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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Higgins, Cracknell provide second win for hosts on see-saw day at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/416400/416419.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1534766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1534766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-robson-holden-drive-middlesex-before-raine-reins-them-in-1534766 Fri, 01 May 2026 18:27:34 GMT Northamptonshire struggle for final-day breakthroughs as former England opener digs in https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/415900/415949.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1532873.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1532873.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-sam-robson-162-secures-high-scoring-draw-for-middlesex-1532873 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:50:21 GMT Opener's career best helps Middlesex reel in 388 target - the highest successful List A run chase in England as Alex Lees, David Bedingham tons go in vain 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https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-holden-holds-firm-as-middlesex-pile-on-the-runs-1496249 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:35:16 GMT The Division Two leaders are working with a bit-part attack due to injuries and the MLC https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/383700/383753.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1492337.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1492337.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-sam-robson-makes-hay-against-depleted-leicestershire-attack-1492337 Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:38:42 GMT Sussex coasting to title after rain-ruined contest at Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/388100/388157.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1452996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-county-championship-sam-robson-century-keeps-middlesex-fighting-despite-lost-cause-1452996 Sat, 28 Sep 2024 19:08:20 GMT Teenager takes 4 for 30 as hosts crumble to 165 all out, leaving Gloucestershire 234 to win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/387300/387343.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1450730.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1450730.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-county-championship-archie-bailey-sparks-middlesex-collapse-on-debut-1450730 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:35:45 GMT Visitors trail by 160 overnight with one day remaining of run-fest at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/378900/378960.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1449406.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1449406.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2024-ryan-higgins-sam-robson-centuries-bat-middlesex-towards-stalemate-1449406 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:14:51 GMT Seamer takes five-for as Northants battle to limit first-innings deficit https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/383700/383753.5.jpg 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https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-county-championship-robson-higgins-lead-middlesex-riposte-with-centuries-1435392 Sun, 26 May 2024 18:00:18 GMT Record-breaking partnership drives visitors into the ascendancy at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/357600/357675.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1435326.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1435326.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-county-championship-john-simpson-cheteshwar-pujara-leave-middlesex-facing-a-mountain-1435326 Sat, 25 May 2024 17:39:17 GMT Batters give hosts a chance of forcing a result at Lord's, despite a patchy day four forecast https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339700/339752.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1432387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1432387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-county-championship-centuries-for-sam-robson-and-leus-du-plooy-give-middlesex-control-1432387 Sun, 05 May 2024 18:12:29 GMT Victory by two wickets for Nottinghamshire ensures Kent retain Division One status https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339700/339752.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1400541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1400541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-sam-robson-heroics-in-vain-as-middlesex-narrowly-fail-to-beat-drop-1400541 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:24:46 GMT Warwickshire's run chase leaves Middlesex in drop zone heading into final round https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339700/339752.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1399587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1399587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/middlesex-threatened-by-relegation-in-county-championship-1399587 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:24:55 GMT Rhodes completes century to set up 194-run lead, but fighting display gives hosts hope https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339700/339752.5.jpg 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https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-luke-wells-steers-lancashire-after-sam-robson-scraps-for-middlesex-1397656 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:55:05 GMT Tom Bailey took 3 for 24, Will Williams and Luke Wood picked up two wickets each with Robson not out 56 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339700/339752.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1397500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1397500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/middlesex-hopes-rest-on-sam-robson-after-lancashire-enjoy-best-of-first-day-1397500 Sun, 10 Sep 2023 18:11:31 GMT Australian finishes unbeaten on 54 against former club Middlesex in rain-affected run chase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/365300/365358.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1393124.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1393124.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/handscomb-leads-leicestershire-in-metro-bank-knockouts-1393124 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:41:25 GMT 599 plays 599 as honours finish exactly even in Division One relegation clash https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320100/320158.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1387301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1387301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-sam-robsons-126-not-quite-enough-as-middlesex-and-northamptonshire-finish-level-after-fin-1387301 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:18:57 GMT Successful chase of 249 in 39 overs lifts Middlesex off the bottom of Division One https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324300/324356.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1370763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1370763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-middlesex-win-thriller-in-the-dark-following-nottinghamshire-generous-declaration-1370763 Sun, 23 Apr 2023 19:07:35 GMT Stoneman, Robson rush to victory that cements second place in title race https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/346000/346032.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1334789.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1334789.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/lv-insurance-championship-middlesex-make-light-work-of-ten-wicket-victory-to-push-promotion-hopes-1334789 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 13:35:40 GMT Middlesex skipper now only four runs shy of Graham Clark's Royal London runs record https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/344000/344032.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1329840.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1329840.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/royal-london-cup-2022-the-hundred-dont-want-him-but-steven-eskinazi-keeps-on-trucking-1329840 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 21:22:13 GMT Middlesex ease to stalemate, bore attending schoolchildren, as all 11 fielders bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320100/320158.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1322256.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1322256.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-mark-stoneman-sam-robson-keep-nottinghamshire-at-bay-on-final-day-1322256 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:06:59 GMT Stokes takes four wickets but Robson, Holden, Andersson fifties leave Durham on back foot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/339700/339760.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316109.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1316109.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-toby-roland-jones-sets-up-middlesex-final-day-victory-push-1316109 Sat, 21 May 2022 18:35:42 GMT Back-to-back centuries for opener keeps hosts in top spot of Division Two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/319000/319062.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1315138.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1315138.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-sam-robson-stars-again-before-rain-has-final-say-in-middlesex-rearguard-1315138 Sun, 15 May 2022 16:19:24 GMT Home side suffer third defeat of season after final-day declaration backfires https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320100/320158.