Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	b Finan	7	29	35	1	0	24.13
Mark Stoneman	lbw b Finan	4	6	9	1	0	66.66
Stephen Eskinazi	b Scriven	64	143	176	10	0	44.75
Pieter Malan	c †Swindells b Scriven	8	16	34	1	0	50.00
Max Holden	c Budinger b Parkinson	16	41	46	2	0	39.02
John Simpson †	c Budinger b Finan	92	177	244	10	1	51.97
Ryan Higgins	c Ackermann b Parkinson	53	98	120	4	0	54.08
Luke Hollman	c Wright b Rehan Ahmed	4	12	12	0	0	33.33
Toby Roland-Jones	not out	16	49	74	2	0	32.65
Ethan Bamber	b Finan	2	19	28	0	0	10.52
Tim Murtagh (c)	b Finan	4	3	4	1	0	133.33
Extras	(b 11, lb 4, nb 10, w 2)	27
Total	98 Ov (RR: 3.03)	297
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Mark Stoneman, 1.5 ov), 2-29 (Sam Robson, 7.6 ov), 3-66 (Pieter Malan, 15.5 ov), 4-91 (Max Holden, 28.5 ov), 5-140 (Stephen Eskinazi, 45.2 ov), 6-239 (Ryan Higgins, 78.5 ov), 7-248 (Luke Hollman, 81.2 ov), 8-279 (John Simpson, 91.3 ov), 9-293 (Ethan Bamber, 97.3 ov), 10-297 (Tim Murtagh, 97.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chris Wright	24	3	71	0	2.95	107	8	0	0	1
Michael Finan	18	3	58	5	3.22	86	8	0	2	2
1.5 to MD Stoneman, . 6/1 7.6 to SD Robson, . 29/2 91.3 to JA Simpson, . 279/8 97.3 to ER Bamber, . 293/9 97.6 to TJ Murtagh, . 297/10
Tom Scriven	13	3	44	2	3.38	62	8	0	0	0
15.5 to PJ Malan, . 66/3 45.2 to SS Eskinazi, . 140/5
Callum Parkinson	24	4	37	2	1.54	118	1	0	0	1
28.5 to MDE Holden, . 91/4 78.5 to RF Higgins, . 239/6
Ed Barnes	10	0	43	0	4.30	40	6	0	0	1
Rehan Ahmed	9	0	29	1	3.22	36	1	1	0	0
81.2 to LBK Hollman, . 248/7

Leicestershire 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Evans	b Bamber	12	32	44	1	0	37.50
Sol Budinger	c Robson b Roland-Jones	7	3	8	1	0	233.33
Louis Kimber	b Murtagh	2	5	13	0	0	40.00
Colin Ackermann	lbw b Roland-Jones	10	30	43	1	0	33.33
Rehan Ahmed	b Hollman	26	45	56	3	0	57.77
Harry Swindells †	c Eskinazi b Hollman	67	180	255	6	0	37.22
Tom Scriven	c †Simpson b Murtagh	65	120	156	7	0	54.16
Ed Barnes	c †Simpson b Roland-Jones	46	121	148	6	0	38.01
Michael Finan	c Hollman b Roland-Jones	5	4	7	1	0	125.00
Callum Parkinson (c)	lbw b Bamber	13	34	38	2	0	38.23
Chris Wright	not out	11	25	40	2	0	44.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 4, nb 18)	30
Total	98.2 Ov (RR: 2.98)	294
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Sol Budinger, 1.6 ov), 2-13 (Louis Kimber, 4.3 ov), 3-29 (Sam Evans, 9.4 ov), 4-37 (Colin Ackermann, 14.5 ov), 5-66 (Rehan Ahmed, 22.1 ov), 6-191 (Tom Scriven, 61.1 ov), 7-230 (Harry Swindells, 77.3 ov), 8-235 (Michael Finan, 78.3 ov), 9-263 (Callum Parkinson, 88.5 ov), 10-294 (Ed Barnes, 98.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	22	5	57	2	2.59	107	6	0	0	1
4.3 to LPJ Kimber, . 13/2 61.1 to TAR Scriven, . 191/6
Toby Roland-Jones	27.2	6	70	4	2.56	134	9	0	0	0
1.6 to SG Budinger, . 8/1 14.5 to CN Ackermann, . 37/4 78.3 to MG Finan, . 235/8 98.2 to E Barnes, . 294/10
Ethan Bamber	20	8	44	2	2.20	98	5	0	0	0
9.4 to ST Evans, . 29/3 88.5 to CF Parkinson, . 263/9
Ryan Higgins	13	0	67	0	5.15	56	7	0	0	8
Luke Hollman	12	0	32	2	2.66	47	1	0	0	0
22.1 to Rehan Ahmed, . 66/5 77.3 to HJ Swindells, . 230/7
Sam Robson	4	1	12	0	3.00	17	1	0	0	0

