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f61523 cc22326	Middlesex v Essex
	LV= Insurance County Championship 2023 (Division 1)
Venue	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th April 2023 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by 97 runs
Points	Middlesex 3 (Bowling 3); Essex 20 (Batting 1, Bowling 3)
Umpires	M Burns, RK Illingworth
Referee	JJ Whitaker
Scorers	AE Choat (Essex), DK Shelley (Middlesex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 162/3 (Lawrence 74, Critchley 0; 56 overs)
Close of play day 2	Middlesex (1) 170 all out
Close of play day 3	Middlesex (2) 77/5 (Eskinazi 24, Helm 0; 38 overs)

Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
NLJ Browne	c Robson b Murtagh	22	23	36	4	-	16
AN Cook	c Simpson b Roland-Jones	16	26	33	1	-	19
*T Westley	c Holden b Roland-Jones	48	129	190	6	-	109
DW Lawrence	lbw b Helm	105	204	255	11	2	157
MJJ Critchley	c Simpson b Roland-Jones	55	104	168	9	-	78
+AM Rossington	c Hollman b Roland-Jones	8	36	46	1	-	31
SR Harmer	lbw b Roland-Jones	1	9	15	-	-	8
S Snater	b Roland-Jones	0	1	2	-	-	1
BMJ Allison	lbw b Roland-Jones	8	18	20	1	-	15
SJ Cook	c Eskinazi b Helm	0	3	5	-	-	3
JA Porter	not out	0	6	11	-	-	6
Extras	(3 lb)	3
Total	(all out, 392 minutes, 93.1 overs)	266
Fall of wickets:
1-38 (AN Cook, 7.6 ov), 2-38 (Browne, 8.1 ov), 3-159 (Westley, 54.3 ov), 4-199 (Lawrence, 69.4 ov), 5-213 (Rossington, 81.4 ov), 6-229 (Harmer, 85.1 ov), 7-229 (Snater, 85.2 ov), 8-255 (Allison, 89.6 ov), 9-260 (SJ Cook, 90.6 ov), 10-266 (Critchley, 93.1 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Murtagh	22	5	95	1	-	-	96	12	1
Roland-Jones	27.1	7	61	7	-	-	132	6	1
Higgins	17	7	29	0	-	-	88	3	-
Helm	21	3	75	2	-	-	94	12	-
Hollman	6	3	3	0	-	-	33	-	-

Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
SD Robson	lbw b Porter	0	1	1	-	-	1
MD Stoneman	c AN Cook b SJ Cook	0	10	21	-	-	10
PJ Malan	b Porter	0	2	3	-	-	2
SS Eskinazi	c Rossington b Porter	0	8	10	-	-	8
MDE Holden	c Harmer b Porter	6	22	36	-	-	19
+JA Simpson	c Westley b Porter	63	183	236	4	-	151
RF Higgins	b Harmer	70	127	175	7	-	94
LBK Hollman	lbw b Harmer	4	5	8	1	-	4
*TS Roland-Jones	c AN Cook b Porter	1	8	10	-	-	7
TG Helm	not out	8	17	15	-	-	12
TJ Murtagh	lbw b Harmer	0	1	3	-	-	1
Extras	(9 b, 3 lb, 6 nb)	18
Total	(all out, 261 minutes, 63.3 overs)	170
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Robson, 0.1 ov), 2-2 (Malan, 0.2 ov), 3-2 (Eskinazi, 2.4 ov), 4-4 (Stoneman, 3.3 ov), 5-20 (Holden, 10.3 ov), 6-147 (Higgins, 55.6 ov), 7-157 (Hollman, 57.3 ov), 8-162 (Roland-Jones, 60.1 ov), 9-169 (Simpson, 62.6 ov), 10-170 (Murtagh, 63.3 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	15	4	35	6	-	1	75	3	-
SJ Cook	16	3	42	1	-	2	77	4	-
Snater	7	0	33	0	-	-	30	2	-
Allison	8	3	15	0	-	-	39	1	-
Harmer	17.3	6	33	3	-	-	85	2	-

Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
NLJ Browne	c Stoneman b Murtagh	24	41	57	3	1	32
AN Cook	c and b Higgins	28	57	73	3	-	45
*T Westley	c Simpson b Murtagh	7	16	27	1	-	14
DW Lawrence	c Simpson b Higgins	37	56	79	6	-	41
MJJ Critchley	lbw b Murtagh	53	80	129	8	-	55
+AM Rossington	c Eskinazi b Hollman	0	2	3	-	-	2
SR Harmer	lbw b Murtagh	26	57	78	4	-	44
S Snater	b Helm	19	29	42	4	-	22
BMJ Allison	not out	9	34	36	-	-	28
SJ Cook	c Higgins b Hollman	2	3	9	-	-	2
JA Porter	lbw b Helm	0	5	4	-	-	5
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb)	6
Total	(all out, 271 minutes, 63.2 overs)	211
Fall of wickets:
1-52 (Browne, 14.2 ov), 2-60 (AN Cook, 17.6 ov), 3-68 (Westley, 20.1 ov), 4-122 (Lawrence, 35.6 ov), 5-123 (Rossington, 36.3 ov), 6-171 (Critchley, 49.3 ov), 7-184 (Harmer, 53.5 ov), 8-203 (Snater, 59.5 ov), 9-210 (SJ Cook, 62.2 ov), 10-211 (Porter, 63.2 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Higgins	14	4	44	2	-	-	70	9	-
Roland-Jones	13	1	42	0	-	-	53	3	-
Murtagh	15	5	44	4	-	-	70	5	1
Helm	10.2	1	38	2	-	-	49	7	-
Hollman	11	2	37	2	-	-	48	5	-

Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
MD Stoneman	lbw b Porter	0	3	2	-	-	3
SD Robson	lbw b SJ Cook	3	3	14	-	-	2
PJ Malan	lbw b SJ Cook	4	28	31	-	-	26
SS Eskinazi	lbw b Porter	37	114	173	4	-	96
MDE Holden	lbw b Harmer	25	37	43	5	-	28
+JA Simpson	c and b Critchley	19	71	69	2	-	60
TG Helm	c AN Cook b SJ Cook	0	7	11	-	-	7
RF Higgins	lbw b Snater	41	102	148	2	1	78
LBK Hollman	not out	63	121	147	8	-	96
*TS Roland-Jones	c AN Cook b Snater	0	1	2	-	-	1
TJ Murtagh	b Porter	6	11	27	1	-	9
Extras	(8 b, 4 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 336 minutes, 83 overs)	210
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Stoneman, 0.3 ov), 2-4 (Robson, 3.1 ov), 3-15 (Malan, 7.3 ov), 4-41 (Holden, 17.4 ov), 5-76 (Simpson, 36.6 ov), 6-77 (Helm, 39.4 ov), 7-93 (Eskinazi, 46.4 ov), 8-180 (Higgins, 76.5 ov), 9-180 (Roland-Jones, 76.6 ov), 10-210 (Murtagh, 82.6 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	16	3	34	3	-	-	79	3	-
SJ Cook	17	6	31	3	-	-	84	3	-
Snater	14	7	34	2	-	-	70	5	-
Allison	11	4	23	0	-	-	57	4	-
Harmer	24	7	72	1	-	-	111	6	1
Critchley	1	0	4	1	-	-	5	1	-

Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Essex (1) 48/2 (Westley 1*, Lawrence 8*; 14.2 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Essex (1) 136/2 (Westley 43*, Lawrence 53*; 50 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Essex (1) 239/7 (Critchley 28*, Allison 8*; 88 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Middlesex (1) 53/5 (Simpson 17*, Higgins 22*; 20 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Essex (2) 103/3 (Lawrence 26*, Critchley 14*; 31 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Essex (2) 210/8 (Allison 8*, SJ Cook 2*; 62 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Middlesex (2) 162/7 (Higgins 36*, Hollman 34*; 69 overs)
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 15.6 overs, 67 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 34.5 overs, 141 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 52.4 overs, 215 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 71.5 overs, 299 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 88.4 overs, 370 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 50 in 19.2 overs, 90 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 100 in 36.2 overs, 157 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 150 in 56.1 overs, 229 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 50 in 13.4 overs, 54 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 100 in 29.3 overs, 126 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 150 in 40.6 overs, 175 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 200 in 59.3 overs, 255 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 50 in 24.4 overs, 102 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 100 in 47.3 overs, 193 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 150 in 61.5 overs, 245 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 200 in 80.4 overs, 326 minutes
--> NLJ Browne (1) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> T Westley (1) passed 11500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 10
--> DW Lawrence (1) 50 in 113 balls, 137 minutes with 7 fours
--> DW Lawrence (1) 100 in 197 balls, 241 minutes with 11 fours and 2 sixes
--> MJJ Critchley (1) 50 in 98 balls, 157 minutes with 8 fours
--> JA Simpson (1) 50 in 151 balls, 190 minutes with 2 fours
--> RF Higgins (1) 50 in 72 balls, 100 minutes with 4 fours
--> MJJ Critchley (2) 50 in 72 balls, 120 minutes with 8 fours
--> LBK Hollman (2) 50 in 109 balls, 132 minutes with 6 fours
--> TS Roland-Jones reached 500 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed S Snater, his 5th wicket in the Essex first innings
--> JA Porter reached 350 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed TS Roland-Jones, his 5th wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> T Westley (14) and DW Lawrence (36) added 50 in 144 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> T Westley (43) and DW Lawrence (55) added 100 in 253 balls for the Essex 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> JA Simpson (17) and RF Higgins (33) added 50 in 100 balls for the Middlesex 6th wicket in the first innings
--> JA Simpson (32) and RF Higgins (64) added 100 in 207 balls for the Middlesex 6th wicket in the first innings
--> NLJ Browne (24) and AN Cook (24) added 50 in 82 balls for the Essex 1st wicket in the second innings
--> DW Lawrence (32) and MJJ Critchley (21) added 50 in 90 balls for the Essex 4th wicket in the second innings
--> RF Higgins (22) and LBK Hollman (27) added 50 in 79 balls for the Middlesex 8th wicket in the second innings

Essex (1) 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 144 balls, 95 minutes (T Westley 14, DW Lawrence 36)
Essex (1) 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 253 balls, 167 minutes (T Westley 43, DW Lawrence 55)
Middlesex (1) 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls, 73 minutes (JA Simpson 17, RF Higgins 33)
Middlesex (1) 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 207 balls, 135 minutes (JA Simpson 32, RF Higgins 64)
Essex (2) 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls, 54 minutes (NLJ Browne 24, AN Cook 24)
Essex (2) 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls, 65 minutes (DW Lawrence 32, MJJ Critchley 21)
Middlesex (2) 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls, 49 minutes (RF Higgins 22, LBK Hollman 27)