Middlesex v Lancashire, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 44, County Championship Division Two, 2026

County Championship Division Two Match 44: Middlesex v Lancashire at Northwood, 02-07th September

Middlesex

MID

247/10 (68.3) & 200/10 (44)

Lancashire

LAN

151/10 (48.5) & 136/10 (43.4)

Finished

MID won by 160 runs

Middlesex 1st InningMID 1st Inning247/10 (68.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Sam Robson	b J Anderson	8	16	1	0	50.00
b J Anderson
Luke Hollman	b J Anderson	54	116	11	0	46.55
b J Anderson
Max Holden	b J Anderson	0	3	0	0	0.00
b J Anderson
Leus du Plooy(C)	c KK Jennings b G Balderson	41	71	7	0	57.75
c KK Jennings b G Balderson
Ben Geddes	lbw b G Balderson	28	54	5	0	51.85
lbw b G Balderson
Ryan Higgins	lbw b G Balderson	44	76	7	0	57.89
lbw b G Balderson
Harry Duke(WK)	b Ben Walkden	10	24	1	0	41.67
b Ben Walkden
Zafar Gohar	b Ben Walkden	0	2	0	0	0.00
b Ben Walkden
Toby Roland-Jones	lbw b Ben Walkden	18	28	4	0	64.29
lbw b Ben Walkden
Tom Helm	Not out	22	19	2	1	115.79
Not out
Naavya Sharma	c MS Harris b TE Bailey	0	4	0	0	0.00
c MS Harris b TE Bailey
Extra	22 (b 9, w 0, nb 4, lb 9)
Total	247/10 (68.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
James Anderson	19	8	40	3	2.11
Tom Bailey	21.3	4	68	1	3.16
George Balderson	16	2	60	3	3.75
Ben Walkden	12	1	61	3	5.08

Fall of wickets: 1-20 (SD Robson - 4.5 ov), 2-20 (MDE Holden - 6.2 ov), 3-92 (JLdu Plooy - 24.6 ov), 4-141 (LBK Hollman - 42.3 ov), 5-151 (B Geddes - 45.1 ov), 6-177 (H Duke - 53.3 ov), 7-177 (ZG Gohar - 53.5 ov), 8-209 (TS Roland-Jones - 61.5 ov), 9-242 (RF Higgins - 67.3 ov), 10-247 (N Sharma - 68.3 ov)

Lancashire 1st InningLAN 1st Inning151/10 (48.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Keaton Jennings	lbw b TG Helm	2	17	0	0	11.76
lbw b TG Helm
Matthew Hurst(WK)	b N Sharma	46	108	5	0	42.59
b N Sharma
Harry Singh	c H Duke b TG Helm	0	2	0	0	0.00
c H Duke b TG Helm
Marcus Harris	lbw b RF Higgins	15	34	2	0	44.12
lbw b RF Higgins
Rocky Flintoff	b N Sharma	2	4	0	0	50.00
b N Sharma
Arav Shetty	c H Duke b TG Helm	22	19	3	1	115.79
c H Duke b TG Helm
Ben Walkden	c SD Robson b N Sharma	28	28	5	0	100.00
c SD Robson b N Sharma
George Balderson	c H Duke b TG Helm	20	41	3	0	48.78
c H Duke b TG Helm
Noman Ali	c TS Roland-Jones b RF Higgins	4	21	0	0	19.05
c TS Roland-Jones b RF Higgins
Tom Bailey	Not out	4	9	1	0	44.44
Not out
James Anderson(C)	b RF Higgins	0	10	0	0	0.00
b RF Higgins
Extra	8 (b 5, w 0, nb 0, lb 3)
Total	151/10 (48.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Toby Roland-Jones	13	4	27	0	2.08
Tom Helm	13	3	40	4	3.08
Ryan Higgins	11.5	2	37	3	3.13
Naavya Sharma	11	2	39	3	3.55

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (KK Jennings - 3.2 ov), 2-3 (HPN Singh - 3.4 ov), 3-32 (MS Harris - 14.3 ov), 4-35 (Rocky Flintoff - 15.4 ov), 5-75 (A Shetty - 23.4 ov), 6-119 (Ben Walkden - 33.1 ov), 7-126 (M Hurst - 37.6 ov), 8-147 (G Balderson - 45.3 ov), 9-151 (N Ali - 46.1 ov), 10-151 (J Anderson - 48.5 ov)

