Middlesex v Northamptonshire, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 38th Match, County Championship Division Two, 2025
County Championship Division Two 38th Match: Middlesex v Northamptonshire at Northwood, July 22, 2025

Middlesex
MID
625/8d (146)

Northamptonshire
NOR
261/10 (81.3) & 257/10 (90)
Finished
MID won by 107 runs
Middlesex 1st InningMID 1st Inning625/8 (146 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | c LD McManus b BW Sanderson | 57 | 108 | 8 | 0 | 52.78 |
c LD McManus b BW Sanderson | ||||||
| Max Holden | lbw b BW Sanderson | 141 | 282 | 19 | 1 | 50.00 |
lbw b BW Sanderson | ||||||
| Kane Williamson | lbw b L Guthrie | 114 | 159 | 14 | 1 | 71.70 |
lbw b L Guthrie | ||||||
| Leus du Plooy(C) | Not out | 105 | 152 | 10 | 1 | 69.08 |
Not out | ||||||
| Ryan Higgins | lbw b SA Zaib | 35 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 77.78 |
lbw b SA Zaib | ||||||
| Ben Geddes | b SA Zaib | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b SA Zaib | ||||||
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell(WK) | c L Guthrie b D Leech | 73 | 98 | 9 | 2 | 74.49 |
c L Guthrie b D Leech | ||||||
| Zafar Gohar | c Y Chahal b D Leech | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c Y Chahal b D Leech | ||||||
| Toby Roland-Jones | st LD McManus b SA Zaib | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 38.89 |
st LD McManus b SA Zaib | ||||||
| Tom Helm | Not out | 30 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 88.24 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 51 (b 0, w 1, nb 50, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 625/8 (146) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Guthrie | 21 | 3 | 114 | 1 | 5.42 |
| Ben Sanderson | 24 | 5 | 75 | 2 | 3.12 |
| Dominic Leech | 29 | 1 | 144 | 2 | 4.96 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 43 | 3 | 175 | 0 | 4.06 |
| Rob Keogh | 11 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2.82 |
| Saif Zaib | 15 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 4.67 |
| George Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
Fall of wickets: 1-122 (SD Robson - 33.5 ov), 2-361 (MDE Holden - 87.6 ov), 3-361 (K Williamson - 88.2 ov), 4-428 (RF Higgins - 101.4 ov), 5-428 (B Geddes - 101.5 ov), 6-552 (JB Cracknell - 129.4 ov), 7-560 (ZG Gohar - 131.4 ov), 8-573 (TS Roland-Jones - 136.6 ov)
Northamptonshire 1st InningNOR 1st Inning261/10 (81.3 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos | c JLdu Plooy b RF Higgins | 19 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 40.43 |
c JLdu Plooy b RF Higgins | ||||||
| Lewis McManus(WK/C) | lbw b RF Higgins | 39 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 79.59 |
lbw b RF Higgins | ||||||
| Aadi Sharma | lbw b TS Roland-Jones | 33 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 64.71 |
lbw b TS Roland-Jones | ||||||
| James Sales | c RF Higgins b ZG Gohar | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
c RF Higgins b ZG Gohar | ||||||
| George Bartlett | c RF Higgins b TG Helm | 26 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 38.81 |
c RF Higgins b TG Helm | ||||||
| Saif Zaib | b N Cornwell | 82 | 159 | 8 | 1 | 51.57 |
b N Cornwell | ||||||
| Rob Keogh | c JB Cracknell b N Cornwell | 18 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
c JB Cracknell b N Cornwell | ||||||
| Dominic Leech | c K Williamson b RF Higgins | 23 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 35.38 |
c K Williamson b RF Higgins | ||||||
| Ben Sanderson | lbw b RF Higgins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
lbw b RF Higgins | ||||||
| Liam Guthrie | Not out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Yuzvendra Chahal | b N Cornwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b N Cornwell | ||||||
| Extra | 19 (b 4, w 2, nb 8, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 261/10 (81.3) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 15 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 2.20 |
| Noah Cornwell | 11.3 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 4.17 |
| Tom Helm | 16 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 3.13 |
| Ryan Higgins | 16 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 3.18 |
| Zafar Gohar | 10 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2.40 |
| Sam Robson | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2.44 |
| Leus du Plooy | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Rs Vasconcelos - 14.5 ov), 2-63 (LD McManus - 16.5 ov), 3-66 (J Sales - 19.3 ov), 4-114 (Aadi Sharma - 32.6 ov), 5-138 (GA Bartlett - 41.4 ov), 6-193 (RI Keogh - 58.3 ov), 7-257 (D Leech - 76.5 ov), 8-257 (BW Sanderson - 76.6 ov), 9-261 (SA Zaib - 81.2 ov), 10-261 (Y Chahal - 81.3 ov)
Northamptonshire 2nd InningNOR 2nd Inning257/10 (90 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos | lbw b RF Higgins | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
lbw b RF Higgins | ||||||
| Lewis McManus(WK/C) | b TS Roland-Jones | 30 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 43.48 |
b TS Roland-Jones | ||||||
| Aadi Sharma | b RF Higgins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
b RF Higgins | ||||||
| James Sales | b TS Roland-Jones | 26 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 76.47 |
b TS Roland-Jones | ||||||
| George Bartlett | c TS Roland-Jones b TG Helm | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 45.00 |
c TS Roland-Jones b TG Helm | ||||||
| Saif Zaib | c JB Cracknell b TG Helm | 44 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 57.14 |
c JB Cracknell b TG Helm | ||||||
| Rob Keogh | Not out | 61 | 192 | 8 | 0 | 31.77 |
Not out | ||||||
| Dominic Leech | b N Cornwell | 14 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 42.42 |
b N Cornwell | ||||||
| Ben Sanderson | c RF Higgins b B Geddes | 12 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 19.35 |
c RF Higgins b B Geddes | ||||||
| Liam Guthrie | c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 44.44 |
c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins | ||||||
| Yuzvendra Chahal | b N Cornwell | 20 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 105.26 |
b N Cornwell | ||||||
| Extra | 24 (b 12, w 11, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 257/10 (90) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Higgins | 22 | 8 | 54 | 3 | 2.45 |
| Noah Cornwell | 16 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 3.94 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 20 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 2.35 |
| Tom Helm | 18 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 3.39 |
| Sam Robson | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1.18 |
| Leus du Plooy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Ben Geddes | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Rs Vasconcelos - 4.1 ov), 2-10 (Aadi Sharma - 4.2 ov), 3-50 (J Sales - 14.6 ov), 4-75 (LD McManus - 22.4 ov), 5-75 (GA Bartlett - 23.3 ov), 6-138 (SA Zaib - 51.1 ov), 7-170 (D Leech - 59.4 ov), 8-195 (BW Sanderson - 76.3 ov), 9-210 (L Guthrie - 82.6 ov), 10-257 (Y Chahal - 89.6 ov)
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2025-07-22 15:30 PM
Venue
Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Toss
Northamptonshire elected to bowl
Umpires
- Anna Harris
- Hassan Adnan
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
- Wayne Noon
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