County Championship Division Two 2026
Kent vs Middlesex, 29th Match
Kent won by 49 runs
Kent (KENT)
416/10 (114.5 ov)
257/10 (74.4 ov)
Middlesex (MDX)
443/10 (102.1 ov)
181/10 (60.5 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division Two 2026
- Match
- 29th Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England
- Toss
- Kent opt to bat
- Umpires
- Chris Watts, Paul Baldwin
- Match referee
- Steve Davis
Playing XI
Kent
- Ben Dawkins · Batsman
- Ben Compton · Batsman
- Sam Northeast · Batsman
- Daniel Bell-Drummond (c) · Batsman
- Ekansh Singh · Batsman
- Chris Benjamin (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Grant Stewart · Bowler
- Keith Dudgeon · Bowler
- Matt Milnes · Bowler
- Matthew Parkinson · Bowler
- Hasan Mahmud · 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
- Sebastian Morgan · Bowler
- Zafar Gohar · Batting Allrounder
- Toby Roland-Jones · Bowler
- Tom Helm · Bowler
- Naavya Sharma · Bowler
Kent innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dawkins | c Max Holden b Sebastian Morgan | 50 | 111 | 10 | 0 | 45.05 |
| Ben Compton | c Cracknell b Tom Helm | 53 | 137 | 8 | 0 | 38.69 |
| Sam Northeast | b Tom Helm | 42 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 48.84 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | c Cracknell b Tom Helm | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ekansh Singh | c Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan | 17 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| Chris Benjamin | c Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan | 70 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 86.42 |
| Grant Stewart | b Sebastian Morgan | 48 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 87.27 |
| Keith Dudgeon | b Sebastian Morgan | 30 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 53.57 |
| Matt Milnes | c Cracknell b Tom Helm |
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | lbw b M Milnes | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Ben Geddes | c Grant Stewart b M Milnes | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| Max Holden | c Benjamin b Keith Dudgeon | 182 | 243 | 23 | 1 | 74.9 |
| Leus du Plooy | b Hasan Mahmud | 14 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 51.85 |
| Caleb Falconer | b Hasan Mahmud | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Joe Cracknell | c Keith Dudgeon b Matthew Parkinson | 40 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 75.47 |
| Sebastian Morgan | c Keith Dudgeon b Matthew Parkinson | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 26.09 |
| Zafar Gohar | c Ben Compton b Keith Dudgeon | 95 | 192 | 12 | 0 | 49.48 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | c (sub)H Finch b Keith Dudgeon |
Kent innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dawkins | b Naavya Sharma | 11 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ben Compton | c Cracknell b Tom Helm | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Sam Northeast | lbw b Sebastian Morgan | 46 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 50.55 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | b Naavya Sharma | 60 | 91 | 9 | 1 | 65.93 |
| Ekansh Singh | lbw b Tom Helm | 46 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 58.97 |
| Chris Benjamin | c Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 106.67 |
| Grant Stewart | b Naavya Sharma | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160 |
| Keith Dudgeon | c Roland-Jones b Tom Helm | 37 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 66.07 |
| Matt Milnes | c Ben Geddes b Tom Helm | 11 |
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Geddes | lbw b M Milnes | 11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 35.48 |
| Sam Robson | b M Milnes | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Max Holden | b Keith Dudgeon | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Leus du Plooy | b Keith Dudgeon | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 48.15 |
| Caleb Falconer | b Hasan Mahmud | 12 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 19.35 |
| Joe Cracknell | c Sam Northeast b M Milnes | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 84.21 |
| Sebastian Morgan | lbw b Grant Stewart | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Zafar Gohar | not out | 66 | 110 | 8 | 0 | 60 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | lbw b M Milnes | 17 | 40 |