BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zain-ul-Hassan	c †Davies b Bamber	5	19	28	0	0	26.31

Billy Root	b Brookes	67	106	148	9	0	63.20

Sam Northeast (c)	not out	335	412	525	36	6	81.31
Kiran Carlson	c du Plooy b Bamber	77	132	164	6	1	58.33

Colin Ingram	not out	132	165	241	12	4	80.00
Extras	(lb 3, w 1)	4
TOTAL	139 Ov (RR: 4.46)	620/3d
Did not bat: Chris Cooke †, Dan Douthwaite, James Harris, Craig Miles, Mir Hamza, Jamie McIlroy
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Zain-ul-Hassan, 6.5 ov), 2-145 (Billy Root, 36.4 ov), 3-321 (Kiran Carlson, 80.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ethan Bamber	25	1	90	2	3.60	104	9	0	1	0
6.5 to Zain-ul-Hassan, Bamber hits a lovely length on off stump, Zain props forward, and Davies pockets the edge. That's the first wicket of the 2024 county season!. 16/1 80.5 to KS Carlson, a wristy drive through the full length, and picks out short cover! A fine innings ends in tame fashion. 321/3
Ryan Higgins	18	1	81	0	4.50	67	6	3	0	0
Tom Helm	23	0	132	0	5.73	73	15	3	0	0
Toby Roland-Jones	22	4	77	0	3.50	99	12	0	0	0
Henry Brookes	17	1	69	1	4.05	65	8	0	0	0
36.4 to WT Root, Well bowled from Brookes, who has his first wicket in Middlesex colours! Round the wicket, hitting the deck hard on the angle into the stumps. Root whips expansively across the line, plays around the ball, and loses his off stump. 145/2
Joshua De Caires	28	0	147	0	5.25	86	10	5	0	0
Leus du Plooy	6	2	21	0	3.50	24	3	0	0	0

Middlesex 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	b Miles	43	97	118	6	0	44.32

Mark Stoneman	c Douthwaite b Carlson	97	180	263	14	1	53.88
Max Holden	c Ingram b Douthwaite	53	134	164	5	0	39.55
Leus du Plooy	lbw b Mir Hamza	37	64	87	2	0	57.81
Ryan Higgins	st †Cooke b Carlson	221	360	520	21	2	61.38

Jack Davies †	lbw b Carlson	60	160	184	8	0	37.50
Joshua De Caires	c & b Ingram	20	67	66	3	0	29.85

