Middlesex v Kent - Cricket - BBC Sport

Fri 2 May 2025 - Mon 5 May 2025Rothesay County Championship Division 2 - Day 4 of 4

Middlesex win by 2 wickets

Kent 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Compton,bowled Higgins Compton, bowled Higgins	14	56	50	2	0	72	25.00
Crawley,leg before wicket, bowled Paterson Crawley, leg before wicket, bowled Paterson	6	9	5	0	0	22	66.67
Bell-Drummond,caught Davies, bowled Roland-Jones Bell-Drummond, caught Davies, bowled Roland-Jones	5	13	11	1	0	16	38.46
Muyeye,caught Higgins, bowled Roland-Jones Muyeye, caught Higgins, bowled Roland-Jones	29	53	39	4	0	80	54.72
Leaning,caught Higgins, bowled Roland-Jones Leaning, caught Higgins, bowled Roland-Jones	26	50	38	4	0	56	52.00
Evison,leg before wicket, bowled Paterson Evison, leg before wicket, bowled Paterson	5	13	11	1	0	24	38.46
Benjamin,caught Davies, bowled Roland-Jones Benjamin, caught Davies, bowled Roland-Jones	9	22	19	2	0	37	40.91
Richards,caught Geddes, bowled Roland-Jones Richards, caught Geddes, bowled Roland-Jones	0	4	4	0	0	4	0.00
Parkinson,caught Davies, bowled Brookes Parkinson, caught Davies, bowled Brookes	17	50	42	3	0	70	34.00
Garrett,caught Robson, bowled Brookes Garrett, caught Robson, bowled Brookes	5	17	13	0	0	24	29.41
Kashif,not out Kashif, not out	10	16	11	0	0	25	62.50
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 3
Total,129 all out 50.3 overs Total,129 all out 50.3 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Roland-Jones	14.0	3	33	5	70	0	0	6	0	2.35
Paterson	13.0	4	29	2	65	0	0	4	0	2.23
Higgins	11.0	3	16	1	56	0	0	1	0	1.45
Brookes	8.3	1	35	2	35	0	0	4	0	4.11
Gohar	4.0	0	13	0	17	0	0	2	0	3.25

Fall of wicket	Batter
10 for 1 (5.1 overs)	Crawley
19 for 2 (8.6 overs)	Bell-Drummond
44 for 3 (16.3 overs)	Compton
75 for 4 (28.3 overs)	Muyeye
80 for 5 (30.4 overs)	Leaning
90 for 6 (33.5 overs)	Evison
91 for 7 (34.4 overs)	Richards
102 for 8 (38.6 overs)	Benjamin
112 for 9 (44.6 overs)	Garrett
129 for 10 (50.3 overs)	Parkinson

Middlesex 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Eskinazi,bowled Garrett Eskinazi, bowled Garrett	6	11	8	1	0	17	54.55
Robson,leg before wicket, bowled Garrett Robson, leg before wicket, bowled Garrett	10	26	22	1	0	35	38.46
Holden,caught Leaning, bowled Evison Holden, caught Leaning, bowled Evison	16	36	27	1	0	64	44.44
Hollman,caught Benjamin, bowled Parkinson Hollman, caught Benjamin, bowled Parkinson	42	65	48	6	0	92	64.62
Higgins,bowled Garrett Higgins, bowled Garrett	54	101	69	6	0	135	53.47
Geddes,caught Evison, bowled Kashif Geddes, caught Evison, bowled Kashif	29	72	59	5	0	85	40.28
Davies,caught and bowled Parkinson Davies, caught and bowled Parkinson	29	28	15	3	1	55	103.57
Gohar,caught Benjamin, bowled Kashif Gohar, caught Benjamin, bowled Kashif	1	3	2	0	0	4	33.33
Roland-Jones,caught Leaning, bowled Evison Roland-Jones, caught Leaning, bowled Evison	24	29	21	5	0	27	82.76
Brookes,caught Leaning, bowled Evison Brookes, caught Leaning, bowled Evison	2	18	16	0	0	21	11.11
Paterson,not out Paterson, not out	1	5	4	0	0	4	20.00
Extras, no balls 8, wides 0, byes 14, leg byes 2, total 24 Extras, no balls 8, wides 0, byes 14, leg byes 2, total 24
Total,238 all out 65.0 overs Total,238 all out 65.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Kashif	17.0	2	57	2	77	1	0	8	0	3.35
Garrett	14.0	2	57	3	58	0	0	6	0	4.07
Evison	14.0	5	43	3	65	0	0	6	1	3.07
Richards	3.0	0	21	0	12	1	0	4	0	7.00
Parkinson	14.0	1	37	2	62	2	0	3	0	2.64
Leaning	3.0	1	7	0	14	0	0	1	0	2.33

Fall of wicket	Batter
15 for 1 (3.3 overs)	Eskinazi
22 for 2 (7.2 overs)	Robson
65 for 3 (17.1 overs)	Holden
96 for 4 (27.5 overs)	Hollman
177 for 5 (50.6 overs)	Geddes
177 for 6 (51.2 overs)	Higgins
178 for 7 (52.2 overs)	Gohar
220 for 8 (58.5 overs)	Roland-Jones
234 for 9 (63.5 overs)	Davies
238 for 10 (64.6 overs)	Brookes

