worked off the legs to midwicket, and Gloucestershire march to a seven-wicket win, and open up a daunting lead at the top of Group 2!
Middlesex vs Gloucester, Group 2 at London, County, May 06 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary
5.50pm Four wins and a draw in five matches. Gloucestershire have a well-deserved week off next week, with their place at the top table looking very cushty indeed. David Payne is the star with 11 wickets, but this was a fine team performance, with Bracey and Cockbain in the first innings putting on an important show with the bat. As for Middlesex, they have four losses from five, and look rudderless after a succession of batting malfunctions.
a touch of width, that might have been it, but he overcooked his cut
flicked off the hip to bring the scores level.
tight lines, solid block
nudged to leg to get off the mark
huge appeal and Harris strikes! A zippy inswinger thuds the pads, it was quite high but he was deep in his crease. Brathwaite won't see it through, but his doughty knock has done the needful
flashed into the covers with an open face, another one chipped off
nurdled to the leg side
bottom-handed pump into the covers. Tidy enough
full face and blocked
outside off, wide enough to ignore
cut away, but not cut away for four... gathered by the sweeper
width outside off, but crashed to point
blotted to the off side
Wallalawita with what might be the final over of the game
bangs in the bouncer
clipped hard off the legs, Bamber scrambles well to cut off the four
more lovely timing on the drive, but straight at cover
short and wide, and at last Brathwaite nails a boundary! A crashing cut through backward point, and the requirement is down to single digits