Lancashire vs Middlesex, 20th Match, County Championship Division Two 2026
May 08, 2026
10:00 AM UTC
Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Test
Inning 1
Lancashire
201/10
(67.2)
Middlesex
169/10
(43.2)
Inning 2
Lancashire
84/10
(38.4)
Middlesex
117/4
(21.5)
Toss: middlesex won the toss and elected to bowl first
Middlesex won by 6 wkts
Lancashire Inning 1
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Balderson | lbw b Ryan Higgins | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| Keaton Jennings | c Cracknell b Roland-Jones | 67 | 148 | 7 | 1 | 45 |
| Josh Bohannon | c Cracknell b Ryan Higgins | 15 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Marcus Harris | c Naavya Sharma b Roland-Jones | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Michael Jones | b Sebastian Morgan | 27 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Matthew Hurst | c Ryan Higgins b Naavya Sharma | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Chris Green | b Sebastian Morgan | 35 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
| Tom Hartley | c Cracknell b Ryan Higgins | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Tom Bailey | c Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Mitchell Stanley | b Roland-Jones | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sir James Anderson | not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Extras | R: 0, B: 0 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 17.00 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Ryan Higgins | 19.00 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Naavya Sharma | 17.00 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 14.20 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.90 |
Middlesex Inning 1
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | c Michael Jones b James Anderson | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Ben Geddes | c and b James Anderson | 12 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Max Holden | b James Anderson | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Leus du Plooy | c Michael Jones b Balderson | 67 | 89 | 7 | 1 | 75 |
| Caleb Falconer | lbw b T Bailey | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| Ryan Higgins | c James Anderson b Balderson | 32 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 107 |
| Harry Duke | c Matthew Hurst b James Anderson | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Zafar Gohar | c Mitchell Stanley b T Bailey | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Sebastian Morgan | c Matthew Hurst b Mitchell Stanley | 15 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | c Matthew Hurst b Balderson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naavya Sharma | not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | R: 0, B: 0 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir James Anderson | 16.00 | 1 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 |
| Tom Bailey | 16.00 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3.10 |
| Mitchell Stanley | 7.00 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| George Balderson | 4.20 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.40 |
Lancashire Inning 2
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Balderson | c Duke b Ryan Higgins | 15 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| Keaton Jennings | c S Robson b Ryan Higgins | 18 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Mitchell Stanley | b Roland-Jones | 8 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Josh Bohannon | c S Robson b Ryan Higgins | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Marcus Harris | c Duke b Ryan Higgins | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Michael Jones | lbw b Roland-Jones | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Matthew Hurst | c Ryan Higgins b Naavya Sharma | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Chris Green | c Roland-Jones b Naavya Sharma | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Tom Hartley | c Duke b Naavya Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bailey | c Leus du Plooy b Naavya Sharma | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Sir James Anderson | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | R: 0, B: 0 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 12.00 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.70 |
| Ryan Higgins | 17.00 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Naavya Sharma | 4.40 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 5.00 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
Middlesex Inning 2
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson | c T Bailey b Balderson | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 78 |
| Ben Geddes | not out | 73 | 70 | 6 | 3 | 104 |
| Max Holden | c Matthew Hurst b Mitchell Stanley | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Leus du Plooy | c Matthew Hurst b Mitchell Stanley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Caleb Falconer | c Matthew Hurst b Balderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Higgins | not out | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Extras | R: 0, B: 0 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir James Anderson | 4.00 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Tom Bailey | 4.50 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7.90 |
| George Balderson | 8.00 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.90 |
| Mitchell Stanley | 5.00 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |