County Championship Division Two - 2026

Lancashire Vs Middlesex - TEST 21st Match Cricket Scorecard

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Date & Time: Fri, 08 May, 15:30
Status: Day 2 - Lancashire lead by 77 runs.

Lancashire 1st Inning

201 ( 67.2 ) / 10

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
George Balderson lbw b Higgins	8	11	2	0	72.72
Keaton Jennings c Cracknell b Roland-Jones	67	148	7	1	45.27
Josh Bohannon c Cracknell b Higgins	15	48	2	0	31.25
Marcus Harris c Sharma b Roland-Jones	5	11	1	0	45.45
Michael Jones b Morgan	27	45	1	0	60
Matty Hurst c Higgins b Sharma	7	24	1	0	29.16
Chris Green b Morgan	35	75	2	0	46.66
Tom Hartley c Cracknell b Higgins	3	10	0	0	30
Tom Bailey c Cracknell b Morgan	11	20	0	0	55
Mitchell Stanley b Roland-Jones	1	10	0	0	10
James Anderson NOT OUT	3	4	0	0	75

Extras	19 (B 4, LB 11, NB 4, WB , P 0)
Total	201 ( 67.2 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Toby Roland-Jones	17	2	45	3
Ryan Higgins	19	3	48	3
Naavya Sharma	17	2	52	1
Sebastian Morgan	14.2	4	41	3

Middlesex 1st Inning

169 ( 43.2 ) / 10

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson c Jones b Anderson	6	13	1	0	46.15
Ben Geddes c & b Anderson	12	26	2	0	46.15
Max Holden b Anderson	5	10	1	0	50
Leus du Plooy c Jones b Balderson	67	89	7	1	75.28
Caleb Falconer lbw b Bailey	11	20	1	0	55
Ryan Higgins c Anderson b Balderson	32	30	3	1	106.66
Harry Duke c Hurst b Anderson	3	16	0	0	18.75
Zafar Gohar c Stanley b Bailey	4	5	1	0	80
Sebastian Morgan c Hurst b Stanley	15	48	2	0	31.25
Toby Roland-Jones c Hurst b Balderson	0	4	0	0	0
Naavya Sharma NOT OUT	0	3	0	0	0

Extras	14 (B 0, LB 6, NB 8, WB , P 0)
Total	169 ( 43.2 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	16	1	67	4
Tom Bailey	16	1	49	2
Mitchell Stanley	7	1	28	1
George Balderson	4.2	0	19	3

Lancashire 2nd Inning

45 ( 20 ) / 3

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
George Balderson c Duke b Higgins	15	37	3	40.54
Keaton Jennings c Robson b Higgins	18	49	3	36.73
Mitchell Stanley NOT OUT	2	22	0	9.09
Josh Bohannon c Robson b Higgins	2	4	0	50
Marcus Harris NOT OUT	1	8	0	12.5

Extras	7 (B 0, LB 1, NB 0, WB , P 1)
Total	45 ( 20 )Ovr, (3 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Toby Roland-Jones	4	1	8	0
Ryan Higgins	10	4	15	3
Naavya Sharma	3	1	13	0
Sebastian Morgan	3	1	3	0

Match Information:

Series:	County Championship Division Two - 2026
Match:	Lancashire Vs Middlesex - TEST 21st Match
Date:	Fri, May 08, 2026 - Mon, May 11, 2026
Time:	10:00 GMT Sun, 10 May, 15:30 IST
Toss:	Middlesex, elected to bowl first
Venue:	Old Trafford, Manchester
Match Raferee:
Lancashire Playing XI:	GP Balderson, KK Jennings, JJ Bohannon, MS Harris, MA Jones, MF Hurst, CJ Green, TW Hartley, TE Bailey, MT Stanley, JM Anderson
Middlesex Paying XI:	SD Robson, BBA Geddes, MDE Holden, JL du Plooy, CM Falconer, RF Higgins, HG Duke, Zafar Gohar, SHB Morgan, TS Roland-Jones, N Sharma, JB Cracknell