Middlesex vs Kent, Match 33 — County Championship Division Two
Match summary
Kent beat Middlesex by 46 runs in the Match 33 of the County Championship Division Two at Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood on Thu, 20 Aug, 2026. Kent 1st 350/10 (91.3 ov); Middlesex 1st 249/10 (55.4 ov); Kent 2nd 254/10 (68.4 ov); Middlesex 2nd 309/10 (73.4 ov). Sam Northeast top-scored with 87 off 166 balls for Kent 1st. Matt Milnes took 5/53. Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holden b Ekansh Singh | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 48.15 |
| Zafar Gohar lbw b Matthew Quinn | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sam Robson c Chris Benjamin b Ekansh Singh | 36 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 67.92 |
| Tom Helm c Daniel Bell-Drummond b Matt Parkinson | 33 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 62.26 |
| Toby Roland-Jones b Keith Dudgeon | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ryan Higgins b Matthew Quinn | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Leus du Plooy b Matt Milnes | 40 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Luke Hollman c Chris Benjamin b Ekansh Singh | 36 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 45.57 |
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell Not out | 65 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 67.01 |
| Ben Geddes c Matt Parkinson b Keith Dudgeon | 37 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 142.31 |
| Noah Cornwell b Matt Parkinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 27 (5 b, 15 lb, 3 wd, 4 nb)
Total 309/10 (73.4 ov)
Yet to bat: Eathan Bosch
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn | 15 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 2.93 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 14 | 0 | 80 | 2 | 5.71 |
| Matt Milnes | 23 | 2 | 81 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Matt Parkinson | 8.4 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2.54 |
| Ekansh Singh | 13 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 4.77 |
68 (Sam Robson, 17.2 ov) · 92 (Max Holden, 25.3 ov) · 103 (Luke Hollman, 27.5 ov) · 171 (Ben Geddes, 36.5 ov) · 190 (Ryan Higgins, 43.2 ov) · 209 (Leus du Plooy, 48.1 ov) · 210 (Zafar Gohar, 49.5 ov) · 225 (Toby Roland-Jones, 54.1 ov) · 309 (Tom Helm, 73.3 ov) · 309 (Noah Cornwell, 73.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn Not out | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond b Zafar Gohar | 39 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 79.59 |
| Keith Dudgeon c Leus du Plooy b Ryan Higgins | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Sam Northeast c Ben Geddes b Ryan Higgins | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Zak Crawley c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Milnes lbw b Ryan Higgins | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Matt Parkinson c Ryan Higgins b Toby Roland-Jones | 17 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 77.27 |
| Ben Compton c Max Holden b Tom Helm | 65 | 141 | 7 | 0 | 46.1 |
| Tawanda Muyeye lbw b Zafar Gohar | 64 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 90.14 |
| Chris Benjamin c Max Holden b Tom Helm | 45 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 54.22 |
| Ekansh Singh b Tom Helm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 10 (4 b, 4 lb, 2 wd)
Total 254/10 (68.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zafar Gohar | 9 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1.89 |
| Tom Helm | 15.4 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 1.98 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 20 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 3.25 |
| Ryan Higgins | 16 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 5.19 |
| Luke Hollman | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Noah Cornwell | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 7.5 |
(Zak Crawley, 0.2 ov) · 9 (Sam Northeast, 3.1 ov) · 102 (Tawanda Muyeye, 25.3 ov) · 167 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 39.6 ov) · 191 (Ben Compton, 50.2 ov) · 191 (Ekansh Singh, 50.3 ov) · 196 (Keith Dudgeon, 53.1 ov) · 204 (Matt Milnes, 55.6 ov) · 241 (Matt Parkinson, 62.4 ov) · 254 (Chris Benjamin, 68.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holden b Matt Milnes | 18 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Zafar Gohar lbw b Matt Milnes | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Eathan Bosch Not out | 43 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 82.69 |
| Sam Robson c Tawanda Muyeye b Matt Milnes | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 |
| Tom Helm c Ekansh Singh b Matthew Quinn | 26 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 108.33 |
| Toby Roland-Jones c Tawanda Muyeye b Ekansh Singh | 36 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 138.46 |
| Ryan Higgins b Matt Milnes | 33 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Leus du Plooy c Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Luke Hollman c Sam Northeast b Matthew Quinn | 25 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 53.19 |
| Joe Benjamin Cracknell c Chris Benjamin b Matthew Quinn | 38 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 77.55 |
| Ben Geddes c Chris Benjamin b Matthew Quinn | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
Extras 9 (8 lb, 1 wd)
Total 249/10 (55.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn | 14.4 | 3 | 52 | 4 | 3.55 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Matt Milnes | 16 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 3.31 |
| Matt Parkinson | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Ekansh Singh | 10 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 6.6 |
6 (Sam Robson, 4.5 ov) · 48 (Luke Hollman, 15.4 ov) · 52 (Max Holden, 18.2 ov) · 63 (Ben Geddes, 21.3 ov) · 63 (Leus du Plooy, 22.2 ov) · 122 (Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 35.4 ov) · 138 (Ryan Higgins, 38.2 ov) · 147 (Zafar Gohar, 40.1 ov) · 193 (Toby Roland-Jones, 47.1 ov) · 249 (Tom Helm, 55.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn Not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| Keith Dudgeon c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Ryan Higgins | 13 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Sam Northeast lbw b Toby Roland-Jones | 87 | 166 | 10 | 0 | 52.41 |
| Zak Crawley c Tom Helm b Ryan Higgins | 81 | 115 | 13 | 0 | 70.43 |
| Matt Milnes b Ryan Higgins | 32 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Matt Parkinson c Joe Benjamin Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Compton lbw b Tom Helm | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Tawanda Muyeye c Sam Robson b Toby Roland-Jones | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Chris Benjamin b Tom Helm | 27 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 58.7 |
| Ekansh Singh lbw b Toby Roland-Jones | 19 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 30.65 |
Extras 57 (19 b, 26 lb, 12 nb)
Total 350/10 (91.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zafar Gohar | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Eathan Bosch | 10 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Tom Helm | 24 | 8 | 74 | 2 | 3.08 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 27 | 7 | 71 | 5 | 2.63 |
| Ryan Higgins | 25.3 | 3 | 86 | 3 | 3.37 |
25 (Ben Compton, 9.2 ov) · 167 (Zak Crawley, 38.5 ov) · 185 (Tawanda Muyeye, 44.5 ov) · 219 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 54.4 ov) · 274 (Sam Northeast, 66.6 ov) · 278 (Chris Benjamin, 69.1 ov) · 301 (Keith Dudgeon, 76.5 ov) · 338 (Ekansh Singh, 88.1 ov) · 344 (Matt Parkinson, 90.2 ov) · 350 (Matt Milnes, 91.3 ov)