County Championship Division Two 2026
Middlesex vs Durham, 16th Match
Match drawn
Middlesex (MDX)
430/10 (140.6 ov)
146/4 (49.6 ov)
Durham (DUR)
567/10 (141.5 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division Two 2026
- Match
- 16th Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Lord's, London, England
- Toss
- Middlesex opt to bat
- Umpires
- Anthony Harris, Martin Saggers
- Match referee
- James Whitaker
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
- Eathan Bosch · Bowler
- Toby Roland-Jones · Bowler
- Sebastian Morgan · Bowler
Durham
- Alex Lees (c) · Batsman
- Ben McKinney · Batsman
- Emilio Gay · Batsman
- David Bedingham · WK-Batsman
- Graham Clark · Batting Allrounder
- Oliver Robinson (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Kasey Aldridge · Bowling Allrounder
- Ben Raine · Bowling Allrounder
- Matthew Potts · Bowler
- Callum Parkinson · Bowler
- Kemar Roach · Bowler
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | c Kasey Aldridge b Matthew Potts | 87 | 145 | 9 | 0 | 60 |
| Joshua De Caires | c O Robinson b Ben Raine | 8 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Max Holden | c Emilio Gay b Kasey Aldridge | 65 | 163 | 6 | 0 | 39.88 |
| Leus du Plooy | c O Robinson b Ben Raine | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ben Geddes | lbw b Ben Raine | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Higgins | c Kasey Aldridge b Ben Raine | 131 | 273 | 10 | 0 | 47.99 |
| Joe Cracknell | lbw b Matthew Potts | 42 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 48.84 |
| Zafar Gohar | b Ben Raine | 56 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 62.22 |
| Eathan Bosch | not out | 13 |
Durham innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees | lbw b Ryan Higgins | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ben McKinney | c Cracknell b Ryan Higgins | 58 | 110 | 8 | 0 | 52.73 |
| Emilio Gay | b Josh De Caires | 129 | 198 | 14 | 1 | 65.15 |
| David Bedingham | c Leus du Plooy b Zafar Gohar | 147 | 226 | 17 | 2 | 65.04 |
| Graham Clark | lbw b Sebastian Morgan | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Oliver Robinson | c Cracknell b Ryan Higgins | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Kasey Aldridge | lbw b Ryan Higgins | 99 | 134 | 13 | 0 | 73.88 |
| Ben Raine | c Ryan Higgins b Zafar Gohar | 33 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Matthew Potts | run out (Cracknell) |
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua De Caires | c O Robinson b Matthew Potts | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Sam Robson | c O Robinson b Ben Raine | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Max Holden | not out | 77 | 162 | 11 | 0 | 47.53 |
| Leus du Plooy | c O Robinson b Ben Raine | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Ben Geddes | c O Robinson b Ben Raine | 26 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 35.14 |
| Ryan Higgins | not out | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.65 |
| Joe Cracknell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zafar Gohar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eathan Bosch | 0 | 0 | 0 |