Middlesex vs Lancashire, Division 2

County Div 2 2026 · 4day · Wed, 2 Sept 2026, 10:00 UTC · Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood

Finished – Middlesex won by 160 runs

Middlesex: 247 (68.3 ov) & 200 (44 ov)
Lancashire: 151 (48.5 ov) & 136 (43.4 ov)

Middlesex · 1st innings: 247 (68.3 ov)

Batting
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 Keaton Jennings b George Balderson	41	71	7	0	57.75
Ben Geddes	lbw b George Balderson	28	54	5	0	51.85
Ryan Higgins	lbw b George 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	4	0	64.29
Tom Helm	not out	22	19	2	1	115.79
Naavya Sharma	c Marcus Harris b Tom Bailey	0	4	0	0	0

Extras: 22

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
James Anderson	19	8	40	3	2.11
Tom Bailey	21.3	4	68	1	3.16
George Balderson	16	2	60	3	3.75
Ben Walkden	12	1	61	3	5.08

Lancashire · 1st innings: 151 (48.5 ov)

Batting
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 Harry 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 Harry Duke b Tom Helm	22	19	3	1	115.79
Ben Walkden	c Sam Robson b Naavya Sharma	28	28	5	0	100
George Balderson	c Harry Duke b Tom Helm	20	41	3	0	48.78
Noman Ali	c Toby Roland-Jones b Ryan Higgins	4	21	0	0	19.05
Tom Bailey	not out	4	9	1	0	44.44
James Anderson	b Ryan Higgins	0	10	0	0	0

Extras: 8

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Toby Roland-Jones	13	4	27	0	2.08
Tom Helm	13	3	40	4	3.08
Ryan Higgins	11.5	2	37	3	3.13
Naavya Sharma	11	2	39	3	3.55

Middlesex · 2nd innings: 200 (44 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Luke Hollman	b Tom Bailey	22	44	3	0	50
Sam Robson	b George 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 George Balderson	15	19	3	0	78.95
Ryan Higgins	c Matthew Hurst b James Anderson	1	14	0	0	7.14
Harry Duke	b George Balderson	16	10	4	0	160
Zafar Gohar	c Matthew Hurst b George Balderson	0	6	0	0	0
Toby Roland-Jones	c Matthew Hurst b Ben Walkden	37	44	6	1	84.09
Tom Helm	lbw b George Balderson	0	1	0	0	0
Naavya Sharma	not out	0	7	0	0	0

Extras: 20

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
James Anderson	13	3	56	3	4.31
Tom Bailey	10	3	40	1	4
George Balderson	16	6	54	5	3.38
Ben Walkden	5	0	33	1	6.6

Lancashire · 2nd innings: 136 (43.4 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Keaton Jennings	c Ben Geddes b Ryan Higgins	38	72	5	0	52.78
Matthew Hurst	c Ben Geddes b Tom Helm	38	90	6	0	42.22
Harry Singh	c Sam 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 Toby Roland-Jones	13	27	1	0	48.15
Arav Shetty	lbw b Tom Helm	8	14	2	0	57.14
Ben Walkden	c Harry Duke b Toby Roland-Jones	1	4	0	0	25
George Balderson	lbw b Tom Helm	0	3	0	0	0
Noman Ali	c Toby Roland-Jones b Ryan Higgins	12	23	2	0	52.17
Tom Bailey	c Toby Roland-Jones b Tom Helm	10	8	2	0	125
James Anderson	not out	3	16	0	0	18.75

Extras: 9

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Tom Helm	15	2	36	4	2.4
Toby Roland-Jones	12	4	37	2	3.08
Ryan Higgins	8.4	2	27	2	3.12
Naavya Sharma	7	1	27	2	3.86
Zafar Gohar	1	0	2	0	2