), 9-197 (M Stanley - 66.1 ov), 10-201 (CJ Green - 67.2 ov)

Middlesex 1st InningMID 1st Inning169/10 (43.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Sam Robson	c MA Jones b J Anderson	6	13	1	0	46.15
c MA Jones b J Anderson
Ben Geddes	c & b J Anderson	12	26	2	0	46.15
c & b J Anderson
Max Holden	b J Anderson	5	10	1	0	50.00
b J Anderson
Leus du Plooy(C)	c MA Jones b G Balderson	67	89	7	1	75.28
c MA Jones b G Balderson
Caleb Falconer	lbw b TE Bailey	11	20	1	0	55.00
lbw b TE Bailey
Ryan Higgins	c J Anderson b G Balderson	32	30	3	1	106.67
c J Anderson b G Balderson
Harry Duke	c M Hurst b J Anderson	3	16	0	0	18.75
c M Hurst b J Anderson
Zafar Gohar	c M Stanley b TE Bailey	4	5	1	0	80.00
c M Stanley b TE Bailey
Sebastian Morgan	c M Hurst b M Stanley	15	48	2	0	31.25
c M Hurst b M Stanley
Toby Roland-Jones	c M Hurst b G Balderson	0	4	0	0	0.00
c M Hurst b G Balderson
Naavya Sharma	Not out	0	3	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	14 (b 0, w 0, nb 8, lb 6)
Total	169/10 (43.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
James Anderson	16	1	67	4	4.19
Tom Bailey	16	1	49	2	3.06
Mitchell Stanley	7	1	28	1	4.00
George Balderson	4.2	0	19	3	4.38

Fall of wickets: 1-12 (SD Robson - 4.1 ov), 2-24 (MDE Holden - 6.2 ov), 3-39 (B Geddes - 10.1 ov), 4-64 (C Falconer - 15.3 ov), 5-108 (RF Higgins - 23.3 ov), 6-119 (H Duke - 28.4 ov), 7-124 (ZG Gohar - 29.6 ov), 8-169 (JLdu Plooy - 41.4 ov), 9-169 (SB Morgan - 42.3 ov), 10-169 (TS Roland-Jones - 43.2 ov)

Lancashire 2nd InningLAN 2nd Inning84/10 (38.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
George Balderson	c H Duke b RF Higgins	15	37	3	0	40.54
c H Duke b RF Higgins
Keaton Jennings	c SD Robson b RF Higgins	18	49	3	0	36.73
c SD Robson b RF Higgins
Mitchell Stanley	b TS Roland-Jones	8	51	1	0	15.69
b TS Roland-Jones
Josh Bohannon	c SD Robson b RF Higgins	2	4	0	0	50.00
c SD Robson b RF Higgins
Marcus Harris	c H Duke b RF Higgins	1	16	0	0	6.25
c H Duke b RF Higgins
Michael Jones	lbw b TS Roland-Jones	10	21	1	0	47.62
lbw b TS Roland-Jones
Matthew Hurst(WK)	c RF Higgins b N Sharma	7	27	0	0	25.93
c RF Higgins b N Sharma
Chris Green	c TS Roland-Jones b N Sharma	5	25	1	0	20.00
c TS Roland-Jones b N Sharma
Tom Hartley	c H Duke b N Sharma	0	1	0	0	0.00
c H Duke b N Sharma
Tom Bailey	c JLdu Plooy b N Sharma	4	4	1	0	100.00
c JLdu Plooy b N Sharma
James Anderson(C)	Not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	14 (b 0, w 1, nb 6, lb 2)
Total	84/10 (38.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Toby Roland-Jones	12	4	20	2	1.67
Ryan Higgins	17	7	27	4	1.59
Naavya Sharma	4.4	1	17	4	3.64
Sebastian Morgan	5	1	13	0	2.60

Fall of wickets: 1-39 (G Balderson - 13.3 ov), 2-40 (KK Jennings - 15.2 ov), 3-42 (JJ Bohannon - 15.6 ov), 4-48 (MS Harris - 21.6 ov), 5-63 (MA Jones - 28.4 ov), 6-64 (M Stanley - 30.2 ov), 7-77 (M Hurst - 36.1 ov), 8-77 (T Hartley - 36.2 ov), 9-81 (TE Bailey - 36.6 ov), 10-84 (CJ Green - 38.4 ov)

Middlesex 2nd InningMID 2nd Inning117/4 (21.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Sam Robson	c TE Bailey b G Balderson	14	18	2	0	77.78
c TE Bailey b G Balderson
Ben Geddes	Not out	73	70	6	3	104.29
Not out
Max Holden	c M Hurst b M Stanley	9	12	1	0	75.00
c M Hurst b M Stanley
Leus du Plooy(C)	c M Hurst b M Stanley	1	2	0	0	50.00
c M Hurst b M Stanley
Caleb Falconer	c M Hurst b G Balderson	0	1	0	0	0.00
c M Hurst b G Balderson
Ryan Higgins	Not out	7	32	0	0	21.88
Not out
Extra	13 (b 4, w 0, nb 8, lb 1)
Total	117/4 (21.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
James Anderson	4	1	16	0	4.00
Tom Bailey	4.5	0	38	0	7.86
George Balderson	8	1	23	2	2.88
Mitchell Stanley	5	0	35	2	7.00

Fall of wickets: 1-36 (SD Robson - 6.1 ov), 2-57 (MDE Holden - 9.1 ov), 3-63 (JLdu Plooy - 9.6 ov), 4-64 (C Falconer - 10.3 ov)

Date

2026-05-08 15:30 PM

Venue

Old Trafford, Manchester

Toss

Middlesex elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee