BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Miles Hammond	c Eskinazi b Bamber	75	180	223	9	2	41.66
George Scott	b Murtagh	5	25	26	0	0	20.00
James Bracey †	c Simpson b Cullen	38	78	115	4	0	48.71
Tom Lace	c Simpson b Bamber	31	81	117	3	0	38.27
Glenn Phillips	c Handscomb b Cullen	13	37	47	2	0	35.13
Jack Taylor	lbw b Mitchell	5	14	27	0	0	35.71
Oliver Price	b Bamber	31	62	76	5	0	50.00
Tom Price	c Simpson b Murtagh	13	41	46	0	0	31.70
Matt Taylor	not out	14	28	42	3	0	50.00
David Payne (c)	c Simpson b Mitchell	2	11	15	0	0	18.18
Daniel Worrall	c Simpson b Cullen	5	9	12	0	0	55.55
Extras	(b 10, lb 4, nb 2)	16
TOTAL	94.1 Ov (RR: 2.63)	248
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (George Scott, 6.5 ov), 2-87 (James Bracey, 36.4 ov), 3-153 (Miles Hammond, 55.5 ov), 4-166 (Tom Lace, 65.3 ov), 5-176 (Glenn Phillips, 68.1 ov), 6-187 (Jack Taylor, 72.1 ov), 7-223 (Tom Price, 84.2 ov), 8-227 (Oliver Price, 87.5 ov), 9-239 (David Payne, 91.2 ov), 10-248 (Daniel Worrall, 94.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	22	8	40	2	1.81	114	4	0	0	0
6.5 to GFB Scott, . 7/1 84.2 to TJ Price, . 223/7
Ethan Bamber	22	7	39	3	1.77	109	3	0	0	0
55.5 to MAH Hammond, . 153/3 65.3 to TC Lace, . 166/4 87.5 to OJ Price, . 227/8
Martin Andersson	9	1	43	0	4.77	40	5	2	0	1
Blake Cullen	19.1	7	57	3	2.97	94	9	0	0	0
36.4 to JR Bracey, . 87/2 68.1 to GD Phillips, . 176/5 94.1 to DJ Worrall, . 248/10
Daryl Mitchell	9	2	32	2	3.55	41	4	0	0	0
72.1 to JMR Taylor, . 187/6 91.2 to DA Payne, . 239/9
Nathan Sowter	13	4	23	0	1.76	63	1	0	0	0

Middlesex 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	b Worrall	37	91	107	5	0	40.65
Joshua De Caires	lbw b MD Taylor	5	12	13	1	0	41.66
Stephen Eskinazi	c †Bracey b Goodman	6	26	47	0	0	23.07
Peter Handscomb (c)	c †Bracey b MD Taylor	21	41	70	3	0	51.21
Daryl Mitchell	lbw b Worrall	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Robbie White †	c Hammond b MD Taylor	5	20	31	0	0	25.00
Martin Andersson	c Phillips b TJ Price	5	4	4	0	0	125.00
Nathan Sowter	c Phillips b MD Taylor	0	6	15	0	0	0.00
Blake Cullen	lbw b TJ Price	5	15	12	0	0	33.33
Ethan Bamber	lbw b TJ Price	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
Tim Murtagh	not out	1	1	4	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 1, nb 10, pen 5)	16
TOTAL	36 Ov (RR: 2.80)	101
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Joshua De Caires, 3.3 ov), 2-34 (Stephen Eskinazi, 14.4 ov), 3-76 (Sam Robson, 25.4 ov), 4-76 (Daryl Mitchell, 25.5 ov), 5-88 (Peter Handscomb, 30.4 ov), 6-93 (Martin Andersson, 31.2 ov), 7-93 (Robbie White, 32.3 ov), 8-100 (Nathan Sowter, 34.6 ov), 9-100 (Blake Cullen, 35.1 ov), 10-101 (Ethan Bamber, 35.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Daniel Worrall	11	2	26	2	2.36	55	4	0	0	1
25.4 to SD Robson, . 76/3 25.5 to DJ Mitchell, . 76/4
Matt Taylor	9	3	19	4	2.11	43	1	0	0	0
3.3 to JM De Caires, . 8/1 30.4 to PSP Handscomb, . 88/5 32.3 to RG White, . 93/7 34.6 to NA Sowter, . 100/8
Tom Price	8	2	29	3	3.62	39	2	0	0	4
31.2 to MK Andersson, . 93/6 35.1 to BC Cullen, . 100/9 35.6 to ER Bamber, . 101/10
Dominic Goodman	7	1	16	1	2.28	34	2	0	0	0
14.4 to SS Eskinazi, . 34/2
Oliver Price	1	0	5	0	5.00	2	0	0	0	0

