BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	lbw b Higgins	12	40	46	2	0	30.00

Max Holden	lbw b Taylor	16	62	81	1	0	25.80

Nick Gubbins	c Hankins b Payne	18	71	97	2	0	25.35

Peter Handscomb (c)	b Payne	10	29	35	1	0	34.48

Robbie White	not out	76	149	203	9	0	51.00
John Simpson †	lbw b Smith	17	48	61	3	0	35.41

Martin Andersson	lbw b Taylor	20	42	49	2	0	47.61

James Harris	b Payne	8	21	28	1	0	38.09

Ethan Bamber	c †Bracey b Higgins	3	15	22	0	0	20.00

Thilan Walallawita	c Smith b Payne	4	6	15	1	0	66.66

Tim Murtagh	b Payne	0	2	4	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 12, lb 14)	26
TOTAL	80.5 Ov (RR: 2.59)	210
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Sam Robson, 11.6 ov), 2-48 (Max Holden, 21.4 ov), 3-61 (Peter Handscomb, 30.4 ov), 4-78 (Nick Gubbins, 36.2 ov), 5-117 (John Simpson, 51.4 ov), 6-159 (Martin Andersson, 65.1 ov), 7-184 (James Harris, 72.5 ov), 8-195 (Ethan Bamber, 77.4 ov), 9-210 (Thilan Walallawita, 80.3 ov), 10-210 (Tim Murtagh, 80.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Payne	18.5	6	31	5	1.64	96	4	0	0	0
30.4 to PSP Handscomb, oops, don't want to be leaving those! Left-arm over, swinging back in, that's a horrible misjudgement, leaving on the angle, and that's splattered the off stump!. 61/3 36.2 to NRT Gubbins, edged, juggled, second slip clings on to pick off Gloucestershire's fourth! Payne's curling away-swing snags another hard-handed push. 78/4 72.5 to JAR Harris, absolute beauty! A pearler of a left-arm inswinger, curling through the gate as Harris angles forward and has no answer whatsoever. 184/7 80.3 to TN Walallawita, straightens on an off-stump line, Walallawita jabs his bat in a reflexive block, and third slip snaffles a fast chance at chest height. Gloucestershire are close to where they wanted to be after choosing to field first. 210/9 80.5 to TJ Murtagh, cleans him up second ball! Another curling delivery on a full length, Murtagh's feet can't contend with the movement and off come his bails. 210/10
Ryan Higgins	23	7	49	2	2.13	117	6	0	0	0
11.6 to SD Robson, straight after the break, and up goes the finger! Shaping in on the angle, down the slope, eludes the inside-edge, thumps the pad, and Robson is gone!. 23/1 77.4 to ER Bamber, Barnacle Bamber is no more! A beautiful full-length inswinger from Higgins, moving very late and tailing in towards Bamber's static toes. A defensive push down an off-stump line leads to a thin snick, and Gloucestershire have their eighth. 195/8
Daniel Worrall	17	4	47	0	2.76	82	7	0	0	0
Matt Taylor	16	5	36	2	2.25	79	4	0	0	0
21.4 to MDE Holden, pads up as the ball bends in from outside off, and that's pretty adjacent! Sure enough, up goes the finger, and a battling knock ends softly. Looked a touch high to the naked eye, but struck in line and condemned by his lack of intent!. 48/2 65.1 to MK Andersson, round the wicket, thumped on the pad, Andersson was well forward but that zipped past a thrusting bat and crashed flush into his pads. Another one bites the dust. 159/6
Tom Smith	6	0	21	1	3.50	21	1	0	0	0
51.4 to JA Simpson, pinned on the back foot, Smith slips the flatter, quicker one through, and that turns down the slope to prise out the fifth. That will also be tea. 117/5

Gloucestershire 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kraigg Brathwaite	c Robson b Harris	33	121	164	4	0	27.27

