County Championship Division Two 2026 | 08-Sep-2026 03:00 PM | Riverside Ground
DUR 252/10 (73.4)
MDX 203/10 (56)
DUR 374/10 (100.2)
MDX 330/10 (78)
Durham won by 93 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Duke* | 100 | 127 | 14 | 2 | 78.74 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Raine* | 20 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Brydon Carse | 21 | 1 | 116 | 4 | 5.52 |
Last Wicket:Naavya Sharma c Robinson b Brydon Carse 1(14) - 330/10 in 77.6 ov.
Durham vs Middlesex
Durham — Innings 1 (252/10 in 73.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees (c) c Duke b Sebastian Morgan | 48 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 47.06 | |
| Ben McKinney c Duke b Naavya Sharma | 26 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 63.41 | |
| Will Rhodes b Naavya Sharma | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Mayank Agarwal c Duke b Sebastian Morgan | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Graham Clark c S Robson b Sebastian Morgan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Colin Ackermann c Duke b Sebastian Morgan | 34 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 53.12 | |
| Oliver Robinson (wk) lbw b Ryan Higgins | 27 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 100 | |
| Kasey Aldridge c Duke b Ryan Higgins | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14.81 | |
| Brydon Carse c Zafar Gohar b Ryan Higgins | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Ben Raine not out | 58 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 79.45 | |
| Callum Parkinson lbw b Naavya Sharma | 26 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 42.62 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 9 | NoBalls: 8 | Total: 21 | |||||
| Total | 252 | 10 wkts, 73.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Helm | 20 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Naavya Sharma | 16.4 | 5 | 38 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Ryan Higgins | 19 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 16 | 2 | 78 | 4 | 4.9 |
| Zafar Gohar | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Lees & Ben McKinney | 43 | 73 |
| Lees & Rhodes | 14 | 39 |
| Lees & Mayank Agarwal | 19 | 52 |
| Lees & Graham Clark | 4 | 3 |
| Lees & Colin Ackermann | 13 | 32 |
| Robinson & Colin Ackermann | 42 | 48 |
| Kasey Aldridge & Colin Ackermann | 22 | 50 |
| Brydon Carse & Colin Ackermann | 4 | 10 |
| Ben Raine & Colin Ackermann | 1 | 12 |
| Ben Raine & Parkinson | 90 | 123 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben McKinney | 12.1 | 43 |
| 2 | Will Rhodes | 18.4 | 57 |
| 3 | Mayank Agarwal | 27.2 | 76 |
| 4 | Graham Clark | 27.5 | 80 |
| 5 | Alex Lees | 33.1 | 93 |
| 6 | Oliver Robinson | 41.1 | 135 |
| 7 | Kasey Aldridge | 49.3 | 157 |
| 8 | Brydon Carse | 51.1 | 161 |
| 9 | Colin Ackermann | 53.1 | 162 |
| 10 | Callum Parkinson | 73.4 | 252 |
Middlesex — Innings 2 (203/10 in 56 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson c Colin Ackermann b Brydon Carse | 26 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 78.79 | |
| Luke Hollman c Colin Ackermann b Brydon Carse | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 | |
| Nathan Fernandes b W Rhodes | 27 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 25.96 | |
| Max Holden (c) c Colin Ackermann b Kasey Aldridge | 43 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 55.13 | |
| Ben Geddes c Colin Ackermann b Ben Raine | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.83 | |
| Ryan Higgins c Ben McKinney b Ben Raine | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Harry Duke (wk) not out | 38 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 111.76 | |
| Zafar Gohar lbw b Ben Raine | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Sebastian Morgan lbw b Brydon Carse | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Helm c O Robinson b Brydon Carse | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78.95 | |
