- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras21 (b 1, lb 14, nb 6)TOTAL298 all out (93.2 Overs, RR: 3.19)Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Steven Mullaney, 22.6 ov), 2-72 (Alex Hales, 24.3 ov), 3-180 (James Taylor, 58.2 ov), 4-180 (Samit Patel, 58.5 ov), 5-182 (Riki Wessels, 60.1 ov), 6-183 (Brendan Taylor, 60.6 ov), 7-203 (Will Gidman, 68.1 ov), 8-224 (Vernon Philander, 75.2 ov), 9-264 (Jake Ball, 85.6 ov), 10-298 (Harry Gurney, 93.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 21 3 51 0 2.42 0 1 ST Finn 23.2 2 55 2 2.35 0 1 JAR Harris 23 6 75 4 3.26 0 1 TG Helm 18 3 70 2 3.88 0 0 AC Voges 5 1 19 1 3.80 0 0 PR Stirling 3 0 13 0 4.33 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras5 (b 1, nb 4)TOTAL181 all out (66 Overs, RR: 2.74)Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Nick Gubbins, 18.1 ov), 2-59 (Nick Compton, 24.1 ov), 3-71 (Sam Robson, 27.5 ov), 4-103 (Adam Voges, 38.2 ov), 5-107 (Paul Stirling, 39.6 ov), 6-147 (James Harris, 57.4 ov), 7-147 (Tom Helm, 57.6 ov), 8-167 (John Simpson, 62.4 ov), 9-181 (Tim Murtagh, 65.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB VD Philander 14 5 25 1 1.78 0 1 JT Ball 14 3 38 2 2.71 0 0 HF Gurney 15 3 50 3 3.33 0 0 WRS Gidman 13 5 29 0 2.23 0 1 SR Patel 6 0 30 3 5.00 0 0 SJ Mullaney 4 2 8 0 2.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras13 (b 5, lb 8)TOTAL401/8d (96 Overs, RR: 4.17)Did not bat: HF GurneyFall of wickets: 1-77 (Steven Mullaney, 17.1 ov), 2-85 (Brendan Taylor, 20.2 ov), 3-136 (Will Gidman, 41.3 ov), 4-140 (Alex Hales, 44.3 ov), 5-209 (Samit Patel, 61.3 ov), 6-258 (James Taylor, 71.5 ov), 7-304 (Riki Wessels, 80.6 ov), 8-388 (Vernon Philander, 94.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 24 3 69 3 2.87 0 0 ST Finn 17 6 41 0 2.41 0 0 JAR Harris 20 1 116 1 5.80 0 0 TG Helm 10 1 31 1 3.10 0 0 PR Stirling 11 1 66 1 6.00 0 0 AC Voges 14 1 65 2 4.64 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras36 (b 4, lb 21, nb 10, w 1)TOTAL300/7 (118.5 Overs, RR: 2.52)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sam Robson, 1.3 ov), 2-132 (Nick Gubbins, 55.4 ov), 3-174 (Nick Compton, 68.3 ov), 4-174 (Paul Stirling, 68.4 ov), 5-231 (John Simpson, 85.3 ov), 6-253 (Adam Voges, 94.1 ov), 7-264 (Tom Helm, 99.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB VD Philander 23.5 6 55 0 2.30 0 3 JT Ball 23 9 55 2 2.39 1 0 HF Gurney 24 6 69 3 2.87 0 1 WRS Gidman 11 4 26 0 2.36 0 0 SR Patel 31 9 67 2 2.16 0 0 SJ Mullaney 6 4 3 0 0.50 0 1
Match Details
Toss
Nottinghamshire , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
12,13,14,15 April 2015 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Nottinghamshire 10, Middlesex 8
Close of Play
- Sun, 12 Apr - day 1 - Nottinghamshire 1st innings 298/9 (CMW Read 62*, HF Gurney 8*, 93 ov)
- Mon, 13 Apr - day 2 - Nottinghamshire 2nd innings 101/2 (AD Hales 14*, WRS Gidman 5*, 25 ov)
- Tue, 14 Apr - day 3 - Middlesex 2nd innings 57/1 (NRT Gubbins 13*, NRD Compton 37*, 23 ov)
- Wed, 15 Apr - day 4 - Middlesex 2nd innings 300/7 (118.5 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
Match Coverage
All Match NewsHarris, Murtagh salvage draw for Middlesex
Middlesex's eighth-wicket pair of James Harris and Tim Murtagh held out for 19 overs to deny Nottinghamshire victory at Lord's
Sun shines for Read as Notts stroll
Chris Read's rapid unbeaten century at Lord's confirmed Nottinghamshire's superiority in a match where they have gradually worn down Middlesex
Gurney and Patel help Notts take hold
Nottinghamshire are in a strong position to start their County Championship campaign with a victory after dominating the second day against Middlesex at Lord's
Harris intrudes upon Taylor's debut ton
Father Time, in better repair than many imagined after a Lord's April Fool, looked down on James Harris's four-wicket burst after Notts had celebrated a century on Championship debut by Brendon Taylor