Toby Roland-Jones (c)	c †Cooke b McIlroy	20	61	63	1	0	32.78

Henry Brookes	c Douthwaite b Miles	9	14	23	1	0	64.28

Tom Helm	c †Cooke b Ingram	64	120	137	7	1	53.33

Ethan Bamber	not out	1	20	17	0	0	5.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 5, nb 18, w 1)	30
TOTAL	211.2 Ov (RR: 3.09)	655
Fall of wickets: 1-79 (Sam Robson, 29.2 ov), 2-199 (Mark Stoneman, 64.6 ov), 3-203 (Max Holden, 69.5 ov), 4-273 (Leus du Plooy, 87.1 ov), 5-426 (Jack Davies, 132.2 ov), 6-471 (Joshua De Caires, 153.2 ov), 7-518 (Toby Roland-Jones, 170.6 ov), 8-531 (Henry Brookes, 175.2 ov), 9-645 (Ryan Higgins, 206.4 ov), 10-655 (Tom Helm, 211.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mir Hamza	30	7	86	1	2.86	143	10	0	0	1
87.1 to JL du Plooy, . 273/4
Jamie McIlroy	28	8	83	1	2.96	131	14	0	0	0
170.6 to TS Roland-Jones, Snicked and gone! Wide tempter from around the wicket by the left-armer, Roland-Jones reaches for a drive but can only nick through to Cooke who takes a sharp tumbling catch to his right. 518/7
James Harris	29	7	85	0	2.93	132	8	1	0	0
Craig Miles	26	6	86	2	3.30	108	9	0	0	1
29.2 to SD Robson, it's been hard grind for Glamorgan but finally they have the first wicket. Nipped back a fraction, down the slope, and nailed the off stump as Robson pressed forward. 79/1 175.2 to HJH Brookes, Smoked... but straight to midwicket! Full ball picked up well from off middle stump but straight to Douthwaite who holds on. 531/8
Kiran Carlson	47	5	147	3	3.12	207	14	1	0	3
64.6 to MD Stoneman, . 199/2 132.2 to JLB Davies, . 426/5 206.4 to RF Higgins, Charges and gone! Higgins' maiden double century comes to an end. Carlson floats one across the right-hander from over the wicket. Higgins ends up yorking himself by advancing, leaving Cooke to gather and remove the bails with ease. 645/9
Dan Douthwaite	22	5	62	1	2.81	105	6	0	1	4
69.5 to MDE Holden, . 203/3
Colin Ingram	20.2	0	63	2	3.09	82	3	2	0	0
153.2 to JM De Caires, Return catch to Ingram! Full, flighted, dipping in line with middle and leg - De Caires tries to work through midwicket but breaks his wrists a fraction too early into the shot and gets a leading edge back to the bowler. 471/6 211.2 to TG Helm, Middlesex's first innings finally comes to an end! Helm is back, cutting a length ball from Ingram but can only edge through to Cooke. Ingram celebrates with palms up to the sky, thanking a higher power for finally ending Glamorgan's time in the field. 655/10
Zain-ul-Hassan	9	2	32	0	3.55	37	4	0	0	0

Glamorgan 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zain-ul-Hassan	c †Davies b Bamber	2	6	4	0	0	33.33

Billy Root	c Higgins b du Plooy	11	45	53	0	0	24.44

Sam Northeast (c)	not out	14	42	53	1	0	33.33
Kiran Carlson	not out	3	3	5	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 1)	1
TOTAL	16 Ov (RR: 1.93)	31/2
Did not bat: Colin Ingram, Chris Cooke †, Dan Douthwaite, James Harris, Craig Miles, Mir Hamza, Jamie McIlroy
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Zain-ul-Hassan, 0.6 ov), 2-28 (Billy Root, 15.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ethan Bamber	4	1	8	1	2.00	20	1	0	0	0
0.6 to Zain-ul-Hassan, Stunner! Bamber with a beauty from around the wicket, forcing the left-hander to play as the ball arrows into off stump, before nip off the seam claims the edge through to the keeper. You've got to feel for Zain-ul-Hassan - in a match overflowing with runs, he is 7 for 2. 2/1
Tom Helm	4	1	3	0	0.75	21	0	0	0	0
Joshua De Caires	4	0	10	0	2.50	14	0	0	0	0
Leus du Plooy	4	0	9	1	2.25	18	0	0	0	0
15.2 to WT Root, A first Middlesex wicket for du Plooy! Looped outside off, Root attempts to smash the cover off it and ends up slicing it firmly to first slip. 28/2

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CLOSE OF PLAY

Fri, 05 Apr - day 1 - Glamorgan 1st innings 370/3 (Sam Northeast 186*, Colin Ingram 32*, 96 ov)

Sat, 06 Apr - day 2 - Middlesex 1st innings 138/1 (Mark Stoneman 62*, Max Holden 24*, 51 ov)

Sun, 07 Apr - day 3 - Middlesex 1st innings 460/5 (Ryan Higgins 127*, Joshua De Caires 15*, 147 ov)

Mon, 08 Apr - day 4 - Glamorgan 2nd innings 31/2 (16 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 4

Glamorgan 2nd innings
Batting and Bowling points: Glamorgan 5, Middlesex 3

MATCH DETAILS

Lord's, London
Toss	Middlesex, elected to field first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2024
Hours of play (local time)	11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	5,6,7,8 April 2024 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Hassan Adnan James Middlebrook
Match Referee	Will Smith
Points	Glamorgan 13, Middlesex 11