- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras13 (b 3, lb 5, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL283 all out (109.3 Overs, RR: 2.58)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Chris Nash, 0.2 ov), 2-16 (Joe Gatting, 10.1 ov), 3-16 (Murray Goodwin, 10.5 ov), 4-33 (Michael Yardy, 15.2 ov), 5-66 (Luke Wright, 21.5 ov), 6-147 (Ed Joyce, 57.6 ov), 7-210 (Ben Brown, 81.6 ov), 8-228 (Naved Arif, 86.5 ov), 9-264 (James Anyon, 102.3 ov), 10-283 (Monty Panesar, 109.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 27 7 55 5 2.03 0 1 ST Finn 29 6 76 3 2.62 0 0 GK Berg 20.3 3 62 2 3.02 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 12 1 37 0 3.08 1 0 OP Rayner 17 2 29 0 1.70 0 0 DJ Malan 4 0 16 0 4.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras40 (b 14, lb 9, nb 16, w 1)TOTAL491 all out (140.3 Overs, RR: 3.49)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Sam Robson, 1.4 ov), 2-151 (Joe Denly, 40.4 ov), 3-152 (Dawid Malan, 41.1 ov), 4-249 (Chris Rogers, 72.4 ov), 5-287 (Eoin Morgan, 85.1 ov), 6-324 (John Simpson, 99.3 ov), 7-376 (Gareth Berg, 116.2 ov), 8-399 (Tim Murtagh, 121.6 ov), 9-475 (Ollie Rayner, 138.4 ov), 10-491 (Toby Roland-Jones, 140.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JE Anyon 31 6 124 2 4.00 1 4 SJ Magoffin 27 5 64 2 2.37 0 1 LJ Wright 13 2 36 1 2.76 0 1 Naved Arif 23 6 70 1 3.04 0 1 MS Panesar 34 7 104 1 3.05 0 1 CD Nash 10.3 2 45 3 4.28 0 0 MH Yardy 2 0 25 0 12.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras8 (lb 6, nb 2)TOTAL225 all out (74.4 Overs, RR: 3.01)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Ed Joyce, 7.1 ov), 2-58 (Chris Nash, 13.5 ov), 3-64 (Murray Goodwin, 17.4 ov), 4-83 (Joe Gatting, 23.5 ov), 5-101 (Luke Wright, 31.6 ov), 6-101 (Michael Yardy, 32.4 ov), 7-164 (Naved Arif, 57.6 ov), 8-170 (Ben Brown, 60.2 ov), 9-223 (Steve Magoffin, 72.6 ov), 10-225 (Monty Panesar, 74.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 16 8 35 0 2.18 0 0 ST Finn 20 5 66 3 3.30 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 13 4 34 1 2.61 0 1 GK Berg 16 2 53 3 3.31 0 0 OP Rayner 6 2 12 1 2.00 0 0 DJ Malan 3.4 0 19 2 5.18 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras2 (w 2)TOTAL19/0 (3.5 Overs, RR: 4.95, 10 minutes)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JS Gatting 2 0 12 0 6.00 2 0 CD Nash 1.5 0 7 0 3.81 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sussex , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
30,31 May, 1,2 June 2012 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Middlesex 23, Sussex 4
Close of Play
- Wed, 30 May - day 1 - Sussex 1st innings 242/8 (SJ Magoffin 11*, JE Anyon 11*, 92 ov)
- Thu, 31 May - day 2 - Middlesex 1st innings 229/3 (CJL Rogers 93*, EJG Morgan 52*, 68 ov)
- Fri, 01 Jun - day 3 - Sussex 2nd innings 34/1 (CD Nash 18*, JS Gatting 4*, 9.1 ov)
- Sat, 02 Jun - day 4 - Middlesex 2nd innings 19/0 (3.5 ov) - end of match
Match Coverage
All Match NewsFinn chips in during Middlesex win
Steven Finn took three wickets in Sussex's second innings as Middlesex's bowlers combined well to set up victory
Rayner puts Middlesex on course
Middlesex built a big lead against Sussex and can push for victory on the final day
Captain Rogers rises to the task
Chris Rogers, Joe Denly and Eoin Morgan all made half-centuries as Middlesex reached 229 for 3 in response to Sussex's 283
Finn and Murtagh leave Sussex struggling
Steven showed he was ready to slot into England's team if the call came but his team-mate Tim Murtagh was equally, if not more, impressive