Match 2 · County Championship 2026 · Lord's, London · 3 Apr 2026 to 6 Apr 2026
Middlesex 445/9d
Gloucestershire 216 & 215
Middlesex won by an innings and 14 runs

Match summary

Middlesex played Gloucestershire in Match 2, County Championship 2026 at Lord's, London, from 3 Apr 2026 to 6 Apr 2026. Middlesex won by an innings and 14 runs.

Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field first. Middlesex made 445/9 declared in 131 overs, Gloucestershire made 216 in 87 overs, Gloucestershire made 215 in 112.3 overs.

JL du Plooy top-scored with 182 off 274 balls; Toby Roland-Jones took 6/83 in the match.

Middlesex Innings

445/9d (131 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
SD Robson
lbw b WSA Williams
lbw b WSA Williams 3389 4037.08
JM De Caires
c James Bracey b MD Taylor
c James Bracey b MD Taylor 1251 1023.53
MDE Holden
b WSA Williams
b WSA Williams 3295 3033.68
JL du Plooy
b Miles Hammond
b Miles Hammond 182274 17166.42
BBA Geddes
c James Bracey b OJ Price
c James Bracey b OJ Price 2544 2156.82
RF Higgins
c OJ Price b GT Bell
c OJ Price b GT Bell 517 0029.41
JB Cracknell
b GL van Buuren
b GL van Buuren 97143 14067.83
Zafar Gohar
c JP Phillips b OJ Price
c JP Phillips b OJ Price 2645 4057.78
SHB Morgan
not out
not out 1421 2066.67
TS Roland-Jones
lbw b Miles Hammond
lbw b Miles Hammond 13 0033.33
N Sharma
not out
not out 24 0050.00
Extras(b 5, lb 9, w 2, nb 0)16
Total131 Ov (RR: 3.40)445/9

Fall of wickets: 1-40 (JM De Caires, 19.4 ov), 2-51 (SD Robson, 25.1 ov), 3-135 (MDE Holden, 49.6 ov), 4-182 (BBA Geddes, 61.3 ov), 5-194 (RF Higgins, 65.6 ov), 6-375 (JB Cracknell, 110.4 ov), 7-419 (Zafar Gohar, 122.5 ov), 8-435 (JL du Plooy, 129.1 ov), 9-437 (TS Roland-Jones, 129.5 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
WSA Williams 29375 22.59 13180 00
GT Bell 26868 12.62 12180 00
MD Taylor 25475 13.00 117111 00
CN Miles 19174 03.89 79101 10
BG Charlesworth 7046 06.57 1950 10
GL van Buuren 13051 13.92 4130 00
OJ Price 11040 23.64 3420 00
Miles Hammond 102 22.00 400 00

Gloucestershire Innings

216/10 (87 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
CT Bancroft
b TS Roland-Jones
b TS Roland-Jones 625 0024.00
BG Charlesworth
b TS Roland-Jones
b TS Roland-Jones 923 1039.13
JP Phillips
b TS Roland-Jones
b TS Roland-Jones 322 0013.64
Miles Hammond
c N Sharma b TS Roland-Jones
c N Sharma b TS Roland-Jones 77172 9044.77
OJ Price
c MDE Holden b N Sharma
c MDE Holden b N Sharma 29104 2027.88
James Bracey
c RF Higgins b TS Roland-Jones
c RF Higgins b TS Roland-Jones 2141 3051.22
GL van Buuren
b Zafar Gohar
b Zafar Gohar 2640 2065.00
CN Miles
c N Sharma b Zafar Gohar
c N Sharma b Zafar Gohar 1325 2052.00
MD Taylor
c JL du Plooy b Zafar Gohar
c JL du Plooy b Zafar Gohar 09 000.00
WSA Williams
not out
not out 236 005.56
GT Bell
c BBA Geddes b N Sharma
c BBA Geddes b N Sharma 1127 1040.74
Extras(b 5, lb 10, w 0, nb 4)19
Total87 Ov (RR: 2.48)216/10

Fall of wickets: 1-16 (CT Bancroft, 6.4 ov), 2-17 (BG Charlesworth, 8.4 ov), 3-26 (JP Phillips, 14.6 ov), 4-116 (OJ Price, 48.4 ov), 5-152 (James Bracey, 60.6 ov), 6-159 (Miles Hammond, 64.6 ov), 7-180 (CN Miles, 71.4 ov), 8-198 (MD Taylor, 75.2 ov), 9-199 (GL van Buuren, 77.1 ov), 10-216 (GT Bell, 86.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
TS Roland-Jones 22937 51.68 11020 00
SHB Morgan 17548 02.82 8460 02
RF Higgins 15529 01.93 7530 00
N Sharma 13239 23.00 5930 00
Zafar Gohar 19247 32.47 8760 00
JM De Caires 101 01.00 500 00

Gloucestershire Innings

215/10 (112.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
CT Bancroft
b SHB Morgan
b SHB Morgan 08 000.00
BG Charlesworth
b TS Roland-Jones
b TS Roland-Jones 33125 4026.40
JP Phillips
b SHB Morgan
b SHB Morgan 4585 8052.94
Miles Hammond
c JB Cracknell b SHB Morgan
c JB Cracknell b SHB Morgan 21110 1019.09
OJ Price
b RF Higgins
b RF Higgins 44158 3027.85
James Bracey
lbw b SHB Morgan
lbw b SHB Morgan 01 000.00
GL van Buuren
b RF Higgins
b RF Higgins 1532 2046.88
CN Miles
lbw b RF Higgins
lbw b RF Higgins 010 000.00
MD Taylor
not out
not out 2369 2033.33
WSA Williams
c JB Cracknell b JM De Caires
c JB Cracknell b JM De Caires 1461 1022.95
GT Bell
b Zafar Gohar
b Zafar Gohar 619 1031.58
Extras(b 2, lb 6, w 0, nb 6)14
Total112.3 Ov (RR: 1.91)215/10

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (CT Bancroft, 3.2 ov), 2-78 (JP Phillips, 32.1 ov), 3-93 (BG Charlesworth, 40.5 ov), 4-132 (Miles Hammond, 68.6 ov), 5-134 (James Bracey, 70.1 ov), 6-165 (GL van Buuren, 83.2 ov), 7-169 (CN Miles, 85.6 ov), 8-176 (OJ Price, 89.2 ov), 9-206 (WSA Williams, 107.5 ov), 10-215 (GT Bell, 112.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
TS Roland-Jones 22946 12.09 11150 00
SHB Morgan 20548 42.40 9970 01
N Sharma 12343 03.58 5360 00
RF Higgins 211118 30.86 11600 01
Zafar Gohar 33.31247 11.40 17140 00
JM De Caires 415 11.25 2100 01

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Middlesex vs Gloucestershire match on 3 Apr 2026?

Middlesex won by an innings and 14 runs.

Who scored the most runs in Middlesex vs Gloucestershire?

JL du Plooy (Middlesex) with 182 off 274 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Middlesex vs Gloucestershire?

Toby Roland-Jones, with 6/83.

Who won the toss in Middlesex vs Gloucestershire?

Gloucestershire, who chose to field first.

Where was Middlesex vs Gloucestershire played?

At Lord's, London.