Middlesex 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mark Stoneman	b Kimber	81	143	187	9	0	56.64
Sam Robson	c Ackermann b Finan	1	9	14	0	0	11.11
Stephen Eskinazi	c Budinger b Parkinson	5	11	23	0	0	45.45
Pieter Malan	c Ackermann b Parkinson	2	7	9	0	0	28.57
Max Holden	c †Swindells b Scriven	91	112	129	13	0	81.25
John Simpson †	b Parkinson	34	52	55	7	0	65.38
Ryan Higgins	b Rehan Ahmed	1	12	16	0	0	8.33
Luke Hollman	c Wright b Rehan Ahmed	12	29	32	2	0	41.37
Toby Roland-Jones	c Wright b Rehan Ahmed	3	20	27	0	0	15.00
Ethan Bamber	b Parkinson	3	15	10	0	0	20.00
Tim Murtagh (c)	not out	3	8	11	0	0	37.50
Extras	(b 20, lb 7, nb 8)	35
Total	69 Ov (RR: 3.92)	271
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Sam Robson, 2.4 ov), 2-32 (Stephen Eskinazi, 7.1 ov), 3-44 (Pieter Malan, 9.2 ov), 4-209 (Max Holden, 44.5 ov), 5-220 (Mark Stoneman, 48.1 ov), 6-234 (Ryan Higgins, 52.5 ov), 7-262 (John Simpson, 61.2 ov), 8-262 (Luke Hollman, 62.3 ov), 9-265 (Ethan Bamber, 65.6 ov), 10-271 (Toby Roland-Jones, 68.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Michael Finan	6	0	35	1	5.83	23	6	0	0	2
2.4 to SD Robson, . 13/1
Chris Wright	13	1	63	0	4.84	51	8	0	0	2
Callum Parkinson	26	6	69	4	2.65	117	8	0	0	0
7.1 to SS Eskinazi, . 32/2 9.2 to PJ Malan, . 44/3 61.2 to JA Simpson, . 262/7 65.6 to ER Bamber, . 265/9
Louis Kimber	4	1	8	1	2.00	19	1	0	0	0
48.1 to MD Stoneman, . 220/5
Rehan Ahmed	16	2	50	3	3.12	66	5	0	0	0
52.5 to RF Higgins, . 234/6 62.3 to LBK Hollman, . 262/8 68.6 to TS Roland-Jones, . 271/10
Tom Scriven	4	1	19	1	4.75	15	3	0	0	0
44.5 to MDE Holden, . 209/4

Leicestershire 2nd Innings (T: 275 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Evans	lbw b Murtagh	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Sol Budinger	b Roland-Jones	5	4	8	1	0	125.00
Louis Kimber	b Roland-Jones	4	9	19	0	0	44.44
Colin Ackermann	lbw b Robson	80	156	223	11	1	51.28
Rehan Ahmed	b Roland-Jones	0	2	7	0	0	0.00
Harry Swindells †	lbw b Roland-Jones	5	26	41	1	0	19.23
Tom Scriven	c Robson b Hollman	23	52	58	3	0	44.23
Ed Barnes	lbw b Bamber	0	3	5	0	0	0.00
Callum Parkinson (c)	lbw b Murtagh	16	89	107	1	0	17.97
Chris Wright	not out	36	37	50	4	1	97.29
Michael Finan	c Hollman b Robson	19	31	45	2	1	61.29
Extras	(b 3, lb 3)	6
Total	68.3 Ov (RR: 2.83)	194
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sam Evans, 0.2 ov), 2-6 (Sol Budinger, 1.2 ov), 3-13 (Louis Kimber, 3.6 ov), 4-13 (Rehan Ahmed, 5.2 ov), 5-35 (Harry Swindells, 15.2 ov), 6-69 (Tom Scriven, 29.5 ov), 7-70 (Ed Barnes, 30.4 ov), 8-135 (Colin Ackermann, 56.5 ov), 9-135 (Callum Parkinson, 57.2 ov), 10-194 (Michael Finan, 68.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	17	8	33	2	1.94	86	3	1	0	0
0.2 to ST Evans, . 0/1 57.2 to CF Parkinson, . 135/9
Toby Roland-Jones	19	5	50	4	2.63	92	7	0	0	0
1.2 to SG Budinger, . 6/2 3.6 to LPJ Kimber, . 13/3 5.2 to Rehan Ahmed, . 13/4 15.2 to HJ Swindells, . 35/5
Ryan Higgins	5	0	19	0	3.80	22	3	0	0	0
Ethan Bamber	12	3	23	1	1.91	62	4	0	0	0
30.4 to E Barnes, . 70/7
Luke Hollman	9	0	35	1	3.88	36	3	1	0	0
29.5 to TAR Scriven, . 69/6
Sam Robson	6.3	1	28	2	4.30	27	3	1	0	0
56.5 to CN Ackermann, . 135/8 68.3 to MG Finan, . 194/10

