County Championship Division Two 2026
Middlesex vs Gloucestershire, 2nd Match
Middlesex won by an innings and 14 runs
Middlesex (MDX)
445/9 (130.6 ov)
Gloucestershire (GLOUCS)
216/10 (86.6 ov)
215/10 (112.3 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division Two 2026
- Match
- 2nd Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Lord's, London, England
- Toss
- Gloucestershire opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Ben Debenham, Jack Shantry
- Match referee
- Wayne Noon
Playing XI
Middlesex
- Sam Robson · Batsman
- Joshua De Caires · Batting Allrounder
- Max Holden · Batsman
- Leus du Plooy (c) · Batsman
- Ben Geddes · Batsman
- Ryan Higgins · Bowling Allrounder
- Joe Cracknell (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Zafar Gohar · Batting Allrounder
- Sebastian Morgan · Bowler
- Toby Roland-Jones · Bowler
- Naavya Sharma · Bowler
Gloucestershire
- Cameron Bancroft (c) · WK-Batsman
- Ben Charlesworth · Bowling Allrounder
- Joe Phillips · Batsman
- Miles Hammond · Batsman
- Oliver Price · Batting Allrounder
- James Bracey (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Graeme van Buuren · Batting Allrounder
- Craig Miles · Bowling Allrounder
- Matt Taylor · Batsman
- Will Williams · Bowler
- Gabe Bell · Bowler
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | lbw b Will Williams | 33 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 37.08 |
| Joshua De Caires | c James Bracey b Matt Taylor | 12 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Max Holden | b Will Williams | 32 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 33.68 |
| Leus du Plooy | b M Hammond | 182 | 274 | 17 | 1 | 66.42 |
| Ben Geddes | c James Bracey b Oliver Price | 25 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 56.82 |
| Ryan Higgins | c Oliver Price b Gabe Bell | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Joe Cracknell | b Gv Buuren | 97 | 143 | 14 | 0 | 67.83 |
| Zafar Gohar | c Joe Phillips b Oliver Price | 26 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 57.78 |
| Sebastian Morgan | not out | 14 |
Gloucestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | b Roland-Jones | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Ben Charlesworth | b Roland-Jones | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 39.13 |
| Joe Phillips | b Roland-Jones | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 13.64 |
| Miles Hammond | c Naavya Sharma b Roland-Jones | 77 | 172 | 9 | 0 | 44.77 |
| Oliver Price | c Max Holden b Naavya Sharma | 29 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 27.88 |
| James Bracey | c Ryan Higgins b Roland-Jones | 21 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 51.22 |
| Graeme van Buuren | b Zafar Gohar | 26 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Craig Miles | c Naavya Sharma b Zafar Gohar | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
| Matt Taylor | c Leus du Plooy b Zafar Gohar |
Gloucestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | b Sebastian Morgan | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Charlesworth | b Roland-Jones | 33 | 125 | 4 | 0 | 26.4 |
| Joe Phillips | b Sebastian Morgan | 45 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Miles Hammond | c Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan | 21 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 19.09 |
| Oliver Price | b Ryan Higgins | 44 | 158 | 3 | 0 | 27.85 |
| James Bracey | lbw b Sebastian Morgan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme van Buuren | b Ryan Higgins | 15 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 46.88 |
| Craig Miles | lbw b Ryan Higgins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Taylor | not out | 23 |