Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ed Pollock	c †Simpson b Murtagh	0	1	67	0	0	0.00
Jake Libby	lbw b Roland-Jones	4	24	23	0	0	16.66
Azhar Ali	lbw b Higgins	27	101	150	5	0	26.73
Jack Haynes	c Robson b Roland-Jones	20	56	63	4	0	35.71
Brett D'Oliveira (c)	c Robson b Bamber	44	137	192	6	0	32.11
Ed Barnard	c Eskinazi b Roland-Jones	28	46	59	6	0	60.86
Gareth Roderick †	c Stoneman b Murtagh	0	5	6	0	0	0.00
Matthew Waite	b Higgins	16	37	50	3	0	43.24
Josh Tongue	not out	39	50	70	5	0	78.00
Dillon Pennington	lbw b Higgins	13	32	58	2	0	40.62
Ben Gibbon	c †Simpson b Roland-Jones	2	10	12	0	0	20.00
Extras	(b 12, lb 14, nb 6)	32
Total	82.5 Ov (RR: 2.71)	225
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Ed Pollock, 0.1 ov), 2-4 (Jake Libby, 5.3 ov), 3-39 (Jack Haynes, 20.6 ov), 4-85 (Azhar Ali, 37.6 ov), 5-118 (Ed Barnard, 52.4 ov), 6-119 (Gareth Roderick, 53.5 ov), 7-157 (Matthew Waite, 65.6 ov), 8-167 (Brett D'Oliveira, 68.4 ov), 9-212 (Dillon Pennington, 79.5 ov), 10-225 (Ben Gibbon, 82.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	25	9	59	2	2.36	123	9	0	0	0
0.1 to EJ Pollock, . 0/1 53.5 to GH Roderick, . 119/6
Toby Roland-Jones	25.5	9	50	4	1.93	132	8	0	0	0
5.3 to JD Libby, . 4/2 20.6 to JA Haynes, . 39/3 52.4 to EG Barnard, . 118/5 82.5 to BJ Gibbon, . 225/10
Ethan Bamber	16	4	38	1	2.37	81	7	0	0	0
68.4 to BL D'Oliveira, . 167/8
Ryan Higgins	16	4	52	3	3.25	77	7	0	0	3
37.6 to Azhar Ali, . 85/4 65.6 to MJ Waite, . 157/7 79.5 to DY Pennington, . 212/9

Middlesex 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	b Pennington	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
Mark Stoneman	c †Roderick b Tongue	36	72	99	6	0	50.00
Pieter Malan	c †Roderick b Waite	93	182	258	17	1	51.09
Max Holden	c †Roderick b Tongue	44	65	93	7	0	67.69
Stephen Eskinazi	c †Roderick b Pennington	115	208	297	18	0	55.28
John Simpson †	b Gibbon	92	121	149	13	1	76.03
Ryan Higgins	c †Roderick b Barnard	12	22	30	2	0	54.54
Luke Hollman	c †Roderick b Waite	11	22	29	1	0	50.00
Toby Roland-Jones	not out	55	80	98	3	3	68.75
Ethan Bamber	c Haynes b Libby	25	51	48	1	0	49.01
Tim Murtagh (c)	c Gibbon b Libby	6	54	32	1	0	11.11
Extras	(b 3, lb 2, nb 14, w 1)	20
Total	145.3 Ov (RR: 3.49)	509
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sam Robson, 0.3 ov), 2-73 (Mark Stoneman, 24.2 ov), 3-155 (Max Holden, 46.4 ov), 4-204 (Pieter Malan, 62.1 ov), 5-361 (John Simpson, 99.3 ov), 6-392 (Ryan Higgins, 106.2 ov), 7-417 (Luke Hollman, 113.1 ov), 8-437 (Stephen Eskinazi, 116.5 ov), 9-492 (Ethan Bamber, 131.2 ov), 10-509 (Tim Murtagh, 145.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dillon Pennington	27	9	69	2	2.55	135	9	1	0	2
0.3 to SD Robson, . 0/1 116.5 to SS Eskinazi, . 437/8
Ben Gibbon	21	3	87	1	4.14	86	12	0	0	2
99.3 to JA Simpson, . 361/5
Matthew Waite	25	5	113	2	4.52	108	19	2	0	0
62.1 to PJ Malan, . 204/4 113.1 to LBK Hollman, . 417/7
Josh Tongue	23	3	94	2	4.08	103	14	1	0	0
24.2 to MD Stoneman, . 73/2 46.4 to MDE Holden, . 155/3
Ed Barnard	21	1	83	1	3.95	92	12	1	0	2
106.2 to RF Higgins, . 392/6
Brett D'Oliveira	18	1	48	0	2.66	73	3	0	0	1
Jake Libby	10.3	4	10	2	0.95	54	0	0	1	0
131.2 to ER Bamber, . 492/9 145.3 to TJ Murtagh, . 509/10

Close of Play

Mon, 26 Sep - day 1 - Worcs 1st innings 167/8 (Josh Tongue 6*, Dillon Pennington 0*, 68.5 ov)

Tue, 27 Sep - day 2 - Middlesex 1st innings 146/2 (Pieter Malan 68*, Max Holden 35*, 44 ov)

Wed, 28 Sep - day 3 - Middlesex 1st innings 509

Thu, 29 Sep - day 4 - Middlesex 1st innings 509 (145.3 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 4

Match Details

County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Toss	Middlesex, elected to field first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2022
Match days	26,27,28,29 September 2022 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Nick Cook Rob Bailey
Match Referee	Will Smith
Points	Worcestershire 11, Middlesex 16

Language

English

Match Coverage

Wash-out at New Road caps Middlesex's return to top flight

Stevie Eskinazi ton leads assured batting display as Middlesex close in on promotion

Pieter Malan fifty keeps Middlesex fighting for promotion place

Middlesex keep eyes on the prize as Toby Roland-Jones harries Worcestershire

Instant answers to T20 questions

Middlesex Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DY Pennington	27	9	69	2	2.55 (2 nb)
BJ Gibbon	21	3	87	1	4.14 (2 nb)
MJ Waite	25	5	113	2	4.52
JC Tongue	23	3	94	2	4.08
EG Barnard	21	1	83	1	3.95 (2 nb)
BL D'Oliveira	18	1	48	0	2.66 (1 nb)
JD Libby	10.3	4	10	2	0.95

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