f62241 cc22472	Gloucestershire v Middlesex
	Vitality County Championship 2024 (Division 2)
Venue	Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th April 2024 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Gloucestershire 13 (Batting 2, Bowling 3); Middlesex 11 (Bowling 3)
Umpires	N Pratt, S Shanmugam
Referee	AM Smith
Scorers	AJ Bull (Gloucestershire), DK Shelley (Middlesex)
Close of play day 1	Gloucestershire (1) 82/3 (Hammond 25*, Bracey 3*; 29.4 overs)
Close of play day 2	Gloucestershire (1) 271/6 (Charlesworth 21*, Akhter 16*; 80 overs)
Close of play day 3	Middlesex (2) 262/3 (Holden 105*, Higgins 102*; 60 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
MD Stoneman	b Akhter	29	52	57	6	-	41
NS Fernandes	c Bracey b de Lange	24	43	71	3	-	29
MDE Holden	c Price b de Lange	1	2	3	-	-	1
*JL du Plooy	c Bracey b Goodman	20	41	62	3	-	30
RF Higgins	c Bancroft b de Lange	30	56	83	3	-	39
SS Eskinazi	c sub (EWO Middleton) b Goodman	15	27	26	2	-	19
+JLB Davies	c Bancroft b de Lange	3	10	20	-	-	9
JM de Caires	c Goodman b de Lange	37	77	86	5	1	62
TG Helm	b de Lange	22	34	63	3	-	21
HJH Brookes	c and b van Buuren	8	12	12	1	-	7
ER Bamber	not out	1	8	9	-	-	7
Extras	(7 lb, 6 nb)	13
Total	(all out, 59.5 overs)	203
Fall of wickets:
1-55 (Stoneman, 13.6 ov), 2-58 (Holden, 14.4 ov), 3-59 (Fernandes, 16.5 ov), 4-105 (du Plooy, 29.3 ov), 5-127 (Eskinazi, 35.6 ov), 6-127 (Higgins, 36.2 ov), 7-136 (Davies, 40.4 ov), 8-194 (Helm, 56.1 ov), 9-195 (de Caires, 56.5 ov), 10-203 (Brookes, 59.5 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Dale	14	2	71	0	-	1	53	9	1
Goodman	13	2	39	2	-	2	61	5	-
de Lange	16	2	49	6	-	-	69	7	-
Akhter	11	3	16	1	-	-	57	2	-
Price	2	0	13	0	-	-	5	2	-
van Buuren	3.5	1	8	1	-	-	18	1	-

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Gloucestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
CT Bancroft	b Higgins	12	55	74	1	-	48
CDJ Dent	b Bamber	3	13	16	-	-	10
OJ Price	c Davies b Helm	33	74	97	4	-	58
MAH Hammond	c du Plooy b Bamber	81	111	189	9	1	70
+JR Bracey	c Higgins b Helm	16	27	35	3	-	21
*GL van Buuren	b de Caires	75	103	121	10	2	71
BG Charlesworth	c Holden b Brookes	43	101	137	7	-	80
Z Akhter	b Helm	27	73	88	4	-	59
DC Goodman	c Helm b Brookes	11	31	44	1	-	24
M de Lange	c Davies b Brookes	0	3	2	-	-	3
AS Dale	not out	1	1	1	-	-	0
Extras	(5 b, 7 lb, 8 nb)	20
Total	(all out, 98 overs)	322
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Dent, 4.1 ov), 2-43 (Bancroft, 19.2 ov), 3-75 (Price, 28.2 ov), 4-113 (Bracey, 36.2 ov), 5-231 (Hammond, 63.1 ov), 6-233 (van Buuren, 64.3 ov), 7-304 (Akhter, 87.5 ov), 8-321 (Charlesworth, 97.1 ov), 9-321 (de Lange, 97.4 ov), 10-322 (Goodman, 97.6 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Bamber	26	5	89	2	-	1	119	14	1
Helm	27	6	102	3	-	-	116	12	2
Higgins	21	7	35	1	-	1	102	2	-
Brookes	13	0	55	3	-	2	53	7	-
de Caires	10	3	19	1	-	-	48	2	-
du Plooy	1	0	10	0	-	-	2	2	-

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Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
NS Fernandes	c Akhter b Goodman	5	12	14	-	-	8
MD Stoneman	c Bracey b Dale	0	20	27	-	-	20
MDE Holden	c Price b Dale	111	164	249	15	1	112
*JL du Plooy	c Dent b Goodman	30	54	76	5	1	44
RF Higgins	c Hammond b van Buuren	155	174	215	17	5	101
SS Eskinazi	not out	65	96	134	8	-	58
+JLB Davies	c sub (MD Taylor) b de Lange	33	32	40	5	1	20
JM de Caires	c Dale b Goodman	17	24	27	1	-	12
TG Helm	not out	4	5	6	-	-	2
HJH Brookes	did not bat
ER Bamber	did not bat
Extras	(16 lb, 10 nb, 3 w)	29
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 96 overs)	449
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Fernandes, 3.4 ov), 2-9 (Stoneman, 6.4 ov), 3-79 (du Plooy, 23.3 ov), 4-280 (Holden, 63.1 ov), 5-352 (Higgins, 78.4 ov), 6-397 (Davies, 87.4 ov), 7-438 (de Caires, 94.3 ov)

Gloucestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Dale	22	4	80	2	-	-	91	11	1
Goodman	21	2	94	3	-	5	87	11	-
Akhter	8	1	32	0	1	-	38	7	-
de Lange	21	2	109	1	-	-	76	13	3
van Buuren	19	2	81	1	2	-	66	5	2
Price	5	0	37	0	-	-	15	4	2

