County Championship Division Two 2026
Middlesex vs Worcestershire, 5th Match
Worcestershire won by 57 runs
Middlesex (MDX)
191/10 (54.5 ov)
253/10 (82.2 ov)
Worcestershire (WORCS)
183/10 (63.1 ov)
204/10 (70.3 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division Two 2026
- Match
- 5th Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Lord's, London, England
- Toss
- Middlesex opt to bowl
- Umpires
- James Tredwell, Richard Kettleborough
- Match referee
- Phil Whitticase
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
Worcestershire
- Daniel Lategan · Batsman
- Jake Libby · Batsman
- Kashif Ali · Bowler
- Adam Hose · Batsman
- Brett DOliveira (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Gareth Roderick (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Ethan Brookes · Bowling Allrounder
- Matthew Waite · Bowler
- Tom Taylor · Bowling Allrounder
- Adam Finch · Bowler
- Oliver Hannon-Dalby · Bowler
Worcestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan | lbw b Ryan Higgins | 31 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 70.45 |
| Jake Libby | b Sebastian Morgan | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kashif Ali | b Ryan Higgins | 14 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 32.56 |
| Adam Hose | c Cracknell b Naavya Sharma | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Brett DOliveira | c Max Holden b Sebastian Morgan | 75 | 109 | 10 | 2 | 68.81 |
| Gareth Roderick | c Cracknell b Naavya Sharma | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Brookes | c Josh De Caires b Roland-Jones | 9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Matthew Waite | run out (Naavya Sharma) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Taylor | c Cracknell b Zafar Gohar |
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | c and b Tom Taylor | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Joshua De Caires | c G Roderick b O Hannon-Dalby | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Max Holden | c Adam Hose b Tom Taylor | 25 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 34.25 |
| Leus du Plooy | c G Roderick b Adam Finch | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Ben Geddes | c Adam Hose b O Hannon-Dalby | 34 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 75.56 |
| Ryan Higgins | b O Hannon-Dalby | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Joe Cracknell | c G Roderick b O Hannon-Dalby | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 36.84 |
| Zafar Gohar | c G Roderick b Ethan Brookes | 42 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Sebastian Morgan | c Ethan Brookes b Adam Finch |
Worcestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan | b Ryan Higgins | 65 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 103.17 |
| Jake Libby | c Josh De Caires b Ryan Higgins | 79 | 142 | 4 | 0 | 55.63 |
| Kashif Ali | c Cracknell b Naavya Sharma | 34 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 35.79 |
| Adam Hose | lbw b Naavya Sharma | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Brett DOliveira | b Roland-Jones | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Gareth Roderick | b Roland-Jones | 18 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Ethan Brookes | lbw b Ryan Higgins | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Adam Finch | b Ryan Higgins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Waite | c S Robson b Sebastian Morgan | 34 |
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua De Caires | lbw b O Hannon-Dalby | 17 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 48.57 |
| Sam Robson | lbw b Matthew Waite | 31 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 57.41 |
| Max Holden | c G Roderick b O Hannon-Dalby | 40 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 46.51 |
| Leus du Plooy | c and b Tom Taylor | 19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 67.86 |
| Ben Geddes | b Tom Taylor | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Ryan Higgins | b Matthew Waite | 11 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 31.43 |
| Joe Cracknell | not out | 43 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 46.74 |
| Zafar Gohar | run out (Daniel Lategan) | 13 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 61.9 |
| Sebastian Morgan | b Ben Gibbon | 4 |