Chris Dent (c)	run out (Walallawita)	10	18	22	2	0	55.55

Matt Taylor	c †Simpson b Andersson	13	49	69	1	0	26.53

James Bracey †	c Harris b Andersson	75	143	202	9	1	52.44

Tom Lace	lbw b Murtagh	2	14	15	0	0	14.28

Ian Cockbain	b Harris	51	79	100	8	0	64.55

Ryan Higgins	lbw b Murtagh	49	43	54	6	1	113.95

George Hankins	c Robson b Andersson	11	17	19	2	0	64.70

Tom Smith	c †Simpson b Bamber	7	24	32	1	0	29.16

David Payne	c Handscomb b Bamber	10	12	20	2	0	83.33

Daniel Worrall	not out	3	6	10	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 3, nb 4)	9
TOTAL	87.2 Ov (RR: 3.12)	273
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Chris Dent, 4.5 ov), 2-43 (Matt Taylor, 22.3 ov), 3-89 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 41.1 ov), 4-100 (Tom Lace, 44.2 ov), 5-191 (Ian Cockbain, 69.3 ov), 6-205 (James Bracey, 72.2 ov), 7-235 (George Hankins, 78.1 ov), 8-260 (Ryan Higgins, 82.6 ov), 9-264 (Tom Smith, 85.2 ov), 10-273 (David Payne, 87.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	22	6	57	2	2.59	111	9	1	0	0
44.2 to TC Lace, nailed on the pad, and Gloucestershire lose their fourth! Lace is only half forward to a full-length delivery from Murtagh, running it back into the planted front foot. Simple pickings, and just a sign from Middlesex that their 210 could yet be competitive. 100/4 82.6 to RF Higgins, back of a length, and Higgins walks for the lbw! Kept a touch low, good response from the old stager, Higgins was trapped in the crease and thumped on the knee-roll. A useful cameo to keep Gloucestershire in charge. 260/8
Ethan Bamber	22.2	8	34	2	1.52	115	2	0	0	0
85.2 to TMJ Smith, very full, shaping in late, Smith is forced into the drive to defend his off stump, and snicks to the keeper. Good effort. 264/9 87.2 to DA Payne, pumped through the line, and deposited into the hands of mid-off. That's the end of that. 273/10
James Harris	15	1	49	2	3.26	68	7	0	0	1
41.1 to KC Brathwaite, outstanding grab at second slip! Outside off, Brathwaite flashes hard and gets a thick edge, Sam Robson flings himself to his right, to grab in both hands and give Middlesex a much-needed lift. 89/3 69.3 to IA Cockbain, nips through the gate, and out comes the leg stump! Fifty and out for Cockbain, but it's been the innings Gloucestershire needed from a dicey 100 for 4. A good delivery from Harris, full length and late movement, to confound a well-set batsman. That is also Harris's 500th first-class wicket. 191/5
Martin Andersson	15	3	64	3	4.26	61	9	0	0	1
22.3 to MD Taylor, dangled in the channel outside off, a thin snick and a good take from Simpson, tumbling to his right with the gloves. The nightwatchman falls, but he's done a sterling job. 43/2 72.2 to JR Bracey, what a limp way to go! Banged in short, a flapped pull, two men back for that stroke, and it's expertly pocketed by Harris, ten yards in from the backward square boundary. That's a huge boon for Middlesex after a guileless middle session. 205/6 78.1 to GT Hankins, in the channel outside off, a hard-handed poke, and a simple deflection into the cordon. Sam Robson at second slip swallows the chance, a bit of shape on a good length and Middlesex keep themselves in the contest. 235/7
Thilan Walallawita	12	1	58	0	4.83	43	7	1	0	0
Sam Robson	1	0	6	0	6.00	3	1	0	0	0

Middlesex 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Max Holden	c & b Payne	7	16	25	0	0	43.75

Sam Robson	lbw b Higgins	8	10	12	2	0	80.00

Nick Gubbins	lbw b Payne	52	100	159	6	0	52.00

Peter Handscomb (c)	c †Bracey b Taylor	4	31	36	1	0	12.90

Ethan Bamber	c †Bracey b Higgins	0	26	35	0	0	0.00

Robbie White	b Payne	1	5	5	0	0	20.00

John Simpson †	c & b Payne	40	76	100	4	0	52.63

Martin Andersson	c Brathwaite b Payne	15	21	37	2	0	71.42

James Harris	lbw b Payne	0	3	4	0	0	0.00

Thilan Walallawita	not out	11	9	22	1	1	122.22
Tim Murtagh	c †Bracey b Worrall	6	10	15	0	0	60.00