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1314131.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-sam-robson-149-sets-up-middlesexs-chase-of-370-to-leave-sussex-empty-handed-again-1314131 Sun, 08 May 2022 18:08:08 GMT Middlesex post highest total in their history, Sussex without loss in reply but still 573 adrift https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320100/320158.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1276707.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1276707.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-sam-robson-piles-on-career-best-253-as-middlesex-tick-off-the-records-against-sussex-1276707 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Young Sussex attack crushed by Middlesex openers as both record big hundreds https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/319000/319062.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1276541.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1276541.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-mark-stoneman-sam-robson-pile-up-record-opening-stand-worth-376-at-hove-1276541 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ethan Bamber completes five-wicket haul to cement home side's dominance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/322000/322061.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1275716.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1275716.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-middlesex-scent-victory-as-tenth-wicket-pair-stretch-derbyshire-resolve-1275716 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Visitors indebted to Luke Hollman's four wickets, Sam Robson's 76 as Danny Lamb threatens to steal game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/325200/325288.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1271948.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1271948.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/royal-london-cup-2021-young-middlesex-bowlers-hold-nerve-to-secure-a-six-run-win-over-lancashire-1271948 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mujeeb Ur Rahman undermines chase as Essex fall nine runs short https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324600/324615.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1270150.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1270150.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-2021-sam-robsons-maiden-t20-fifty-sets-up-consolation-middlesex-win-over-essex-1270150 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson makes 154 as visitors fight back on second at Merchant Taylors' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/245800/245895.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269454.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-will-davis-keeps-leicestershire-in-touch-as-colin-ackermann-lays-a-platform-1269454 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire's success limited on opening day at Merchant Taylors' School https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/319000/319058.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-sam-robsons-century-provides-the-ballast-as-middlesex-batting-finds-form-1269343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Reece Topley claims four hard-earned wickets in impressive display of stamina https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320100/320197.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1260625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1260625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-rory-burns-digs-for-his-test-place-as-surrey-seek-to-give-middlesex-fourth-innings-jitters-1260625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Murtagh bags four before duo share unbroken stand of 98 as hosts seek to put things right https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320000/320047.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1260454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1260454.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-robbie-white-sam-robson-stand-ensures-middlesex-have-edge-over-surrey-on-13-wicket-first-day-1260454 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Next-highest score is 22 as Middlesex and Robson ride their luck https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/319000/319062.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1258252.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1258252.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-sam-robson-takes-his-chance-with-opening-day-165-as-somerset-let-theirs-slip-1258252 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Occasional legbreaks unpick hosts' resistance to claim spoils in London derby https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/307100/307163.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228512.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1228512.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1228512 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Malan celebrates England recall with unbeaten fifty as Middlesex move into strong position at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/287600/287608.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201688.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1201688.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1201688 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ollie Robinson completes ten-for but Middlesex stay in game after poor start https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293700/293710.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1198072.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1198072.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1198072 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Charlie Hemphrey posts unbeaten half-century in uphill battle for hosts in Cardiff https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289200/289270.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1194811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1194811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1194811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex claim 213-run lead which is then stretched past 400 through Sam Robson, John Simpson fifties https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261800/261856.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1194705.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1194705.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1194705 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Opener unbeaten on 85 as Seaxes reach 151 for 3 after rain delays start https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261800/261856.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1189223.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1189223.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1189223 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batting pair led the way again with innings of 92 and 79 respectively to secure victory against Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/288500/288553.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1183367.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1183367.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1183367 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson. Remember him on the list of former England openers? He has just made his first century of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261800/261856.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159930.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159930.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1159930 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At 166 for 6 just after lunch, and a lead of just seven, Middlesex were slumping to defeat but now they have a chance of winning after following-on https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279500/279558.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1156278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1156278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1156278 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart Meaker bowled quickly to claim three wickets but Middlesex's seemingly under par 247 was looking a little better by the close https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267500/267538.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1118173.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1118173.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1118173 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Stirling, with his maiden Championship century, and Sam Robson put Middlesex in control against Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261800/261856.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1104740.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1104740.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1104740 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The turnout was more modest than that which saw Middlesex take the title at Lord's last September but their look of champions remained ingrained as Sam Robson and Nick Gubbins took control https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261800/261856.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1093742.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1093742.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1093742 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson and Steve Eskinazi both scored half-centuries before getting out in their 80s as Middlesex opened their Specsavers County Championship title defence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/242700/242729.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1092217.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1092217.