Notts vs Middlesex, at London, May 25 2001 - Match Result

Andy Strauss' colossal effort over a five-and-a-half-hour period went a long way in stopping Nottinghamshire from registering their first CricInfo Championship victory

With another extraordinary batting display at Lord's by Kevin Pietersen which took him to 65 not out from only 46 balls, following his unbeaten 165 in the first innings, Nottinghamshire were able to declare on 252 for eight, setting Middlesex a

Middlesex's middle order batsmen battled hard for two sessions but by the end of the second day's play they still needed 45 runs, with four wickets standing, to avoid the follow-on