Northamptonshire v Middlesex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 9, County Championship Division Two, 2026
County Championship Division Two Match 9: Northamptonshire v Middlesex, April 17, 2026

Northamptonshire
NOR
409/10 (111.4)

Middlesex
MID
341/10 (88.5) & 353/3 (104)
Finished
Match Drawn
Middlesex 1st InningMID 1st Inning341/10 (88.5 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | c Calvin Harrison b H Conway | 13 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 43.33 |
c Calvin Harrison b H Conway | ||||||
| Josh De Caires | c J Sales b BW Sanderson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
c J Sales b BW Sanderson | ||||||
| Max Holden | c J Sales b H Conway | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
c J Sales b H Conway | ||||||
| Leus du Plooy(C) | c Rs Vasconcelos b BW Sanderson | 51 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 77.27 |
c Rs Vasconcelos b BW Sanderson | ||||||
| Ben Geddes | c Calvin Harrison b BW Sanderson | 65 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 81.25 |
c Calvin Harrison b BW Sanderson | ||||||
| Ryan Higgins | c SA Zaib b Calvin Harrison | 14 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 38.89 |
c SA Zaib b Calvin Harrison | ||||||
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell(WK) | c L Guthrie b Calvin Harrison | 79 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 58.08 |
c L Guthrie b Calvin Harrison | ||||||
| Zafar Gohar | c & b H Conway | 83 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 62.40 |
c & b H Conway | ||||||
| Toby Roland-Jones | c GA Bartlett b BW Sanderson | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 89.47 |
c GA Bartlett b BW Sanderson | ||||||
| Tom Helm | c H Conway b BW Sanderson | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23.81 |
c H Conway b BW Sanderson | ||||||
| Naavya Sharma | Not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 11 (b 4, w 2, nb 2, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 341/10 (88.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Conway | 20.5 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 3.55 |
| Ben Sanderson | 19 | 3 | 62 | 5 | 3.26 |
| Luke Procter | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Liam Guthrie | 13 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 5.92 |
| Calvin Harrison | 21 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 3.10 |
| James Sales | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Saif Zaib | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (J D caires - 1.5 ov), 2-7 (MDE Holden - 2.5 ov), 3-20 (SD Robson - 8.6 ov), 4-105 (JLdu Plooy - 25.2 ov), 5-150 (B Geddes - 35.2 ov), 6-164 (RF Higgins - 40.6 ov), 7-304 (JB Cracknell - 78.4 ov), 8-325 (TS Roland-Jones - 83.1 ov), 9-341 (TG Helm - 87.4 ov), 10-341 (ZG Gohar - 88.5 ov)
Northamptonshire 1st InningNOR 1st Inning409/10 (111.4 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos(WK) | c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones | 27 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 93.10 |
c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones | ||||||
| Luke Procter(C) | lbw b TG Helm | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
lbw b TG Helm | ||||||
| Calvin Harrison | c B Geddes b TS Roland-Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
c B Geddes b TS Roland-Jones | ||||||
| Nathan McSweeney | c RF Higgins b TG Helm | 107 | 191 | 16 | 0 | 56.02 |
c RF Higgins b TG Helm | ||||||
| Saif Zaib | c SD Robson b N Sharma | 14 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 29.79 |
c SD Robson b N Sharma | ||||||
| James Sales | c JLdu Plooy b RF Higgins | 164 | 265 | 24 | 2 | 61.89 |
c JLdu Plooy b RF Higgins | ||||||
| George Bartlett | b N Sharma | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
b N Sharma | ||||||
| Lewis McManus | c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 26.47 |
c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins | ||||||
| Ben Sanderson | c SD Robson b N Sharma | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
c SD Robson b N Sharma | ||||||
| Liam Guthrie | c SD Robson b TS Roland-Jones | 51 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 104.08 |
c SD Robson b TS Roland-Jones | ||||||
| Harry Conway | Not out | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 12 (b 5, w 0, nb 6, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 409/10 (111.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 29 | 7 | 83 | 3 | 2.86 |
| Tom Helm | 22 | 3 | 77 | 2 | 3.50 |
| Ryan Higgins | 29.4 | 4 | 105 | 2 | 3.54 |
| Naavya Sharma | 25 | 5 | 92 | 3 | 3.68 |
| Luke Hollman | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Josh De Caires | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (LA Procter - 7.6 ov), 2-37 (Calvin Harrison - 8.4 ov), 3-42 (Rs Vasconcelos - 10.3 ov), 4-98 (SA Zaib - 26.4 ov), 5-262 (NA McSweeney - 73.1 ov), 6-263 (GA Bartlett - 74.4 ov), 7-290 (LD McManus - 85.5 ov), 8-307 (BW Sanderson - 92.3 ov), 9-381 (L Guthrie - 106.6 ov), 10-409 (J Sales - 111.4 ov)
Middlesex 2nd InningMID 2nd Inning353/3 (104 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh De Caires | lbw b LA Procter | 15 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 28.85 |
lbw b LA Procter | ||||||
| Sam Robson | c LD McManus b L Guthrie | 162 | 305 | 21 | 0 | 53.11 |
c LD McManus b L Guthrie | ||||||
| Max Holden | b Calvin Harrison | 86 | 144 | 14 | 0 | 59.72 |
b Calvin Harrison | ||||||
| Leus du Plooy(C) | Not out | 66 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 55.93 |
Not out | ||||||
| Ben Geddes | Not out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 24 (b 9, w 1, nb 4, lb 10) | |||||
| Total | 353/3 (104) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sanderson | 17 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 2.65 |
| Harry Conway | 15 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1.13 |
| Luke Procter | 12 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 4.08 |
| Liam Guthrie | 17 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 5.24 |
| Calvin Harrison | 24 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 3.13 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 |
| Saif Zaib | 11 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2.18 |
| James Sales | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.60 |
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (J D caires - 16.6 ov), 2-199 (MDE Holden - 63.5 ov), 3-351 (SD Robson - 101.4 ov)
Date
2026-04-17 15:30 PM
Venue
County Ground, Northampton
Toss
Middlesex elected to bat
Umpires
- Sue Redfern
- Surendiran Shanmugam
Tv Umpires
Match Referee
- Mike Smith


