Match summary
Middlesex played Essex in the Specsavers County Championship 2017 at Lord's, London, from 21 Apr 2017 to 24 Apr 2017. Match drawn.
Essex won the toss and chose to field first. Middlesex made 507/7 declared in 131 overs, Essex made 295 in 95.1 overs, Middlesex made 239/3 declared in 36 overs, Essex made 160/8 in 74 overs.
Sam Robson top-scored with 226 runs in the match; Steven Finn took 6/90 in the match.
Middlesex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Robson c AJA Wheater b JA Porter |
c AJA Wheater b JA Porter | 149 | 208 | 25 | 0 | 71.63 |
| NRT Gubbins c AJA Wheater b Aaron Beard |
c AJA Wheater b Aaron Beard | 101 | 195 | 13 | 2 | 51.79 |
| SS Eskinazi b T Westley |
b T Westley | 100 | 199 | 11 | 0 | 50.25 |
| DJ Malan b RS Bopara |
b RS Bopara | 14 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 43.75 |
| AC Voges lbw b JA Porter |
lbw b JA Porter | 13 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 41.94 |
| JA Simpson st AJA Wheater b SR Harmer |
st AJA Wheater b SR Harmer | 90 | 111 | 10 | 2 | 81.08 |
| JEC Franklin c DW Lawrence b RN ten Doeschate |
c DW Lawrence b RN ten Doeschate | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| TS Roland-Jones not out |
not out | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 333.33 |
| Extras | (b 10, lb 13, w 2, nb 2) | 27 | ||||
| Total | 131 Ov (RR: 3.87) | 507/7 | ||||
Did not bat: TJ Murtagh, ST Finn, OP Rayner
Fall of wickets: 1-241 (NRT Gubbins, 63.2 ov), 2-277 (SD Robson, 72.2 ov), 3-305 (DJ Malan, 84.3 ov), 4-331 (AC Voges, 92.6 ov), 5-480 (SS Eskinazi, 127.4 ov), 6-492 (JEC Franklin, 129.4 ov), 7-507 (JA Simpson, 130.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 28 | 9 | 90 | 2 | 3.21 | 135 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N Wagner | 27 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 2.74 | 125 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 25 | 1 | 112 | 1 | 4.48 | 95 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beard | 19 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 3.84 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RS Bopara | 20 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 4.05 | 79 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RN ten Doeschate | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4.33 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DW Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T Westley | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5.20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne lbw b OP Rayner |
lbw b OP Rayner | 47 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 41.23 |
| AN Cook c JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones |
c JA Simpson b TS Roland-Jones | 14 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 87.50 |
| T Westley b ST Finn |
b ST Finn | 31 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 70.45 |
| DW Lawrence lbw b ST Finn |
lbw b ST Finn | 75 | 185 | 9 | 0 | 40.54 |
| JA Porter b TS Roland-Jones |
b TS Roland-Jones | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| RS Bopara c SD Robson b TS Roland-Jones |
c SD Robson b TS Roland-Jones | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| AJA Wheater c SS Eskinazi b OP Rayner |
c SS Eskinazi b OP Rayner | 64 | 127 | 10 | 0 | 50.39 |
| RN ten Doeschate lbw b TJ Murtagh |
lbw b TJ Murtagh | 20 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 64.52 |
| SR Harmer c SS Eskinazi b ST Finn |
c SS Eskinazi b ST Finn | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| N Wagner b ST Finn |
b ST Finn | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Aaron Beard not out |
not out | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 5, w 0, nb 16) | 26 | ||||
| Total | 95.1 Ov (RR: 3.10) | 295/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (AN Cook, 5.2 ov), 2-86 (T Westley, 21.4 ov), 3-115 (NLJ Browne, 33.5 ov), 4-120 (JA Porter, 34.5 ov), 5-126 (RS Bopara, 40.2 ov), 6-253 (AJA Wheater, 77.6 ov), 7-282 (RN ten Doeschate, 86.2 ov), 8-285 (SR Harmer, 89.6 ov), 9-288 (DW Lawrence, 91.3 ov), 10-295 (N Wagner, 95.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Murtagh | 23 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 2.52 | 111 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TS Roland-Jones | 23 | 4 | 81 | 3 | 3.52 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JEC Franklin | 16 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 3.63 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| ST Finn | 22.1 | 6 | 51 | 4 | 2.30 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| OP Rayner | 11 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 3.36 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Middlesex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRT Gubbins c RS Bopara b SR Harmer |
