BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ben Compton	c †Simpson b Bamber	52	168	244	8	0	30.95
Zak Crawley	b Murtagh	11	19	36	2	0	57.89

Daniel Bell-Drummond	c Eskinazi b Bamber	6	28	40	1	0	21.42

Jack Leaning	c Robson b Higgins	1	8	14	0	0	12.50

Jordan Cox	b Bamber	0	4	6	0	0	0.00

Sam Billings (c)†	lbw b Murtagh	14	45	51	1	0	31.11
Joey Evison	c †Simpson b Bamber	16	33	45	3	0	48.48
Grant Stewart	c Helm b Higgins	44	50	104	2	2	88.00
Matt Quinn	b Murtagh	11	28	31	0	0	39.28
Wes Agar	c Bamber b Murtagh	7	8	10	1	0	87.50
Michael Hogan	not out	5	3	6	1	0	166.66
Extras	(b 4, lb 11, nb 4)	19
TOTAL	65.2 Ov (RR: 2.84)	186
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Zak Crawley, 8.4 ov), 2-44 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 17.6 ov), 3-47 (Jack Leaning, 20.3 ov), 4-48 (Jordan Cox, 21.3 ov), 5-69 (Sam Billings, 32.5 ov), 6-92 (Joey Evison, 43.1 ov), 7-145 (Ben Compton, 55.3 ov), 8-166 (Matt Quinn, 62.2 ov), 9-180 (Wes Agar, 64.2 ov), 10-186 (Grant Stewart, 65.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	17	5	40	4	2.35	85	7	0	0	0
8.4 to Z Crawley, Through the gate! Murtagh gets on on about off stump that pitches and nips in, clipping the top of middle stump. Crawley's expansive drive found nothing but air. 29/1 32.5 to SW Billings, . 69/5 62.2 to MR Quinn, . 166/8 64.2 to WA Agar, . 180/9
Tom Helm	20	2	76	0	3.80	85	9	0	0	2
Ethan Bamber	17	5	42	4	2.47	80	2	2	0	0
17.6 to DJ Bell-Drummond, Gone! Good work from Bamber, keeping things tight against Bell-Drummond before offering the merest hint of width. The right-hander goes after it but can only edge high to Eskinazi's right, well taken by the stand-in skipper. 44/2 21.3 to JM Cox, A cartwheeling stump! With all due respect to Bamber, he is not known for taking out timber, but he's done just that here, profiting from a very bad leave from Jordan Cox. That's now 3 wickets lost for just 4 runs.... 48/4 43.1 to JDM Evison, . 92/6 55.3 to BG Compton, . 145/7
Ryan Higgins	11.2	3	13	2	1.14	58	1	0	0	0
20.3 to JA Leaning, Higgins strikes! Just three balls in and the allrounder has drawn an edge: Leaning going hard outside off stump and nicking low to Robson at 2nd slip. Two wickets lost for three runs.... 47/3 65.2 to G Stewart, . 186/10

Middlesex 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mark Stoneman	c Cox b Agar	10	7	12	2	0	142.85