Gloucestershire 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Miles Hammond	c †White b Cullen	46	66	90	6	0	69.69
George Scott	lbw b Bamber	0	10	13	0	0	0.00
James Bracey †	c Eskinazi b Mitchell	88	149	202	11	0	59.06
Tom Lace	b Andersson	7	22	34	1	0	31.81
Glenn Phillips	c Robson b Andersson	9	18	30	2	0	50.00
Jack Taylor	c †White b Mitchell	40	29	40	6	1	137.93
Oliver Price	c †White b Murtagh	33	61	90	5	0	54.09
Tom Price	not out	35	64	92	5	0	54.68
Matt Taylor	b Mitchell	0	5	7	0	0	0.00
Daniel Worrall	c †White b Mitchell	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Dominic Goodman	c Bamber b Murtagh	7	8	12	1	0	87.50
Extras	(lb 7)	7
TOTAL	72.2 Ov (RR: 3.76)	272
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (George Scott, 3.2 ov), 2-82 (Miles Hammond, 22.6 ov), 3-106 (Tom Lace, 30.6 ov), 4-132 (Glenn Phillips, 38.1 ov), 5-189 (Jack Taylor, 47.2 ov), 6-198 (James Bracey, 51.4 ov), 7-262 (Oliver Price, 68.2 ov), 8-263 (Matt Taylor, 69.4 ov), 9-263 (Daniel Worrall, 69.6 ov), 10-272 (Dominic Goodman, 72.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	14.2	2	49	2	3.41	62	6	0	0	0
68.2 to OJ Price, . 262/7 72.2 to DC Goodman, . 272/10
Ethan Bamber	16	4	51	1	3.18	75	9	0	0	0
3.2 to GFB Scott, . 8/1
Blake Cullen	14	1	57	1	4.07	59	8	0	0	0
22.6 to MAH Hammond, . 82/2
Daryl Mitchell	10	0	42	4	4.20	42	7	0	0	0
47.2 to JMR Taylor, . 189/5 51.4 to JR Bracey, . 198/6 69.4 to MD Taylor, . 263/8 69.6 to DJ Worrall, . 263/9
Joshua De Caires	3	0	7	0	2.33	14	1	0	0	0
Martin Andersson	8	0	26	2	3.25	33	3	0	0	0
30.6 to TC Lace, . 106/3 38.1 to GD Phillips, . 132/4
Nathan Sowter	7	0	33	0	4.71	25	3	1	0	0

Middlesex 2nd Innings (T: 420 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Joshua De Caires	c Phillips b Worrall	4	10	10	0	0	40.00
Sam Robson	lbw b MD Taylor	0	16	22	0	0	0.00
Stephen Eskinazi	c OJ Price b Worrall	102	300	412	10	0	34.00
Peter Handscomb (c)	lbw b Worrall	14	95	118	2	0	14.73
Daryl Mitchell	lbw b MD Taylor	73	247	338	4	2	29.55
Robbie White †	c JMR Taylor b Worrall	32	74	102	5	0	43.24
Martin Andersson	c †Bracey b MD Taylor	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Nathan Sowter	c Hammond b MD Taylor	0	5	9	0	0	0.00
Blake Cullen	c †Bracey b MD Taylor	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
Ethan Bamber	c Lace b Worrall	3	17	22	0	0	17.64
Tim Murtagh	not out	0	3	11	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 8, nb 12)	27
TOTAL	127.3 Ov (RR: 2.00)	255
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Joshua De Caires, 2.4 ov), 2-8 (Sam Robson, 5.4 ov), 3-56 (Peter Handscomb, 35.1 ov), 4-201 (Stephen Eskinazi, 105.6 ov), 5-241 (Daryl Mitchell, 118.3 ov), 6-241 (Martin Andersson, 118.4 ov), 7-241 (Nathan Sowter, 120.3 ov), 8-241 (Blake Cullen, 120.6 ov), 9-250 (Ethan Bamber, 125.5 ov), 10-255 (Robbie White, 127.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Daniel Worrall	27.3	14	54	5	1.96	142	6	0	0	0
2.4 to JM De Caires, . 4/1 35.1 to PSP Handscomb, . 56/3 105.6 to SS Eskinazi, . 201/4 125.5 to ER Bamber, . 250/9 127.3 to RG White, . 255/10
Matt Taylor	29	13	40	5	1.37	153	4	0	0	0
5.4 to SD Robson, . 8/2 118.3 to DJ Mitchell, . 241/5 118.4 to MK Andersson, . 241/6 120.3 to NA Sowter, . 241/7 120.6 to BC Cullen, . 241/8
Tom Price	24	8	47	0	1.95	126	4	0	0	6
Dominic Goodman	14	4	26	0	1.85	70	3	0	0	0
George Scott	9	5	11	0	1.22	48	1	0	0	0
Oliver Price	17	4	34	0	2.00	82	0	2	0	0
Glenn Phillips	5	1	15	0	3.00	21	1	0	0	0
Miles Hammond	2	0	13	0	6.50	5	2	0	0	0

