BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	c †Inglis b Davis	154	277	415	15	0	55.59
Joshua De Caires	b Mike	17	74	100	0	0	22.97
Stephen Eskinazi	retired hurt	23	66	79	3	0	34.84
Max Holden	c †Inglis b Barnes	28	58	57	5	0	48.27
Daryl Mitchell	c Swindells b Sakande	38	90	119	5	0	42.22
Joe Cracknell	lbw b Sakande	13	30	34	1	0	43.33
Robbie White †	c †Inglis b Davis	5	14	16	0	0	35.71
James Harris	lbw b Davis	5	17	27	0	0	29.41
Nathan Sowter	b Davis	3	13	29	0	0	23.07
Ethan Bamber	not out	8	13	21	2	0	61.53
Tim Murtagh (c)	c Parkinson b Davis	4	5	11	0	0	80.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 9, nb 10)	26
TOTAL	108.4 Ov (RR: 2.98)	324
Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Joshua De Caires, 22.6 ov), 1-126* (Stephen Eskinazi, retired hurt), 2-171 (Max Holden, 60.3 ov), 3-266 (Daryl Mitchell, 87.6 ov), 4-282 (Joe Cracknell, 95.3 ov), 5-295 (Robbie White, 98.6 ov), 6-304 (Sam Robson, 100.5 ov), 7-311 (James Harris, 104.4 ov), 8-312 (Nathan Sowter, 106.5 ov), 9-324 (Tim Murtagh, 108.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Will Davis	27.4	4	66	5	2.38	129	5	0	0	0
98.6 to RG White, . 295/5 100.5 to SD Robson, . 304/6 104.4 to JAR Harris, . 311/7 106.5 to NA Sowter, . 312/8 108.4 to TJ Murtagh, . 324/9
Abidine Sakande	22	4	80	2	3.63	97	7	0	0	2
87.6 to DJ Mitchell, . 266/3 95.3 to JB Cracknell, . 282/4
Ed Barnes	16	2	49	1	3.06	72	4	0	0	2
60.3 to MDE Holden, . 171/2
Callum Parkinson	23	6	62	0	2.69	111	8	0	0	0
Ben Mike	20	7	51	1	2.55	97	7	0	0	1
22.6 to JM De Caires, . 73/1

Leicestershire 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Evans	c Sowter b Murtagh	4	5	4	1	0	80.00
Lewis Hill	lbw b Murtagh	9	18	29	2	0	50.00
Marcus Harris	c †White b Harris	31	42	66	4	0	73.80
Colin Ackermann (c)	b Bamber	82	226	323	9	0	36.28
Josh Inglis †	b Bamber	49	81	124	5	0	60.49
Harry Swindells	c Sowter b Murtagh	6	43	52	0	0	13.95
Ben Mike	c †White b Mitchell	10	38	55	1	0	26.31
Callum Parkinson	c †White b Mitchell	1	8	9	0	0	12.50
Ed Barnes	c †White b Harris	4	25	23	0	0	16.00
Abidine Sakande	not out	8	23	32	0	0	34.78
Will Davis	c Cracknell b Bamber	11	11	12	2	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 5, nb 8)	13
TOTAL	86 Ov (RR: 2.65)	228
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Sam Evans, 0.5 ov), 2-29 (Lewis Hill, 6.2 ov), 3-52 (Marcus Harris, 16.1 ov), 4-149 (Josh Inglis, 45.2 ov), 5-170 (Harry Swindells, 58.2 ov), 6-195 (Ben Mike, 71.4 ov), 7-197 (Callum Parkinson, 73.3 ov), 8-206 (Ed Barnes, 78.5 ov), 9-216 (Colin Ackermann, 83.3 ov), 10-228 (Will Davis, 85.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	20	5	49	3	2.45	97	7	0	0	0
0.5 to ST Evans, . 4/1 6.2 to LJ Hill, . 29/2 58.2 to HJ Swindells, . 170/5
Ethan Bamber	26	7	54	3	2.07	132	6	0	0	1
45.2 to JP Inglis, . 149/4 83.3 to CN Ackermann, . 216/9 85.6 to WS Davis, . 228/10
James Harris	20	1	50	2	2.50	93	4	0	0	0
16.1 to MS Harris, . 52/3 78.5 to E Barnes, . 206/8
Daryl Mitchell	15	3	43	2	2.86	73	4	0	0	3
71.4 to BWM Mike, . 195/6 73.3 to CF Parkinson, . 197/7
Nathan Sowter	5	0	27	0	5.40	16	3	0	0	0

Middlesex 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	c Ackermann b Davis	4	14	14	0	0	28.57
Joshua De Caires	c Ackermann b Sakande	2	9	17	0	0	22.22
Max Holden	c †Inglis b Davis	0	1	6	0	0	0.00
Joe Cracknell	c Ackermann b Davis	7	19	24	1	0	36.84
Daryl Mitchell	lbw b Mike	23	53	80	2	0	43.39
Robbie White †	c Barnes b Parkinson	34	64	101	5	0	53.12
Stephen Eskinazi	not out	66	184	221	9	0	35.86
James Harris	lbw b Barnes	26	97	142	5	0	26.80
Nathan Sowter	c Harris b Parkinson	10	15	22	1	0	66.66
Ethan Bamber	c Mike b Parkinson	6	12	16	1	0	50.00
Tim Murtagh (c)	c Davis b Parkinson	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 8)	18
TOTAL	77.4 Ov (RR: 2.52)	196
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Sam Robson, 2.6 ov), 2-6 (Joshua De Caires, 3.5 ov), 3-6 (Max Holden, 4.1 ov), 4-17 (Joe Cracknell, 8.5 ov), 5-55 (Daryl Mitchell, 21.3 ov), 6-82 (Robbie White, 31.4 ov), 7-159 (James Harris, 68.1 ov), 8-176 (Nathan Sowter, 73.3 ov), 9-196 (Ethan Bamber, 77.2 ov), 10-196 (Tim Murtagh, 77.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Will Davis	14	6	21	3	1.50	73	2	0	0	0
2.6 to SD Robson, . 6/1 4.1 to MDE Holden, . 6/3 8.5 to JB Cracknell, . 17/4
Abidine Sakande	16	6	38	1	2.37	82	5	0	0	1
3.5 to JM De Caires, . 6/2
Ed Barnes	14	2	43	1	3.07	63	5	0	0	1
68.1 to JAR Harris, . 159/7
Ben Mike	13	3	49	1	3.76	61	8	0	0	2
21.3 to DJ Mitchell, . 55/5
Callum Parkinson	20.4	10	35	4	1.69	110	4	0	0	0
31.4 to RG White, . 82/6 73.3 to NA Sowter, . 176/8 77.2 to ER Bamber, . 196/9 77.4 to TJ Murtagh, . 196/10

