LAN vs MID

COMPLETED

LAN

201/10(67.2 & 38.4)

MID

169/10(43.2 & 21.5)

Middlesex won by 6 wickets

CRR / RRR: 5.36·Last 5 ov: 28/0 5.25

Old Trafford, Manchester, May 8, 2026, County Championship Division Two

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ryan Higgins	7	32	0	0	21.88
Ben Geddes	73	70	6	3	104.29

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Tom Bailey	4.5	0	38	0	7.86
George Balderson	8	1	23	2	2.88

Toss: Middlesex elected to bowl

Status: Middlesex won by 6 wickets

Win probabilityLAN 0% ·MID 0%

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21.5
1

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, 1 run,

21.4
6

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, Six,

21.3
1

Tom Bailey to Ryan Higgins, 1 run,

21.2
1

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, 1 run,

21.1
0

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, no run,

21.1
2

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, 2 no ball,

OVER

1 runs

Middlesex 106/0

CRR: 4.82

Ryan Higgins 7 (32b)

Ben Geddes 73 (70b)

Tom Bailey 4.5-0-38-0

George Balderson 8-1-23-2

21.
106

End of over 21 (1 runs), Middlesex 106/4

20.6
0

George Balderson to Ryan Higgins, no run,

20.5
0

George Balderson to Ryan Higgins, no run,

20.4
0

George Balderson to Ryan Higgins, no run,

20.3
0

George Balderson to Ryan Higgins, no run,

20.2
1

George Balderson to Ben Geddes, 1 run,

20.1
0

George Balderson to Ben Geddes, no run,

OVER

7 runs

Middlesex 105/0

CRR: 5

Ryan Higgins 7 (32b)

Ben Geddes 73 (70b)

Tom Bailey 4.5-0-38-0

George Balderson 8-1-23-2

20.
105

End of over 20 (7 runs), Middlesex 105/4

19.6
1

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, 1 run,

19.5
0

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, no run,

19.4
2

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, 2 runs,

19.3
0

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, no run,

19.3
4

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, 4 no ball,

19.2
0

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, no run,

19.1
0

Tom Bailey to Ben Geddes, no run,

OVER

3 runs

Middlesex 98/0

CRR: 4.9

Ryan Higgins 7 (32b)

Ben Geddes 73 (70b)

Tom Bailey 4.5-0-38-0

George Balderson 8-1-23-2

19.
98

End of over 19 (3 runs), Middlesex 98/4

18.6
0

George Balderson to Ryan Higgins, no run,

18.5
0

George Balderson to Ryan Higgins, no run,

18.4
0

George Balderson to Ryan Higgins, no run,

18.3
1

George Balderson to Ben Geddes, 1 run,

18.2
0

George Balderson to Ben Geddes, no run,

18.1
2

George Balderson to Ben Geddes, 2 runs,

OVER

94 runs

Need 21 from 6b

Middlesex 95/0

CRR: 5 RRR: 21

Ryan Higgins 7 (32b)

Ben Geddes 73 (70b)

Tom Bailey 4.5-0-38-0

George Balderson 8-1-23-2

18.
95

End of over 18 (5 runs), Middlesex 95/4

17.6
0

James Anderson to Ryan Higgins, no run,

OVER

1 runs

Need 115 from 12b

Middlesex 1/0

CRR: 0.06 RRR: 57.5

Ryan Higgins 7 (32b)

Ben Geddes 73 (70b)

Tom Bailey 4.5-0-38-0

George Balderson 8-1-23-2

17.5
1

James Anderson to Ben Geddes, 1 run,

Match Info

Match: Lancashire vs Middlesex
Date: 08 May, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM UTC | 11:00 AM local
Venue: Old Trafford
Toss: Middlesex elected to bowl
Umpires
Referee

Lancashire (Batting) — 201/10 (67.2 Ovs)

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
George Balderson lbw b Ryan Higgins	8	11	2	0	72.73
Keaton Jennings c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones	67	148	7	1	45.27
Josh Bohannon c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Ryan Higgins	15	48	2	0	31.25
Marcus Harris c Naavya Sharma b Toby Roland-Jones	5	11	1	0	45.45
Michael Jones b Sebastian Morgan	27	45	1	0	60.00
Matthew Hurst c Ryan Higgins b Naavya Sharma	7	24	1	0	29.17
Chris Green b Sebastian Morgan	35	75	2	0	46.67
Tom Hartley c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Ryan Higgins	3	10	0	0	30.00
Tom Bailey c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan	11	20	0	0	55.00
Mitchell Stanley b Toby Roland-Jones	1	10	0	0	10.00
James Anderson Not out	3	4	0	0	75.00
Total	201/10 (67.2 Ovs) Extras: 19 ( b 4 , lb 11 , w 0 , nb 4 , p 0)

