Middlesex v Worcestershire - Cricket - BBC Sport

Fri 10 Apr 2026 - Mon 13 Apr 2026Rothesay County Championship Division 2 - Day 3 of 4

Worcestershire lead Middlesex by 261 runs with 1 wicket remaining

Worcestershire 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Lategan,leg before wicket, bowled Higgins Lategan, leg before wicket, bowled Higgins	31	44	34	6	0	53	70.45
Libby,bowled Morgan Libby, bowled Morgan	0	8	8	0	0	14	0.00
Kashif,bowled Higgins Kashif, bowled Higgins	14	43	34	0	0	74	32.56
Hose,caught Cracknell, bowled Sharma Hose, caught Cracknell, bowled Sharma	11	18	14	2	0	22	61.11
D'Oliveira,caught Holden, bowled Morgan D'Oliveira, caught Holden, bowled Morgan	75	109	78	10	2	140	68.81
Roderick,caught Cracknell, bowled Sharma Roderick, caught Cracknell, bowled Sharma	0	6	6	0	0	5	0.00
Brookes,caught de Caires, bowled Roland-Jones Brookes, caught de Caires, bowled Roland-Jones	9	33	29	1	0	56	27.27
Waite,run out Sharma Waite, run out Sharma	0	4	4	0	0	3	0.00
Taylor,caught Cracknell, bowled Gohar Taylor, caught Cracknell, bowled Gohar	19	30	21	3	0	46	63.33
Finch,bowled Higgins Finch, bowled Higgins	14	27	20	2	0	33	51.85
Hannon-Dalby,not out Hannon-Dalby, not out	1	7	6	0	0	19	14.29
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 16, total 17 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 16, total 17
Total,191 all out 54.5 overs Total,191 all out 54.5 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Roland-Jones	11.0	3	27	1	55	0	0	5	0	2.45
Morgan	15.0	3	54	2	66	0	0	5	2	3.60
Higgins	13.5	4	39	3	69	0	0	7	0	2.81
Sharma	11.0	1	45	2	46	0	1	6	0	4.09
Gohar	4.0	0	10	1	18	0	0	1	0	2.50

Fall of wicket	Batter
10 for 1(3.2 overs)	Libby
40 for 2(12.3 overs)	Lategan
56 for 3(17.5 overs)	Hose
60 for 4(20.2 overs)	Kashif
61 for 5(21.3 overs)	Roderick
106 for 6(36.1 overs)	Brookes
106 for 7(36.5 overs)	Waite
158 for 8(47.4 overs)	Taylor
180 for 9(50.2 overs)	D'Oliveira
191 for 10(54.5 overs)	Finch

Middlesex 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Robson,caught and bowled Taylor Robson, caught and bowled Taylor	6	22	20	1	0	26	27.27
de Caires,caught Roderick, bowled Hannon-Dalby de Caires, caught Roderick, bowled Hannon-Dalby	10	20	17	2	0	31	50.00
Holden,caught Hose, bowled Taylor Holden, caught Hose, bowled Taylor	25	73	61	3	0	102	34.25
du Plooy,caught Roderick, bowled Finch du Plooy, caught Roderick, bowled Finch	10	21	17	2	0	26	47.62
Geddes,caught Hose, bowled Hannon-Dalby Geddes, caught Hose, bowled Hannon-Dalby	34	45	32	7	0	66	75.56
Higgins,bowled Hannon-Dalby Higgins, bowled Hannon-Dalby	2	6	5	0	0	10	33.33
Cracknell,caught Roderick, bowled Hannon-Dalby Cracknell, caught Roderick, bowled Hannon-Dalby	7	19	15	0	0	38	36.84
Gohar,caught Roderick, bowled Brookes Gohar, caught Roderick, bowled Brookes	42	91	68	4	0	123	46.15
Morgan,caught Brookes, bowled Finch Morgan, caught Brookes, bowled Finch	25	45	32	3	0	65	55.56
Roland-Jones,bowled Finch Roland-Jones, bowled Finch	16	28	20	0	1	43	57.14
Sharma,not out Sharma, not out	0	10	10	0	0	18	0.00
Extras, no balls 2, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 6 Extras, no balls 2, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 6
Total,183 all out 63.1 overs Total,183 all out 63.1 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Taylor	19.0	6	41	2	98	1	2	4	1	2.15
Hannon-Dalby	19.0	6	45	4	94	0	0	5	0	2.36
Finch	10.1	0	61	3	33	0	0	8	0	6.00
Waite	11.0	5	23	0	52	0	0	3	0	2.09
Brookes	4.0	1	11	1	19	0	0	2	0	2.75

