Worcestershire vs Middlesex, 27th Test — County Championship Division Two
Match summary
Middlesex beat Worcestershire by 141 runs in the 27th Test of the County Championship Division Two at County Ground, New Road, Worcester on Fri, 12 Jun, 2026. Middlesex 339/10 (108.5 ov); Worcestershire 1st 265/10 (76.5 ov); Middlesex 2nd 283/6 (82 ov); Worcestershire 216/10 (84 ov). Leus du Plooy top-scored with 101* off 165 balls for Middlesex 2nd. Zafar Gohar took 6/31. Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan c TG Helm b ZG Gohar | 15 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Jake Libby runout (TS Roland-Jones) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth Roderick lbw b E Bosch | 20 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 19.23 |
| Ben Allison b ZG Gohar | 89 | 124 | 16 | 2 | 71.77 |
| Brett D'Oliveira c TG Helm b ZG Gohar | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Matthew Waite b SB Morgan | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 |
| Henry Cullen c TG Helm b ZG Gohar | 28 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 30.76 |
| Ethan Brookes c C Falconer b ZG Gohar | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Taylor Not out | 15 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 18.29 |
| Beyers Swanepoel c TG Helm b ZG Gohar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Darley c B Geddes b TS Roland-Jones | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5.55 |
Extras 36 (12 b, 7 lb, 1 wd, 16 nb)
Total 216/10 (84 ov)
Yet to bat: Adam Finch
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zafar Gohar | 23 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 1.34 |
| Eathan Bosch | 15 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 2.26 |
| Sam Robson | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Helm | 10 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 11 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Leus du Plooy | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 18 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 2.66 |
(Jake Libby, 0.5 ov) · 28 (Daniel Lategan, 12.2 ov) · 116 (Gareth Roderick, 37.4 ov) · 131 (Brett D'Oliveira, 44.2 ov) · 154 (Ben Allison, 50.3 ov) · 154 (Matthew Waite, 51.2 ov) · 155 (Ethan Brookes, 54.2 ov) · 210 (Henry Cullen, 78.5 ov) · 210 (Beyers Swanepoel, 78.6 ov) · 216 (Harry Darley, 83.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Geddes lbw b B Allison | 24 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 40.67 |
| Sam Robson c H Cullen b B Allison | 23 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 34.32 |
| Max Holden b E Brookes | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Leus du Plooy Not out | 101 | 165 | 10 | 0 | 61.21 |
| Caleb Falconer lbw b TAI Taylor | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell lbw b HC Darley | 46 | 99 | 6 | 0 | 46.46 |
| Eathan Bosch c GH Roderick b HC Darley | 16 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 59.25 |
| Zafar Gohar Not out | 39 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 100 |
Extras 24 (5 b, 11 lb, 6 wd, 2 nb)
Total 283/6 (82 ov)
Yet to bat: Sebastian Morgan, Toby Roland-Jones, Tom Helm
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyers Swanepoel | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Taylor | 15 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 2.26 |
| Brett D'Oliveira | 12 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3.75 |
| Jake Libby | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.66 |
| Adam Finch | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Ben Allison | 17 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 3.41 |
| Ethan Brookes | 15 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 3.26 |
| Harry Darley | 7 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 4.57 |
57 (Sam Robson, 19.2 ov) · 60 (Ben Geddes, 21.6 ov) · 82 (Max Holden, 29.4 ov) · 83 (Caleb Falconer, 30.6 ov) · 180 (Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 61.5 ov) · 206 (Eathan Bosch, 69.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan lbw b TS Roland-Jones | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 |
| Jake Libby c JB Cracknell b TG Helm | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Gareth Roderick b TS Roland-Jones | 29 | 86 | 3 | 0 | 33.72 |
| Brett D'Oliveira c C Falconer b TS Roland-Jones | 17 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 30.9 |
| Matthew Waite c TS Roland-Jones b SB Morgan | 69 | 98 | 11 | 0 | 70.4 |
| Henry Cullen c SD Robson b TS Roland-Jones | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Brookes c JB Cracknell b SB Morgan | 29 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 32.22 |
| Tom Taylor b SB Morgan | 26 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 46.42 |
| Beyers Swanepoel c JB Cracknell b TG Helm | 34 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 141.66 |
| Ben Allison Not out | 12 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 34.28 |
| Adam Finch b ZG Gohar | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
Extras 38 (7 lb, 5 wd, 26 nb)
Total 265/10 (76.5 ov)
Yet to bat: Harry Darley
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zafar Gohar | 12.5 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 3.27 |
| Eathan Bosch | 16 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 3.12 |
| Tom Helm | 18 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 3.22 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 17 | 5 | 41 | 4 | 2.41 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 13 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 5.15 |
4 (Jake Libby, 1.4 ov) · 10 (Daniel Lategan, 4.4 ov) · 62 (Brett D'Oliveira, 24.3 ov) · 78 (Gareth Roderick, 26.2 ov) · 80 (Henry Cullen, 26.6 ov) · 178 (Matthew Waite, 55.6 ov) · 179 (Ethan Brookes, 57.1 ov) · 227 (Beyers Swanepoel, 65.5 ov) · 256 (Tom Taylor, 73.3 ov) · 265 (Adam Finch, 76.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson b B Allison | 70 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 53.44 |
| Ben Geddes c JD Libby b TAI Taylor | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Max Holden b B Allison | 49 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 32.45 |
| Leus du Plooy c GH Roderick b AW Finch | 85 | 133 | 8 | 0 | 63.91 |
| Caleb Falconer lbw b AW Finch | 37 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 69.81 |
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell c GH Roderick b AW Finch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eathan Bosch c MJ Waite b AW Finch | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| Zafar Gohar lbw b B Allison | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Sebastian Morgan Not out | 58 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 72.5 |
| Toby Roland-Jones lbw b B Swanepoel | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Tom Helm c GH Roderick b B Allison | 21 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 56.76 |
Extras 6 (1 lb, 3 wd, 2 nb)
Total 339/10 (108.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyers Swanepoel | 27 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 2.66 |
| Tom Taylor | 22 | 5 | 68 | 1 | 3.09 |
| Brett D'Oliveira | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.66 |
| Jake Libby | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Adam Finch | 26 | 4 | 93 | 4 | 3.57 |
| Ben Allison | 19.5 | 2 | 77 | 4 | 3.88 |
| Ethan Brookes | 10 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1.4 |
13 (Ben Geddes, 4.1 ov) · 107 (Sam Robson, 45.5 ov) · 132 (Max Holden, 51.3 ov) · 199 (Caleb Falconer, 66.3 ov) · 199 (Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 66.4 ov) · 203 (Eathan Bosch, 72.6 ov) · 220 (Zafar Gohar, 81.3 ov) · 291 (Leus du Plooy, 94.4 ov) · 296 (Toby Roland-Jones, 97.3 ov) · 339 (Tom Helm, 108.5 ov)