Sam Robson	c Crawley b Agar	20	29	48	4	0	68.96

Pieter Malan	c †Billings b Stewart	3	20	30	0	0	15.00

Stephen Eskinazi (c)	c †Billings b Quinn	17	15	36	2	0	113.33

Max Holden	c †Billings b Stewart	6	25	24	0	0	24.00

John Simpson †	c †Billings b Hogan	12	35	53	2	0	34.28

Ryan Higgins	c Hogan b Agar	71	108	162	8	2	65.74
Luke Hollman	b Quinn	32	73	83	5	0	43.83
Tom Helm	lbw b Hogan	20	19	24	3	0	105.26
Tim Murtagh	b Agar	8	7	22	1	0	114.28
Ethan Bamber	not out	9	15	17	2	0	60.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 9, nb 8)	21
TOTAL	58.1 Ov (RR: 3.93)	229
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Mark Stoneman, 2.1 ov), 2-37 (Pieter Malan, 9.1 ov), 3-47 (Sam Robson, 10.2 ov), 4-62 (Max Holden, 15.4 ov), 5-62 (Stephen Eskinazi, 16.1 ov), 6-90 (John Simpson, 27.4 ov), 7-165 (Luke Hollman, 48.4 ov), 8-206 (Tom Helm, 53.5 ov), 9-216 (Ryan Higgins, 54.4 ov), 10-229 (Tim Murtagh, 58.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Wes Agar	15.1	4	60	4	3.95	69	6	2	0	2
2.1 to MD Stoneman, Quick out the blocks... now back in the pavilion. Stoneman brisk start comes to an end, neither forward nor back, throwing his hands at a delivery and skewing it head height to Crawley at second slip, who parries the ball over the bar and into the hands of Cox at first. 22/1 10.2 to SD Robson, Good catch! Agar gets one to seam just enough up the slope to find an edge, brilliantly taken by second slip diving to his right. 47/3 54.4 to RF Higgins, . 216/9 58.1 to TJ Murtagh, . 229/10
Michael Hogan	14	2	53	2	3.78	62	9	0	0	0
27.4 to JA Simpson, Breakthrough! Middlesex's longest stand so far - 10.3 overs, for 28 runs - comes to an end, as Simpson is beaten by a fine delivery from Hogan from over the wicket, which pitches on leg and seams away from the left-hander, taken an edge along the way. 90/6 53.5 to TG Helm, . 206/8
Grant Stewart	13	1	51	2	3.92	56	7	0	0	1
9.1 to PJ Malan, Gone! Seven balls after the interval, Malan skims a half-volley outside leg stump through to Billings. Should have gone for four, really, but Malan falls to the offside and can't connect adequately enough. 37/2 15.4 to MDE Holden, Another! Another tame dismissal from Holden, who presses forward and offers his bat for an edge duly found by Stewart. A slightly open face towards the covers means Billings has a view all the way, adjusting well as the ball just dips to shin height as it reaches him. 62/4
Matt Quinn	10	2	39	2	3.90	43	6	0	0	1
16.1 to SS Eskinazi, Sorry to say it's another Middlesex collapse... Stand-in captain Eskinazi feathers an edge through to Billings off Quinn's first delivery of the match. That's now 4 wickets lost for 25 runs.... 62/5 48.4 to LBK Hollman, . 165/7
Joey Evison	6	0	13	0	2.16	26	1	0	0	0

Kent 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley	c Eskinazi b Murtagh	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Ben Compton	c Higgins b Murtagh	38	138	218	3	0	27.53
Daniel Bell-Drummond	lbw b Murtagh	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Jack Leaning	c Robson b Higgins	48	118	156	7	0	40.67