| Naavya Sharma lbw b Brydon Carse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 8 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 8 | Penalty: 5 | Total: 23 | |||||
| Total | 203 | 10 wkts, 56 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Raine | 20 | 4 | 67 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Brydon Carse | 19 | 4 | 72 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Will Rhodes | 8 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Kasey Aldridge | 9 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 2.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson & Hollman | 36 | 32 |
| Sam Robson & Nathan Fernandes | 15 | 24 |
| Max Holden & Nathan Fernandes | 62 | 148 |
| Ben Geddes & Nathan Fernandes | 18 | 37 |
| Ben Geddes & Ryan Higgins | 5 | 15 |
| Duke & Ryan Higgins | 18 | 23 |
| Duke & Zafar Gohar | 6 | 10 |
| Duke & Sebastian Morgan | 3 | 9 |
| Duke & Tom Helm | 40 | 36 |
| Duke & Naavya Sharma | 0 | 2 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Hollman | 5.2 | 36 |
| 2 | Sam Robson | 9.2 | 51 |
| 3 | Max Holden | 33.6 | 113 |
| 4 | Nathan Fernandes | 40.1 | 131 |
| 5 | Ben Geddes | 42.4 | 136 |
| 6 | Ryan Higgins | 46.3 | 154 |
| 7 | Zafar Gohar | 48.1 | 160 |
| 8 | Sebastian Morgan | 49.4 | 163 |
| 9 | Tom Helm | 55.4 | 203 |
| 10 | Naavya Sharma | 55.6 | 203 |
Durham — Innings 3 (374/10 in 100.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees (c) b Ryan Higgins | 37 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 71.15 | |
| Ben McKinney c Max Holden b Hollman | 184 | 250 | 23 | 1 | 73.6 | |
| Will Rhodes c Ben Geddes b Sebastian Morgan | 34 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 41.98 | |
| Mayank Agarwal c Duke b Tom Helm | 21 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 41.18 | |
| Graham Clark b Ryan Higgins | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
| Colin Ackermann c Duke b Sebastian Morgan | 48 | 117 | 5 | 0 | 41.03 | |
| Oliver Robinson (wk) lbw b Naavya Sharma | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| Kasey Aldridge c S Robson b Tom Helm | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
| Brydon Carse b Ryan Higgins | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 53.33 | |
| Ben Raine c Hollman b Ryan Higgins | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Callum Parkinson not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 3 | NoBalls: 12 | Total: 20 | |||||
| Total | 374 | 10 wkts, 100.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Helm | 21 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Naavya Sharma | 17 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan Higgins | 23 | 4 | 79 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 19.2 | 1 | 101 | 2 | 5.2 |
| Zafar Gohar | 16 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Luke Hollman | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Lees & Ben McKinney | 81 | 116 |
| Rhodes & Ben McKinney | 89 | 139 |
| Mayank Agarwal & Ben McKinney | 78 | 95 |
| Graham Clark & Ben McKinney | 5 | 8 |
| Colin Ackermann & Ben McKinney | 69 | 142 |
| Robinson & Colin Ackermann | 6 | 15 |
| Kasey Aldridge & Colin Ackermann | 5 | 7 |
| Brydon Carse & Colin Ackermann | 31 | 52 |
| Ben Raine & Colin Ackermann | 8 | 14 |
| Parkinson & Colin Ackermann | 2 | 14 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Lees | 19.2 | 81 |
| 2 | Will Rhodes | 42.3 | 170 |
| 3 | Mayank Agarwal | 58.2 | 248 |
| 4 | Graham Clark | 59.4 | 253 |
| 5 | Ben McKinney | 83.2 | 322 |
| 6 | Oliver Robinson | 85.5 | 328 |
| 7 | Kasey Aldridge | 86.6 | 333 |
| 8 | Brydon Carse | 95.4 | 364 |
| 9 | Ben Raine | 97.6 | 372 |
| 10 | Colin Ackermann | 100.2 | 374 |
Middlesex — Innings 4 (330/10 in 78 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson c O Robinson b Brydon Carse | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 44 | |
| Luke Hollman c O Robinson b Brydon Carse | 26 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 83.87 | |
| Nathan Fernandes c W Rhodes b Kasey Aldridge | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | |
| Max Holden (c) c Ben McKinney b W Rhodes | 32 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 72.73 | |
| Ben Geddes c Mayank Agarwal b Callum Parkinson | 50 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 70.42 | |
| Ryan Higgins c Graham Clark b Callum Parkinson | 31 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 81.58 | |
| Harry Duke (wk) not out | 100 | 127 | 14 | 2 | 78.74 | |
| Zafar Gohar b Callum Parkinson | 15 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 | |
| Sebastian Morgan lbw b Brydon Carse | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 | |
| Tom Helm lbw b Callum Parkinson | 32 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 43.24 | |
| Naavya Sharma c O Robinson b Brydon Carse | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | LegByes: 9 | NoBalls: 4 | Wides: 11 | Total: 25 | |||||
| Total | 330 | 10 wkts, 78 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Raine | 20 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Brydon Carse | 21 | 1 | 116 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Kasey Aldridge | 11 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Will Rhodes | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Callum Parkinson | 22 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson & Hollman | 38 | 47 |
| Sam Robson & Nathan Fernandes | 9 | 11 |
| Max Holden & Nathan Fernandes | 8 | 17 |
| Max Holden & Ben Geddes | 42 | 65 |
| Ryan Higgins & Ben Geddes | 64 | 71 |
| Duke & Ben Geddes | 5 | 13 |
| Duke & Zafar Gohar | 20 | 37 |
| Duke & Sebastian Morgan | 24 | 32 |
| Duke & Tom Helm | 79 | 138 |
| Duke & Naavya Sharma | 41 | 37 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Hollman | 7.5 | 38 |
| 2 | Sam Robson | 9.4 | 47 |
| 3 | Nathan Fernandes | 12.3 | 55 |
| 4 | Max Holden | 23.2 | 97 |
| 5 | Ryan Higgins | 35.1 | 161 |
| 6 | Ben Geddes | 37.2 | 166 |
| 7 | Zafar Gohar | 43.3 | 186 |
| 8 | Sebastian Morgan | 48.5 | 210 |
| 9 | Tom Helm | 71.5 | 289 |
| 10 | Naavya Sharma | 77.6 | 330 |
Match Info
| Match | Durham vs Middlesex |
|---|---|
| Series | County Championship Division Two 2026 |
| Time | 08-Sep-2026 03:00 PM |
| Venue | Riverside Ground Chester-le-Street |
| Seating Capacity | 17000 |
| Live Telecast | YouTubeSports |
Match Preview: Durham vs Middlesex (DUR vs MID)
Durham will face Middlesex in a thrilling match on 08-Sep-2026 in County Championship Division Two 2026. The match will be played at Riverside Ground at 03:00 PM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on YouTubeSports.
Riverside Ground Pitch Report for DUR vs MID Match 46 Match
The pitch at this place will help the batsmen and the ball will come well on the bat. Batsmen can play their shots right from the beginning of the innings and will have a good time on this wicket. It will be difficult for the bowlers and they will have to be precise in their line and length.
Riverside Ground Weather Report Today
Weather during the match time in Chester-le-Street, GB will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 17°C on the match day with 72% humidity and 21.2 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Match Overview
Durham is known for its strong batting and bowling, while Middlesex remains competitive with its recent performances and emerging players. This match is crucial for both teams, as every win can strengthen their position in County Championship Division Two 2026.
The pitch at Riverside Ground is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Durham will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while Middlesex will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Durham batting and Middlesex bowling.
- The bowler's impact on the pitch, especially spinners or fast bowlers.
- The strategies of the two captains and their decisions during the game.
Cricket lovers, get ready for this exciting match! Will Durham showcase its strengths, or will Middlesex pull off a major upset? Join us live on YouTubeSports on 08-Sep-2026 to find out the answer!
