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Lord's

Middlesex 161. Essex 160 for 6.

Middlesex win by 1 run.

Match Commentary

  1. Update

    Summary

    Over 20: 8 runs. Bowler: Tom Helm. Essex: 160/6 (rr 8.0)

  2. 19.6

    Tom Helm to Noah Thain. Slower ball length ball, wide outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Ben Geddes

  3. 19.5

    Tom Helm to Noah Thain. Slower ball short, off stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Max Holden

  4. 19.4

    Tom Helm to Noah Thain. Slower ball length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick mis-timed to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Ryan Higgins

  5. 19.3

    OUT! Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein. Slower ball length ball, middle stump down the pitch driving mis-timed to deep extra cover for no run, caught by Ben Geddes. Luc Benkenstein Caught for 20.

  6. 19.3

    Wide. Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein. No movement length ball, leg stump on the back foot pulled for 1 wides

  7. 19.2

    Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein. Slower ball length ball, middle stump no foot movement slogged for no run

  8. 19.1

    Tom Helm to Charlie Allison. Slower ball short, middle stump on the back foot pulled to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Noah Cornwell

  9. Update

    Summary

    Over 19: 13 runs. Bowler: Ryan Higgins. Essex: 152/5 (rr 8.0)

  10. 18.6

    FOUR! Ryan Higgins to Luc Benkenstein. No movement yorker, wide outside off no foot movement scoopped well timed for 4 runs

  11. 18.5

    Ryan Higgins to Luc Benkenstein. No movement yorker, wide outside off no foot movement steered for no run

  12. 18.4

    Ryan Higgins to Luc Benkenstein. No movement length ball, wide outside off no foot movement scoopped for no run

  13. 18.3

    Ryan Higgins to Charlie Allison. No movement full toss, middle stump no foot movement driving mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ben Geddes

  14. 18.2

    Ryan Higgins to Charlie Allison. No movement full, wide outside off no foot movement driving well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Luke Hollman

  15. 18.1

    FOUR! Ryan Higgins to Charlie Allison. No movement full, wide outside off on the front foot driving to short third man for 4 runs, dropped by Tom Helm

  16. 18.1

    Wide. Ryan Higgins to Charlie Allison. No movement full, wide outside off on the front foot driving for 1 wides

  17. 18.1

    Wide. Ryan Higgins to Charlie Allison. No movement full, wide outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for 1 wides

  18. Update

    Summary

    Over 18: 6 runs. Bowler: Tom Helm. Essex: 139/5 (rr 7.72)

  19. 17.6

    Tom Helm to Charlie Allison. No movement full toss, middle stump down the pitch driving mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Ben Geddes

  20. 17.5

    Tom Helm to Charlie Allison. Slower ball short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  21. 17.4

    Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein. No movement short, outside off on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden

  22. 17.3

    Tom Helm to Charlie Allison. Slower ball short, outside off on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden

  23. 17.2

    Tom Helm to Charlie Allison. No movement length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked well timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Ryan Higgins

  24. 17.1

    Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein. Slower ball length ball, middle stump no foot movement scoopped for 1 byes

  25. Update

    Summary

    Over 17: 5 runs. Bowler: Noah Cornwell. Essex: 133/5 (rr 7.82)

  26. 16.6

    Noah Cornwell to Charlie Allison. No movement full, middle stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Luke Hollman

  27. 16.5

    Noah Cornwell to Charlie Allison. Off cutter length ball, off stump no foot movement cut for no run

  28. 16.5

    Wide. Noah Cornwell to Charlie Allison. No movement short, middle stump down the pitch leaving left alone through for 1 wides

  29. 16.4

    Noah Cornwell to Luc Benkenstein. Off cutter length ball, off stump no foot movement driving mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden

  30. 16.3

    Noah Cornwell to Luc Benkenstein. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot cut mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Kane Williamson

  31. 16.2

    Noah Cornwell to Charlie Allison. No movement length ball, leg stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zafar Gohar

  32. 16.1

    OUT! Noah Cornwell to Matt Critchley. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to long on for no run, caught by Ryan Higgins. Matt Critchley Caught for 8.