Kent 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Crawley,leg before wicket, bowled Paterson Crawley, leg before wicket, bowled Paterson	68	114	84	10	0	140	59.65
Compton,caught Robson, bowled Roland-Jones Compton, caught Robson, bowled Roland-Jones	8	7	5	2	0	13	114.29
Bell-Drummond,caught Eskinazi, bowled Brookes Bell-Drummond, caught Eskinazi, bowled Brookes	223	360	240	23	3	525	61.94
Muyeye,leg before wicket, bowled Higgins Muyeye, leg before wicket, bowled Higgins	13	27	21	1	0	44	48.15
Leaning,caught Holden, bowled Roland-Jones Leaning, caught Holden, bowled Roland-Jones	18	37	28	3	0	43	48.65
Evison,caught and bowled Brookes Evison, caught and bowled Brookes	35	64	47	2	1	80	54.69
Benjamin,bowled Higgins Benjamin, bowled Higgins	34	52	36	4	0	70	65.38
Richards,leg before wicket, bowled Gohar Richards, leg before wicket, bowled Gohar	43	80	55	5	0	94	53.75
Parkinson,caught Davies, bowled Roland-Jones Parkinson, caught Davies, bowled Roland-Jones	4	14	13	1	0	11	28.57
Garrett,bowled Hollman Garrett, bowled Hollman	8	24	18	0	0	29	33.33
Kashif,not out Kashif, not out	2	8	6	0	0	15	25.00
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 11, total 17 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 11, total 17
Total,473 all out 130.5 overs Total,473 all out 130.5 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Roland-Jones	29.0	5	107	3	123	0	0	15	0	3.68
Paterson	29.0	2	116	1	120	1	0	15	0	4.00
Brookes	15.5	0	68	2	60	0	0	6	1	4.29
Higgins	24.0	5	71	2	110	1	0	10	0	2.95
Gohar	29.0	1	85	1	122	0	0	5	2	2.93
Hollman	4.0	0	13	1	16	0	0	0	1	3.25

Fall of wicket	Batter
19 for 1 (2.6 overs)	Compton
128 for 2 (34.4 overs)	Crawley
179 for 3 (45.6 overs)	Muyeye
210 for 4 (56.5 overs)	Leaning
272 for 5 (76.6 overs)	Evison
346 for 6 (94.1 overs)	Benjamin
424 for 7 (116.4 overs)	Richards
431 for 8 (119.3 overs)	Parkinson
451 for 9 (127.3 overs)	Garrett
473 for 10 (130.5 overs)	Bell-Drummond

Middlesex 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Robson,bowled Garrett Robson, bowled Garrett	9	10	7	2	0	8	90.00
Eskinazi,leg before wicket, bowled Evison Eskinazi, leg before wicket, bowled Evison	41	145	120	3	0	244	28.28
Holden,bowled Evison Holden, bowled Evison	38	66	48	6	0	89	57.58
Brookes,caught Crawley, bowled Evison Brookes, caught Crawley, bowled Evison	10	20	16	2	0	17	50.00
Hollman,caught Compton, bowled Parkinson Hollman, caught Compton, bowled Parkinson	103	192	129	10	0	284	53.65
Higgins,run out Parkinson Higgins, run out Parkinson	11	35	29	1	0	45	31.43
Geddes,caught Muyeye, bowled Parkinson Geddes, caught Muyeye, bowled Parkinson	15	53	41	0	0	44	28.30
Davies,caught Richards, bowled Parkinson Davies, caught Richards, bowled Parkinson	59	83	62	8	2	93	71.08
Gohar,not out Gohar, not out	30	75	55	0	1	88	40.00
Roland-Jones,not out Roland-Jones, not out	23	42	29	3	0	74	54.76
Extras, no balls 14, wides 5, byes 6, leg byes 2, total 27 Extras, no balls 14, wides 5, byes 6, leg byes 2, total 27
Total,366 for 8 119.0 overs Total,366 for 8 119.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Kashif	19.0	6	35	0	98	1	0	4	0	1.84
Garrett	23.0	6	85	1	109	5	0	10	2	3.69
Evison	24.0	2	71	3	104	0	0	7	0	2.95
Richards	6.0	2	30	0	25	0	1	4	0	5.00
Parkinson	38.0	6	105	3	162	0	0	8	1	2.76
Leaning	9.0	1	32	0	33	1	0	2	0	3.55

Fall of wicket	Batter
9 for 1 (1.5 overs)	Robson
62 for 2 (22.2 overs)	Holden
74 for 3 (26.2 overs)	Brookes
173 for 4 (62.2 overs)	Higgins
216 for 5 (76.3 overs)	Geddes
309 for 6 (96.5 overs)	Hollman
312 for 7 (98.1 overs)	Davies
314 for 8 (101.2 overs)	Eskinazi

home team, Middlesex

Stephen Eskinazi
Sam Robson
Max Holden
Luke Hollman
Ryan Higgins
Ben Geddes
Jack Davies , Wicket Keeper
Zafar Gohar
Toby Roland-Jones , Captain
Henry Brookes
Dane Paterson

away team, Kent

Zak Crawley
Ben Compton
Daniel Bell-Drummond , Captain
Tawanda Muyeye
Jack Leaning
Joey Evison
Chris Benjamin , Wicket Keeper
George Garrett
Matt Parkinson
Kashif Ali
Jamal Richards

Middlesex
Kent

home team, Middlesex

Stephen Eskinazi
Sam Robson
Max Holden
Luke Hollman
Ryan Higgins
Ben Geddes
Jack Davies , Wicket Keeper
Zafar Gohar
Toby Roland-Jones , Captain
Henry Brookes
Dane Paterson

Start Time:: 11:00
Toss:: Kent won the toss and decided to bat
Venue:: Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Officials:: Rob Bailey, Ant Harris, Peter Such