County Championship Division Two - 2025

Middlesex Vs Northamptonshire - TEST 41st Match Cricket Scorecard

Venue: Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Date & Time: Tue, 22 Jul, 15:30
Status: Middlesex won by an innings and 107 runs

Middlesex 1st Inning

625 ( 146 ) / 8

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson c McManus b Sanderson	57	108	8	0	52.77
Max Holden lbw b Sanderson	151	282	19	1	53.54
Kane Williamson lbw b Guthrie	114	159	14	1	71.69
Leus du Plooy NOT OUT	105	152	10	1	69.07
Ryan Higgins lbw b Zaib	35	45	5	0	77.77
Ben Geddes b Zaib	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Cracknell c Guthrie b Leech	73	98	9	2	74.48
Zafar Gohar c Chahal b Leech	0	5	0	0	0
Toby Roland-Jones st McManus b Zaib	7	18	1	0	38.88
Tom Helm NOT OUT	30	34	2	2	88.23

Extras	53 (B 0, LB 0, NB 52, WB , P 1)
Total	625 ( 146 )Ovr, (8 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Liam Guthrie	21	3	114	1
Ben Sanderson	24	5	75	2
Dominic Leech	29	1	144	2
Yuzvendra Chahal	43	3	175	0
Rob Keogh	11	2	31	0
Saif Zaib	15	1	70	3
George Bartlett	3	0	16	0

Northamptonshire 1st Inning

261 ( 81.3 ) / 10

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ricardo Vasconcelos c du Plooy b Higgins	19	47	3	0	40.42
Lewis McManus lbw b Higgins	39	49	8	0	79.59
Aadi Sharma lbw b Roland-Jones	33	51	5	1	64.7
James Sales c Higgins b Zafar Gohar	2	10	0	0	20
George Bartlett c Higgins b Helm	26	67	4	0	38.8
Saif Zaib b Cornwell	82	159	8	1	51.57
Rob Keogh c Cracknell b Cornwell	18	36	1	0	50
Dominic Leech c Williamson b Higgins	23	65	4	0	35.38
Ben Sanderson lbw b Higgins	0	1	0	0	0
Liam Guthrie NOT OUT	0	7	0	0	0
Yuzvendra Chahal b Cornwell	0	1	0	0	0

Extras	19 (B 4, LB 5, NB 8, WB , P 2)
Total	261 ( 81.3 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Toby Roland-Jones	15	3	33	1
Noah Cornwell	11.3	2	48	3
Tom Helm	16	1	50	1
Ryan Higgins	16	2	51	4
Zafar Gohar	10	3	24	1
Sam Robson	9	0	22	0
Leus du Plooy	4	1	24	0

Northamptonshire 2nd Inning

257 ( 90 ) / 10

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Ricardo Vasconcelos lbw b Higgins	9	15	2	60
Lewis McManus b Roland-Jones	30	69	5	43.47
Aadi Sharma b Higgins	0	1	0	0
James Sales b Roland-Jones	26	34	5	76.47
George Bartlett c Roland-Jones b Helm	9	20	1	45
Saif Zaib c Cracknell b Helm	44	77	7	57.14
Rob Keogh NOT OUT	61	192	8	31.77
Dominic Leech b Cornwell	14	33	3	42.42
Ben Sanderson c Higgins b Geddes	12	62	1	19.35
Liam Guthrie c Cracknell b Higgins	8	18	2	44.44
Yuzvendra Chahal b Cornwell	20	19	5	105.26

Extras	24 (B 12, LB 1, NB 0, WB , P 11)
Total	257 ( 90 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Ryan Higgins	22	8	54	3
Noah Cornwell	16	3	63	2
Toby Roland-Jones	20	4	47	2
Tom Helm	18	5	61	2
Sam Robson	11	1	13	0
Leus du Plooy	1	0	1	0
Ben Geddes	2	0	5	1

Match Information:

Series:	County Championship Division Two - 2025
Match:	Middlesex Vs Northamptonshire - TEST 41st Match
Date:	Tue, Jul 22, 2025 - Fri, Jul 25, 2025
Time:	10:00 GMT Mon, 18 Aug, 15:30 IST
Toss:	Northamptonshire, elected to bowl first
Venue:	Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Match Raferee:
Middlesex Playing XI:	SD Robson, MDE Holden, KS Williamson, JL du Plooy, RF Higgins, BBA Geddes, JB Cracknell, Zafar Gohar, TS Roland-Jones, TG Helm, NB Cornwell
Northamptonshire Paying XI:	R Vasconcelos, LD McManus, A Sharma, JJG Sales, GA Bartlett, SA Zaib, RI Keogh, DJ Leech, BW Sanderson, L Guthrie, YS Chahal