1/10/2024 0 Comments Sam and max gay![]() ![]() Middlesex gave notice of their intent by promoting white-ball specialist Stephen Eskinazi to open, but the move fell flat as a recurrence of the finger injury he sustained while fielding on the first day forced him to retire just two overs into the chase. Tom Helm collected two in three deliveries to finish with 3 for 75, while Emilio Gay was last man out for 89, sent back attempting to snatch an ambitious single and failing to beat the throw to the bowler's end. ![]() Surprisingly, the visitors – who were 372 for 7 overnight – opted to continue batting, but extended their innings by just 11 deliveries as the last three wickets tumbled for the addition of eight more runs. Tom Helm took two wickets in three balls to help wrap up Northants' innings early on day four Northamptonshire's players took to the field wearing black armbands as a mark of respect for county stalwart Tony Kingston, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83, having served as their scorer for 32 years up to last season. The resulting draw did little to help either side's prospects in the battle to avoid relegation, with Northamptonshire staying bottom of the table and Middlesex 16 points above them in ninth. Middlesex needed 10 from the final over, bowled by Tom Taylor – and three from the last ball – but Robson could only steer it to mid-on and scrambled back for two, meaning the scores finished level. Robson struck 126 not out, sharing a fourth-wicket stand of exactly 150 with John Simpson to boost the home side's chances of chasing down 323 against their fellow Division One strugglers. Sam Robson became Middlesex's first centurion of the season – but it was not quite enough to seal a much-needed LV= Insurance County Championship victory in a breathtaking finish against Northamptonshire at Merchant Taylors' School. Northwood (day four of four): Northamptonshire 219 & 380, Middlesex 277 & 322-6 - match drawn ![]()
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