12/04Result

8th Match, County Championship Division Two at Northampton, Apr 12-15 2024

Match drawn

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Johnson, Sadler question Kookaburra trial after high-scoring draw

Middlesex and Northants pile on 1105 runs between them for loss of eight wickets

Match Centre

Match Details

County Ground, Northampton

Series

County Championship Division Two 2024

Toss

Middlesex , elected to field first

Season

2024

Hours of play (local time)

11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00

Match days

12,13,14,15 April 2024 (4-day match)

Points

Middlesex 12, Northamptonshire 11

Scorecard Summary

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 552/6d(152 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Emilio Gay261 (401)
James Sales*113 (174)

Toby Roland-Jones2/81 (22)
Leus du Plooy1/49 (9)

MIDDLESEX 553/2(138 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Leus du Plooy*196 (205)
Max Holden*211 (377)

Luke Procter1/44 (14)
Raphael Weatherall1/67 (13)

END OF OVER:
138 | 8 Runs | MIDDX: 553/2

Max Holden211 (377b)
Leus du Plooy196 (205b)

Rob Keogh29-8-103-0
Saif Zaib24-4-101-0

137.6

Keogh to Holden, no run,

137.5

Keogh to du Plooy, 1 run,

137.4

Keogh to Holden, 1 run,

137.3

Keogh to Holden, 2 runs,

137.2

Keogh to du Plooy, 1 run,

137.1

Keogh to Holden, 3 runs,

Match Coverage

All Match News

Johnson, Sadler question Kookaburra trial after high-scoring draw
Middlesex and Northants pile on 1105 runs between them for loss of eight wickets
Nathan Fernandes debut century sets Middlesex up for dominant day's batting
Holden, Du Plooy unbeaten at close as Northants are made to toil on batters' day
Gay hits 261, Sales maiden hundred in Northants run-fest
Middlesex bowlers put through the mill again but Nathan Fernandes shines with bat in reply
Emilio Gay century condemns Middlesex to another day of leather-chasing
Commanding unbeaten 165 leaves newly relegated attack looking toothless once more

Videos

play03:58

Roland-Jones on Kookaburra: 'It's led to some pretty turgid cricket'
03:58

Middlesex INNINGS		R	B
MD Stoneman	caught wk	12	36
N Fernandes	caught wk	103	213
MDE Holden	not out	211	377
JL du Plooy	not out	196	205
RF Higgins
SS Eskinazi
JLB Davies
JM De Caires
TS Roland-Jones
TG Helm
ER Bamber
EXTRAS	(b 16, lb 9, nb 6)
TOTAL	553 (2 wkts; 138 ovs)

Northants BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
BW Sanderson	21.0	2	55	0	2.61
CP Tremain	23.0	4	88	0	3.82	(1nb)
RI Keogh	29.0	8	103	0	3.55
RA Weatherall	13.0	1	67	1	5.15	(2nb)
LA Procter	14.0	2	44	1	3.14
SA Zaib	24.0	4	101	0	4.20
KK Nair	1.0	0	7	0	7.00
JJG Sales	6.0	0	30	0	5.00
J Broad	7.0	0	33	0	4.71

Middlesex 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	33	MD Stoneman	N Fernandes
2nd	170	MDE Holden	N Fernandes
3rd	350	JL du Plooy	MDE Holden

County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LEICS	4	0	0	4	56
NHNTS	4	0	0	4	54
MIDDX	4	1	0	3	53
SUSS	3	1	0	2	51
YORKS	4	0	1	3	44
DERBS	4	0	0	3	41
GLOUC	4	0	1	2	39
GLAM	3	0	0	3	34

County Ground, Northampton

Series

Toss

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

First-class debut

Umpires

Match Referee

Points

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 552/6d(152 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 553/2(138 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

END OF OVER:138 | 8 Runs | MIDDX: 553/2