Match summary
Worcestershire played Middlesex in Match 5, County Championship 2026 at Lord's, London, from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026. Worcestershire won by 57 runs.
Middlesex won the toss and chose to field first. Worcestershire made 191 in 54.5 overs, Middlesex made 183 in 63.1 overs, Worcestershire made 253 in 82.2 overs, Middlesex made 204 in 70.3 overs.
DH Lategan top-scored with 96 runs in the match; RF Higgins took 7/107 in the match.
Worcestershire Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH Lategan lbw b RF Higgins |
lbw b RF Higgins | 31 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 70.45 |
| JD Libby b SHB Morgan |
b SHB Morgan | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kashif Ali b RF Higgins |
b RF Higgins | 14 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 32.56 |
| AJ Hose c JB Cracknell b N Sharma |
c JB Cracknell b N Sharma | 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 61.11 |
| BL D'Oliveira c MDE Holden b SHB Morgan |
c MDE Holden b SHB Morgan | 75 | 109 | 10 | 2 | 68.81 |
| GH Roderick c JB Cracknell b N Sharma |
c JB Cracknell b N Sharma | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EA Brookes c JM De Caires b TS Roland-Jones |
c JM De Caires b TS Roland-Jones | 9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| MJ Waite run out (N Sharma) |
run out (N Sharma) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TAI Taylor c JB Cracknell b Zafar Gohar |
c JB Cracknell b Zafar Gohar | 19 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 63.33 |
| AW Finch b RF Higgins |
b RF Higgins | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 51.85 |
| OJ Hannon-Dalby not out |
not out | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 16, w 1, nb 0) | 17 | ||||
| Total | 54.5 Ov (RR: 3.48) | 191/10 | ||||
Did not bat: BJ Gibbon
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (JD Libby, 3.2 ov), 2-40 (DH Lategan, 12.3 ov), 3-56 (AJ Hose, 17.5 ov), 4-60 (Kashif Ali, 20.2 ov), 5-61 (GH Roderick, 21.3 ov), 6-106 (EA Brookes, 36.1 ov), 7-106 (MJ Waite, 36.5 ov), 8-158 (TAI Taylor, 47.4 ov), 9-180 (BL D'Oliveira, 50.2 ov), 10-191 (AW Finch, 54.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS Roland-Jones | 11 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2.45 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHB Morgan | 15 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 3.60 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RF Higgins | 13.5 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 2.82 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N Sharma | 11 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 4.09 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zafar Gohar | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2.50 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Middlesex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Robson c & b TAI Taylor |
c & b TAI Taylor | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
| JM De Caires c GH Roderick b OJ Hannon-Dalby |
c GH Roderick b OJ Hannon-Dalby | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| MDE Holden c AJ Hose b TAI Taylor |
c AJ Hose b TAI Taylor | 25 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 34.25 |
| JL du Plooy c GH Roderick b AW Finch |
c GH Roderick b AW Finch | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 47.62 |
| BBA Geddes c AJ Hose b OJ Hannon-Dalby |
c AJ Hose b OJ Hannon-Dalby | 34 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 75.56 |
| RF Higgins b OJ Hannon-Dalby |
b OJ Hannon-Dalby | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| JB Cracknell c GH Roderick b OJ Hannon-Dalby |
c GH Roderick b OJ Hannon-Dalby | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 36.84 |
| Zafar Gohar c GH Roderick b EA Brookes |
c GH Roderick b EA Brookes | 42 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 46.15 |
| SHB Morgan c EA Brookes b AW Finch |
c EA Brookes b AW Finch | 25 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 55.56 |
| TS Roland-Jones b AW Finch |
b AW Finch | 16 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 57.14 |
| N Sharma not out |
not out | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 2, nb 2) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 63.1 Ov (RR: 2.90) | 183/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (SD Robson, 6.4 ov), 2-16 (JM De Caires, 7.2 ov), 3-32 (JL du Plooy, 13.4 ov), 4-86 (BBA Geddes, 29.4 ov), 5-86 (MDE Holden, 30.3 ov), 6-88 (RF Higgins, 31.4 ov), 7-109 (JB Cracknell, 39.1 ov), 8-153 (SHB Morgan, 53.6 ov), 9-170 (Zafar Gohar, 59.2 ov), 10-183 (TS Roland-Jones, 63.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAI Taylor | 19 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 2.16 | 98 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| OJ Hannon-Dalby | 19 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 2.37 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AW Finch | 10.1 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 6.00 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Waite | 11 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 2.09 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EA Brookes | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2.75 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Worcestershire Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH Lategan b RF Higgins |