Jordan Cox	c Eskinazi b Bamber	6	32	39	1	0	18.75

Sam Billings (c)†	lbw b Murtagh	0	5	8	0	0	0.00

Joey Evison	b Murtagh	7	16	19	1	0	43.75
Grant Stewart	c †Simpson b Bamber	0	2	12	0	0	0.00
Matt Quinn	lbw b Murtagh	0	4	11	0	0	0.00
Wes Agar	not out	11	14	23	0	1	78.57
Michael Hogan	c †Simpson b Helm	8	11	16	0	1	72.72
Extras	(b 1, lb 9)	10
TOTAL	57 Ov (RR: 2.24)	128
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Zak Crawley, 0.1 ov), 2-0 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 0.2 ov), 3-87 (Jack Leaning, 37.5 ov), 4-98 (Jordan Cox, 46.4 ov), 5-99 (Sam Billings, 47.5 ov), 6-104 (Ben Compton, 49.6 ov), 7-109 (Joey Evison, 51.6 ov), 8-109 (Grant Stewart, 52.1 ov), 9-109 (Matt Quinn, 53.4 ov), 10-128 (Michael Hogan, 56.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	16	5	42	6	2.62	77	3	2	0	0
0.1 to Z Crawley, . 0/1 0.2 to DJ Bell-Drummond, . 0/2 47.5 to SW Billings, Another! A five-ball duck for the Kent skipper, as Murtagh nips one into the right-hander. Keeps a bit low and Billings doesn't need to wait for the umpire's signal. Kent lead by 56, and that's lunch. 99/5 49.6 to BG Compton, . 104/6 51.6 to JDM Evison, . 109/7 53.4 to MR Quinn, . 109/9
Ethan Bamber	20	6	28	2	1.40	104	2	0	0	0
46.4 to JM Cox, Cox goes! The youngster has been restrained but is undone by Bamber, who tempts a straight drive and nips the ball away, snaring an edge through to Eskinazi at first slip. Kent lead by 55.... 98/4 52.1 to G Stewart, . 109/8
Tom Helm	12	3	36	1	3.00	56	6	0	0	0
56.6 to MG Hogan, . 128/10
Ryan Higgins	9	3	12	1	1.33	47	1	0	0	0
37.5 to JA Leaning, Big one for Middlesex! Good delivery from Higgins, pitching on off and getting enough movement away from Leaning to take the edge through to Robson at second slip. 87/3

Middlesex 2nd Innings (T: 86 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	not out	41	79	103	7	0	51.89
Mark Stoneman	c Compton b Quinn	13	34	49	0	0	38.23
Pieter Malan	not out	24	34	55	3	1	70.58
Extras	(b 4, lb 4)	8
TOTAL	24.3 Ov (RR: 3.51)	86/1
Did not bat: Stephen Eskinazi (c), Max Holden, John Simpson †, Ryan Higgins, Luke Hollman, Tom Helm, Ethan Bamber, Tim Murtagh
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Mark Stoneman, 12.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Wes Agar	7	3	9	0	1.28	37	0	0	0	0
Michael Hogan	7.3	2	18	0	2.40	36	2	0	0	0
Grant Stewart	4	2	10	0	2.50	20	1	0	0	0
Matt Quinn	6	1	41	1	6.83	23	7	1	0	0
12.1 to MD Stoneman, . 29/1

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Thu, 27 Apr - day 1 - Kent 1st innings 113/6 (Ben Compton 38*, Grant Stewart 16*, 47 ov)

Fri, 28 Apr - day 2 - Kent 2nd innings 40/2 (Ben Compton 15*, Jack Leaning 19*, 17 ov)

Sat, 29 Apr - day 3 - Middlesex 2nd innings 86/1 (24.3 ov) - end of match

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Day 3

Middlesex 2nd innings
Batting and bowling points: Middlesex 3, Kent 3

MATCH DETAILS

Lord's, London
Toss	Middlesex, elected to field first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2023
Match days	27,28,29 April 2023 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Rob Bailey Steve O'Shaughnessy
Match Referee	Wayne Noon
Points	Middlesex 19, Kent 3

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Middlesex Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
SD Robson	not out	41	79
MD Stoneman	caught	13	34
PJ Malan	not out	24	34
Extras	(b 4, lb 4)
Total	86(1 wkt; 24.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
WA Agar	7	3	9	0	1.28
MG Hogan	7.3	2	18	0	2.4
G Stewart	4	2	10	0	2.5
MR Quinn	6	1	41	1	6.83

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	29	Mark Stoneman	Sam Robson
2nd	57	Sam Robson	Pieter Malan

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County Championship Division One

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
SURR	14	8	2	4	216
ESSEX	14	7	3	4	196
HANTS	14	8	4	2	192
WARKS	14	6	4	4	179
LANCS	14	3	1	10	161
NOTTS	14	4	4	6	151
SOM	14	3	4	7	148
KENT	14	2	7	5	111
MIDDX	14	3	9	2	104
NHNTS	14	2	8	4	96

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