Middlesex vs Kent, Division 2

County Div 2 2026 · 4day · Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 10:00 UTC · Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood

Finished – Kent won by 46 runs

Middlesex: 249 (55.4 ov) & 309 (73.4 ov)
Kent: 350 (91.3 ov) & 254 (68.4 ov)

Kent · 1st innings: 350 (91.3 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ben Compton	lbw b Tom Helm	13	26	2	0	50
Zak Crawley	c Tom Helm b Ryan Higgins	81	115	13	0	70.43
Sam Northeast	lbw b Toby Roland-Jones	87	166	10	0	52.41
Tawanda Muyeye	c Sam Robson b Toby Roland-Jones	13	22	2	0	59.09
Daniel Bell-Drummond	c Joe Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones	8	38	0	0	21.05
Chris Benjamin	b Tom Helm	27	46	4	0	58.7
Ekansh Singh	lbw b Toby Roland-Jones	19	62	3	0	30.65
Keith Dudgeon	c Joe Cracknell b Ryan Higgins	13	26	3	0	50
Matt Milnes	b Ryan Higgins	32	44	6	0	72.73
Matt Parkinson	c Joe Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones	0	6	0	0	0
Matthew Quinn	not out	0	4	0	0	0

Extras: 57

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Toby Roland-Jones	27	7	71	5	2.63
Tom Helm	24	8	74	2	3.08
Eathan Bosch	10	1	61	0	6.1
Ryan Higgins	25.3	3	86	3	3.37
Zafar Gohar	5	1	13	0	2.6

Middlesex · 1st innings: 249 (55.4 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	c Tawanda Muyeye b Matt Milnes	5	19	1	0	26.32
Luke Hollman	c Sam Northeast b Matthew Quinn	25	47	5	0	53.19
Max Holden	b Matt Milnes	18	36	3	0	50
Leus du Plooy	c Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes	7	13	1	0	53.85
Ben Geddes	c Chris Benjamin b Matthew Quinn	8	16	2	0	50
Ryan Higgins	b Matt Milnes	33	42	6	0	78.57
Joe Cracknell	c Chris Benjamin b Matthew Quinn	38	49	5	1	77.55
Zafar Gohar	lbw b Matt Milnes	1	10	0	0	10
Eathan Bosch	not out	43	52	7	0	82.69
Toby Roland-Jones	c Tawanda Muyeye b Ekansh Singh	36	26	4	2	138.46
Tom Helm	c Ekansh Singh b Matthew Quinn	26	24	4	0	108.33

Extras: 9

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Matt Milnes	16	3	53	5	3.31
Matthew Quinn	14.4	3	52	4	3.55
Keith Dudgeon	9	0	42	0	4.67
Ekansh Singh	10	1	66	1	6.6
Matt Parkinson	6	0	28	0	4.67

Kent · 2nd innings: 254 (68.4 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley	c Joe Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones	0	2	0	0	0
Ben Compton	c Max Holden b Tom Helm	65	141	7	0	46.1
Sam Northeast	c Ben Geddes b Ryan Higgins	5	10	1	0	50
Tawanda Muyeye	lbw b Zafar Gohar	64	71	9	1	90.14
Daniel Bell-Drummond	b Zafar Gohar	39	49	9	0	79.59
Chris Benjamin	c Max Holden b Tom Helm	45	83	6	0	54.22
Ekansh Singh	b Tom Helm	0	1	0	0	0
Keith Dudgeon	c Leus du Plooy b Ryan Higgins	1	6	0	0	16.67
Matt Milnes	lbw b Ryan Higgins	6	15	1	0	40
Matt Parkinson	c Ryan Higgins b Toby Roland-Jones	17	22	3	0	77.27
Matthew Quinn	not out	2	12	0	0	16.67

Extras: 10

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Toby Roland-Jones	20	5	65	2	3.25
Ryan Higgins	16	0	83	3	5.19
Tom Helm	15.4	2	31	3	1.98
Zafar Gohar	9	0	17	2	1.89
Noah Cornwell	6	0	45	0	7.5
Luke Hollman	2	0	5	0	2.5

Middlesex · 2nd innings: 309 (73.4 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Luke Hollman	c Chris Benjamin b Ekansh Singh	36	79	5	0	45.57
Sam Robson	c Chris Benjamin b Ekansh Singh	36	53	7	0	67.92
Max Holden	b Ekansh Singh	13	27	2	0	48.15
Leus du Plooy	b Matt Milnes	40	64	5	0	62.5
Ben Geddes	c Matt Parkinson b Keith Dudgeon	37	26	8	0	142.31
Ryan Higgins	b Matthew Quinn	13	22	2	0	59.09
Joe Cracknell	not out	65	97	7	0	67.01
Zafar Gohar	lbw b Matthew Quinn	1	10	0	0	10
Toby Roland-Jones	b Keith Dudgeon	8	12	1	0	66.67
Tom Helm	c Daniel Bell-Drummond b Matt Parkinson	33	53	5	0	62.26
Noah Cornwell	b Matt Parkinson	0	1	0	0	0

Extras: 27 · Did not bat: Eathan Bosch

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Matt Milnes	23	2	81	1	3.52
Matthew Quinn	15	4	44	2	2.93
Ekansh Singh	13	2	62	3	4.77
Keith Dudgeon	14	0	80	2	5.71
Matt Parkinson	8.4	1	22	2	2.54