- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras12 (b 1, lb 4, nb 2, w 5)TOTAL196 all out (62.5 Overs, RR: 3.11)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Paul Stirling, 3.4 ov), 2-18 (Sam Robson, 5.3 ov), 3-18 (Dawid Malan, 5.6 ov), 4-72 (James Franklin, 23.4 ov), 5-138 (Nick Compton, 43.5 ov), 6-141 (Neil Dexter, 47.5 ov), 7-149 (Ollie Rayner, 51.5 ov), 8-150 (James Harris, 52.4 ov), 9-181 (Toby Roland-Jones, 59.4 ov), 10-196 (Tim Murtagh, 62.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB C Rushworth 19 5 54 1 2.84 0 0 G Onions 20 3 68 7 3.40 0 1 WJ Weighell 8 1 38 0 4.75 0 0 JW Hastings 12.5 5 28 2 2.18 1 0 RD Pringle 3 1 3 0 1.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras7 (lb 3, nb 4)TOTAL169 all out (47.3 Overs, RR: 3.55)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Mark Stoneman, 1.3 ov), 2-6 (Graham Clark, 3.4 ov), 3-7 (Paul Collingwood, 4.3 ov), 4-31 (Scott Borthwick, 11.4 ov), 5-51 (Michael Richardson, 18.2 ov), 6-51 (Ryan Pringle, 18.3 ov), 7-85 (James Weighell, 22.6 ov), 8-115 (John Hastings, 34.5 ov), 9-130 (Chris Rushworth, 36.6 ov), 10-169 (Gordon Muchall, 47.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 14.3 3 40 2 2.75 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 17 1 58 3 3.41 0 2 JAR Harris 10 0 52 3 5.20 0 0 NJ Dexter 6 1 16 2 2.66 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras3 (lb 1, nb 2)TOTAL280 all out (84.4 Overs, RR: 3.3)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sam Robson, 0.2 ov), 2-13 (Nick Compton, 3.3 ov), 3-13 (Paul Stirling, 4.4 ov), 4-29 (James Franklin, 10.1 ov), 5-139 (Dawid Malan, 37.3 ov), 6-212 (Neil Dexter, 53.6 ov), 7-212 (John Simpson, 54.1 ov), 8-213 (Ollie Rayner, 56.2 ov), 9-273 (Toby Roland-Jones, 82.5 ov), 10-280 (James Harris, 84.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB C Rushworth 19.4 6 49 5 2.49 0 0 G Onions 22 5 86 2 3.90 0 1 WJ Weighell 10 1 40 0 4.00 0 0 JW Hastings 9 0 37 0 4.11 0 0 PD Collingwood 2 0 15 0 7.50 0 0 RD Pringle 9 3 33 1 3.66 0 0 SG Borthwick 13 5 19 2 1.46 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras9 (lb 5, nb 4)TOTAL236 all out (64.1 Overs, RR: 3.67)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Graham Clark, 1.3 ov), 2-14 (Mark Stoneman, 4.5 ov), 3-58 (Paul Collingwood, 18.1 ov), 4-85 (Michael Richardson, 23.4 ov), 5-113 (Gordon Muchall, 31.3 ov), 6-190 (Ryan Pringle, 54.1 ov), 7-194 (Scott Borthwick, 57.1 ov), 8-211 (John Hastings, 60.6 ov), 9-223 (Chris Rushworth, 62.3 ov), 10-236 (James Weighell, 64.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 18 2 60 2 3.33 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 19 3 58 2 3.05 0 1 JAR Harris 15.1 1 71 5 4.68 0 0 JEC Franklin 4 1 18 0 4.50 0 0 OP Rayner 2 1 1 0 0.50 0 0 NJ Dexter 6 1 23 1 3.83 0 1
Match Details
Toss
Durham , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
21,22,23,24 August 2015 (4-day match)
First-class debut
Umpires
Points
Middlesex 19, Durham 3
Close of Play
- Fri, 21 Aug - day 1 - Middlesex 1st innings 141/5 (NJ Dexter 23*, JA Simpson 2*, 47.3 ov)
- Sat, 22 Aug - day 2 - Middlesex 2nd innings 118/4 (DJ Malan 56*, NJ Dexter 46*, 31 ov)
- Sun, 23 Aug - day 3 - Durham 2nd innings 134/5 (SG Borthwick 68*, RD Pringle 6*, 40 ov)
- Mon, 24 Aug - day 4 - Durham 2nd innings 236 (64.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Middlesex 2nd innings
- NJ Dexter 100 off 131 balls in 153 minutes, 16x4
Match Coverage
All Match News'Perfectionist' Harris secures Middlesex win
Middlesex consolidated second place in LV= County Championship Division One after surviving a nervy start at Chester-le-Street to beat Durham by 71 runs
Rushworth breaks record, but Middlesex in control
Chris Rushworth beat Ottis Gibson's record for most wickets in a season but Middlesex's greater all-round bowling strength has put them in pole position for victory at Chester-le-Street
Drop proves costly as wickets tumble
On a day when 19 wickets fell at a heavily overcast Chester-le-Street, the one which got away proved costly for Durham.
Onions and Compton share honours
Former England players Graham Onions and Nick Compton dominated the first half day at Chester-le-Street before rain arrived with Middlesex on 141 for 5