Middlesex v Kent, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 33, County Championship Division Two, 2026

County Championship Division Two Match 33: Middlesex v Kent at Northwood, August 20, 2026

Middlesex

MID

249/10 (55.4) & 309/10 (73.4)

Kent

KEN

350/10 (91.3) & 254/10 (68.4)

Finished

KEN won by 46 runs

Kent 1st Inning KEN 1st Inning350/10 (91.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Ben Compton	lbw b TG Helm	13	26	2	0	50.00
lbw b TG Helm
Zak Crawley	c TG Helm b RF Higgins	81	115	13	0	70.43
c TG Helm b RF Higgins
Sam Northeast	lbw b TS Roland-Jones	87	166	10	0	52.41
lbw b TS Roland-Jones
Tawanda Muyeye	c SD Robson b TS Roland-Jones	13	22	2	0	59.09
c SD Robson b TS Roland-Jones
Daniel Bell-Drummond(C)	c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones	8	38	0	0	21.05
c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones
Chris Benjamin(WK)	b TG Helm	27	46	4	0	58.70
b TG Helm
Ekansh Singh	lbw b TS Roland-Jones	19	62	3	0	30.65
lbw b TS Roland-Jones
Keith Dudgeon	c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins	13	26	3	0	50.00
c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins
Matt Milnes	b RF Higgins	32	44	6	0	72.73
b RF Higgins
Matt Parkinson	c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones	0	6	0	0	0.00
c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones
Matthew Quinn	Not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	57 (b 19, w 0, nb 12, lb 26)
Total	350/10 (91.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Toby Roland-Jones	27	7	71	5	2.63
Tom Helm	24	8	74	2	3.08
Eathan Bosch	10	1	61	0	6.10
Ryan Higgins	25.3	3	86	3	3.37
Zafar Gohar	5	1	13	0	2.60

Fall of wickets: 1-25 (B Compton - 9.2 ov), 2-167 (Z Crawley - 38.5 ov), 3-185 (T Muyeye - 44.5 ov), 4-219 (DJ Bell-Drummond - 54.4 ov), 5-274 (SA Northeast - 66.6 ov), 6-278 (C Benjamin - 69.1 ov), 7-301 (KJ Dudgeon - 76.5 ov), 8-338 (E Singh - 88.1 ov), 9-344 (MW Parkinson - 90.2 ov), 10-350 (M Milnes - 91.3 ov)

Middlesex 1st InningMID 1st Inning249/10 (55.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Sam Robson	c T Muyeye b M Milnes	5	19	1	0	26.32
c T Muyeye b M Milnes
Luke Hollman	c SA Northeast b MR Quinn	25	47	5	0	53.19
c SA Northeast b MR Quinn
Max Holden	b M Milnes	18	36	3	0	50.00
b M Milnes
Leus du Plooy(C)	c C Benjamin b M Milnes	7	13	1	0	53.85
c C Benjamin b M Milnes
Ben Geddes	c C Benjamin b MR Quinn	8	16	2	0	50.00
c C Benjamin b MR Quinn
Ryan Higgins	b M Milnes	33	42	6	0	78.57
b M Milnes
Joe Benjamin Cracknell(WK)	c C Benjamin b MR Quinn	38	49	5	1	77.55
c C Benjamin b MR Quinn
Zafar Gohar	lbw b M Milnes	1	10	0	0	10.00
lbw b M Milnes
Eathan Bosch	Not out	43	52	7	0	82.69
Not out
Toby Roland-Jones	c T Muyeye b E Singh	36	26	4	2	138.46
c T Muyeye b E Singh
Tom Helm	c E Singh b MR Quinn	26	24	4	0	108.33
c E Singh b MR Quinn
Extra	9 (b 0, w 1, nb 0, lb 8)
Total	249/10 (55.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Matt Milnes	16	3	53	5	3.31
Matthew Quinn	14.4	3	52	4	3.55
Keith Dudgeon	9	0	42	0	4.67
Ekansh Singh	10	1	66	1	6.60
Matt Parkinson	6	0	28	0	4.67

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (SD Robson - 4.5 ov), 2-48 (LBK Hollman - 15.4 ov), 3-52 (MDE Holden - 18.2 ov), 4-63 (B Geddes - 21.3 ov), 5-63 (JLdu Plooy - 22.2 ov), 6-122 (JB Cracknell - 35.4 ov), 7-138 (RF Higgins - 38.2 ov), 8-147 (ZG Gohar - 40.1 ov), 9-193 (TS Roland-Jones - 47.1 ov), 10-249 (TG Helm - 55.4 ov)

