MatchesMen's First-classCounty Championship 2026

Kent v Middlesex

Group 2, match 33 · Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood · 20 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2026

Kent won by 46 runs

Kent 1st innings35091.3 overs
Middlesex 1st innings24955.4 overs
Kent 2nd innings25468.4 overs
Middlesex 2nd innings30973.4 overs

Kent 1st innings 350 (91.3 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
BG Comptonlbw b TG Helm13262050.0
Z Crawleyc TG Helm b RF Higgins8111513070.4
SA Northeastlbw b TS Roland-Jones8716610052.4
TS Muyeyec SD Robson b TS Roland-Jones13222059.1
DJ Bell-Drummondc JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones8380021.1
CG Benjaminb TG Helm27464058.7
Ekansh Singhlbw b TS Roland-Jones19623030.6
KJ Dudgeonc JB Cracknell b RF Higgins13263050.0
ME Milnesb RF Higgins32446072.7
MW Parkinsonc JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones06000.0
MR Quinnnot out04000.0
Extras57
Totalall out, 91.3 overs350

Fall of wickets: 25-1 (BG Compton, 9.2 ov), 167-2 (Z Crawley, 38.5 ov), 185-3 (TS Muyeye, 44.5 ov), 219-4 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 54.4 ov), 274-5 (SA Northeast, 66.6 ov), 278-6 (CG Benjamin, 69.1 ov), 301-7 (KJ Dudgeon, 76.5 ov), 338-8 (Ekansh Singh, 88.1 ov), 344-9 (MW Parkinson, 90.2 ov), 350-10 (ME Milnes, 91.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
TS Roland-Jones2777152.6312600
TG Helm2487423.0810802
E Bosch1016106.103706
RF Higgins25.338633.3710804
Zafar Gohar511302.602100
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
12556BG Compton 13, Z Crawley 10
2142177Z Crawley 71, SA Northeast 42
31836SA Northeast 5, TS Muyeye 13
43459SA Northeast 18, DJ Bell-Drummond 8
55574SA Northeast 22, CG Benjamin 24
6413CG Benjamin 3, Ekansh Singh 0
72346Ekansh Singh 4, KJ Dudgeon 13
83768Ekansh Singh 15, ME Milnes 21
9613ME Milnes 5, MW Parkinson 0
1067ME Milnes 6, MR Quinn 0

Middlesex 1st innings 249 (55.4 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
SD Robsonc TS Muyeye b ME Milnes5191026.3
LBK Hollmanc SA Northeast b MR Quinn25475053.2
MDE Holdenb ME Milnes18363050.0
JL du Plooyc CG Benjamin b ME Milnes7131053.8
BBA Geddesc CG Benjamin b MR Quinn8162050.0
RF Higginsb ME Milnes33426078.6
JB Cracknellc CG Benjamin b MR Quinn38495177.6
Zafar Goharlbw b ME Milnes1100010.0
E Boschnot out43527082.7
TS Roland-Jonesc TS Muyeye b Ekansh Singh362642138.5
TG Helmc Ekansh Singh b MR Quinn262440108.3
Extras9
Totalall out, 55.4 overs249

Did not bat: NB Cornwell

Fall of wickets: 6-1 (SD Robson, 4.5 ov), 48-2 (LBK Hollman, 15.4 ov), 52-3 (MDE Holden, 18.2 ov), 63-4 (BBA Geddes, 21.3 ov), 63-5 (JL du Plooy, 22.2 ov), 122-6 (JB Cracknell, 35.4 ov), 138-7 (RF Higgins, 38.2 ov), 147-8 (Zafar Gohar, 40.1 ov), 193-9 (TS Roland-Jones, 47.1 ov), 249-10 (TG Helm, 55.4 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
ME Milnes1635353.317310
MR Quinn14.435243.556800
KJ Dudgeon904204.673700
Ekansh Singh1016616.603200
MW Parkinson602804.672200
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
1629SD Robson 5, LBK Hollman 1
24265LBK Hollman 24, MDE Holden 18
3416MDE Holden 0, JL du Plooy 4
41119JL du Plooy 3, BBA Geddes 8
505JL du Plooy 0, RF Higgins 0
65980RF Higgins 21, JB Cracknell 38
71616RF Higgins 12, Zafar Gohar 0
8911Zafar Gohar 1, E Bosch 4
94642E Bosch 9, TS Roland-Jones 36
105651E Bosch 30, TG Helm 26

