County Championship Division Two 2026 | 24-Sep-2026 03:00 PM | Lords
NHNTS 103/10 (37)
MDX 255/10 (54.5)
NHNTS 285/10 (105.3)
MDX 134/3 (41.3)
Middlesex won by 7 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Geddes* | 59 | 128 | 3 | 2 | 46.09 |
| Caleb Falconer | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuzvendra Chahal* | 9.3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3.58 |
| Calvin Harrison | 12 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 4.17 |
Last Wicket:Max Holden c and b Calvin Harrison 50(87) - 116/3 in 36.4 ov.
Middlesex vs Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire — Innings 1 (103/10 in 37 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos c S Robson b Ferns | 26 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 57.78 | |
| Luke Procter (c) lbw b Roland-Jones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gus Miller lbw b Ryan Higgins | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Saif Zaib c Tom Helm b Ryan Higgins | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Calvin Harrison c Ben Geddes b Ferns | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| James Sales b Ferns | 43 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 54.43 | |
| Lewis McManus (wk) c and b Tom Helm | 13 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 43.33 | |
| Louis Kimber c Tom Helm b Ryan Higgins | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Sanderson b Ryan Higgins | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 | |
| Harry Conway lbw b Ferns | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 | |
| Yuzvendra Chahal not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | Total: 1 | |||||
| Total | 103 | 10 wkts, 37 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Ryan Higgins | 12 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Danru Ferns | 11 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Tom Helm | 6 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Vasconcelos & Procter | 1 | 4 |
| Vasconcelos & Gus Miller | 23 | 29 |
| Vasconcelos & Saif Zaib | 8 | 22 |
| Vasconcelos & Calvin Harrison | 1 | 6 |
| Vasconcelos & James Sales | 13 | 28 |
| Lewis McManus & James Sales | 33 | 55 |
| Louis Kimber & James Sales | 4 | 24 |
| Ben Sanderson & James Sales | 6 | 21 |
| Conway & James Sales | 5 | 9 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal & James Sales | 9 | 24 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Procter | 0.4 | 1 |
| 2 | Gus Miller | 5.3 | 24 |
| 3 | Saif Zaib | 9.1 | 32 |
| 4 | Calvin Harrison | 10.1 | 33 |
| 5 | Ricardo Vasconcelos | 14.5 | 46 |
| 6 | Lewis McManus | 23.6 | 79 |
| 7 | Louis Kimber | 27.6 | 83 |
| 8 | Ben Sanderson | 31.3 | 89 |
| 9 | Harry Conway | 32.6 | 94 |
| 10 | James Sales | 36.6 | 103 |
Middlesex — Innings 2 (255/10 in 54.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson lbw b Ben Sanderson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Nathan Fernandes lbw b Ben Sanderson | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| Max Holden (c) c Lewis McManus b Ben Sanderson | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 | |
| Ben Geddes b Gus Miller | 57 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 70.37 | |
| Caleb Falconer lbw b Ben Sanderson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Higgins c Saif Zaib b Yuzvendra Chahal | 115 | 124 | 14 | 0 | 92.74 | |
| Harry Duke (wk) b L Procter | 28 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 68.29 | |
| Zafar Gohar b James Sales | 15 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 34.09 | |
| Toby Roland-Jones b Yuzvendra Chahal | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Helm b Calvin Harrison | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| Danru Ferns batting | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 7 | NoBalls: 14 | Total: 21 | |||||
| Total | 255 | 10 wkts, 54.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sanderson | 17 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 4 |
| Harry Conway | 13 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Gus Miller | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Luke Procter | 8 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 5.4 |
| James Sales | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Calvin Harrison | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson & Nathan Fernandes | 6 | 2 |
| Max Holden & Nathan Fernandes | 9 | 15 |
| Max Holden & Ben Geddes | 7 | 13 |
| Caleb Falconer & Ben Geddes | 10 | 20 |
| Ryan Higgins & Ben Geddes | 76 | 94 |
| Ryan Higgins & Harry Duke | 69 | 87 |
| Ryan Higgins & Zafar Gohar | 62 | 74 |
| Ryan Higgins & Roland-Jones | 1 | 7 |
| Ryan Higgins & Tom Helm | 13 | 10 |
| Ferns & Tom Helm | 2 | 7 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Robson | 0.2 | 6 |
| 2 | Nathan Fernandes | 2.5 | 15 |
| 3 | Max Holden | 4.6 | 22 |
| 4 | Caleb Falconer | 8.2 | 32 |
| 5 | Ben Geddes | 23.6 | 108 |
| 6 | Harry Duke | 38.3 | 177 |
| 7 | Zafar Gohar | 50.5 | 239 |
| 8 | Toby Roland-Jones | 51.6 | 240 |
| 9 | Ryan Higgins | 53.4 | 253 |
| 10 | Tom Helm | 54.5 | 255 |
Northamptonshire — Innings 3 (285/10 in 105.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos lbw b Ferns | 69 | 178 | 8 | 0 | 38.76 | |
| Luke Procter (c) lbw b Ferns | 27 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 34.62 | |