Kent 2nd InningKEN 2nd Inning254/10 (68.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Zak Crawley	c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones	0	2	0	0	0.00
c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones
Ben Compton	c MDE Holden b TG Helm	65	141	7	0	46.10
c MDE Holden b TG Helm
Sam Northeast	c B Geddes b RF Higgins	5	10	1	0	50.00
c B Geddes b RF Higgins
Tawanda Muyeye	lbw b ZG Gohar	64	71	9	1	90.14
lbw b ZG Gohar
Daniel Bell-Drummond(C)	b ZG Gohar	39	49	9	0	79.59
b ZG Gohar
Chris Benjamin(WK)	c MDE Holden b TG Helm	45	83	6	0	54.22
c MDE Holden b TG Helm
Ekansh Singh	b TG Helm	0	1	0	0	0.00
b TG Helm
Keith Dudgeon	c JLdu Plooy b RF Higgins	1	6	0	0	16.67
c JLdu Plooy b RF Higgins
Matt Milnes	lbw b RF Higgins	6	15	1	0	40.00
lbw b RF Higgins
Matt Parkinson	c RF Higgins b TS Roland-Jones	17	22	3	0	77.27
c RF Higgins b TS Roland-Jones
Matthew Quinn	Not out	2	12	0	0	16.67
Not out
Extra	10 (b 4, w 2, nb 0, lb 4)
Total	254/10 (68.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Toby Roland-Jones	20	5	65	2	3.25
Ryan Higgins	16	0	83	3	5.19
Tom Helm	15.4	2	31	3	1.98
Zafar Gohar	9	0	17	2	1.89
Noah Cornwell	6	0	45	0	7.50
Luke Hollman	2	0	5	0	2.50

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Z Crawley - 0.2 ov), 2-9 (SA Northeast - 3.1 ov), 3-102 (T Muyeye - 25.3 ov), 4-167 (DJ Bell-Drummond - 39.6 ov), 5-191 (B Compton - 50.2 ov), 6-191 (E Singh - 50.3 ov), 7-196 (KJ Dudgeon - 53.1 ov), 8-204 (M Milnes - 55.6 ov), 9-241 (MW Parkinson - 62.4 ov), 10-254 (C Benjamin - 68.4 ov)

Middlesex 2nd InningMID 2nd Inning309/10 (73.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Luke Hollman	c C Benjamin b E Singh	36	79	5	0	45.57
c C Benjamin b E Singh
Sam Robson	c C Benjamin b E Singh	36	53	7	0	67.92
c C Benjamin b E Singh
Max Holden	b E Singh	13	27	2	0	48.15
b E Singh
Leus du Plooy(C)	b M Milnes	40	64	5	0	62.50
b M Milnes
Ben Geddes	c MW Parkinson b KJ Dudgeon	37	26	8	0	142.31
c MW Parkinson b KJ Dudgeon
Ryan Higgins	b MR Quinn	13	22	2	0	59.09
b MR Quinn
Joe Benjamin Cracknell(WK)	Not out	65	97	7	0	67.01
Not out
Zafar Gohar	lbw b MR Quinn	1	10	0	0	10.00
lbw b MR Quinn
Toby Roland-Jones	b KJ Dudgeon	8	12	1	0	66.67
b KJ Dudgeon
Tom Helm	c DJ Bell-Drummond b MW Parkinson	33	53	5	0	62.26
c DJ Bell-Drummond b MW Parkinson
Noah Cornwell	b MW Parkinson	0	1	0	0	0.00
b MW Parkinson
Extra	27 (b 5, w 3, nb 4, lb 15)
Total	309/10 (73.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Matt Milnes	23	2	81	1	3.50
Matthew Quinn	15	4	44	2	2.93
Ekansh Singh	13	2	62	3	4.77
Keith Dudgeon	14	0	80	2	5.71
Matt Parkinson	8.4	1	22	2	2.54

Fall of wickets: 1-68 (SD Robson - 17.2 ov), 2-92 (MDE Holden - 25.3 ov), 3-103 (LBK Hollman - 27.5 ov), 4-171 (B Geddes - 36.5 ov), 5-190 (RF Higgins - 43.2 ov), 6-209 (JLdu Plooy - 48.1 ov), 7-210 (ZG Gohar - 49.5 ov), 8-225 (TS Roland-Jones - 54.1 ov), 9-309 (TG Helm - 73.3 ov), 10-309 (N Cornwell - 73.4 ov)

Date

2026-08-20 15:30 PM

Venue

Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood

Toss

Kent elected to bat

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee