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

Match Coverage

Sharma, Higgins, Geddes take Middlesex home
Middlesex win the battle of the crisis counties after Lancashire fold for 84 in their second innings
Higgins hits back as low-scoring tussle heads for tight conclusion
Anderson again in the wickets as du Plooy makes 67
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