Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	lbw b Brooks	0	15	14	0	0	0.00
Nick Gubbins	c Lyth b Bresnan	125	274	370	16	1	45.62
Nick Compton	lbw b Brooks	8	24	35	1	0	33.33
Dawid Malan	b Willey	22	24	26	4	0	91.66
Stephen Eskinazi	b Brooks	12	45	66	2	0	26.66
John Simpson †	lbw b Bresnan	15	76	94	3	0	19.73
James Franklin (c)	c †Hodd b Bresnan	48	106	152	8	0	45.28
Ollie Rayner	not out	15	54	76	1	0	27.77
Toby Roland-Jones	c Lyth b Brooks	7	19	33	1	0	36.84
Tim Murtagh	c Gale b Brooks	0	8	15	0	0	0.00
Steven Finn	c Lyth b Brooks	6	7	10	1	0	85.71
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 2)	12
Total	108.3 Ov (RR: 2.48)	270
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Sam Robson, 3.4 ov), 2-33 (Nick Compton, 11.4 ov), 3-57 (Dawid Malan, 17.2 ov), 4-97 (Stephen Eskinazi, 33.4 ov), 5-154 (John Simpson, 56.6 ov), 6-229 (Nick Gubbins, 92.2 ov), 7-244 (James Franklin, 96.3 ov), 8-254 (Toby Roland-Jones, 104.1 ov), 9-258 (Tim Murtagh, 106.5 ov), 10-270 (Steven Finn, 108.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ryan Sidebottom	22	12	29	0	1.31	116	2	1	0	0
Jack Brooks	23.3	2	65	6	2.76	111	9	0	0	0
3.4 to SD Robson, . 11/1 11.4 to NRD Compton, . 33/2 33.4 to SS Eskinazi, . 97/4 104.1 to TS Roland-Jones, . 254/8 106.5 to TJ Murtagh, . 258/9 108.3 to ST Finn, . 270/10
David Willey	16	1	71	1	4.43	68	13	0	0	0
17.2 to DJ Malan, . 57/3
Steven Patterson	17	9	32	0	1.88	89	4	0	0	1
Tim Bresnan	23	7	48	3	2.08	117	7	0	0	0
56.6 to JA Simpson, . 154/5 92.2 to NRT Gubbins, . 229/6 96.3 to JEC Franklin, . 244/7
Azeem Rafiq	7	1	15	0	2.14	36	2	0	0	0

Yorkshire 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Adam Lyth	b Finn	43	54	74	9	0	79.62
Alex Lees	b Roland-Jones	0	17	24	0	0	0.00
Gary Ballance	c Rayner b Roland-Jones	0	4	18	0	0	0.00
Andrew Gale (c)	c Rayner b Roland-Jones	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
Tim Bresnan	not out	142	293	455	12	1	48.46
Andy Hodd †	lbw b Roland-Jones	64	104	143	7	0	61.53
David Willey	lbw b Murtagh	22	27	40	2	2	81.48
Azeem Rafiq	b Murtagh	65	97	126	10	1	67.01
Steven Patterson	c Rayner b Finn	11	20	24	1	0	55.00
Jack Brooks	c Gubbins b Murtagh	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
Ryan Sidebottom	b Rayner	23	80	88	4	0	28.75
Extras	(lb 14, nb 6)	20
Total	116.3 Ov (RR: 3.34)	390
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Alex Lees, 5.4 ov), 2-32 (Gary Ballance, 9.2 ov), 3-32 (Andrew Gale, 9.4 ov), 4-53 (Adam Lyth, 15.6 ov), 5-169 (Andy Hodd, 51.3 ov), 6-204 (David Willey, 60.6 ov), 7-318 (Azeem Rafiq, 88.3 ov), 8-333 (Steven Patterson, 93.5 ov), 9-334 (Jack Brooks, 94.4 ov), 10-390 (Ryan Sidebottom, 116.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	32	4	96	3	3.00	149	15	1	0	0
60.6 to DJ Willey, . 204/6 88.3 to Azeem Rafiq, . 318/7 94.4 to JA Brooks, . 334/9
Toby Roland-Jones	29	5	73	4	2.51	132	9	0	0	0
5.4 to AZ Lees, . 14/1 9.2 to GS Ballance, . 32/2 9.4 to AW Gale, . 32/3 51.3 to AJ Hodd, . 169/5
James Franklin	9	1	32	0	3.55	39	4	0	0	1
Steven Finn	30	4	105	2	3.50	124	11	0	0	2
15.6 to A Lyth, . 53/4 93.5 to SA Patterson, . 333/8
Ollie Rayner	16.3	1	70	1	4.24	65	6	3	0	0
116.3 to RJ Sidebottom, . 390/10

