County Championship Division Two 2026
Worcestershire vs Middlesex, 27th Match
Middlesex won by 141 runs
Worcestershire (WORCS)
339/10 (108.5 ov)
283/6 (81.6 ov)
Middlesex (MDX)
265/10 (76.5 ov)
216/10 (83.6 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division Two 2026
- Match
- 27th Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- New Road, Worcester, England
- Toss
- Worcestershire opt to bowl
Playing XI
Worcestershire
- Daniel Lategan · Batsman
- Jake Libby · Batsman
- Gareth Roderick (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Brett DOliveira (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Matthew Waite · Bowler
- Henry Cullen · WK-Batsman
- Ethan Brookes · Bowling Allrounder
- Tom Taylor · Bowling Allrounder
- Beyers Swanepoel · Bowler
- Ben Allison · Bowler
- Adam Finch · Bowler
Middlesex
- Sam Robson · Batsman
- Ben Geddes · Batsman
- Max Holden · Batsman
- Leus du Plooy (c) · Batsman
- Caleb Falconer · Batting Allrounder
- Joe Cracknell (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Eathan Bosch · Bowler
- Zafar Gohar · Batting Allrounder
- Sebastian Morgan · Bowler
- Toby Roland-Jones · Bowler
- Tom Helm · Bowler
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | b Ben Allison | 70 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 53.44 |
| Ben Geddes | c Jake Libby b Tom Taylor | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Max Holden | b Ben Allison | 49 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 32.45 |
| Leus du Plooy | c G Roderick b Adam Finch | 85 | 133 | 8 | 0 | 63.91 |
| Caleb Falconer | lbw b Adam Finch | 37 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 69.81 |
| Joe Cracknell | c G Roderick b Adam Finch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eathan Bosch | c Matthew Waite b Adam Finch | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| Zafar Gohar | lbw b Ben Allison | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Sebastian Morgan | not out | 58 |
Worcestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan | lbw b Roland-Jones | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Jake Libby | c Cracknell b Tom Helm | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Gareth Roderick | b Roland-Jones | 29 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 33.72 |
| Brett DOliveira | c Caleb Falconer b Roland-Jones | 17 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 30.91 |
| Matthew Waite | c Roland-Jones b Sebastian Morgan | 69 | 98 | 11 | 0 | 70.41 |
| Henry Cullen | c S Robson b Roland-Jones | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Brookes | c Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan | 29 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 32.22 |
| Tom Taylor | b Sebastian Morgan | 26 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 46.43 |
| Beyers Swanepoel | c Cracknell b Tom Helm |
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Geddes | lbw b Ben Allison | 24 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 40.68 |
| Sam Robson | c Henry Cullen b Ben Allison | 23 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 34.33 |
| Max Holden | b Ethan Brookes | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Leus du Plooy | not out | 101 | 165 | 10 | 0 | 61.21 |
| Caleb Falconer | lbw b Tom Taylor | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cracknell | lbw b Harry Darley | 46 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 46.46 |
| Eathan Bosch | c G Roderick b Harry Darley | 16 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 59.26 |
| Zafar Gohar | not out | 39 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 100 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 0 | 0 |
Worcestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan | c Tom Helm b Zafar Gohar | 15 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Jake Libby | run out (Roland-Jones) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth Roderick | lbw b Eathan Bosch | 20 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 19.23 |
| Ben Allison | b Zafar Gohar | 89 | 124 | 16 | 2 | 71.77 |
| Brett DOliveira | c Tom Helm b Zafar Gohar | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Matthew Waite | b Sebastian Morgan | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 |
| Henry Cullen | c Tom Helm b Zafar Gohar | 28 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Ethan Brookes | c Caleb Falconer b Zafar Gohar | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Taylor | not out | 15 |