08/05Result

20th Match, County Championship Division Two at Manchester, May 8-10 2026

LancashireLancashireLAN
201 & 84
MiddlesexMiddlesexMID
169 & 117/4 (21.5 ov)

Middlesex won by 6 wkts

08/05Result

20th Match, County Championship Division Two at Manchester, May 8-10 2026

LancashireLancashireLAN
201 & 84
MiddlesexMiddlesexMID
169 & 117/4 (21.5 ov)

Middlesex won by 6 wkts

Day 3

2dECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay

Sharma, Higgins, Geddes take Middlesex home

Middlesex win the battle of the crisis counties after Lancashire fold for 84 in their second innings

Day 2

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Higgins hits back as low-scoring tussle heads for tight conclusion

Anderson again in the wickets as du Plooy makes 67

Day 1

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Higgins, Roland-Jones lead line as Jennings battles for Lancashire

Middlesex seamers make most of conditions before James Anderson strikes twice to lift home side

Middlesex INNINGS		R	B
SD Robson	caught	14	18
BBA Geddes	not out	73	70
MDE Holden	caught wk	9	12
JL du Plooy	caught wk	1	2
CM Falconer	caught wk	0	1
RF Higgins	not out	7	32
HG Duke
Zafar Gohar
TS Roland-Jones
SHB Morgan
N Sharma
JB Cracknell
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 1, nb 8)
TOTAL	117 (4 wkts; 21.5 ovs)

Lancashire BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	4.0	1	16	0	4
TE Bailey	4.5	0	38	0	7.86	(4nb)
GP Balderson	8.0	1	23	2	2.87
MT Stanley	5.0	0	35	2	7

Middlesex 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	36	SD Robson	BBA Geddes
2nd	21	MDE Holden	BBA Geddes
3rd	6	JL du Plooy	BBA Geddes
4th	1	BBA Geddes	CM Falconer
5th	53	RF Higgins	BBA Geddes

County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DUR	5	3	0	2	91
MID	5	2	1	2	68
NOR	5	1	1	3	66
LAN	5	2	2	1	63
KEN	5	2	1	2	61
WOR	5	2	2	1	60
DER	5	1	3	1	53
GLO	5	1	4	0	29