Sussex extend Division Two lead over Middlesex with Lord's bore draw
Just 18 wickets fell across four days on an unresponsive surface at HQ
24/05Result
27th Match, County Championship Division Two at London, May 24-27 2024
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![Sussex]( "Sussex")
554/9d -
![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
613/9d (196 ov)
24/05Result
27th Match, County Championship Division Two at London, May 24-27 2024
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![Sussex]( "Sussex")
554/9d -
![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
613/9d (196 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Middlesex , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
24,25,26,27 May 2024 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Sussex 13, Middlesex 12
Scorecard Summary
SUSSEX 554/9d (164.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- John Simpson167 (336)
- Cheteshwar Pujara129 (302)
- Ethan Bamber3/114 (36)
- Luke Hollman2/117 (35.3)
MIDDLESEX 613/9d (196 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Sam Robson136 (236)
- Ryan Higgins106 (126)
- Tom Clark1/40 (10)
- Jack Carson4/166 (56)
END OF OVER:196 | (maiden) | MIDDX: 613/9
- Ethan Bamber19 (74b)
- Henry Brookes52 (159b)
- James Coles32-4-114-0
- Jack Carson56-13-166-4
195.6
0
Coles to Bamber, no run,
195.5
0
Coles to Bamber, no run,
195.4
0
Coles to Bamber, no run,
195.3
0
Coles to Bamber, no run,
195.2
0
Coles to Bamber, no run,
195.1
0
Coles to Bamber, no run,
Match Coverage
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