Kent vs Middlesex, 29th Test — County Championship Division Two
Match summary
Kent beat Middlesex by 49 runs in the 29th Test of the County Championship Division Two at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on Fri, 19 Jun, 2026. Kent 416/10 (114.5 ov); Middlesex 443/10 (102.1 ov); Kent 257/10 (74.4 ov); Middlesex 181/10 (60.5 ov). Max Holden top-scored with 182 off 243 balls for Middlesex. Matt Milnes took 5/31. Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holden b Keith Dudgeon | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Zafar Gohar Not out | 66 | 110 | 8 | 0 | 60 |
| Sam Robson b Matt Milnes | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Tom Helm lbw b Matt Milnes | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Toby Roland-Jones lbw b Matt Milnes | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 42.5 |
| Leus du Plooy b Keith Dudgeon | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 48.14 |
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell c Sam Northeast b Matt Milnes | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 84.21 |
| Ben Geddes lbw b Matt Milnes | 11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 35.48 |
| Sebastian Morgan lbw b Grant Stewart | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Naavya Sharma lbw b Keith Dudgeon | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Falconer b Hasan Mahmud | 12 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 19.35 |
Extras 18 (5 b, 7 lb, 6 nb)
Total 181/10 (60.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | 9.5 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 15 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Matt Milnes | 18 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 1.72 |
| Grant Stewart | 8 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 |
| Matt Parkinson | 10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2.9 |
13 (Sam Robson, 4.6 ov) · 24 (Ben Geddes, 8.5 ov) · 35 (Max Holden, 12.4 ov) · 52 (Leus du Plooy, 18.1 ov) · 70 (Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 24.4 ov) · 85 (Sebastian Morgan, 29.3 ov) · 93 (Caleb Falconer, 34.1 ov) · 147 (Toby Roland-Jones, 50.3 ov) · 167 (Tom Helm, 56.6 ov) · 181 (Naavya Sharma, 60.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bell-Drummond b Naavya Sharma | 60 | 91 | 9 | 1 | 65.93 |
| Keith Dudgeon c Toby Roland-Jones b Tom Helm | 37 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 66.07 |
| Hasan Mahmud Not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Northeast lbw b Sebastian Morgan | 46 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 50.54 |
| Matt Milnes c Ben Geddes b Tom Helm | 11 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 31.42 |
| Grant Stewart b Naavya Sharma | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160 |
| Matt Parkinson lbw b Naavya Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Compton c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Tom Helm | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Chris Benjamin c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 106.66 |
| Ben Dawkins b Naavya Sharma | 11 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Ekansh Singh lbw b Tom Helm | 46 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 58.97 |
Extras 18 (2 b, 7 lb, 1 wd, 8 nb)
Total 257/10 (74.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zafar Gohar | 15 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 3.73 |
| Tom Helm | 20.4 | 4 | 72 | 4 | 3.48 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 12 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 12 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 4.33 |
| Naavya Sharma | 15 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 2.66 |
6 (Ben Compton, 3.6 ov) · 40 (Ben Dawkins, 20.4 ov) · 80 (Sam Northeast, 35.3 ov) · 162 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 49.3 ov) · 184 (Chris Benjamin, 53.4 ov) · 193 (Grant Stewart, 54.5 ov) · 220 (Ekansh Singh, 62.1 ov) · 240 (Matt Milnes, 70.6 ov) · 241 (Matt Parkinson, 71.4 ov) · 257 (Keith Dudgeon, 74.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holden c Chris Benjamin b Keith Dudgeon | 182 | 243 | 23 | 1 | 74.89 |
| Zafar Gohar c Ben Compton b Keith Dudgeon | 95 | 192 | 12 | 0 | 49.47 |
| Sam Robson lbw b Matt Milnes | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tom Helm c Daniel Bell-Drummond b Keith Dudgeon | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| Toby Roland-Jones c empty & b Keith Dudgeon | 28 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 112 |
| Leus du Plooy b Hasan Mahmud | 14 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 51.85 |
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell c Keith Dudgeon b Matt Parkinson | 40 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 75.47 |
| Ben Geddes c Grant Stewart b Matt Milnes | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| Sebastian Morgan c Keith Dudgeon b Matt Parkinson | 6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 26.08 |
| Naavya Sharma Not out | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Caleb Falconer b Hasan Mahmud | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 52.94 |
Extras 47 (17 b, 12 lb, 2 wd, 16 nb)
Total 443/10 (102.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | 18.1 | 3 | 93 | 4 | 5.11 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 20 | 2 | 77 | 2 | 3.85 |
| Matt Milnes | 20 | 2 | 78 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Grant Stewart | 16 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 2.93 |
| Matt Parkinson | 24 | 3 | 97 | 2 | 4.04 |
| Ekansh Singh | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 |
10 (Sam Robson, 2.1 ov) · 17 (Ben Geddes, 4.1 ov) · 35 (Leus du Plooy, 10.3 ov) · 47 (Caleb Falconer, 16.2 ov) · 136 (Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 31.6 ov) · 159 (Sebastian Morgan, 39.1 ov) · 397 (Zafar Gohar, 92.6 ov) · 412 (Max Holden, 96.2 ov) · 440 (Tom Helm, 100.2 ov) · 443 (Toby Roland-Jones, 102.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bell-Drummond c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Tom Helm | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Keith Dudgeon c Leus du Plooy b Sebastian Morgan | 30 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 53.57 |
| Hasan Mahmud Not out | 22 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 56.41 |
| Sam Northeast b Tom Helm | 42 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 48.83 |
| Matt Milnes c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Tom Helm | 18 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 54.54 |
| Grant Stewart b Sebastian Morgan | 48 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 87.27 |
| Matt Parkinson c Tom Helm b Toby Roland-Jones | 13 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 37.14 |
| Ben Compton c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Tom Helm | 53 | 137 | 8 | 0 | 38.68 |
| Chris Benjamin c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan | 70 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 86.41 |
| Ben Dawkins c Max Holden b Sebastian Morgan | 50 | 111 | 10 | 0 | 45.04 |
| Ekansh Singh c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Sebastian Morgan | 17 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 34 |
Extras 48 (7 b, 20 lb, 3 wd, 18 nb)
Total 416/10 (114.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zafar Gohar | 22 | 2 | 85 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Tom Helm | 26 | 6 | 83 | 4 | 3.19 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 18.5 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 2.28 |
| Sebastian Morgan | 26 | 2 | 104 | 5 | 4 |
| Naavya Sharma | 22 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 3.36 |
82 (Ben Dawkins, 31.6 ov) · 158 (Ben Compton, 50.5 ov) · 166 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 54.3 ov) · 181 (Sam Northeast, 58.5 ov) · 241 (Ekansh Singh, 73.3 ov) · 305 (Chris Benjamin, 85.5 ov) · 334 (Grant Stewart, 91.3 ov) · 372 (Matt Milnes, 100.4 ov) · 386 (Keith Dudgeon, 103.4 ov) · 416 (Matt Parkinson, 114.5 ov)