Advantage Middlesex as fitting finale looms
Any thoughts this game might end with a victory for either side were extinguished by the strength of both sides' batting and the understandable conservatism of skippers who were content to take f
12/09Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Manchester, Sep 12-15 2016
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
327 & 240/8d -
![Lancashire]( "Lancashire")
259 & 80/1 (26 ov)
12/09Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Manchester, Sep 12-15 2016
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
327 & 240/8d -
![Lancashire]( "Lancashire")
259 & 80/1 (26 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Lancashire , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
12,13,14,15 September 2016 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Middlesex 11, Lancashire 9
Scorecard Summary
MIDDLESEX 327 (119.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Sam Robson77 (158)
- Nick Gubbins69 (108)
- Simon Kerrigan4/80 (23.4)
- Kyle Jarvis3/70 (29)
LANCASHIRE 259 (98.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Liam Livingstone53 (118)
- Rob Jones*106 (290)
- Steven Finn4/71 (21)
- Toby Roland-Jones4/54 (23)
MIDDLESEX 240/8d (85 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- John Simpson74 (197)
- Dawid Malan87 (182)
- Simon Kerrigan6/86 (30)
- Kyle Jarvis1/36 (15)
LANCASHIRE 80/1 (26 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Jos Buttler26 (14)
- Rob Jones*25 (75)
- James Franklin0/6 (3)
- Steven Finn1/20 (7)
END OF OVER:26 | 6 Runs | LANCS: 78/1
- Haseeb Hameed25 (67b)
- Rob Jones25 (75b)
- Ollie Rayner9-3-30-0
- Toby Roland-Jones7-2-20-0
25.6
2
Rayner to Hameed, 2 runs,
25.5
0
Rayner to Hameed, no run,
25.4
0
Rayner to Hameed, no run,
25.3
0
Rayner to Hameed, no run,
25.2
4
Rayner to Hameed, FOUR,
25.1
0
Rayner to Hameed, no run,
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