Kent 2nd innings 254 (68.4 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
Z Crawleyc JB Cracknell b TS Roland-Jones02000.0
BG Comptonc MDE Holden b TG Helm651417046.1
SA Northeastc BBA Geddes b RF Higgins5101050.0
TS Muyeyelbw b Zafar Gohar64719190.1
DJ Bell-Drummondb Zafar Gohar39499079.6
CG Benjaminc MDE Holden b TG Helm45836054.2
Ekansh Singhb TG Helm01000.0
KJ Dudgeonc JL du Plooy b RF Higgins160016.7
ME Milneslbw b RF Higgins6151040.0
MW Parkinsonc RF Higgins b TS Roland-Jones17223077.3
MR Quinnnot out2120016.7
Extras10
Totalall out, 68.4 overs254

Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Z Crawley, 0.2 ov), 9-2 (SA Northeast, 3.1 ov), 102-3 (TS Muyeye, 25.3 ov), 167-4 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 39.6 ov), 191-5 (BG Compton, 50.2 ov), 191-6 (Ekansh Singh, 50.3 ov), 196-7 (KJ Dudgeon, 53.1 ov), 204-8 (ME Milnes, 55.6 ov), 241-9 (MW Parkinson, 62.4 ov), 254-10 (CG Benjamin, 68.4 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
TS Roland-Jones2056523.258800
RF Higgins1608335.196300
TG Helm15.423131.987510
Zafar Gohar901721.893900
NB Cornwell604507.502010
LBK Hollman20502.501000
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
102Z Crawley 0, BG Compton 0
2917BG Compton 4, SA Northeast 5
393134BG Compton 24, TS Muyeye 64
46587BG Compton 25, DJ Bell-Drummond 39
52462BG Compton 12, CG Benjamin 12
601CG Benjamin 0, Ekansh Singh 0
7516CG Benjamin 4, KJ Dudgeon 1
8817CG Benjamin 1, ME Milnes 6
93740CG Benjamin 18, MW Parkinson 17
101336CG Benjamin 10, MR Quinn 2

Middlesex 2nd innings 309 (73.4 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
LBK Hollmanc CG Benjamin b Ekansh Singh36795045.6
SD Robsonc CG Benjamin b Ekansh Singh36537067.9
MDE Holdenb Ekansh Singh13272048.1
JL du Plooyb ME Milnes40645062.5
BBA Geddesc MW Parkinson b KJ Dudgeon372680142.3
RF Higginsb MR Quinn13222059.1
JB Cracknellnot out65977067.0
Zafar Goharlbw b MR Quinn1100010.0
TS Roland-Jonesb KJ Dudgeon8121066.7
TG Helmc DJ Bell-Drummond b MW Parkinson33535062.3
NB Cornwellb MW Parkinson01000.0
Extras27
Totalall out, 73.4 overs309

Did not bat: E Bosch

Fall of wickets: 68-1 (SD Robson, 17.2 ov), 92-2 (MDE Holden, 25.3 ov), 103-3 (LBK Hollman, 27.5 ov), 171-4 (BBA Geddes, 36.5 ov), 190-5 (RF Higgins, 43.2 ov), 209-6 (JL du Plooy, 48.1 ov), 210-7 (Zafar Gohar, 49.5 ov), 225-8 (TS Roland-Jones, 54.1 ov), 309-9 (TG Helm, 73.3 ov), 309-10 (NB Cornwell, 73.4 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
ME Milnes2328113.529620
MR Quinn1544422.937100
Ekansh Singh1326234.775102
KJ Dudgeon1408025.714612
MW Parkinson8.412222.543700
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
168104LBK Hollman 28, SD Robson 36
22449LBK Hollman 4, MDE Holden 13
31114LBK Hollman 4, JL du Plooy 7
46854JL du Plooy 25, BBA Geddes 37
51939JL du Plooy 5, RF Higgins 13
61929JL du Plooy 3, JB Cracknell 11
7110JB Cracknell 0, Zafar Gohar 1
81526JB Cracknell 6, TS Roland-Jones 8
984116JB Cracknell 48, TG Helm 33
1001JB Cracknell 0, NB Cornwell 0

Match details

Toss
Kent, chose to bat
Ground
Merchant Taylors' School Ground, England & Wales
Season
2026
Umpires
Mark Newell, Surendiran Shanmugam
Match referee
Wayne Noon
Source
Cricsheet match 1513428