Fall of wicket	Batter
16 for 1(6.4 overs)	Robson
16 for 2(7.2 overs)	de Caires
32 for 3(13.4 overs)	du Plooy
86 for 4(29.4 overs)	Geddes
86 for 5(30.3 overs)	Holden
88 for 6(31.4 overs)	Higgins
109 for 7(39.1 overs)	Cracknell
153 for 8(53.6 overs)	Morgan
170 for 9(59.2 overs)	Gohar
183 for 10(63.1 overs)	Roland-Jones

Worcestershire 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Lategan,bowled Higgins Lategan, bowled Higgins	65	63	40	10	1	96	103.17
Libby,caught de Caires, bowled Higgins Libby, caught de Caires, bowled Higgins	79	142	98	4	0	180	55.63
Kashif,caught Cracknell, bowled Sharma Kashif, caught Cracknell, bowled Sharma	34	95	78	4	0	128	35.79
Hose,leg before wicket, bowled Sharma Hose, leg before wicket, bowled Sharma	4	9	8	1	0	11	44.44
D'Oliveira,bowled Roland-Jones D'Oliveira, bowled Roland-Jones	3	24	22	0	0	23	12.50
Roderick,bowled Roland-Jones Roderick, bowled Roland-Jones	18	72	62	1	0	109	25.00
Brookes,leg before wicket, bowled Higgins Brookes, leg before wicket, bowled Higgins	1	21	20	0	0	27	4.76
Finch,bowled Higgins Finch, bowled Higgins	0	7	7	0	0	11	0.00
Waite,caught Robson, bowled Morgan Waite, caught Robson, bowled Morgan	34	57	44	6	0	67	59.65
batting,Taylor,not out batting, Taylor, not out	2	2	0	0	0	5	100.00
Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 1, leg byes 10, total 13 Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 1, leg byes 10, total 13
Total,253 for 9 81.5 overs Total,253 for 9 81.5 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Roland-Jones	15.0	3	40	2	69	0	0	3	0	2.66
Morgan, bowling	13.5	4	51	1	63	1	0	7	0	3.68
Higgins	24.0	7	68	4	112	0	0	9	0	2.83
Sharma	16.0	5	39	2	80	0	0	5	0	2.43
Gohar	13.0	2	44	0	54	0	0	2	1	3.38

Fall of wicket	Batter
112 for 1(24.1 overs)	Lategan
179 for 2(46.3 overs)	Libby
184 for 3(49.1 overs)	Hose
193 for 4(54.4 overs)	D'Oliveira
195 for 5(55.5 overs)	Kashif
198 for 6(62.4 overs)	Brookes
198 for 7(64.5 overs)	Finch
247 for 8(80.4 overs)	Roderick
253 for 9(81.5 overs)	Waite

home team,Middlesex

Sam Robson
Josh de Caires
Max Holden
Leus du Plooy, Captain
Ben Geddes
Ryan Higgins
Joe Cracknell, Wicket Keeper
Zafar Gohar
Seb Morgan
Toby Roland-Jones
Naavya Sharma

away team,Worcestershire

Dan Lategan
Jake Libby
Kashif Ali
Adam Hose
Brett D'Oliveira, Captain
Gareth Roderick, Wicket Keeper
Ethan Brookes
Matthew Waite
Tom Taylor
Adam Finch
Olly Hannon-Dalby

Middlesex
Worcestershire

home team,Middlesex

Sam Robson
Josh de Caires
Max Holden
Leus du Plooy, Captain
Ben Geddes
Ryan Higgins
Joe Cracknell, Wicket Keeper
Zafar Gohar
Seb Morgan
Toby Roland-Jones
Naavya Sharma

Start Time:: 11:00
Toss:: Middlesex won the toss and decided to field
Venue:: Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Officials:: Richard Kettleborough, James Tredwell, Phil Whitticase