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1092217 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex have laid the groundwork for a total which will require them to bat only once in this match and move a step closer to the County Championship title https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252100/252173.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1056489.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1056489.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1056489 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex will begin the final day against Warwickshire at Edgbaston needing seven wickets to take a huge stride towards lifting their first Championship title for 23 years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/251500/251575.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1053399.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1053399.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1053399 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nick Gubbins scored his maiden first-class hundred, in front of his parents, but another draw beckons for these two sides https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/212200/212295.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1019115.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1019115.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1019115 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In an age of T20 specialism, Sam Robson is proving that there can be another way, with his latest half-century guiding Middlesex's response to 376 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/242700/242729.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1018759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1018759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1018759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey captured seven prime wickets in the space of 65 overs on a blameless surface at the Kia Oval to fight back against Middlesex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/242700/242713.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1014475.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1014475.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1014475 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson continued his impressive early season with a third Championship hundred of the summer, but there was more pain for Nick Compton https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/242200/242251.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1011083.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1011083.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1011083 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex batsman Dawid Malan staged a batting comeback after the visiting county lost early wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216800/216867.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1007287.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1007287.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1007287 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson equalled the Middlesex record for most runs in a match and showed a discipline that will reawaken the interest of England's selectors https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/240200/240217.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1001071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1001071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1001071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson's name has slipped down the list of potential England partners since the last of his seven Tests in August 2014. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/240200/240241.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/999587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/999587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-999587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson put aside a poor run of form to notch a much-needed century in tame draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/212300/212309.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/895439.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/895439.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-895439 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is eight and a half months since Sam Robson sloped back to the pavilion at The Oval after his last innings for England but at two minutes past three on Saturday afternoon, Robson dabbed Scott Borthwick through backward point to bring up his first centu https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/212300/212309.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/869621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/869621.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-869621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have included three uncapped players in their squad for the three-Test tour of the West Indies, which takes place next month https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/192900/192921.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-england-2015/content/story/852135.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-england-2015/content/story/852135.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-852135 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The World Cup is just getting into the swing of the knockout stages but England are long gone, with Alastair Cook preparing to resume the captaincy for a Test tour of the West Indies https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/171100/171187.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-england-2015/content/story/851515.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-england-2015/content/story/851515.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-851515 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two four-days game in tough conditions tested England Lions. The play-off for an opening berth remained unsettled while Mark Wood emerged from the fast bowling attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/202700/202723.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/823081.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/823081.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-823081 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Thorpe feels the international scheduling is such that he is looking at whether the England Lions are good enough not for a ten-year career at the highest level, but an eight-year one https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135600/135604.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/821469.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/821469.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-821469 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Rogers had barbs for both England and Middlesex team-mate Sam Robson when quizzed on prospects for the series, highlighting an unsettled top order as a point of weakness to be exploited https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/203300/203339.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/820523.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/820523.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-820523 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson and Adam Lyth traded tons in the unofficial contest to be England's Test opener before Alex Lees, the third contender, struck an unbeaten 82 as the Lions enjoyed a productive first day of their South Africa tour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/190000/190077.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/816861.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/816861.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-816861 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The possibility of Jonathan Trott resuming his international career has increased with his inclusion in the England Lions squad to tour South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/194000/194035.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/793775.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/793775.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-793775 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/183800/183809.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/777239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/777239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-777239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson admitted there had been "missed opportunities" for him to cement his place as England Test opener but was content with how he had handled his first spell at international level https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/188800/188847.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/775511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/775511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-775511 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson's 127 guided England to a lead before Sri Lanka, armed with the second new ball, struck to pick 4 for 35, leaving the home side at 320 for 6 at the end of the second day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187700/187759.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/754327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/754327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-754327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have named three uncapped players - Sam Robson, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan - in a 12-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186500/186509.