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Gloucestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
CT Bancroft	c du Plooy b Helm	32	63	97	4	-	46
CDJ Dent	c Davies b Helm	0	4	6	-	-	4
OJ Price	not out	52	128	155	7	-	102
MAH Hammond	c Stoneman b Brookes	11	22	31	2	-	17
+JR Bracey	not out	14	27	32	3	-	22
BG Charlesworth	did not bat
*GL van Buuren	did not bat
DC Goodman	did not bat
AS Dale	did not bat
M de Lange	did not bat
Z Akhter	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 14 nb)	18
Total	(3 wickets, 39.3 overs)	127
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Dent, 1.4 ov), 2-75 (Bancroft, 23.2 ov), 3-102 (Hammond, 30.3 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Bamber	11	2	38	0	-	1	49	6	-
Helm	9	3	25	2	-	1	44	4	-
Brookes	9.3	1	34	1	-	5	46	3	-
Higgins	5	1	15	0	-	-	23	2	-
de Caires	5	1	11	0	-	-	23	1	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Middlesex (1) 105/3 (du Plooy 20*, Higgins 23*; 29 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Middlesex (1) 203 all out
--> Day 2 Tea: Gloucestershire (1) 231/4 (Hammond 81*, van Buuren 74*; 63 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Gloucestershire (1) 314/7 (Charlesworth 40*, Goodman 9*; 95 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Middlesex (2) 66/2 (Holden 26*, du Plooy 22*; 20 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Middlesex (2) 406/6 (Eskinazi 38*, de Caires 8*; 90 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Gloucestershire (2) 69/1 (Bancroft 30*, Price 23*; 20 overs)
--> Middlesex first innings: 50 in 12.2 overs, 49 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 100 in 27.6 overs, 118 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 150 in 44.2 overs, 190 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 200 in 57.5 overs, 246 minutes
--> Gloucestershire first innings: 50 in 19.6 overs, 77 minutes
--> Gloucestershire first innings: 100 in 34.2 overs, 140 minutes
--> Gloucestershire first innings: 150 in 45.4 overs, 189 minutes
--> Gloucestershire first innings: 200 in 55.5 overs, 232 minutes
--> Gloucestershire first innings: 250 in 75.1 overs, 311 minutes
--> Gloucestershire first innings: 300 in 87.1 overs, 359 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 50 in 17.6 overs, 79 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 100 in 29.1 overs, 128 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 150 in 43.1 overs, 180 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 200 in 50.1 overs, 210 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 250 in 57.2 overs, 243 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 300 in 67.1 overs, 278 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 350 in 78.1 overs, 318 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 400 in 88.2 overs, 366 minutes
--> Gloucestershire second innings: 50 in 12.6 overs, 54 minutes
--> Gloucestershire second innings: 100 in 30.1 overs, 127 minutes
--> MAH Hammond (1) 50 in 67 balls, 100 minutes with 8 fours
--> MAH Hammond (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 80
--> GL van Buuren (1) 50 in 56 balls, 66 minutes with 8 fours and 1 six
--> MDE Holden (2) 50 in 83 balls, 124 minutes with 8 fours and 1 six
--> MDE Holden (2) 100 in 151 balls, 225 minutes with 13 fours and 1 six
--> JL du Plooy (2) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 30
--> RF Higgins (2) 50 in 73 balls, 97 minutes with 7 fours and 1 six
--> RF Higgins (2) 100 in 110 balls, 137 minutes with 13 fours and 3 sixes
--> RF Higgins (2) 150 in 171 balls, 212 minutes with 17 fours and 5 sixes
--> RF Higgins (2) passed 4000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 115
--> SS Eskinazi (2) 50 in 83 balls, 117 minutes with 7 fours
--> OJ Price (2) 50 in 117 balls, 143 minutes with 7 fours
--> M de Lange reached 350 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed NS Fernandes, his 2nd wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> M de Lange achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches when he dismissed JM de Caires in the Middlesex first innings (previous best was 5-62)
--> TG Helm reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed Z Akhter, his 3rd wicket in the Gloucestershire first innings
--> MD Stoneman (25) and NS Fernandes (20) added 50 in 76 balls for the Middlesex 1st wicket in the first innings
--> JM de Caires (30) and TG Helm (15) added 50 in 66 balls for the Middlesex 8th wicket in the first innings
--> MAH Hammond (16) and GL van Buuren (34) added 50 in 66 balls for the Gloucestershire 5th wicket in the first innings
--> MAH Hammond (25) and GL van Buuren (71) added 100 in 136 balls for the Gloucestershire 5th wicket in the first innings
--> BG Charlesworth (29) and Z Akhter (21) added 50 in 116 balls for the Gloucestershire 7th wicket in the first innings
--> MDE Holden (24) and JL du Plooy (17) added 50 in 73 balls for the Middlesex 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> MDE Holden (24) and RF Higgins (23) added 50 in 88 balls for the Middlesex 4th wicket in the second innings
--> MDE Holden (49) and RF Higgins (47) added 100 in 141 balls for the Middlesex 4th wicket in the second innings
--> MDE Holden (61) and RF Higgins (83) added 150 in 186 balls for the Middlesex 4th wicket in the second innings
--> MDE Holden (80) and RF Higgins (112) added 200 in 236 balls for the Middlesex 4th wicket in the second innings
--> RF Higgins (29) and SS Eskinazi (18) added 50 in 71 balls for the Middlesex 5th wicket in the second innings
--> CT Bancroft (19) and OJ Price (21) added 50 in 71 balls for the Gloucestershire 2nd wicket in the second innings

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