Fall of Wickets

Wkt #	Player	Runs	Ovs
1	George Balderson lbw b Ryan Higgins	9	1.6
2	Josh Bohannon c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Ryan Higgins	65	23.1
3	Marcus Harris c Naavya Sharma b Toby Roland-Jones	74	26.2
4	Michael Jones b Sebastian Morgan	115	39.5
5	Matthew Hurst c Ryan Higgins b Naavya Sharma	128	44.5
6	Keaton Jennings c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones	151	50.6
7	Tom Hartley c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Ryan Higgins	164	55.3
8	Tom Bailey c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan	188	63.1
9	Mitchell Stanley b Toby Roland-Jones	197	66.1
10	Chris Green b Sebastian Morgan	201	67.2

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	NB	ECO
Toby Roland-Jones	17	2	45	3	0	0	2.65
Ryan Higgins	19	3	48	3	0	0	2.53
Naavya Sharma	17	2	52	1	0	0	3.06
Sebastian Morgan	14.2	4	41	3	0	2	2.86

Middlesex (Batting) — 169/10 (43.2 Ovs)

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson c Michael Jones b James Anderson	6	13	1	0	46.15
Ben Geddes c & b James Anderson	12	26	2	0	46.15
Max Holden b James Anderson	5	10	1	0	50.00
Leus du Plooy c Michael Jones b George Balderson	67	89	7	1	75.28
Caleb Falconer lbw b Tom Bailey	11	20	1	0	55.00
Ryan Higgins c James Anderson b George Balderson	32	30	3	1	106.67
Harry Duke c Matthew Hurst b James Anderson	3	16	0	0	18.75
Zafar Gohar c Mitchell Stanley b Tom Bailey	4	5	1	0	80.00
Sebastian Morgan c Matthew Hurst b Mitchell Stanley	15	48	2	0	31.25
Toby Roland-Jones c Matthew Hurst b George Balderson	0	4	0	0	0.00
Naavya Sharma Not out	0	3	0	0	0.00
Total	169/10 (43.2 Ovs) Extras: 14 ( b 0 , lb 6 , w 0 , nb 8 , p 0)

Fall of Wickets

Wkt #	Player	Runs	Ovs
1	Sam Robson c Michael Jones b James Anderson	12	4.1
2	Max Holden b James Anderson	24	6.2
3	Ben Geddes c & b James Anderson	39	10.1
4	Caleb Falconer lbw b Tom Bailey	64	15.3
5	Ryan Higgins c James Anderson b George Balderson	108	23.3
6	Harry Duke c Matthew Hurst b James Anderson	119	28.4
7	Zafar Gohar c Mitchell Stanley b Tom Bailey	124	29.6
8	Leus du Plooy c Michael Jones b George Balderson	169	41.4
9	Sebastian Morgan c Matthew Hurst b Mitchell Stanley	169	42.3
10	Toby Roland-Jones c Matthew Hurst b George Balderson	169	43.2

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	NB	ECO
James Anderson	16	1	67	4	0	0	4.19
Tom Bailey	16	1	49	2	0	3	3.06
Mitchell Stanley	7	1	28	1	0	0	4.00
George Balderson	4.2	0	19	3	0	1	4.38

Middlesex (Batting) — 84/10 (38.4 Ovs)

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
George Balderson c Harry Duke b Ryan Higgins	15	37	3	0	40.54
Keaton Jennings c Sam Robson b Ryan Higgins	18	49	3	0	36.73
Mitchell Stanley b Toby Roland-Jones	8	51	1	0	15.69
Josh Bohannon c Sam Robson b Ryan Higgins	2	4	0	0	50.00
Marcus Harris c Harry Duke b Ryan Higgins	1	16	0	0	6.25
Michael Jones lbw b Toby Roland-Jones	10	21	1	0	47.62
Matthew Hurst c Ryan Higgins b Naavya Sharma	7	27	0	0	25.93
Chris Green c Toby Roland-Jones b Naavya Sharma	5	25	1	0	20.00
Tom Hartley c Harry Duke b Naavya Sharma	0	1	0	0	0.00
Tom Bailey c Leus du Plooy b Naavya Sharma	4	4	1	0	100.00
James Anderson Not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Total	84/10 (38.4 Ovs) Extras: 14 ( b 0 , lb 2 , w 1 , nb 6 , p 5)