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Mon, 05 Jul - day 1 - Gloucs 1st innings 248

Tue, 06 Jul - day 2 - Gloucs 2nd innings 198/6 (Oliver Price 2*, Tom Price 0*, 52 ov)

Wed, 07 Jul - day 3 - Middlesex 2nd innings 97/3 (Stephen Eskinazi 48*, Daryl Mitchell 21*, 57 ov)

Thu, 08 Jul - day 4 - Middlesex 2nd innings 255 (127.3 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

RG White kept wicket in place of JA Simpson
Batting and bowling points: Gloucestershire 4, Middlesex 3

MATCH DETAILS

College Ground, Cheltenham
Toss	Middlesex, elected to field first
Series	County Championship
Season	2021
Match days	5,6,7,8 July 2021 - day (4-day match)
GLOUC Player Replacement	Substitute: Dominic Goodman in, David Payne out (2nd innings)
MIDDX Player Replacement	Substitute: Robbie White in, John Simpson out (2nd innings)
FC debut	Joshua De Caires Oliver Price
Umpires	Graham Lloyd Mark Newell
Match Referee	Will Smith
Points	Gloucestershire 20, Middlesex 3

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Matt Taylor and Daniel Worrall leave soft-centred Middlesex all out of excuses

Drastic collapse hands Gloucestershire crucial victory after Eskinazi, Mitchell resistance

Stevie Eskinazi defies Gloucestershire's attack in rare bright spot for Middlesex's batting

Batsman 48 not out heading into final day at Cheltenham with visitors three down in fourth innings

John Simpson and David Payne head west as Middlesex's batting heads south once more

Gloucestershire in total control at Cheltenham after England call for unlikely pair

Miles Hammond posts 75 for Gloucestershire as festival returns to Cheltenham

Middlesex bowl hosts out for 248 on opening day after Ethan Bamber, Blake Cullen claim three wickets each

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Middlesex Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JM De Caires	caught	4	10
SD Robson	lbw	0	16
SS Eskinazi	caught	102	300
PSP Handscomb	lbw	14	95
DJ Mitchell	lbw	73	247
RG White	caught	32	74
MK Andersson	caught	0	1
NA Sowter	caught	0	5
BC Cullen	caught	0	3
ER Bamber	caught	3	17
TJ Murtagh	not out	0	3
Extras	(b 7, lb 8, nb 12)
Total	255(10 wkts; 127.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
DJ Worrall	27.3	14	54	5	1.96
MD Taylor	29	13	40	5	1.37
TJ Price	24	8	47	0	1.95 (6 nb)
DC Goodman	14	4	26	0	1.85
GFB Scott	9	5	11	0	1.22
OJ Price	17	4	34	0	2
GD Phillips	5	1	15	0	3
MAH Hammond	2	0	13	0	6.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	4	Sam Robson	Joshua De Caires
2nd	4	Sam Robson	Stephen Eskinazi
3rd	48	Peter Handscomb	Stephen Eskinazi
4th	145	Daryl Mitchell	Stephen Eskinazi
5th	40	Daryl Mitchell	Robbie White
6th	0	Robbie White	Martin Andersson
7th	0	Robbie White	Nathan Sowter
8th	0	Robbie White	Blake Cullen
9th	9	Robbie White	Ethan Bamber
10th	5	Tim Murtagh	Robbie White

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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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