| Lewis McManus (wk) c Tom Helm b Zafar Gohar | 13 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 31.71 | |
| Gus Miller lbw b Zafar Gohar | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Saif Zaib c Harry Duke b Tom Helm | 110 | 169 | 9 | 3 | 65.09 | |
| James Sales c S Robson b Zafar Gohar | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Calvin Harrison c Harry Duke b Tom Helm | 15 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 22.39 | |
| Louis Kimber b Tom Helm | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Sanderson c Harry Duke b Tom Helm | 23 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 63.89 | |
| Harry Conway lbw b Roland-Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yuzvendra Chahal not out | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 3 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 1 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 285 | 10 wkts, 105.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 23 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Ryan Higgins | 18 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Danru Ferns | 19 | 2 | 68 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Tom Helm | 24.3 | 3 | 62 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Zafar Gohar | 21 | 4 | 57 | 3 | 2.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Vasconcelos & Procter | 75 | 182 |
| Vasconcelos & Lewis McManus | 29 | 79 |
| Vasconcelos & Gus Miller | 8 | 36 |
| Vasconcelos & Saif Zaib | 43 | 51 |
| James Sales & Saif Zaib | 14 | 46 |
| Calvin Harrison & Saif Zaib | 51 | 129 |
| Louis Kimber & Saif Zaib | 0 | 4 |
| Saif Zaib & Ben Sanderson | 34 | 60 |
| Saif Zaib & Conway | 1 | 6 |
| Saif Zaib & Yuzvendra Chahal | 30 | 40 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Procter | 30.2 | 75 |
| 2 | Lewis McManus | 43.3 | 104 |
| 3 | Gus Miller | 49.3 | 112 |
| 4 | Ricardo Vasconcelos | 57.6 | 155 |
| 5 | James Sales | 65.4 | 169 |
| 6 | Calvin Harrison | 87.1 | 220 |
| 7 | Louis Kimber | 87.5 | 220 |
| 8 | Ben Sanderson | 97.5 | 254 |
| 9 | Harry Conway | 98.5 | 255 |
| 10 | Saif Zaib | 105.3 | 285 |
Middlesex — Innings 4 (134/3 in 41.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Fernandes c Calvin Harrison b Conway | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 | |
| Sam Robson c Lewis McManus b Conway | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Max Holden (c) c and b Calvin Harrison | 50 | 87 | 4 | 1 | 57.47 | |
| Ben Geddes not out | 59 | 128 | 3 | 2 | 46.09 | |
| Caleb Falconer not out | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35.71 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 10 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 134 | 3 wkts, 41.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Ryan Higgins, Harry Duke (wk), Zafar Gohar, Toby Roland-Jones, Tom Helm, Danru Ferns | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sanderson | 11 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 |
| Harry Conway | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1.4 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 9.3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Calvin Harrison | 12 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 4.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Fernandes & Sam Robson | 5 | 21 |
| Max Holden & Sam Robson | 7 | 13 |
| Max Holden & Ben Geddes | 104 | 186 |
| Caleb Falconer & Ben Geddes | 18 | 29 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Fernandes | 3.3 | 5 |
| 2 | Sam Robson | 5.4 | 12 |
| 3 | Max Holden | 36.4 | 116 |
Match Info
| Match | Middlesex vs Northamptonshire |
|---|---|
| Series | County Championship Division Two 2026 |
| Time | 24-Sep-2026 03:00 PM |
| Venue | Lords London |
| Seating Capacity | 30000 |
| Live Telecast | YouTubeSports |
Match Preview: Middlesex vs Northamptonshire (MID vs NOR)
Middlesex will face Northamptonshire in a thrilling match on 24-Sep-2026 in County Championship Division Two 2026. The match will be played at Lords at 03:00 PM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on YouTubeSports.
Lords Pitch Report for MID vs NOR Match 53 Match
The pitch at the Lord’s is favourable to bowlers. Pacers, specifically, can extract more help from this pitch due to its pace and bounce. They would look to swing the ball and trouble batters, while batters should think of a way to counter the swing
Lords Weather Report Today
Weather during the match time in London, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 21°C on the match day with 47% humidity and 6.2 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 94% chances of precipitation during the game.
Match Overview
Middlesex is known for its strong batting and bowling, while Northamptonshire 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 Lords is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Middlesex will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while Northamptonshire will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Middlesex batting and Northamptonshire 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 Middlesex showcase its strengths, or will Northamptonshire pull off a major upset? Join us live on YouTubeSports on 24-Sep-2026 to find out the answer!