Middlesex 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Gubbins	c & b Azeem Rafiq	93	200	260	9	1	46.50
Sam Robson	c Lees b Sidebottom	0	3	7	0	0	0.00
Nick Compton	b Brooks	1	8	13	0	0	12.50
Dawid Malan	c Brooks b Lees	116	246	319	14	0	47.15
Stephen Eskinazi	not out	78	83	98	10	4	93.97
John Simpson †	b Lees	31	10	6	6	1	310.00
James Franklin (c)	c & b Lyth	30	14	17	6	1	214.28
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, nb 2, w 1)	10
Total	93.5 Ov (RR: 3.82)	359/6d
Did not bat: Toby Roland-Jones, Ollie Rayner, Steven Finn, Tim Murtagh
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Sam Robson, 0.6 ov), 2-2 (Nick Compton, 3.6 ov), 3-200 (Nick Gubbins, 68.1 ov), 4-265 (Dawid Malan, 86.4 ov), 5-303 (John Simpson, 88.4 ov), 6-359 (James Franklin, 93.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ryan Sidebottom	13	0	36	1	2.76	57	3	0	0	0
0.6 to SD Robson, . 1/1
Jack Brooks	15	5	48	1	3.20	70	6	1	0	0
3.6 to NRD Compton, . 2/2
Tim Bresnan	12	3	33	0	2.75	60	6	0	0	1
Steven Patterson	14	5	40	0	2.85	67	6	0	0	0
David Willey	10	3	21	0	2.10	44	1	0	0	0
Azeem Rafiq	18	3	46	1	2.55	76	3	0	0	0
68.1 to NRT Gubbins, . 200/3
Adam Lyth	7.5	0	77	1	9.82	25	14	2	0	0
93.5 to JEC Franklin, . 359/6
Alex Lees	4	0	51	2	12.75	12	6	4	1	0
86.4 to DJ Malan, . 265/4 88.4 to JA Simpson, . 303/5

Yorkshire 2nd Innings (T: 240 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Adam Lyth	c Robson b Roland-Jones	13	16	24	2	0	81.25
Alex Lees	c Gubbins b Murtagh	20	31	42	2	0	64.51
David Willey	c Eskinazi b Murtagh	11	21	28	1	0	52.38
Gary Ballance	c Robson b Finn	30	39	47	1	1	76.92
Tim Bresnan	lbw b Roland-Jones	55	48	68	4	2	114.58
Andrew Gale (c)	b Roland-Jones	22	28	41	3	0	78.57
Andy Hodd †	b Roland-Jones	17	19	27	1	0	89.47
Azeem Rafiq	c †Simpson b Roland-Jones	4	5	12	0	0	80.00
Steven Patterson	b Finn	2	4	6	0	0	50.00
Jack Brooks	not out	0	0	5	0	0	-
Ryan Sidebottom	b Roland-Jones	0	1	3	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 4)	4
Total	35.2 Ov (RR: 5.03)	178
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Adam Lyth, 5.6 ov), 2-39 (Alex Lees, 10.3 ov), 3-48 (David Willey, 12.4 ov), 4-98 (Gary Ballance, 22.2 ov), 5-153 (Tim Bresnan, 29.5 ov), 6-160 (Andrew Gale, 31.5 ov), 7-174 (Azeem Rafiq, 33.6 ov), 8-178 (Steven Patterson, 34.6 ov), 9-178 (Andy Hodd, 35.1 ov), 10-178 (Ryan Sidebottom, 35.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	8	1	28	2	3.50	34	4	0	0	0
10.3 to AZ Lees, . 39/2 12.4 to DJ Willey, . 48/3
Toby Roland-Jones	12.2	0	54	6	4.37	39	4	0	0	0
5.6 to A Lyth, . 27/1 29.5 to TT Bresnan, . 153/5 31.5 to AW Gale, . 160/6 33.6 to Azeem Rafiq, . 174/7 35.1 to AJ Hodd, . 178/9 35.2 to RJ Sidebottom, . 178/10
Ollie Rayner	5	0	32	0	6.40	15	2	2	0	0
Steven Finn	10	0	60	2	6.00	24	4	1	0	0
22.2 to GS Ballance, . 98/4 34.6 to SA Patterson, . 178/8

