27/04Result
County Championship Division One at London, Apr 27-29 2023
Middlesex won by 9 wkts
27/04Result
County Championship Division One at London, Apr 27-29 2023
Middlesex won by 9 wkts

  • Kent 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    BG Compton
    c †Simpson b Bamber
    52
    168
    244
    8
    0
    30.95
    Z Crawley
    11
    19
    36
    2
    0
    57.89
    8.4 Through the gate! Murtagh gets on on about off stump that pitches and nips in, clipping the top of middle stump. Crawley's expansive drive found nothing but air 29/1
    DJ Bell-Drummond
    6
    28
    40
    1
    0
    21.42
    17.6 Gone! Good work from Bamber, keeping things tight against Bell-Drummond before offering the merest hint of width. The right-hander goes after it but can only edge high to Eskinazi's right, well taken by the stand-in skipper 44/2
    JA Leaning
    1
    8
    14
    0
    0
    12.50
    20.3 Higgins strikes! Just three balls in and the allrounder has drawn an edge: Leaning going hard outside off stump and nicking low to Robson at 2nd slip. Two wickets lost for three runs... 47/3
    JM Cox
    0
    4
    6
    0
    0
    0.00
    21.3 A cartwheeling stump! With all due respect to Bamber, he is not known for taking out timber, but he's done just that here, profiting from a very bad leave from Jordan Cox. That's now 3 wickets lost for just 4 runs... 48/4
    SW Billings (c) †
    lbw b Murtagh
    14
    45
    51
    1
    0
    31.11
    JDM Evison
    c †Simpson b Bamber
    16
    33
    45
    3
    0
    48.48
    G Stewart
    c Helm b Higgins
    44
    50
    104
    2
    2
    88.00
    MR Quinn
    b Murtagh
    11
    28
    31
    0
    0
    39.28
    WA Agar
    c Bamber b Murtagh
    7
    8
    10
    1
    0
    87.50
    MG Hogan
    not out
    5
    3
    6
    1
    0
    166.66
    Extras
    19 (b 4, lb 11, nb 4)
    TOTAL
    186 all out (65.2 Overs, RR: 2.84)
    Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Zak Crawley, 8.4 ov), 2-44 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 17.6 ov), 3-47 (Jack Leaning, 20.3 ov), 4-48 (Jordan Cox, 21.3 ov), 5-69 (Sam Billings, 32.5 ov), 6-92 (Joey Evison, 43.1 ov), 7-145 (Ben Compton, 55.3 ov), 8-166 (Matt Quinn, 62.2 ov), 9-180 (Wes Agar, 64.2 ov), 10-186 (Grant Stewart, 65.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    TJ Murtagh1754042.3500
    TG Helm2027603.8002
    ER Bamber1754242.4700
    RF Higgins11.231321.1400

  • Middlesex 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    MD Stoneman
    10
    7
    12
    2
    0
    142.85
    2.1 Quick out the blocks... now back in the pavilion. Stoneman brisk start comes to an end, neither forward nor back, throwing his hands at a delivery and skewing it head height to Crawley at second slip, who parries the ball over the bar and into the hands of Cox at first 22/1
    SD Robson
    20
    29
    48
    4
    0
    68.96
    10.2 Good catch! Agar gets one to seam just enough up the slope to find an edge, brilliantly taken by second slip diving to his right 47/3
    PJ Malan
    3
    20
    30
    0
    0
    15.00
    9.1 Gone! Seven balls after the interval, Malan skims a half-volley outside leg stump through to Billings. Should have gone for four, really, but Malan falls to the offside and can't connect adequately enough 37/2
    SS Eskinazi (c)
    17
    15
    36
    2
    0
    113.33
    16.1 Sorry to say it's another Middlesex collapse... Stand-in captain Eskinazi feathers an edge through to Billings off Quinn's first delivery of the match. That's now 4 wickets lost for 25 runs... 62/5
    MDE Holden
    6
    25
    24
    0
    0
    24.00
    15.4 Another! Another tame dismissal from Holden, who presses forward and offers his bat for an edge duly found by Stewart. A slightly open face towards the covers means Billings has a view all the way, adjusting well as the ball just dips to shin height as it reaches him 62/4
    JA Simpson †
    12
    35
    53
    2
    0
    34.28
    27.4 Breakthrough! Middlesex's longest stand so far - 10.3 overs, for 28 runs - comes to an end, as Simpson is beaten by a fine delivery from Hogan from over the wicket, which pitches on leg and seams away from the left-hander, taken an edge along the way 90/6
    RF Higgins
    c Hogan b Agar
    71
    108
    162
    8
    2
    65.74
    LBK Hollman
    b Quinn
    32
    73
    83
    5
    0
    43.83
    TG Helm
    lbw b Hogan
    20
    19
    24
    3
    0
    105.26
    TJ Murtagh
    b Agar
    8
    7
    22
    1
    0
    114.28
    ER Bamber
    not out
    9
    15
    17
    2
    0
    60.00
    Extras
    21 (b 4, lb 9, nb 8)
    TOTAL
    229 all out (58.1 Overs, RR: 3.93)
    Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Mark Stoneman, 2.1 ov), 2-37 (Pieter Malan, 9.1 ov), 3-47 (Sam Robson, 10.2 ov), 4-62 (Max Holden, 15.4 ov), 5-62 (Stephen Eskinazi, 16.1 ov), 6-90 (John Simpson, 27.4 ov), 7-165 (Luke Hollman, 48.4 ov), 8-206 (Tom Helm, 53.5 ov), 9-216 (Ryan Higgins, 54.4 ov), 10-229 (Tim Murtagh, 58.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    WA Agar15.146043.9502
    MG Hogan1425323.7800
    G Stewart1315123.9201
    MR Quinn1023923.9001
    JDM Evison601302.1600