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Tue, 20 Sep - day 1 - Middlesex 1st innings 293/8 (Toby Roland-Jones 16*, Ethan Bamber 2*, 96 ov)

Wed, 21 Sep - day 2 - Leics 1st innings 273/9 (Ed Barnes 31*, Chris Wright 7*, 92 ov)

Thu, 22 Sep - day 3 - Leics 2nd innings 13/4 (Colin Ackermann 4*, Harry Swindells 0*, 7 ov)

Fri, 23 Sep - day 4 - Leics 2nd innings 194 (68.3 ov) - end of match

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Day 4

Leicestershire 2nd innings
Batting and bowling points: Leicestershire 5, Middlesex 5

Match Details

Grace Road, Leicester
Toss	Leicestershire, elected to field first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2022
Match days	20,21,22,23 September 2022 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Nick Cook Steve O'Shaughnessy
Match Referee	Will Smith
Points	Middlesex 21, Leicestershire 5

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English

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Leics Innings

Player Name		R	B
ST Evans	lbw	0	2
SG Budinger	bowled	5	4
LPJ Kimber	bowled	4	9
CN Ackermann	lbw	80	156
Rehan Ahmed	bowled	0	2
HJ Swindells	lbw	5	26
TAR Scriven	caught	23	52
E Barnes	lbw	0	3
CF Parkinson	lbw	16	89
CJC Wright	not out	36	37
MG Finan	caught	19	31
Extras	(b 3, lb 3)
Total	194(10 wkts; 68.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
TJ Murtagh	17	8	33	2	1.94
TS Roland-Jones	19	5	50	4	2.63
RF Higgins	5	0	19	0	3.8
ER Bamber	12	3	23	1	1.91
LBK Hollman	9	0	35	1	3.88
SD Robson	6.3	1	28	2	4.3

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Sol Budinger	Sam Evans
2nd	6	Louis Kimber	Sol Budinger
3rd	7	Colin Ackermann	Louis Kimber
4th	0	Colin Ackermann	Rehan Ahmed
5th	22	Colin Ackermann	Harry Swindells
6th	34	Colin Ackermann	Tom Scriven
7th	1	Colin Ackermann	Ed Barnes
8th	65	Colin Ackermann	Callum Parkinson
9th	0	Chris Wright	Callum Parkinson
10th	59	Chris Wright	Michael Finan

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County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOT	14	8	2	4	241
MID	14	6	2	6	225
GLA	14	6	3	5	216
WOR	14	4	3	7	194
DER	14	3	3	8	185
DUR	14	3	3	8	174
SUS	14	1	6	7	128
LEI	14	0	9	5	93

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOT	14	8	2	4	241
MID	14	6	2	6	225
GLA	14	6	3	5	216
WOR	14	4	3	7	194
DER	14	3	3	8	185
DUR	14	3	3	8	174
SUS	14	1	6	7	128
LEI	14	0	9	5	93

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOT	14	8	2	4	241
MID	14	6	2	6	225
GLA	14	6	3	5	216
WOR	14	4	3	7	194
DER	14	3	3	8	185
DUR	14	3	3	8	174
SUS	14	1	6	7	128
LEI	14	0	9	5	93

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NOT	14	8	2	4	241
MID	14	6	2	6	225
GLA	14	6	3	5	216
WOR	14	4	3	7	194
DER	14	3	3	8	185
DUR	14	3	3	8	174
SUS	14	1	6	7	128
LEI	14	0	9	5	93