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/750377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/750377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-750377 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Ballance's century for Yorkshire set Middlesex an improbable target at Lord's, but an excellent opening stand between Chris Rogers and Sam Robson has sustained their hopes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/184000/184031.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/740549.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/740549.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-740549 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Rogers and Sam Robson engineered Middlesex's victory against Notts - and Rogers reckons Robson is ready for an England debut https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145300/145329.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/737525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/737525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-737525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews Middlesex's prospects in 2014 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160800/160843.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/731821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/731821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-731821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson underlined his batting potential with his fifth hundred of the winter as England Lions secured a series win against Sri Lanka A in Colombo https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/180300/180387.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/724181.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/724181.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-724181 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson's hundred - his fourth in five matches - gave England Lions control on the second day of the second unofficial Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157800/157883.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/720863.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/720863.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-720863 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England appear to have won the battle over Sam Robson, the Middlesex batsman, by including him in the Performance Programme squad to tour Australia. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157600/157665.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/673759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/673759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-673759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Australia approved regulatory changes that will allow dual passport holders to play domestic matches in more than one country https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157800/157883.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/662815.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/662815.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-662815 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England may have struck an important blow in future Ashes series after Sam Robson qualified to represent England. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157600/157665.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658449.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/658449.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-658449 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex's day got better and better after Steven Finn's arrival, thanks to another rock-solid innings from the hugely impressive Sam Robson https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157800/157883.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/652817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/652817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-652817 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson will face tougher attacks on tougher wickets, but he looks to have many of the qualities required for an international career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157800/157879.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634989.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634989.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-634989 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson is a prolific young batsman but he will rarely face a less searching examination than a Warwickshire attack depleted by Lions calls and injuries https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157800/157883.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634756.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634756.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-634756 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Rogers and Sam Robson set a new record for the highest ever first-wicket stand for Middlesex against Surrey https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157600/157665.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-634066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After their victory at Trent Bridge last week, talk of Middlesex's title credentials was dialled up a notch but Sam Robson acknowledged his side have "a lot of work to do" in this match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156453.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/630842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/630842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-630842 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Rogers, the Middlesex captain, welcomed his team's ten-wicket win over Nottinghamshire as the "perfect start" to their Championship campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156453.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/629786.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/629786.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-629786 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson, Middlesex's Australian-born batsman, has made the earliest first-class hundred ever witnessed in the UK - and he did it before March was out. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118700/118774.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/559445.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/559445.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-559445 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England Test captain Andrew Strauss hit a career-best score and Sam Robson a century to put Middlesex in a formidable position https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex secured a semi-finals place in the Clydesdale Bank 40 despite losing their final Group A game to Middlesex at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136463.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An impressive three-wicket burst by Kent all-rounder Matt Coles halted Middlesex progress and left honours pretty much even at the mid-point of the County Championship Division Two clash in Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528280.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528280.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528280 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dawid Malan scored a career-best 143 and his first Championship hundred of the summer to move Middlesex into the driving seat at Lord's against Division Two rivals Derbyshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525372.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525372.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525372 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australian batsman Sam Robson hit an unbeaten 94 and helped maintain Middlesex's promotion bid with a six-wicket County Championship win over Division Two rivals Surrey in Guildford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It took Middlesex only 21 minutes on the third morning to complete a nine-wicket victory against Kent in an County Championship Division Two encounter which attracted an ECB pitch panel to Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520168.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520168.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520168 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Robson and Scott Newman put together an almost certainly decisive opening stand of 120 as Middlesex closed in on their fourth County Championship win of the season in a controversial Division Two game against Kent at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134100/134196.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519946.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519946.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519946 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Opener Sam Robson celebrated his first County Championship outing of the season by batting throughout the day to score 136 as Middlesex reached 316 for 6 in their duel against Essex at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516518.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516518.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516518 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A fourth-wicket stand of 127 from youngsters Sam Robson and Adam London helped struggling Middlesex share the honours on the first day of their County Championship clash with Northamptonshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456788.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456788.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-456788 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422400 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT It was an unproductive day for England batsmen at Lord's. And just to brighten the mood of the England selectors even more, the innings of the day came from a 20-year-old Australian https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106900/106996.gif https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT