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Nottinghamshire v Middlesex
Britannic Assurance County Championship 1998
VenueTrent Bridge, Nottingham on 1st, 2nd, 3rd July 1998 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossMiddlesex won the toss and decided to bat
ResultNottinghamshire won by an innings and 92 runs
PointsNottinghamshire 23 (Batting 3, Bowling 4); Middlesex 3 (Bowling 3)
UmpiresA Clarkson, JW Holder
Close of play day 1Nottinghamshire (1) 119/3 (Afzaal 3*, Evans 9*; 34 overs)
Close of play day 2Middlesex (2) 0/1 (Langer 0*; 0.4 overs)

Middlesex first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MW Gattingc Franks b Tolley32731136- 
JL Langerb Franks7412315110- 
OA Shahc Read b Tolley026-- 
PN Weekesc Archer b Tolley043-- 
DC Nashc Johnson b Tolley155774-- 
*+KR Brownc Gallian b Franks22711022- 
JP Hewittb Strang2261732- 
RL Johnsonc Gallian b Franks011-- 
CJ Battb Strang61426-- 
PCR Tufnellnot out01416-- 
TF Bloomfieldrun out036-- 
Extras(3 b, 8 lb, 14 nb, 2 w)27
Total(all out, 69.2 overs)198
Fall of wickets:
1-97 (Gatting), 2-101 (Shah), 3-101 (Weekes), 4-131 (Langer), 5-151 (Nash), 6-188 (Brown), 7-188 (Johnson), 8-193 (Hewitt), 9-198 (Batt), 10-198 (Bloomfield, 69.2 ov)
Nottinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Franks15   5383--
Wharf9   2400--
Evans20   8430--
Tolley18   7514--
Strang7.23152--

Nottinghamshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RT Robinsonc Gatting b Batt35911096- 
JER Gallianc Weekes b Batt52661008- 
U Afzaalc Shah b Johnson732513428- 
*P Johnsonlbw b Batt069-- 
KP Evanslbw b Bloomfield2243563- 
GF Archerc Weekes b Johnson518410881 
CM Tolleyc Brown b Batt1555733- 
PJ Frankslbw b Weekes53941-- 
+CMW Readc Brown b Batt7611413112- 
PA Strangb Batt4062997- 
AG Wharfnot out149-- 
Extras(3 b, 26 lb, 10 nb, 4 w)43
Total(all out, 135 overs)413
Fall of wickets:
1-105 (Gallian), 2-108 (Robinson), 3-108 (Johnson), 4-141 (Evans), 5-227 (Archer), 6-266 (Tolley), 7-285 (Franks), 8-304 (Afzaal), 9-400 (Read), 10-413 (Strang, 135 ov)
Middlesex bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Hewitt18   6600--
Bloomfield23   6741--
Johnson27   5892--
Batt29   61016--
Tufnell21   9430--
Weekes16   6171--
Langer1   100--

Middlesex second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RL Johnsonc Wharf b Franks041-- 
JL Langerlbw b Evans2941594- 
MW Gattingc Johnson b Franks4591- 
OA Shahc Wharf b Franks022-- 
PN Weekesc Read b Tolley2560953- 
DC Nashc Strang b Evans1034451- 
*+KR Brownc Read b Wharf928361- 
JP Hewittc Gallian b Franks1940482- 
CJ Battc Afzaal b Franks724311- 
PCR Tufnellb Wharf811201- 
TF Bloomfieldnot out324-- 
Extras(1 lb, 8 nb)9
Total(all out, 41.1 overs)123
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Johnson), 2-8 (Gatting), 3-8 (Shah), 4-44 (Langer), 5-70 (Nash), 6-72 (Weekes), 7-94 (Brown), 8-106 (Hewitt), 9-119 (Batt), 10-123 (Tufnell, 41.1 ov)
Nottinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Franks14   3585--
Wharf8.11272--
Tolley8   0231--
Evans10   682--
Strang1   060--

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> Nottinghamshire score at 120 overs in the first innings was 340-8
--> CJ Batt made his debut in County Championship matches
--> MW Gatting (1) passed 36000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 10
--> JER Gallian (1) passed 6000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 20
--> U Afzaal (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> CMW Read (1) passed his previous highest score of 28 in County Championship matches
--> CMW Read (1) passed his previous highest score of 28 in First-Class matches
--> PCR Tufnell (2) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> PJ Franks reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> CJ Batt achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Nottinghamshire first innings (previous best was 4-31)
--> CJ Batt achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Nottinghamshire first innings
--> CJ Batt achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Nottinghamshire first innings
--> PJ Franks achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Middlesex second innings (previous best was 4-47)
--> PJ Franks achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Middlesex second innings
--> PJ Franks reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Middlesex second innings
--> PJ Franks achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Middlesex second innings (previous best was 4-47)
--> PJ Franks achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Middlesex second innings