  33. Update

    Summary

    Over 16: 6 runs. Bowler: Luke Hollman. Essex: 128/4 (rr 8.0)

  34. 15.6

    FOUR! Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein. No movement full, outside off on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  35. 15.5

    Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein. No movement half tracker, middle stump on the back foot hook mis-timed for no run

  36. 15.4

    Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot reverse sweep mis-timed to gully for no run, fielded by Tom Helm

  37. 15.3

    Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot pushed mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ryan Higgins

  38. 15.2

    Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein. No movement length ball, middle stump on the front foot slog-sweep to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Naavya Sharma

  39. 15.1

    Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot driving mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Luke Hollman

  40. Update

    Summary

    Over 15: 8 runs. Bowler: Zafar Gohar. Essex: 122/4 (rr 8.13)

  41. 14.6

    Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden

  42. 14.5

    Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, wide outside off no foot movement slog-sweep mis-timed to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tom Helm

  43. 14.4

    FOUR! Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot slog-sweep well timed for 4 runs

  44. 14.3

    Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein. Left-arm orthodox stock back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ben Geddes

  45. 14.2

    Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot sweep mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ben Geddes

  46. 14.1

    Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot slog-sweep for no run

  47. Update

    Summary

    Over 14: 4 runs. Bowler: Luke Hollman. Essex: 114/4 (rr 8.14)

  48. 13.6

    Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushed mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ryan Higgins

  49. 13.5

    Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley. Quicker ball length ball, off stump on the back foot worked for no run

  50. 13.4

    Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweep well timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Tom Helm

  51. 13.3

    Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to cover for no run, fielded by Stephen Eskinazi

  52. 13.2

    Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein. Leg spinner full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ryan Higgins

  53. 13.1

    Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to deep square leg for 2 runs, overthrow by Max Holden

  54. Update

    Summary

    Over 13: 1 run. Bowler: Zafar Gohar. Essex: 110/4 (rr 8.46)

  55. 12.6

    Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushed mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Kane Williamson

  56. 12.5

    Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley. Arm ball length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Zafar Gohar

  57. 12.4

    Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushed mis-timed to backward point for no run, fielded by Kane Williamson

  58. 12.3

    OUT! Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox. Left-arm orthodox stock full, off stump no foot movement driving for no run. Jordan Cox Bowled for 23.

  59. 12.2

    Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox. Quicker ball length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Zafar Gohar

  60. 12.1

    Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot flick mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ben Geddes

  61. Update

    Summary

    Over 12: 6 runs. Bowler: Naavya Sharma. Essex: 109/3 (rr 9.08)

  62. 11.6

    Naavya Sharma to Luc Benkenstein. Slower ball short, outside off on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden

  63. 11.5

    Naavya Sharma to Luc Benkenstein. No movement short, outside off on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Ryan Higgins

  64. 11.4

    OUT! Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter. Slower ball short, middle stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, caught by Kane Williamson. Paul Walter Caught for 30.

  65. 11.3

    Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot cut mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Stephen Eskinazi

  66. 11.2

    Naavya Sharma to Jordan Cox. Slower ball short, outside off on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden

  67. 11.1

    Naavya Sharma to Jordan Cox. Slower ball back of a length, outside off on the back foot worked mis-timed to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Max Holden

  68. Update

    Summary

    Over 11: 14 runs. Bowler: Luke Hollman. Essex: 103/2 (rr 9.36)

  69. 10.6

    FOUR! Luke Hollman to Paul Walter. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot slog-sweep mis-timed for 4 runs

  70. 10.5

    Luke Hollman to Jordan Cox. Leg spinner full, middle stump on the front foot flick mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ben Geddes

  71. 10.4

    Luke Hollman to Jordan Cox. Quicker ball length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Luke Hollman

  72. 10.3

    FOUR! Luke Hollman to Jordan Cox. Leg spinner length ball, outside off on the back foot cut well timed for 4 runs

  73. 10.2

    Luke Hollman to Paul Walter. Leg spinner length ball, leg stump on the front foot reverse sweep to short fine leg for 1 leg byes, fielded by Naavya Sharma

  74. 10.1

    FOUR! Luke Hollman to Paul Walter. Leg spinner full toss, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweep well timed for 4 runs

  75. Update

    Summary

    Over 10: 6 runs. Bowler: Noah Cornwell. Essex: 89/2 (rr 8.9)

  76. 9.6

    Noah Cornwell to Paul Walter. No movement yorker, wide outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to gully for 1 run, run saved by Naavya Sharma

  77. 9.5

    Noah Cornwell to Jordan Cox. No movement length ball, outside off on the back foot cut well timed to deep cover for 1 run, run saved by Zafar Gohar

