- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras32 (b 12, lb 14, nb 6)TOTAL225 all out (82.5 Overs, RR: 2.71)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Ed Pollock, 0.1 ov), 2-4 (Jake Libby, 5.3 ov), 3-39 (Jack Haynes, 20.6 ov), 4-85 (Azhar Ali, 37.6 ov), 5-118 (Ed Barnard, 52.4 ov), 6-119 (Gareth Roderick, 53.5 ov), 7-157 (Matthew Waite, 65.6 ov), 8-167 (Brett D'Oliveira, 68.4 ov), 9-212 (Dillon Pennington, 79.5 ov), 10-225 (Ben Gibbon, 82.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 25 9 59 2 2.36 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 25.5 9 50 4 1.93 0 0 ER Bamber 16 4 38 1 2.37 0 0 RF Higgins 16 4 52 3 3.25 0 3
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras20 (b 3, lb 2, nb 14, w 1)TOTAL509 all out (145.3 Overs, RR: 3.49)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sam Robson, 0.3 ov), 2-73 (Mark Stoneman, 24.2 ov), 3-155 (Max Holden, 46.4 ov), 4-204 (Pieter Malan, 62.1 ov), 5-361 (John Simpson, 99.3 ov), 6-392 (Ryan Higgins, 106.2 ov), 7-417 (Luke Hollman, 113.1 ov), 8-437 (Stephen Eskinazi, 116.5 ov), 9-492 (Ethan Bamber, 131.2 ov), 10-509 (Tim Murtagh, 145.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DY Pennington 27 9 69 2 2.55 0 2 BJ Gibbon 21 3 87 1 4.14 0 2 MJ Waite 25 5 113 2 4.52 0 0 JC Tongue 23 3 94 2 4.08 0 0 EG Barnard 21 1 83 1 3.95 0 2 BL D'Oliveira 18 1 48 0 2.66 0 1 JD Libby 10.3 4 10 2 0.95 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Middlesex , elected to field first
Season
Match days
26,27,28,29 September 2022 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Middlesex 16, Worcestershire 11
Close of Play
- Mon, 26 Sep - day 1 - Worcestershire 1st innings 167/8 (JC Tongue 6*, DY Pennington 0*, 68.5 ov)
- Tue, 27 Sep - day 2 - Middlesex 1st innings 146/2 (PJ Malan 68*, MDE Holden 35*, 44 ov)
- Wed, 28 Sep - day 3 - Middlesex 1st innings 509
- Thu, 29 Sep - day 4 - Middlesex 1st innings 509 (145.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Batting and bowling points: Middlesex 8, Worcestershire 3
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWash-out at New Road caps Middlesex's return to top flight
No play possible on final day of season, but promotion was already assured
Stevie Eskinazi ton leads assured batting display as Middlesex close in on promotion
Malan, Simpson add nineties as Worcestershire struggle to make inroads
Pieter Malan fifty keeps Middlesex fighting for promotion place
Murtagh's men hopeful after ending bleak day 79 runs behind Worcestershire with eight wickets in hand
Middlesex keep eyes on the prize as Toby Roland-Jones harries Worcestershire
Home batters made to struggle on rain-affected day as promotion race nears conclusion