Fall of Wickets

Wkt #	Player	Runs	Ovs
1	George Balderson c Harry Duke b Ryan Higgins	39	13.3
2	Keaton Jennings c Sam Robson b Ryan Higgins	40	15.2
3	Josh Bohannon c Sam Robson b Ryan Higgins	42	15.6
4	Marcus Harris c Harry Duke b Ryan Higgins	48	21.6
5	Michael Jones lbw b Toby Roland-Jones	63	28.4
6	Mitchell Stanley b Toby Roland-Jones	64	30.2
7	Matthew Hurst c Ryan Higgins b Naavya Sharma	77	36.1
8	Tom Hartley c Harry Duke b Naavya Sharma	77	36.2
9	Tom Bailey c Leus du Plooy b Naavya Sharma	81	36.6
10	Chris Green c Toby Roland-Jones b Naavya Sharma	84	38.4

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	NB	ECO
Toby Roland-Jones	12	4	20	2	1	0	1.67
Ryan Higgins	17	7	27	4	0	1	1.59
Naavya Sharma	4.4	1	17	4	0	0	3.64
Sebastian Morgan	5	1	13	0	0	2	2.60

Middlesex (Batting) — 117/4 (21.5 Ovs)

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson c Tom Bailey b George Balderson	14	18	2	0	77.78
Ben Geddes Not out	73	70	6	3	104.29
Max Holden c Matthew Hurst b Mitchell Stanley	9	12	1	0	75.00
Leus du Plooy c Matthew Hurst b Mitchell Stanley	1	2	0	0	50.00
Caleb Falconer c Matthew Hurst b George Balderson	0	1	0	0	0.00
Ryan Higgins Not out	7	32	0	0	21.88
Total	117/4 (21.5 Ovs) Extras: 13 ( b 4 , lb 1 , w 0 , nb 8 , p 0)

Fall of Wickets

Wkt #	Player	Runs	Ovs
1	Sam Robson c Tom Bailey b George Balderson	36	6.1
2	Max Holden c Matthew Hurst b Mitchell Stanley	57	9.1
3	Leus du Plooy c Matthew Hurst b Mitchell Stanley	63	9.6
4	Caleb Falconer c Matthew Hurst b George Balderson	64	10.3

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	NB	ECO
James Anderson	4	1	16	0	0	0	4.00
Tom Bailey	4.5	0	38	0	0	4	7.86
George Balderson	8	1	23	2	0	0	2.88
Mitchell Stanley	5	0	35	2	0	0	7.00

Lancashire

#	Player
1	Matthew Hurst (wk)
2	Keaton Jennings (bat)
3	Marcus Harris (bat)
4	Josh Bohannon (bat)
5	Michael Jones (bat)
6	Luke Wells (all)
7	George Balderson (all)
8	Arav Shetty (all)
9	James Anderson (bowl)
10	Paul Coughlin (bowl)
11	Ajeet Singh Dale (bowl)
12	Jos Buttler (wk)
13	Phil Salt (wk)
14	Ben McDermott (wk)
15	George Bell (wk)
16	Ashton Turner (bat)
17	Rocky Flintoff (bat)
18	Keshana Fonseka (bat)
19	Liam Livingstone (all)
20	Harry Singh (all)
21	Saqib Mahmood (bowl)
22	Nathan Lyon (bowl)
23	Chris Green (bowl)
24	Anderson Phillip (bowl)
25	Jack Blatherwick (bowl)
26	Luke Wood (bowl)
27	Tom Hartley (bowl)
28	Mitchell Perry (bowl)
29	Mitchell Stanley (bowl)
30	John Turner (bowl)
31	Tom Aspinwall (bowl)
32	Charlie Barnard (bowl)
33	Tom Bailey (bowl)
34	Oliver William Sutton (bowl)