Middlesex 2nd InningMID 2nd Inning200/10 (44 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Luke Hollman	b TE Bailey	22	44	3	0	50.00
b TE Bailey
Sam Robson	b G Balderson	10	32	1	0	31.25
b G Balderson
Max Holden	c HPN Singh b J Anderson	51	60	9	0	85.00
c HPN Singh b J Anderson
Ben Geddes	lbw b J Anderson	28	28	6	0	100.00
lbw b J Anderson
Leus du Plooy(C)	b G Balderson	15	19	3	0	78.95
b G Balderson
Ryan Higgins	c M Hurst b J Anderson	1	14	0	0	7.14
c M Hurst b J Anderson
Harry Duke(WK)	b G Balderson	16	10	4	0	160.00
b G Balderson
Zafar Gohar	c M Hurst b G Balderson	0	6	0	0	0.00
c M Hurst b G Balderson
Toby Roland-Jones	c M Hurst b Ben Walkden	37	44	6	1	84.09
c M Hurst b Ben Walkden
Tom Helm	lbw b G Balderson	0	1	0	0	0.00
lbw b G Balderson
Naavya Sharma	Not out	0	7	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	20 (b 8, w 1, nb 2, lb 9)
Total	200/10 (44)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
James Anderson	13	3	56	3	4.31
Tom Bailey	10	3	40	1	4.00
George Balderson	16	6	54	5	3.38
Ben Walkden	5	0	33	1	6.60

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (SD Robson - 11.1 ov), 2-58 (LBK Hollman - 16.2 ov), 3-120 (B Geddes - 24.4 ov), 4-137 (JLdu Plooy - 29.4 ov), 5-137 (MDE Holden - 30.4 ov), 6-154 (H Duke - 33.5 ov), 7-154 (RF Higgins - 34.3 ov), 8-160 (ZG Gohar - 35.5 ov), 9-160 (TG Helm - 35.6 ov), 10-200 (TS Roland-Jones - 43.6 ov)

Lancashire 2nd InningLAN 2nd Inning136/10 (43.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Keaton Jennings	c B Geddes b RF Higgins	38	72	5	0	52.78
c B Geddes b RF Higgins
Matthew Hurst(WK)	c B Geddes b TG Helm	38	90	6	0	42.22
c B Geddes b TG Helm
Harry Singh	c SD Robson b N Sharma	4	4	1	0	100.00
c SD Robson b N Sharma
Marcus Harris	c TG Helm b N Sharma	0	1	0	0	0.00
c TG Helm b N Sharma
Rocky Flintoff	lbw b TS Roland-Jones	13	27	1	0	48.15
lbw b TS Roland-Jones
Arav Shetty	lbw b TG Helm	8	14	2	0	57.14
lbw b TG Helm
Ben Walkden	c H Duke b TS Roland-Jones	1	4	0	0	25.00
c H Duke b TS Roland-Jones
George Balderson	b TG Helm	0	3	0	0	0.00
b TG Helm
Noman Ali	c TS Roland-Jones b RF Higgins	12	23	2	0	52.17
c TS Roland-Jones b RF Higgins
Tom Bailey	c TS Roland-Jones b TG Helm	10	8	2	0	125.00
c TS Roland-Jones b TG Helm
James Anderson(C)	Not out	3	16	0	0	18.75
Not out
Extra	9 (b 2, w 2, nb 0, lb 5)
Total	136/10 (43.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Tom Helm	15	2	36	4	2.40
Toby Roland-Jones	12	4	37	2	3.08
Ryan Higgins	8.4	2	27	2	3.12
Naavya Sharma	7	1	27	2	3.86
Zafar Gohar	1	0	2	0	2.00

Fall of wickets: 1-57 (KK Jennings - 21.5 ov), 2-64 (HPN Singh - 22.5 ov), 3-64 (MS Harris - 22.6 ov), 4-97 (Rocky Flintoff - 31.1 ov), 5-107 (M Hurst - 34.3 ov), 6-108 (A Shetty - 34.5 ov), 7-108 (Ben Walkden - 35.3 ov), 8-108 (G Balderson - 36.2 ov), 9-120 (TE Bailey - 38.2 ov), 10-136 (N Ali - 43.4 ov)

Date

2026-09-02 15:00 PM

Venue

Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood

Toss

Middlesex elected to bat

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee