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Middlesex v Nottinghamshire
Britannic Assurance County Championship 1997
VenueLord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood on 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th September 1997 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossMiddlesex won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMiddlesex won by 10 wickets
PointsMiddlesex 23 (Batting 3, Bowling 4); Nottinghamshire 3 (Batting 1, Bowling 2)
UmpiresGI Burgess, B Leadbeater
Close of play day 1Middlesex (1) 283/5 (Shah 21*, Brown 0*)
Close of play day 2Nottinghamshire (1) 116/4 (Afzaal 8*, Tolley 23*)
Close of play day 3Nottinghamshire (2) 93/2 (Welton 33*, Johnson 18*)

Middlesex first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JC Pooleyst Noon b Bates9821827313- 
JH Kallislbw b Tolley3476897- 
*MR Ramprakashrun out5510412311- 
MW Gattingb Franks339612021 
OA Shahnot out104279306131 
DC Nashb Bowen63347-- 
+KR Brownc Tolley b Evans1444541- 
JP Hewittc Johnson b Afzaal135879-- 
ARC Fraserst Noon b Afzaal27293141 
PCR Tufnellnot out73729-- 
TF Bloomfielddid not bat      
Extras(5 b, 6 lb, 28 nb)39
Total(8 wickets, declared, 160 overs)430
Fall of wickets:
1-66 (Kallis), 2-184 (Ramprakash), 3-225 (Pooley), 4-269 (Gatting), 5-283 (Nash), 6-319 (Brown), 7-376 (Hewitt), 8-410 (Fraser)
Nottinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Bowen25   4751--
Franks25   3951--
Tolley23   4701--
Evans33   10701--
Bates42   11801--
Afzaal12   2292--

Nottinghamshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MP Dowmanlbw b Tufnell289711241 
RT Robinsonc Brown b Tufnell35931265- 
GE Weltonc Brown b Tufnell1434462- 
*P Johnsonc Pooley b Kallis165-- 
U Afzaalb Kallis1458651- 
CM Tolleyc Brown b Kallis4272657- 
+WM Noonrun out391051225- 
PJ Franksc Gatting b Kallis189-- 
KP Evansc Shah b Tufnell133543-- 
RT Batesnot out838461- 
MN Bowenc Nash b Tufnell334-- 
Extras(8 lb, 4 nb)12
Total(all out, 91.1 overs)210
Fall of wickets:
1-69 (Dowman), 2-72 (Robinson), 3-73 (Johnson), 4-91 (Welton), 5-123 (Afzaal), 6-148 (Tolley), 7-152 (Franks), 8-179 (Evans), 9-207 (Noon), 10-210 (Bowen, 91.1 ov)
Middlesex bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Fraser14   7240--
Hewitt17   5480--
Tufnell32.16615--
Kallis18   5394--
Bloomfield4   1120--
Ramprakash6   3180--

Nottinghamshire second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
MP Dowmanc Brown b Tufnell1365832- 
RT Robinsonlbw b Bloomfield1921312- 
GE Weltonb Bloomfield471511717- 
*P Johnsonlbw b Bloomfield44911335- 
U Afzaalrun out21121150-- 
CM Tolleylbw b Fraser24646-- 
+WM Noonb Kallis71934-- 
PJ Franksc Shah b Kallis191051093- 
KP Evanslbw b Kallis1431312- 
RT Batesnot out63942-- 
MN Bowenretired hurt3719-- 
Extras(7 b, 12 lb, 12 nb, 2 w)33
Total(all out, 115 overs)228
Fall of wickets:
1-30 (Robinson), 2-47 (Dowman), 3-129 (Welton), 4-136 (Johnson), 5-148 (Tolley), 6-168 (Noon), 7-184 (Afzaal), 8-200 (Evans), 9-221 (Franks)
Middlesex bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Fraser20   10341--
Hewitt7   1250--
Bloomfield17   6333--
Kallis25   6583--
Tufnell40   15571--
Ramprakash6   420--

Middlesex second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ARC Frasernot out12633- 
JP Hewittnot out003-- 
JC Pooleydid not bat      
JH Kallisdid not bat      
*MR Ramprakashdid not bat      
MW Gattingdid not bat      
OA Shahdid not bat      
+KR Browndid not bat      
DC Nashdid not bat      
TF Bloomfielddid not bat      
PCR Tufnelldid not bat      
Extras0
Total(no wicket, 3 minutes, 1 overs)12
Nottinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Noon1   0120--

Notes
--> Middlesex score at 120 overs in the first innings was 321-6
--> JC Pooley made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> JC Pooley (1) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 80
--> MW Gatting (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 21
--> OA Shah (1) passed his previous highest score of 77 in County Championship matches
--> OA Shah (1) made his first century in County Championship matches
--> OA Shah (1) passed his previous highest score of 77 in First-Class matches
--> OA Shah (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> JP Hewitt (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 12
--> GE Welton (2) passed his previous highest score of 40 in County Championship matches
--> GE Welton (2) passed his previous highest score of 40 in First-Class matches
--> PCR Tufnell reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Nottinghamshire first innings
--> PCR Tufnell reached 550 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Nottinghamshire first innings
--> TF Bloomfield achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Nottinghamshire second innings (previous best was 2-13)
--> TF Bloomfield achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Nottinghamshire second innings (previous best was 2-13)
--> MN Bowen retired hurt in the Nottinghamshire second innings having scored 3 (team score 228/9)