20/09Result

County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Sep 20-23 2022

MiddlesexMiddlesexMIDDX
297 & 271
LeicestershireLeicestershireLEICS
294 & 194 (68.3 ov)

Middlesex won by 80 runs

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Colin Ackermann delays the inevitable as Middlesex inch into title contention

Eighty-run victory keeps pressure on Nottinghamshire as Division Two climax looms

Match Centre

Match Details

Grace Road, Leicester

Series

County Championship Division Two 2022

Toss

Leicestershire , elected to field first

Season

2022

Match days

20,21,22,23 September 2022 (4-day match)

Umpires

Nick Cook

Steve O'Shaughnessy

Match Referee

Will Smith

Points

Middlesex 21, Leicestershire 5

Scorecard Summary

68.3

Robson to Finan, OUT,

MG Finan c Hollman b Robson 19 (45m 31b 2x4 1x6) SR: 61.29

68.2

Robson to Finan, no run,

68.1

Robson to Wright, 1 run,

END OF OVER:
68 | 7 Runs | LEICS: 193/9

Michael Finan19 (29b)
Chris Wright35 (36b)

Toby Roland-Jones19-5-50-4
Sam Robson6-1-27-1

67.6

Roland-Jones to Finan, no run,

67.5

Roland-Jones to Finan, no run,

67.4

Roland-Jones to Wright, 1 run,

Match Coverage

All Match News

Colin Ackermann delays the inevitable as Middlesex inch into title contention
Eighty-run victory keeps pressure on Nottinghamshire as Division Two climax looms
Toby Roland-Jones rocks Leicestershire hopes with rapid three wickets
Middlesex in sight of victory which will put them in contention for Division Two title
Leicestershire find resistance, just as Middlesex sense title is back up for grabs
MIddlesex thwarted by middle-order pair after early breakthroughs, as eyes turn to Trent Bridge
Good day's work for Middlesex as batters share fifties around
Simpson reaches 92 as Eskinazi, Higgins add half-centuries at Leicestershire

Leics INNINGS		R	B
ST Evans	lbw	0	2
SG Budinger	bowled	5	4
LPJ Kimber	bowled	4	9
CN Ackermann	lbw	80	156
Rehan Ahmed	bowled	0	2
HJ Swindells	lbw	5	26
TAR Scriven	caught	23	52
E Barnes	lbw	0	3
CF Parkinson	lbw	16	89
CJC Wright	not out	36	37
MG Finan	caught	19	31
EXTRAS	(b 3, lb 3)
TOTAL	194 (all out; 68.3 ovs)

Middlesex BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
TJ Murtagh	17.0	8	33	2	1.94
TS Roland-Jones	19.0	5	50	4	2.63
RF Higgins	5.0	0	19	0	3.80
ER Bamber	12.0	3	23	1	1.91
LBK Hollman	9.0	0	35	1	3.88
SD Robson	6.3	1	28	2	4.30

Leics 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	SG Budinger	ST Evans
2nd	6	LPJ Kimber	SG Budinger
3rd	7	CN Ackermann	LPJ Kimber
4th	0	CN Ackermann	Rehan Ahmed
5th	22	CN Ackermann	HJ Swindells
6th	34	CN Ackermann	TAR Scriven
7th	1	CN Ackermann	E Barnes
8th	65	CN Ackermann	CF Parkinson
9th	0	CJC Wright	CF Parkinson
10th	59	CJC Wright	MG Finan

County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOTTS	14	8	2	4	241
MIDDX	14	6	2	6	225
GLAM	14	6	3	5	216
WORCS	14	4	3	7	194
DERBS	14	3	3	8	185
DURH	14	3	3	8	174
SUSS	14	1	6	7	128
LEICS	14	0	9	5	93

Grace Road, Leicester

Series

Toss

Season

Match days

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

MIDDLESEX 297(98 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

LEICESTERSHIRE 294(98.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 271(69 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

LEICESTERSHIRE 194(68.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:68 | 7 Runs | LEICS: 193/9

Colin Ackermann delays the inevitable as Middlesex inch into title contention

Toby Roland-Jones rocks Leicestershire hopes with rapid three wickets

Leicestershire find resistance, just as Middlesex sense title is back up for grabs

Good day's work for Middlesex as batters share fifties around

MIDDLESEX 297(98 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

LEICESTERSHIRE 294(98.2 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 271(69 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

LEICESTERSHIRE 194(68.3 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
68 | 7 Runs | LEICS: 193/9