14/05Result

Specsavers County Championship Division Two at London, May 14-17 2019

MiddlesexMiddlesexMIDDX
349 & 223
LeicestershireLeicestershireLEICS
268 & 226/5 (74 ov)

Match drawn

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Leicestershire thwarted by bad weather as Colin Ackermann leads charge

Five delays for rain and bad light cost Leicestershire the chance of a rare Lord's win

Match Centre

Match Details

Lord's, London

Series

Specsavers County Championship Division Two 2019

Toss

Uncontested, Leicestershire

Season

2019

Hours of play (local time)

11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00

Match days

14,15,16,17 May 2019 (4-day match)

Umpires

Ian Blackwell

Martin Saggers

Points

Middlesex 11, Leicestershire 10

Scorecard Summary

MIDDLESEX 349(103.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

George Scott55 (89)
Nick Gubbins75 (120)

Colin Ackermann2/53 (15)
Mohammad Abbas4/72 (30)

LEICESTERSHIRE 268(89.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

Colin Ackermann63 (132)
Harry Dearden61 (106)

Ollie Rayner4/58 (22)
Tom Helm3/62 (21.3)

MIDDLESEX 223(74.4 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

John Simpson*59 (132)
Tom Helm46 (77)

Chris Wright3/51 (18)
Tom Taylor3/74 (19)

LEICESTERSHIRE 226/5(74 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

Paul Horton36 (90)
Colin Ackermann*70 (88)

James Harris2/75 (20)
Ethan Bamber1/20 (15)

END OF OVER:
74 | 10 Runs | LEICS: 226/5

Lewis Hill7 (7b)
Colin Ackermann70 (88b)

Ollie Rayner21-6-52-1
James Harris20-4-75-2

73.6

Rayner to Hill, 1 run,

73.5

Rayner to Hill, no run,

73.4

Rayner to Ackermann, 1 run,

73.3

Rayner to Ackermann, no run,

73.2

Rayner to Ackermann, FOUR,

73.1

Rayner to Ackermann, FOUR,

Match Coverage

All Match News

Leicestershire thwarted by bad weather as Colin Ackermann leads charge
Five delays for rain and bad light cost Leicestershire the chance of a rare Lord's win
Jonh Simpson keeps Middlesex in touch with first fifty in two years
Leicestershire need 267 on final day with 10 wickets in hand
Ollie Rayner breaks up threatening Leicestershire pair to keep Middlesex in control
Harry Dearden, Colin Ackermann post half-centuries before Rayner strikes
Nick Gubbins sets platform despite Mohammad Abbas snapping up four
There were half-centuries for Nick Gubbins, Tom Lace and George Scott and Middlesex made a solid start against Leicestershire

Leics INNINGS		R	B
A Javid	lbw	12	50
PJ Horton	lbw	36	90
Hassan Azad	lbw	33	113
MJ Cosgrove	lbw	22	42
CN Ackermann	not out	70	88
HE Dearden	bowled	21	55
LJ Hill	not out	7	7
TAI Taylor
BWM Mike
CJC Wright
Mohammad Abbas
EXTRAS	(b 6, lb 9, w 8, nb 2)
TOTAL	226 (5 wkts; 74 ovs)

Middlesex BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
TG Helm	17.0	0	62	1	3.64
ER Bamber	15.0	7	20	1	1.33
JAR Harris	20.0	4	75	2	3.75	(1nb, 2w)
OP Rayner	21.0	6	52	1	2.47
MDE Holden	1.0	0	2	0	2.00	(2w)

Leics 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	51	PJ Horton	A Javid
2nd	15	PJ Horton	Hassan Azad
3rd	38	MJ Cosgrove	Hassan Azad
4th	50	Hassan Azad	CN Ackermann
5th	52	CN Ackermann	HE Dearden
6th	20	CN Ackermann	LJ Hill

County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
LANCS	14	8	0	6	233
NHNTS	14	5	2	7	188
GLOUC	14	5	3	6	182
GLAM	14	4	3	7	167
DURH	14	5	5	4	157
SUSS	14	4	5	5	156
DERBS	14	4	6	4	145
MIDDX	14	3	5	6	133
WORCS	14	3	7	4	125
LEICS	14	1	6	7	107

Lord's, London

Series

Toss

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

Umpires

Points

MIDDLESEX 349(103.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

LEICESTERSHIRE 268(89.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 223(74.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

LEICESTERSHIRE 226/5(74 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:74 | 10 Runs | LEICS: 226/5