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Middlesex v Lancashire
Britannic Assurance County Championship 1997
VenueUxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th July 1997 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossLancashire won the toss and decided to field
ResultLancashire won by an innings and 54 runs
PointsMiddlesex 1 (Bowling 1); Lancashire 23 (Batting 3, Bowling 4)
UmpiresJC Balderstone, JW Holder
Close of play day 1Lancashire (1) 126/0 (Wood 67*, Titchard 49*)
Close of play day 2Lancashire (1) 309/4 (Fairbrother 82*, Austin 35*)
Close of play day 3Middlesex (2) 198/6 (Shah 20*, Johnson 0*)

Middlesex first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
PN Weekesc Wood b Martin917 1- 
JH Kallisc Fairbrother b Austin1446 -- 
*MR Ramprakashc Hegg b Martin04 -- 
MW Gattingc Flintoff b Martin05 -- 
JC Pooleyc Hegg b Martin110 -- 
+KR Brownc Flintoff b Martin04 -- 
OA Shahlbw b Martin3274 4- 
RL Johnsonb Austin07 -- 
JP Hewittc Titchard b Martin2846 3- 
ARC Fraserc Lloyd b Martin720 -- 
PCR Tufnellnot out1112 2- 
Extras(2 lb, 14 nb)16
Total(all out, 39.5 overs)118
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Weekes), 2-16 (Ramprakash), 3-20 (Gatting), 4-32 (Pooley), 5-36 (Brown), 6-36 (Kallis), 7-42 (Johnson), 8-96 (Hewitt), 9-101 (Shah), 10-118 (Fraser, 39.5 ov)
Lancashire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Martin14.54328--
Shadford7   0430--
Austin12   4362--
Keedy5   350--
Yates1   100--

Lancashire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
NT Woodc Gatting b Tufnell67152 8- 
SP Titchardc Pooley b Tufnell79263 8- 
*NH Fairbrotherc and b Hewitt97208 11- 
GD Lloydb Tufnell88 -1 
A Flintofflbw b Fraser1050 -- 
ID Austinc Johnson b Tufnell69129 81 
+WK Heggc Gatting b Hewitt527 -- 
G Yatesnot out3149 11 
PJ Martinc Gatting b Tufnell25 -- 
DJ Shadfordb Kallis936 1- 
G Keedynot out66 -- 
Extras(5 b, 7 lb, 10 nb, 12 w)34
Total(9 wickets, declared, 154 overs)417
Fall of wickets:
1-126 (Wood), 2-193 (Titchard), 3-215 (Lloyd), 4-244 (Flintoff), 5-334 (Fairbrother), 6-348 (Hegg), 7-369 (Austin), 8-373 (Martin), 9-405 (Shadford)
Middlesex bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Hewitt35   8792--
Fraser30   51051--
Tufnell40   10905--
Johnson24   6640--
Kallis17   6511--
Weekes8   2160--

Middlesex second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
PN Weekesc Fairbrother b Yates3170 4- 
JH Kallisc Flintoff b Yates62114 22 
*MR Ramprakashlbw b Yates217 -- 
MW Gattingc sub b Martin743 1- 
JC Pooleylbw b Keedy2443 4- 
+KR Brownc Lloyd b Martin3167 3- 
OA Shahb Yates2755 3- 
RL Johnsonc Fairbrother b Martin938 1- 
JP Hewittc Hegg b Martin722 -- 
ARC Frasernot out1414 2- 
PCR Tufnellb Martin36 -- 
Extras(8 b, 4 lb, 14 nb, 2 w)28
Total(all out, 80.2 overs)245
Fall of wickets:
1-79 (Weekes), 2-85 (Ramprakash), 3-112 (Kallis), 4-112 (Gatting), 5-166 (Pooley), 6-196 (Brown), 7-210 (Shah), 8-220 (Johnson), 9-237 (Hewitt), 10-245 (Tufnell, 80.2 ov)
Lancashire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Martin23.29475--
Shadford11   0470--
Austin1   0100--
Yates30   7894--
Keedy15   2401--

Notes
--> Lancashire score at 120 overs in the first innings was 312-4
--> NT Wood (1) passed his previous highest score of 48 in County Championship matches
--> NT Wood (1) passed his previous highest score of 48 in First-Class matches
--> GD Lloyd (1) passed 8000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> PJ Martin achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed ARC Fraser in the Middlesex first innings (previous best was 7-50)
--> PJ Martin achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches when he dismissed ARC Fraser in the Middlesex first innings (previous best was 7-50)
--> G Yates reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed PN Weekes, his 1st wicket in the Middlesex second innings