Extras	(b 5, lb 3)	8
TOTAL	51.1 Ov (RR: 2.97)	152
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Sam Robson, 3.3 ov), 2-16 (Max Holden, 6.1 ov), 3-23 (Peter Handscomb, 15.3 ov), 4-45 (Ethan Bamber, 23.3 ov), 5-46 (Robbie White, 24.2 ov), 6-109 (Nick Gubbins, 40.5 ov), 7-134 (John Simpson, 46.2 ov), 8-134 (James Harris, 46.5 ov), 9-135 (Martin Andersson, 48.2 ov), 10-152 (Tim Murtagh, 51.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Payne	17	5	56	6	3.29	79	6	1	0	0
6.1 to MDE Holden, fenced in the air, straight back down the pitch, and Payne leaps to his left to cling on to a looping leading edge! Middlesex's openers are gone, and Gloucestershire tighten their grip!. 16/2 24.2 to RG White, catastrophic misjudgement from White! A beautiful curling line from Payne, bending back in late as White was caught in two minds. Should I play or should I leave? In the end, it's a floppy neither/nor, as the ball splatters off and middle to leave Middlesex in a world of pain!. 46/5 40.5 to NRT Gubbins, nailed on the pad, angling in from over the wicket, and up goes the finger! It was hitting the stumps, but was it outside the line? DRS might have had a word about that... but he's got to go. A huge strike for Gloucestershire!. 109/6 46.2 to JA Simpson, Payne's in the game again, and is that the game? Full length once more, subtle late movement to confound Simpson's firm drive, and a smart two-handed take in his follow-through to grab his fourth of the innings and his ninth of the match!. 134/7 46.5 to JAR Harris, smashes the pad with a full-length inswinger, and Payne has ten! Harris's feet had nowhere to go, and nor it seems do Middlesex... they are sinking fast now. 134/8 48.2 to MK Andersson, brilliant take from Brathwaite! A hack off a good length from Andersson, a fat edge to the solitary slip, that was travelling fast, but he reacted sharply, hands high to his right, and he clings on with a juggle!. 135/9
Ryan Higgins	16	2	54	2	3.37	67	6	0	0	0
3.3 to SD Robson, shaping in, rapped on the pad, full and threatening, and that's stone-dead! Robson's freebies are as much as Higgins is willing to give him. 12/1 23.3 to ER Bamber, fuller length, Bamber is lured into the drive, and there's a snick for the first wicket of the day. 45/4
Daniel Worrall	9.1	4	15	1	1.63	46	1	0	0	0
51.1 to TJ Murtagh, another wipe across the line, an edge to the keeper, Middlesex's sorry innings is over. Gloucestershire need 90 to win. 152/10
Matt Taylor	9	4	19	1	2.11	44	3	0	0	0
15.3 to PSP Handscomb, stunning take from Bracey! Diving across to his right, to scoop up a thin snick that might have been dying on first slip. Handscomb looks to the skies as his abject start to the season continues. In the channel from round the wicket, such tight lines with a hint of inswing, finds the edge!. 23/3

Gloucestershire 2nd Innings (T: 90 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kraigg Brathwaite	lbw b Harris	21	61	105	1	0	34.42