b RF Higgins | 65 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 103.17 |
| JD Libby c JM De Caires b RF Higgins |
c JM De Caires b RF Higgins | 79 | 142 | 4 | 0 | 55.63 |
| Kashif Ali c JB Cracknell b N Sharma |
c JB Cracknell b N Sharma | 34 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 35.79 |
| AJ Hose lbw b N Sharma |
lbw b N Sharma | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| BL D'Oliveira b TS Roland-Jones |
b TS Roland-Jones | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| GH Roderick b TS Roland-Jones |
b TS Roland-Jones | 18 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| EA Brookes lbw b RF Higgins |
lbw b RF Higgins | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
| AW Finch b RF Higgins |
b RF Higgins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MJ Waite c SD Robson b SHB Morgan |
c SD Robson b SHB Morgan | 34 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 59.65 |
| TAI Taylor c SHB Morgan b TS Roland-Jones |
c SHB Morgan b TS Roland-Jones | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| OJ Hannon-Dalby not out |
not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 10, w 0, nb 2) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 82.2 Ov (RR: 3.07) | 253/10 | ||||
Did not bat: BJ Gibbon
Fall of wickets: 1-112 (DH Lategan, 24.1 ov), 2-179 (JD Libby, 46.3 ov), 3-184 (AJ Hose, 49.1 ov), 4-193 (BL D'Oliveira, 54.4 ov), 5-195 (Kashif Ali, 55.5 ov), 6-198 (EA Brookes, 62.4 ov), 7-198 (AW Finch, 64.5 ov), 8-247 (GH Roderick, 80.4 ov), 9-253 (MJ Waite, 81.5 ov), 10-253 (TAI Taylor, 82.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS Roland-Jones | 15.2 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 2.61 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SHB Morgan | 14 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 3.64 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RF Higgins | 24 | 7 | 68 | 4 | 2.83 | 112 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N Sharma | 16 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 2.44 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zafar Gohar | 13 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 3.38 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Middlesex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM De Caires lbw b OJ Hannon-Dalby |
lbw b OJ Hannon-Dalby | 17 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 48.57 |
| SD Robson lbw b MJ Waite |
lbw b MJ Waite | 31 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 57.41 |
| MDE Holden c GH Roderick b OJ Hannon-Dalby |
c GH Roderick b OJ Hannon-Dalby | 40 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 46.51 |
| JL du Plooy c & b TAI Taylor |
c & b TAI Taylor | 19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 67.86 |
| BBA Geddes b TAI Taylor |
b TAI Taylor | 7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28.00 |
| RF Higgins b MJ Waite |
b MJ Waite | 11 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 31.43 |
| JB Cracknell not out |
not out | 43 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 46.74 |
| Zafar Gohar run out (DH Lategan) |
run out (DH Lategan) | 13 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 61.90 |
| SHB Morgan b BJ Gibbon |
b BJ Gibbon | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| TS Roland-Jones run out (EA Brookes) |
run out (EA Brookes) | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 123.08 |
| N Sharma c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor |
c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0) | 0 | ||||
| Total | 70.3 Ov (RR: 2.89) | 204/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (JM De Caires, 9.4 ov), 2-59 (SD Robson, 20.2 ov), 3-96 (JL du Plooy, 31.1 ov), 4-114 (BBA Geddes, 37.5 ov), 5-118 (MDE Holden, 38.1 ov), 6-128 (RF Higgins, 47.1 ov), 7-150 (Zafar Gohar, 52.4 ov), 8-157 (SHB Morgan, 57.2 ov), 9-186 (TS Roland-Jones, 63.6 ov), 10-204 (N Sharma, 70.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAI Taylor | 20.3 | 4 | 50 | 3 | 2.44 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OJ Hannon-Dalby | 19 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 2.84 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Waite | 11 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2.64 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Gibbon | 13 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 4.00 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EA Brookes | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2.71 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- Match 5 · County Championship 2026
- Venue
- Lord's, London
- Date
- 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026
- Toss
- Middlesex, elected to field first
- Result
- Worcestershire won by 57 runs
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2026
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Worcestershire vs Middlesex match on 10 Apr 2026?
Worcestershire won by 57 runs.
Who scored the most runs in Worcestershire vs Middlesex?
DH Lategan (Worcestershire) with 96 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Worcestershire vs Middlesex?
RF Higgins, with 7/107.
Who won the toss in Worcestershire vs Middlesex?
Middlesex, who chose to field first.
Where was Worcestershire vs Middlesex played?
At Lord's, London.