Leicestershire 2nd Innings (T: 293 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Evans	b Murtagh	0	7	9	0	0	0.00
Lewis Hill	c De Caires b Harris	17	55	98	3	0	30.90
Marcus Harris	b Sowter	46	84	108	5	0	54.76
Colin Ackermann (c)	c †White b Murtagh	16	36	49	2	0	44.44
Josh Inglis †	c †White b Murtagh	52	85	125	7	0	61.17
Harry Swindells	c Cracknell b Bamber	11	28	40	2	0	39.28
Ben Mike	c †White b Mitchell	7	48	74	0	0	14.58
Callum Parkinson	b Murtagh	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Ed Barnes	lbw b Harris	6	10	11	1	0	60.00
Abidine Sakande	b Harris	9	7	13	2	0	128.57
Will Davis	not out	0	5	8	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, w 1)	7
TOTAL	61 Ov (RR: 2.80)	171
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sam Evans, 2.1 ov), 2-64 (Lewis Hill, 21.2 ov), 3-72 (Marcus Harris, 26.5 ov), 4-100 (Colin Ackermann, 34.3 ov), 5-129 (Harry Swindells, 43.1 ov), 6-153 (Josh Inglis, 56.3 ov), 7-153 (Callum Parkinson, 56.4 ov), 8-161 (Ed Barnes, 58.4 ov), 9-163 (Ben Mike, 59.1 ov), 10-171 (Abidine Sakande, 60.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	15.3	5	36	4	2.32	75	4	0	0	0
2.1 to ST Evans, . 0/1 34.3 to CN Ackermann, . 100/4 56.3 to JP Inglis, . 153/6 56.4 to CF Parkinson, . 153/7
Ethan Bamber	14	5	39	1	2.78	67	6	0	0	0
43.1 to HJ Swindells, . 129/5
James Harris	13.3	0	50	3	3.70	58	8	0	0	0
21.2 to LJ Hill, . 64/2 58.4 to E Barnes, . 161/8 60.6 to A Sakande, . 171/10
Daryl Mitchell	10	3	25	1	2.50	47	3	0	1	0
59.1 to BWM Mike, . 163/9
Nathan Sowter	8	0	15	1	1.87	38	1	0	0	0
26.5 to MS Harris, . 72/3

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Sun, 11 Jul - day 1 - Middlesex 1st innings 280/3 (Sam Robson 138*, Joe Cracknell 11*, 93 ov)

Mon, 12 Jul - day 2 - Leics 1st innings 174/5 (Colin Ackermann 65*, Ben Mike 1*, 61 ov)

Tue, 13 Jul - day 3 - Middlesex 2nd innings 176/7 (Stephen Eskinazi 53*, Nathan Sowter 10*, 73 ov)

Wed, 14 Jul - day 4 - Leics 2nd innings 171 (61 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

SS Eskinazi (1) retired hurt at 126/1 (23. 45.6 overs)
Batting and Bowling points: Middlesex 6, Leicestershire 4
1 point deducted for Middlesex for slow over rate

MATCH DETAILS

Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Toss	Middlesex, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship
Season	2021
Match days	11,12,13,14 July 2021 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Joe Cracknell
Umpires	Ben Debenham Mark Newell
Match Referee	Alec Swann
Points	Middlesex 21, Leicestershire 4

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Will Davis keeps Leicestershire in touch as Colin Ackermann lays a platform

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Leics Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
ST Evans	bowled	0	7
LJ Hill	caught	17	55
MS Harris	bowled	46	84
CN Ackermann	caught	16	36
JP Inglis	caught	52	85
HJ Swindells	caught	11	28
BWM Mike	caught	7	48
CF Parkinson	bowled	0	1
E Barnes	lbw	6	10
A Sakande	bowled	9	7
WS Davis	not out	0	5
Extras	(b 1, lb 5, w 1)
Total	171(10 wkts; 61 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
TJ Murtagh	15.3	5	36	4	2.32
ER Bamber	14	5	39	1	2.78
JAR Harris	13.3	0	50	3	3.7
DJ Mitchell	10	3	25	1	2.5
NA Sowter	8	0	15	1	1.87

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	0	Lewis Hill	Sam Evans
2nd	64	Marcus Harris	Lewis Hill
3rd	8	Colin Ackermann	Marcus Harris
4th	28	Colin Ackermann	Josh Inglis
5th	29	Josh Inglis	Harry Swindells
6th	24	Josh Inglis	Ben Mike
7th	0	Callum Parkinson	Ben Mike
8th	8	Ed Barnes	Ben Mike
9th	2	Abidine Sakande	Ben Mike
10th	8	Abidine Sakande	Will Davis

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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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