Chris Dent (c)	b Bamber	25	47	53	4	0	53.19

James Bracey †	c Murtagh b Bamber	13	13	18	2	0	100.00

Tom Lace	not out	31	35	38	6	0	88.57
Ian Cockbain	not out	1	1	4	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 2)	2
TOTAL	26.2 Ov (RR: 3.53)	93/3
Did not bat: Ryan Higgins, George Hankins, Tom Smith, Matt Taylor, David Payne, Daniel Worrall
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Chris Dent, 13.1 ov), 2-50 (James Bracey, 17.2 ov), 3-87 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 25.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	6	1	17	0	2.83	27	1	0	0	0
Ethan Bamber	9	3	29	2	3.22	44	5	0	0	0
13.1 to CDJ Dent, the off stump goes cartwheeling and Middlesex have their incision! Beautiful line and length from over the wicket, pushed across the left-hander. Dent is firmly forward but was beaten all ends up. 34/1 17.2 to JR Bracey, chipped to mid-on! That's a very poor stroke and it's given Middlesex another glimmer. Bracey was aiming for something expansive, high over the bowler's head, but that plops very simply into Murtagh's cupped hands, and Bamber has his second. 50/2
Martin Andersson	6	2	12	0	2.00	27	1	0	0	0
James Harris	4	0	28	1	7.00	11	5	0	0	0
25.3 to KC Brathwaite, huge appeal and Harris strikes! A zippy inswinger thuds the pads, it was quite high but he was deep in his crease. Brathwaite won't see it through, but his doughty knock has done the needful. 87/3
Thilan Walallawita	1.2	0	5	0	3.75	6	1	0	0	0

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Thu, 06 May - day 1 - Gloucs 1st innings 19/1 (Kraigg Brathwaite 5*, Matt Taylor 2*, 7 ov)

Fri, 07 May - day 2 - Middlesex 2nd innings 26/3 (Nick Gubbins 7*, Ethan Bamber 0*, 19 ov)

Sat, 08 May - day 3 - Gloucs 2nd innings 93/3 (26.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Batting and Bowling points: Gloucestershire 5, Middlesex 4
Gloucestershire 2nd innings: 1x5 ball over (over no 21)

MATCH DETAILS

Lord's, London
Toss	Gloucestershire, elected to field first
Series	County Championship
Season	2021
Match days	6,7,8 May 2021 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Billy Taylor Paul Pollard
Match Referee	Peter Such
Points	Gloucestershire 21, Middlesex 4

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Gloucs Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
KC Brathwaite	lbw	21	61
CDJ Dent	bowled	25	47
JR Bracey	caught	13	13
TC Lace	not out	31	35
IA Cockbain	not out	1	1
Extras	(lb 2)
Total	93(3 wkts; 26.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
TJ Murtagh	6	1	17	0	2.83
ER Bamber	9	3	29	2	3.22
MK Andersson	6	2	12	0	2
JAR Harris	4	0	28	1	7
TN Walallawita	1.2	0	5	0	3.75

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	34	Chris Dent	Kraigg Brathwaite
2nd	16	Kraigg Brathwaite	James Bracey
3rd	37	Kraigg Brathwaite	Tom Lace
4th	6	Ian Cockbain	Tom Lace

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County Championship

Division 1

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WARKS	4	2	1	1	77
LANCS	4	2	1	1	73.5
NOTTS	4	3	1	0	73
HANTS	4	2	1	1	61.5
YORKS	4	1	2	1	44.5
SOM	4	0	4	0	32.5

Division 2

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
ESSEX	4	3	0	1	96
GLOUC	4	3	1	0	76
DURH	3	1	1	1	44
NHNTS	4	1	2	1	54
SURR	3	0	1	2	40
GLAM	4	0	3	1	34.5

Division 3

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
KENT	4	4	0	0	94
MIDDX	4	3	1	0	80
WORCS	4	2	2	0	67.5
LEICS	4	1	2	1	54.5
DERBS	4	1	2	1	51.5
SUSS	4	0	4	0	30

Group 1

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
NOTTS	10	4	2	4	151
WARKS	10	4	1	5	145
DURH	10	3	2	5	132
ESSEX	10	3	2	5	129
WORCS	10	1	3	6	109
DERBS	10	0	5	5	72

Group 2

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
SOM	10	4	1	5	148
HANTS	10	4	2	4	145
GLOUC	10	5	3	2	131
SURR	10	2	2	6	123
LEICS	10	2	4	4	111
MIDDX	10	2	7	1	84

Group 3

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
LANCS	10	4	1	5	150
YORKS	10	5	1	4	149
GLAM	10	2	2	6	127
NHNTS	10	3	3	4	123
KENT	10	0	3	7	97
SUSS	10	1	5	4	94

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