Northamptonshire vs Middlesex, Match 9 — County Championship Division Two
Match summary
Northamptonshire vs Middlesex in the Match 9 of the County Championship Division Two at County Ground, Northampton on Fri, 17 Apr, 2026: Match Drawn. Middlesex 1st 341/10 (88.5 ov); Northamptonshire 409/10 (111.4 ov); Middlesex 2nd 353/3 (104 ov). James Sales top-scored with 164 off 265 balls for Northamptonshire. Ben Sanderson took 5/62. Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh De Caires lbw b LA Procter | 15 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 28.85 |
| Sam Robson c LD McManus b L Guthrie | 162 | 305 | 21 | 0 | 53.11 |
| Max Holden b Calvin Harrison | 86 | 144 | 14 | 0 | 59.72 |
| Leus du Plooy Not out | 66 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 55.93 |
| Ben Geddes Not out | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 24 (9 b, 10 lb, 1 wd, 4 nb)
Total 353/3 (104 ov)
Yet to bat: Ryan Higgins, Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Zafar Gohar, Toby Roland-Jones, Tom Helm, Naavya Sharma
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Procter | 12 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 4.08 |
| Saif Zaib | 11 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2.18 |
| Ben Sanderson | 17 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 2.65 |
| Calvin Harrison | 24 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 3.13 |
| Liam Guthrie | 17 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 5.24 |
| Harry Conway | 15 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1.13 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 |
| James Sales | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 |
34 (Josh De Caires, 16.6 ov) · 199 (Max Holden, 63.5 ov) · 351 (Sam Robson, 101.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos c JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones | 27 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 93.1 |
| Luke Procter lbw b TG Helm | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Calvin Harrison c B Geddes b TS Roland-Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan McSweeney c RF Higgins b TG Helm | 107 | 191 | 16 | 0 | 56.02 |
| Saif Zaib c SD Robson b N Sharma | 14 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 29.79 |
| James Sales c JLdu Plooy b RF Higgins | 164 | 265 | 24 | 2 | 61.89 |
| George Bartlett b N Sharma | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Lewis McManus c JB Cracknell b RF Higgins | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 26.47 |
| Ben Sanderson c SD Robson b N Sharma | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Liam Guthrie c SD Robson b TS Roland-Jones | 51 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 104.08 |
| Harry Conway Not out | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
Extras 12 (5 b, 1 lb, 6 nb)
Total 409/10 (111.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Helm | 22 | 3 | 77 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 29 | 7 | 83 | 3 | 2.86 |
| Ryan Higgins | 29.4 | 4 | 105 | 2 | 3.54 |
| Luke Hollman | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Josh De Caires | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Naavya Sharma | 25 | 5 | 92 | 3 | 3.68 |
30 (Luke Procter, 7.6 ov) · 37 (Calvin Harrison, 8.4 ov) · 42 (Ricardo Vasconcelos, 10.3 ov) · 98 (Saif Zaib, 26.4 ov) · 262 (Nathan McSweeney, 73.1 ov) · 263 (George Bartlett, 74.4 ov) · 290 (Lewis McManus, 85.5 ov) · 307 (Ben Sanderson, 92.3 ov) · 381 (Liam Guthrie, 106.6 ov) · 409 (James Sales, 111.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson c Calvin Harrison b H Conway | 13 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 43.33 |
| Josh De Caires c J Sales b BW Sanderson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Max Holden c J Sales b H Conway | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Leus du Plooy c Rs Vasconcelos b BW Sanderson | 51 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 77.27 |
| Ben Geddes c Calvin Harrison b BW Sanderson | 65 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 81.25 |
| Ryan Higgins c SA Zaib b Calvin Harrison | 14 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell c L Guthrie b Calvin Harrison | 79 | 136 | 9 | 0 | 58.08 |
| Zafar Gohar c & b H Conway | 83 | 133 | 6 | 1 | 62.4 |
| Toby Roland-Jones c GA Bartlett b BW Sanderson | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Tom Helm c H Conway b BW Sanderson | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23.81 |
| Naavya Sharma Not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 11 (4 b, 3 lb, 2 wd, 2 nb)
Total 341/10 (88.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Procter | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Saif Zaib | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Ben Sanderson | 19 | 3 | 62 | 5 | 3.26 |
| Calvin Harrison | 21 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Liam Guthrie | 13 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 5.92 |
| Harry Conway | 20.5 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 3.55 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| James Sales | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 |
6 (Josh De Caires, 1.5 ov) · 7 (Max Holden, 2.5 ov) · 20 (Sam Robson, 8.6 ov) · 105 (Leus du Plooy, 25.2 ov) · 150 (Ben Geddes, 35.2 ov) · 164 (Ryan Higgins, 40.6 ov) · 304 (Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 78.4 ov) · 325 (Toby Roland-Jones, 83.1 ov) · 341 (Tom Helm, 87.4 ov) · 341 (Zafar Gohar, 88.5 ov)