David Payne's 11 wickets pile on the pain for Middlesex as Gloucestershire surge to victory
Tom Lace makes light work of 90-run chase to seal fourth win in five
06/05Result
Group 2, County Championship at London, May 6-8 2021
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
210 & 152 -
![Gloucestershire]( "Gloucestershire")
273 & 93/3 (26.2 ov)
06/05Result
Group 2, County Championship at London, May 6-8 2021
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
210 & 152 -
![Gloucestershire]( "Gloucestershire")
273 & 93/3 (26.2 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Gloucestershire , elected to field first
Season
Match days
6,7,8 May 2021 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Gloucestershire 21, Middlesex 4
Scorecard Summary
MIDDLESEX 210 (80.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Robbie White*76 (149)
- Martin Andersson20 (42)
- David Payne5/31 (18.5)
- Matt Taylor2/36 (16)
GLOUCESTERSHIRE 273 (87.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ian Cockbain51 (79)
- James Bracey75 (143)
- Martin Andersson3/64 (15)
- Ethan Bamber2/34 (22.2)
MIDDLESEX 152 (51.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- John Simpson40 (76)
- Nick Gubbins52 (100)
- David Payne6/56 (17)
- Ryan Higgins2/54 (16)
GLOUCESTERSHIRE 93/3 (26.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Chris Dent25 (47)
- Tom Lace*31 (35)
- James Harris1/28 (4)
- Ethan Bamber2/29 (9)
Commentator: Andrew Miller
5.50pm Four wins and a draw in five matches. Gloucestershire have a well-deserved week off next week, with their place at the top table looking very cushty indeed. David Payne is the star with 11 wickets, but this was a fine team performance, with Bracey and Cockbain in the first innings putting on an important show with the bat. As for Middlesex, they have four losses from five, and look rudderless after a succession of batting malfunctions.
26.2
4
Walallawita to Lace, FOUR, worked off the legs to midwicket, and Gloucestershire march to a seven-wicket win, and open up a daunting lead at the top of Group 2!
26.2
0
Walallawita to Lace, no run, a touch of width, that might have been it, but he overcooked his cut
END OF OVER:26 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | GLOUC: 89/3
- Tom Lace27 (33b)
- Ian Cockbain1 (1b)
- James Harris4-0-28-1
- Thilan Walallawita1-0-1-0
25.6
1
Harris to Lace, 1 run, flicked off the hip to bring the scores level.
25.5
0
Harris to Lace, no run, tight lines, solid block
25.4
1
Harris to Cockbain, 1 run, nudged to leg to get off the mark
25.3
W
Harris to Brathwaite, OUT, huge appeal and Harris strikes! A zippy inswinger thuds the pads, it was quite high but he was deep in his crease. Brathwaite won't see it through, but his doughty knock has done the needful
KC Brathwaite lbw b Harris 21 (105m 61b 1x4 0x6) SR: 34.42
Match Coverage
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County Championship
| Division 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| LANCS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| WARKS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| HANTS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| YORKS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| SOM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Division 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ESSEX | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| GLOUC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| DURH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| NHNTS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| SUR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| GLAM | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Division 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KENT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| MIDDX | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| WORCS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| LEICS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| DERBS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| SUSS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 151 |
| WARKS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 145 |
| DURH | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 132 |
| ESSEX | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 129 |
| WORCS | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 109 |
| DERBS | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| SOM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 148 |
| HANTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 145 |
| GLOUC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 131 |
| SUR | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 123 |
| LEICS | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 111 |
| MIDDX | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
| Group 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| LANCS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 150 |
| YORKS | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 149 |
| GLAM | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 127 |
| NHNTS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 123 |
| KENT | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 97 |
| SUSS | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 94 |