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Tue, 20 Sep - day 1 - Middlesex 1st innings 208/5 (Nick Gubbins 120*, James Franklin 21*, 82 ov)

Wed, 21 Sep - day 2 - Yorkshire 1st innings 235/6 (Tim Bresnan 72*, Azeem Rafiq 20*, 69 ov)

Thu, 22 Sep - day 3 - Middlesex 2nd innings 81/2 (Nick Gubbins 39*, Dawid Malan 37*, 38 ov)

Fri, 23 Sep - day 4 - Yorkshire 2nd innings 178 (35.2 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Day 4

Yorkshire 2nd innings
Middlesex are deducted 4 points for a slow over rate
Toby Roland-Jones has sealed the championship for Middlesex with a hat trick on balls 33.6, 35.1 and 35.2 dismissing Azeem Rafiq, Andy Hodd and Ryan Sidebottom.

Match Details

Lord's, London
Toss	no toss
Series	Specsavers County Championship Division One
Season	2016
Series result	Middlesex won the 2016 Specsavers County Championship Division One
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	20,21,22,23 September 2016 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Rob Bailey Tim Robinson
TV Umpire	Neil Bainton
Points	Middlesex 17, Yorkshire 7

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Yorkshire Innings

Player Name		R	B
A Lyth	caught	13	16
AZ Lees	caught	20	31
DJ Willey	caught	11	21
GS Ballance	caught	30	39
TT Bresnan	lbw	55	48
AW Gale	bowled	22	28
AJ Hodd	bowled	17	19
Azeem Rafiq	caught	4	5
SA Patterson	bowled	2	4
JA Brooks	not out	0	0
RJ Sidebottom	bowled	0	1
Extras	(lb 4)
Total	178(10 wkts; 35.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
TJ Murtagh	8	1	28	2	3.5
TS Roland-Jones	12.2	0	54	6	4.37
OP Rayner	5	0	32	0	6.4
ST Finn	10	0	60	2	6

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	27	Adam Lyth	Alex Lees
2nd	12	David Willey	Alex Lees
3rd	9	Gary Ballance	David Willey
4th	50	Tim Bresnan	Gary Ballance
5th	55	Andrew Gale	Tim Bresnan
6th	7	Andrew Gale	Andy Hodd
7th	14	Andy Hodd	Azeem Rafiq
8th	4	Andy Hodd	Steven Patterson
9th	0	Andy Hodd	Jack Brooks
10th	0	Ryan Sidebottom	Jack Brooks

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Specsavers County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
MID	16	6	0	10	230
SOM	16	6	1	9	226
YOR	16	5	3	8	211
DUR	16	5	3	8	200
SUR	16	4	6	6	182
WAR	16	3	4	9	176
LAN	16	3	5	8	165
HAM	16	2	4	10	155
NOT	16	1	9	6	124
DER	-	-	-	-	-
NOR	-	-	-	-	-
SUS	-	-	-	-	-
WOR	-	-	-	-	-

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
MID	16	6	0	10	230
SOM	16	6	1	9	226
YOR	16	5	3	8	211
DUR	16	5	3	8	200
SUR	16	4	6	6	182
WAR	16	3	4	9	176
LAN	16	3	5	8	165
HAM	16	2	4	10	155
NOT	16	1	9	6	124
DER	-	-	-	-	-
NOR	-	-	-	-	-
SUS	-	-	-	-	-
WOR	-	-	-	-	-

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
MID	16	6	0	10	230
SOM	16	6	1	9	226
YOR	16	5	3	8	211
DUR	16	5	3	8	200
SUR	16	4	6	6	182
WAR	16	3	4	9	176
LAN	16	3	5	8	165
HAM	16	2	4	10	155
NOT	16	1	9	6	124
DER	-	-	-	-	-
NOR	-	-	-	-	-
SUS	-	-	-	-	-
WOR	-	-	-	-	-

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
MID	16	6	0	10	230
SOM	16	6	1	9	226
YOR	16	5	3	8	211
DUR	16	5	3	8	200
SUR	16	4	6	6	182
WAR	16	3	4	9	176
LAN	16	3	5	8	165
HAM	16	2	4	10	155
NOT	16	1	9	6	124
DER	-	-	-	-	-
NOR	-	-	-	-	-
SUS	-	-	-	-	-
WOR	-	-	-	-	-