  • Kent 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    Z Crawley
    c Eskinazi b Murtagh
    0
    1
    2
    0
    0
    0.00
    BG Compton
    c Higgins b Murtagh
    38
    138
    218
    3
    0
    27.53
    DJ Bell-Drummond
    lbw b Murtagh
    0
    1
    2
    0
    0
    0.00
    JA Leaning
    48
    118
    156
    7
    0
    40.67
    37.5 Big one for Middlesex! Good delivery from Higgins, pitching on off and getting enough movement away from Leaning to take the edge through to Robson at second slip 87/3
    JM Cox
    6
    32
    39
    1
    0
    18.75
    46.4 Cox goes! The youngster has been restrained but is undone by Bamber, who tempts a straight drive and nips the ball away, snaring an edge through to Eskinazi at first slip. Kent lead by 55... 98/4
    SW Billings (c) †
    0
    5
    8
    0
    0
    0.00
    47.5 Another! A five-ball duck for the Kent skipper, as Murtagh nips one into the right-hander. Keeps a bit low and Billings doesn't need to wait for the umpire's signal. Kent lead by 56, and that's lunch 99/5
    JDM Evison
    b Murtagh
    7
    16
    19
    1
    0
    43.75
    G Stewart
    c †Simpson b Bamber
    0
    2
    12
    0
    0
    0.00
    MR Quinn
    lbw b Murtagh
    0
    4
    11
    0
    0
    0.00
    WA Agar
    not out
    11
    14
    23
    0
    1
    78.57
    MG Hogan
    c †Simpson b Helm
    8
    11
    16
    0
    1
    72.72
    Extras
    10 (b 1, lb 9)
    TOTAL
    128 all out (57 Overs, RR: 2.24)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Zak Crawley, 0.1 ov), 2-0 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 0.2 ov), 3-87 (Jack Leaning, 37.5 ov), 4-98 (Jordan Cox, 46.4 ov), 5-99 (Sam Billings, 47.5 ov), 6-104 (Ben Compton, 49.6 ov), 7-109 (Joey Evison, 51.6 ov), 8-109 (Grant Stewart, 52.1 ov), 9-109 (Matt Quinn, 53.4 ov), 10-128 (Michael Hogan, 56.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    TJ Murtagh1654262.6200
    ER Bamber2062821.4000
    TG Helm1233613.0000
    RF Higgins931211.3300

Close of Play

  • Thu, 27 Apr - day 1 - Kent 1st innings 113/6 (BG Compton 38*, G Stewart 16*, 47 ov)
  • Fri, 28 Apr - day 2 - Kent 2nd innings 40/2 (BG Compton 15*, JA Leaning 19*, 17 ov)
  • Sat, 29 Apr - day 3 - Middlesex 2nd innings 86/1 (24.3 ov) - end of match

Match Notes