Middlesex

#	Player
1	Sam Robson (bat)
2	Josh De Caires (all)
3	Max Holden (bat)
4	Leus du Plooy (bat)
5	Ben Geddes (bat)
6	Ryan Higgins (all)
7	Joe Benjamin Cracknell (wk)
8	Zafar Gohar (bowl)
9	Toby Roland-Jones (bowl)
10	Tom Helm (bowl)
11	Naavya Sharma (bowl)
12	Jack Davies (wk)
13	Pieter Malan (bat)
14	Aaryan Sawant (bat)
15	Kane Williamson (bat)
16	Daniel O'Driscoll (all)
17	Luke Hollman (all)
18	Nathan Fernandes (all)
19	Sebastian Morgan (all)
20	Blake Cullen (all)
21	Tim Murtagh (bowl)
22	Max Harris (bowl)
23	Ishaan Kaushal (bowl)
24	Toby Greatwood (bowl)
25	Josh Little (bowl)
26	Dane Paterson (bowl)
27	Henry Brookes (bowl)
28	Noah Cornwell (bowl)
29	Olly Stone (bowl)
30	Eathan Bosch (bowl)
31	Caleb Falconer (bat)
32	Harry Duke (wk)

Innings 1 Partnerships

George Balderson 8 (11)	9 (0) Ovs	Keaton Jennings 67 (148)
Keaton Jennings 67 (148)	56 (0) Ovs	Josh Bohannon 15 (48)
Josh Bohannon 15 (48)	9 (0) Ovs	Marcus Harris 5 (11)
Marcus Harris 5 (11)	41 (0) Ovs	Michael Jones 27 (45)
Michael Jones 27 (45)	13 (0) Ovs	Matthew Hurst 7 (24)
Matthew Hurst 7 (24)	23 (0) Ovs	Chris Green 35 (75)
Chris Green 35 (75)	13 (0) Ovs	Tom Hartley 3 (10)
Tom Hartley 3 (10)	24 (0) Ovs	Tom Bailey 11 (20)
Tom Bailey 11 (20)	9 (0) Ovs	Mitchell Stanley 1 (10)
Mitchell Stanley 1 (10)	4 (0) Ovs	James Anderson 3 (4)

Innings 2 Partnerships

Sam Robson 6 (13)	12 (0) Ovs	Ben Geddes 12 (26)
Ben Geddes 12 (26)	12 (0) Ovs	Max Holden 5 (10)
Max Holden 5 (10)	15 (0) Ovs	Leus du Plooy 67 (89)
Leus du Plooy 67 (89)	25 (0) Ovs	Caleb Falconer 11 (20)
Caleb Falconer 11 (20)	44 (0) Ovs	Ryan Higgins 32 (30)
Ryan Higgins 32 (30)	11 (0) Ovs	Harry Duke 3 (16)
Harry Duke 3 (16)	5 (0) Ovs	Zafar Gohar 4 (5)
Zafar Gohar 4 (5)	45 (0) Ovs	Sebastian Morgan 15 (48)
Sebastian Morgan 15 (48)	0 (0) Ovs	Toby Roland-Jones 0 (4)
Toby Roland-Jones 0 (4)	0 (0) Ovs	Naavya Sharma 0 (3)

Innings 3 Partnerships

George Balderson 15 (37)	39 (0) Ovs	Keaton Jennings 18 (49)
Keaton Jennings 18 (49)	1 (0) Ovs	Mitchell Stanley 8 (51)
Mitchell Stanley 8 (51)	2 (0) Ovs	Josh Bohannon 2 (4)
Josh Bohannon 2 (4)	6 (0) Ovs	Marcus Harris 1 (16)
Marcus Harris 1 (16)	15 (0) Ovs	Michael Jones 10 (21)
Michael Jones 10 (21)	1 (0) Ovs	Matthew Hurst 7 (27)
Matthew Hurst 7 (27)	13 (0) Ovs	Chris Green 5 (25)
Chris Green 5 (25)	0 (0) Ovs	Tom Hartley 0 (1)
Tom Hartley 0 (1)	4 (0) Ovs	Tom Bailey 4 (4)
Tom Bailey 4 (4)	3 (0) Ovs	James Anderson 0 (0)

Innings 4 Partnerships

Sam Robson 14 (18)	36 (0) Ovs	Ben Geddes 73 (70)
Ben Geddes 73 (70)	21 (0) Ovs	Max Holden 9 (12)
Max Holden 9 (12)	6 (0) Ovs	Leus du Plooy 1 (2)
Leus du Plooy 1 (2)	1 (0) Ovs	Caleb Falconer 0 (1)
Caleb Falconer 0 (1)	-64 (0) Ovs	Ryan Higgins 7 (32)