c RS Bopara b SR Harmer | 64 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 103.23 |
| SD Robson c DW Lawrence b SR Harmer |
c DW Lawrence b SR Harmer | 77 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 91.67 |
| SS Eskinazi c N Wagner b SR Harmer |
c N Wagner b SR Harmer | 62 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 182.35 |
| DJ Malan not out |
not out | 20 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| AC Voges not out |
not out | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 4, w 0, nb 2) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 36 Ov (RR: 6.64) | 239/3 | ||||
Did not bat: TS Roland-Jones, TJ Murtagh, ST Finn, JEC Franklin, OP Rayner, JA Simpson
Fall of wickets: 1-146 (SD Robson, 23.3 ov), 2-150 (NRT Gubbins, 25.1 ov), 3-225 (SS Eskinazi, 33.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 7 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 5.57 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| N Wagner | 10 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 6.20 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Beard | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6.60 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS Bopara | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SR Harmer | 11 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 6.55 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Essex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLJ Browne b TJ Murtagh |
b TJ Murtagh | 19 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 54.29 |
| AN Cook c SD Robson b OP Rayner |
c SD Robson b OP Rayner | 37 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 66.07 |
| T Westley lbw b TS Roland-Jones |
lbw b TS Roland-Jones | 13 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 28.26 |
| DW Lawrence c AC Voges b ST Finn |
c AC Voges b ST Finn | 15 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 21.13 |
| RS Bopara b ST Finn |
b ST Finn | 32 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 34.41 |
| AJA Wheater c DJ Malan b TS Roland-Jones |
c DJ Malan b TS Roland-Jones | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| RN ten Doeschate c JEC Franklin b TS Roland-Jones |
c JEC Franklin b TS Roland-Jones | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| SR Harmer lbw b DJ Malan |
lbw b DJ Malan | 20 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 29.85 |
| N Wagner not out |
not out | 16 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Aaron Beard not out |
not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 6, w 0, nb 0) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 74 Ov (RR: 2.16) | 160/8 | ||||
Did not bat: JA Porter
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (NLJ Browne, 10.1 ov), 2-74 (T Westley, 22.2 ov), 3-74 (AN Cook, 23.3 ov), 4-104 (DW Lawrence, 42.4 ov), 5-104 (AJA Wheater, 46.4 ov), 6-116 (RN ten Doeschate, 50.5 ov), 7-130 (RS Bopara, 57.2 ov), 8-160 (SR Harmer, 72.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Murtagh | 14 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 3.14 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TS Roland-Jones | 21 | 8 | 42 | 3 | 2.00 | 104 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ST Finn | 16 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 2.44 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OP Rayner | 21 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 1.19 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Malan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- Specsavers County Championship 2017
- Venue
- Lord's, London
- Date
- 21 Apr 2017 to 24 Apr 2017
- Toss
- Essex, elected to field first
- Result
- Match drawn
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2017
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Middlesex vs Essex match on 21 Apr 2017?
Match drawn.
Who scored the most runs in Middlesex vs Essex?
Sam Robson (Middlesex) with 226 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Middlesex vs Essex?
Steven Finn, with 6/90.
Who won the toss in Middlesex vs Essex?
Essex, who chose to field first.
Where was Middlesex vs Essex played?
At Lord's, London.