  78. 9.4

    Noah Cornwell to Paul Walter. Off cutter length ball, outside off on the front foot pulled mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zafar Gohar

  79. 9.3

    Noah Cornwell to Jordan Cox. No movement full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Luke Hollman

  80. 9.2

    Noah Cornwell to Paul Walter. No movement full, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Luke Hollman

  81. 9.1

    Noah Cornwell to Jordan Cox. Slower ball full, middle stump on the front foot flick mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden

  82. Update

    Summary

    Over 9: 7 runs. Bowler: Luke Hollman. Essex: 83/2 (rr 9.22)

  83. 8.6

    Luke Hollman to Paul Walter. Googly length ball, off stump on the back foot pushed for no run

  84. 8.5

    Luke Hollman to Paul Walter. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Stephen Eskinazi

  85. 8.4

    FOUR! Luke Hollman to Paul Walter. Leg spinner short, middle stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 4 runs

  86. 8.3

    Luke Hollman to Jordan Cox. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zafar Gohar

  87. 8.2

    Luke Hollman to Paul Walter. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ben Geddes

  88. 8.1

    Luke Hollman to Jordan Cox. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ryan Higgins

  89. Update

    Summary

    Over 8: 8 runs. Bowler: Ryan Higgins. Essex: 76/2 (rr 9.5)

  90. 7.6

    Ryan Higgins to Jordan Cox. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot pushed mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Kane Williamson

  91. 7.5

    Ryan Higgins to Paul Walter. In swinger length ball, off stump on the back foot driving well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden

  92. 7.4

    Ryan Higgins to Jordan Cox. No movement length ball, middle stump no foot movement pushed mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Luke Hollman

  93. 7.3

    FOUR! Ryan Higgins to Jordan Cox. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut well timed for 4 runs

  94. 7.2

    Ryan Higgins to Paul Walter. In swinger length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Luke Hollman

  95. 7.1

    Ryan Higgins to Paul Walter. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to extra cover for no run, run saved by Stephen Eskinazi

  96. Update

    Summary

    Over 7: 6 runs. Bowler: Zafar Gohar. Essex: 68/2 (rr 9.71)

  97. 6.6

    Zafar Gohar to Paul Walter. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Ben Geddes

  98. 6.5

    Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, wide outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden

  99. 6.4

    Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut well timed to long off for 2 runs, run saved by Luke Hollman

  100. 6.3

    Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Zafar Gohar

  101. 6.2

    Zafar Gohar to Paul Walter. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ryan Higgins

  102. 6.1

    Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox. Left-arm orthodox stock back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Max Holden

  103. Update

    Summary

    Over 6: 10 runs. Bowler: Tom Helm. Essex: 62/2 (rr 10.33)

  104. 5.6

    Tom Helm to Paul Walter. No movement length ball, middle stump on the back foot late cutted mis-timed to gully for no run, fielded by Ryan Higgins

  105. 5.5

    Tom Helm to Paul Walter. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cut mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Max Holden

  106. 5.4

    Tom Helm to Paul Walter. No movement length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulled well timed to bowler for no run, run saved by Tom Helm

  107. 5.3

    SIX! Tom Helm to Paul Walter. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 6 runs

  108. 5.2

    Tom Helm to Paul Walter. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Ben Geddes

  109. 5.1

    OUT! Tom Helm to Dean Elgar. Seam away full, middle stump on the back foot fended to first slip for no run, caught by Naavya Sharma. Dean Elgar Caught for 20.

  110. Update

    Summary

    Over 5: 5 runs. Bowler: Zafar Gohar. Essex: 52/1 (rr 10.4)

  111. 4.6

    OUT! Zafar Gohar to Michael Pepper. Quicker ball length ball, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid off for no run, caught by Ryan Higgins. Michael Pepper Caught for 25.

  112. 4.5

    Zafar Gohar to Michael Pepper. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, off stump on the back foot upper cutted mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Ryan Higgins

  113. 4.4

    Zafar Gohar to Michael Pepper. Quicker ball short, outside off no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  114. 4.3

    Zafar Gohar to Dean Elgar. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Luke Hollman

  115. 4.2

    Zafar Gohar to Michael Pepper. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the back foot cut mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Luke Hollman

  116. 4.1

    Zafar Gohar to Dean Elgar. Left-arm orthodox stock length ball, outside off on the front foot sweep mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ryan Higgins