- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras53 (nb 52, w 1)TOTAL625/8d (146 Overs, RR: 4.28)Did not bat: NB CornwellFall of wickets: 1-122 (Sam Robson, 33.5 ov), 2-361 (Max Holden, 87.6 ov), 3-361 (Kane Williamson, 88.2 ov), 4-428 (Ryan Higgins, 101.4 ov), 5-428 (Ben Geddes, 101.5 ov), 6-552 (Joe Cracknell, 129.4 ov), 7-560 (Zafar Gohar, 131.4 ov), 8-573 (Toby Roland-Jones, 136.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB L Guthrie 21 3 114 1 5.42 1 3 BW Sanderson 24 5 75 2 3.12 0 7 DJ Leech 29 1 144 2 4.96 0 8 YS Chahal 43 3 175 0 4.06 0 8 RI Keogh 11 2 31 0 2.81 0 0 SA Zaib 15 1 70 3 4.66 0 0 GA Bartlett 3 0 16 0 5.33 0 0
22/07Result
38th Match, County Championship Division Two at Northwood, Jul 22-25 2025
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
625/8d -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
261 & 257 (90 ov) (f/o)
22/07Result
38th Match, County Championship Division Two at Northwood, Jul 22-25 2025
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
625/8d -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
261 & 257 (90 ov) (f/o)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras19 (b 4, lb 5, nb 8, w 2)TOTAL261 all out (81.3 Overs, RR: 3.2)Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Ricardo Vasconcelos, 14.5 ov), 2-63 (Lewis McManus, 16.5 ov), 3-66 (James Sales, 19.3 ov), 4-114 (Aadi Sharma, 32.6 ov), 5-138 (George Bartlett, 41.4 ov), 6-193 (Rob Keogh, 58.3 ov), 7-257 (Dominic Leech, 76.5 ov), 8-257 (Ben Sanderson, 76.6 ov), 9-261 (Saif Zaib, 81.2 ov), 10-261 (Yuzvendra Chahal, 81.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TS Roland-Jones 15 3 33 1 2.2 0 0 NB Cornwell 11.3 2 48 3 4.17 0 0 TG Helm 16 1 50 1 3.12 1 0 RF Higgins 16 2 51 4 3.18 1 3 Zafar Gohar 10 3 24 1 2.4 0 0 SD Robson 9 0 22 0 2.44 0 1 JL du Plooy 4 1 24 0 6 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras24 (b 12, lb 1, w 11)TOTAL257 all out (f/o) (90 Overs, RR: 2.85)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Ricardo Vasconcelos, 4.1 ov), 2-10 (Aadi Sharma, 4.2 ov), 3-50 (James Sales, 14.6 ov), 4-75 (Lewis McManus, 22.4 ov), 5-75 (George Bartlett, 23.3 ov), 6-138 (Saif Zaib, 51.1 ov), 7-170 (Dominic Leech, 59.4 ov), 8-195 (Ben Sanderson, 76.3 ov), 9-210 (Liam Guthrie, 82.6 ov), 10-257 (Yuzvendra Chahal, 89.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RF Higgins 22 8 54 3 2.45 1 0 NB Cornwell 16 3 63 2 3.93 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 20 4 47 2 2.35 0 0 TG Helm 18 5 61 2 3.38 2 0 SD Robson 11 1 13 0 1.18 0 0 JL du Plooy 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 BBA Geddes 2 0 5 1 2.5 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Northamptonshire , 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
22,23,24,25 July 2025 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Middlesex 24, Northamptonshire 2
Close of Play
- Tue, 22 Jul - day 1 - Middlesex 1st innings 319/1 (MDE Holden 137*, KS Williamson 88*, 80 ov)
- Wed, 23 Jul - day 2 - Northamptonshire 1st innings 126/4 (GA Bartlett 19*, SA Zaib 8*, 38 ov)
- Thu, 24 Jul - day 3 - Northamptonshire 2nd innings 64/3 (LD McManus 21*, GA Bartlett 7*, 19 ov)
- Fri, 25 Jul - day 4 - Northamptonshire 2nd innings 257 (90 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Batting and bowling points: Middlesex 8, Northamptonshire 2
Match Coverage
All Match NewsZaib, Keogh battle in vain as Middlesex close out innings win
Northamptonshire rearguard finally falls during final session as hosts reignite promotion challenge
Higgins four-for helps dominant Middlesex enforce follow-on
Saif Zaib passes 1000 runs for season but Northants wobble again after conceding 364 deficit
Du Plooy, Williamson centuries grind Northamptonshire down
Visitors rattled in reply to massive 625 for 8 declared, after trio of hundreds
Holden holds firm as Middlesex pile on the runs
Unbroken 197-run stand with Kane Williamson leaves Northants in the mire
