County Championship Division Two 2026
Middlesex vs Lancashire, 44th Match
Middlesex won by 160 runs
Middlesex (MDX)
247/10 (68.3 ov)
200/10 (43.6 ov)
Lancashire (LANCS)
151/10 (48.5 ov)
136/10 (43.4 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division Two 2026
- Match
- 44th Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- End date and time
- Venue
- Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood, England
- Toss
- Middlesex opt to bat
- Umpires
- Jack Shantry, Simon Widdup
- Match referee
- John Swift
Playing XI
Middlesex
- Sam Robson · Batsman
- Luke Hollman · Bowling Allrounder
- Max Holden · Batsman
- Leus du Plooy (c) · Batsman
- Ben Geddes · Batsman
- Ryan Higgins · Bowling Allrounder
- Harry Duke (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Zafar Gohar · Batting Allrounder
- Toby Roland-Jones · Bowler
- Tom Helm · Bowler
- Naavya Sharma · Bowler
Lancashire
- Keaton Jennings · Batsman
- Matthew Hurst (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Harry Singh · Batsman
- Marcus Harris · Batsman
- Rocky Flintoff · Batsman
- Arav Shetty ·
- Ben Walkden · Bowler
- George Balderson · Bowling Allrounder
- Noman Ali · Bowling Allrounder
- Tom Bailey · Bowler
- Sir James Anderson (c) · Bowler
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | b James Anderson | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Luke Hollman | b James Anderson | 54 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 46.55 |
| Max Holden | b James Anderson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leus du Plooy | c Jennings b Balderson | 41 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 57.75 |
| Ben Geddes | lbw b Balderson | 28 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 51.85 |
| Ryan Higgins | lbw b Balderson | 44 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Harry Duke | b Ben Walkden | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Zafar Gohar | b Ben Walkden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | lbw b Ben Walkden | 18 | 28 |
Lancashire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Jennings | lbw b Tom Helm | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Matthew Hurst | b Naavya Sharma | 46 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 42.59 |
| Harry Singh | c Duke b Tom Helm | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Harris | lbw b Ryan Higgins | 15 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 44.12 |
| Rocky Flintoff | b Naavya Sharma | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Arav Shetty | c Duke b Tom Helm | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 115.79 |
| Ben Walkden | c S Robson b Naavya Sharma | 28 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 100 |
| George Balderson | c Duke b Tom Helm | 20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 48.78 |
| Noman Ali | c Roland-Jones b Ryan Higgins | 4 |
Middlesex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hollman | b T Bailey | 22 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Sam Robson | b Balderson | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Max Holden | c Harry Singh b James Anderson | 51 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 85 |
| Ben Geddes | lbw b James Anderson | 28 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 100 |
| Leus du Plooy | b Balderson | 15 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Ryan Higgins | c Matthew Hurst b James Anderson | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| Harry Duke | b Balderson | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 160 |
| Zafar Gohar | c Matthew Hurst b Balderson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | c Matthew Hurst b Ben Walkden | 37 |
Lancashire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Jennings | c Ben Geddes b Ryan Higgins | 38 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 52.78 |
| Matthew Hurst | c Ben Geddes b Tom Helm | 38 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 42.22 |
| Harry Singh | c S Robson b Naavya Sharma | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Marcus Harris | c Tom Helm b Naavya Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Flintoff | lbw b Roland-Jones | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 48.15 |
| Arav Shetty | lbw b Tom Helm | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Ben Walkden | c Duke b Roland-Jones | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| George Balderson | b Tom Helm | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noman Ali | c Roland-Jones b Ryan Higgins |