Middlesex vs Kent Scorecard, 20 August 2026

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Middlesex 249 & 309

Thu 20 Aug v

Kent 350 & 254

Kent won by 46 runs

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Updated 20 August 2026

Joe CracknellTop bat103 (146 balls, 12 fours, 1 six)
Toby Roland-JonesTop bowl7/136 (47 ov), 44 (38 balls)

Kent batting

1st innings

350all out, 91.3 ov

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ben Comptonlbw b Tom Helm	13	26	2	0	50.0
Zak Crawleyc Tom Helm b Ryan Higgins	81	115	13	0	70.4
Sam Northeastlbw b Toby Roland-Jones	87	166	10	0	52.4
TM Tawanda Muyeyec Sam Robson b Toby Roland-Jones	13	22	2	0	59.1
Daniel Bell-Drummond (c)c Joe Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones	8	38	0	0	21.1
Chris Benjamin (wk)b Tom Helm	27	46	4	0	58.7
ES Ekansh Singhlbw b Toby Roland-Jones	19	62	3	0	30.6
Keith Dudgeonc Joe Cracknell b Ryan Higgins	13	26	3	0	50.0
Matt Milnesb Ryan Higgins	32	44	6	0	72.7
Matt Parkinsonc Joe Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones	0	6	0	0	0.0
Matthew Quinnnot out	0*	4	0	0	0.0
Extras	57 (b 19, lb 26, nb 12)
Total	350 (all out, 91.3 ov)

Fall of wickets

1-25 Ben Compton 9.2 ov, 2-167 Zak Crawley 38.5 ov, 3-185 Tawanda Muyeye 44.5 ov, 4-219 Daniel Bell-Drummond 54.4 ov, 5-274 Sam Northeast 66.6 ov, 6-278 Chris Benjamin 69.1 ov, 7-301 Keith Dudgeon 76.5 ov, 8-338 Ekansh Singh 88.1 ov, 9-344 Matt Parkinson 90.2 ov, 10-350 Matt Milnes 91.3 ov

Middlesex bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Toby Roland-Jones	27	7	71	5	2.63
Tom Helm1 nb	24	8	74	2	3.08
Eathan Bosch3 nb	10	1	61	0	6.10
Ryan Higgins2 nb	25.3	3	86	3	3.37
Zafar Gohar	5	1	13	0	2.60

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robsonc Tawanda Muyeye b Matt Milnes	5	19	1	0	26.3
Luke Hollmanc Sam Northeast b Matthew Quinn	25	47	5	0	53.2
Max Holdenb Matt Milnes	18	36	3	0	50.0
Leus du Plooy (c)c Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes	7	13	1	0	53.8
BG Ben Geddesc Chris Benjamin b Matthew Quinn	8	16	2	0	50.0
Ryan Higginsb Matt Milnes	33	42	6	0	78.6
JC Joe Cracknell (wk)c Chris Benjamin b Matthew Quinn	38	49	5	1	77.6
Zafar Goharlbw b Matt Milnes	1	10	0	0	10.0
Eathan Boschnot out	43*	52	7	0	82.7
Toby Roland-Jonesc Tawanda Muyeye b Ekansh Singh	36	26	4	2	138.5
Tom Helmc Ekansh Singh b Matthew Quinn	26	24	4	0	108.3
Extras	9 (lb 8, w 1)
Total	249 (all out, 55.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Matt Milnes1 wd	16	3	53	5	3.31
Matthew Quinn	14.4	3	52	4	3.55
Keith Dudgeon	9	0	42	0	4.67
ES Ekansh Singh	10	1	66	1	6.60
Matt Parkinson	6	0	28	0	4.67

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawleyc Joe Cracknell b Toby Roland-Jones	0	2	0	0	0.0
Ben Comptonc Max Holden b Tom Helm	65	141	7	0	46.1
Sam Northeastc Ben Geddes b Ryan Higgins	5	10	1	0	50.0
TM Tawanda Muyeyelbw b Zafar Gohar	64	71	9	1	90.1
Daniel Bell-Drummond (c)b Zafar Gohar	39	49	9	0	79.6
Chris Benjamin (wk)c Max Holden b Tom Helm	45	83	6	0	54.2
ES Ekansh Singhb Tom Helm	0	1	0	0	0.0
Keith Dudgeonc Leus du Plooy b Ryan Higgins	1	6	0	0	16.7
Matt Milneslbw b Ryan Higgins	6	15	1	0	40.0
Matt Parkinsonc Ryan Higgins b Toby Roland-Jones	17	22	3	0	77.3
Matthew Quinnnot out	2*	12	0	0	16.7
Extras	10 (b 4, lb 4, w 2)
Total	254 (all out, 68.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Toby Roland-Jones	20	5	65	2	3.25
Ryan Higgins	16	0	83	3	5.19
Tom Helm1 wd	15.4	2	31	3	1.98
Zafar Gohar	9	0	17	2	1.89
NC Noah Cornwell1 wd	6	0	45	0	7.50
Luke Hollman	2	0	5	0	2.50

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Luke Hollmanc Chris Benjamin b Ekansh Singh	36	79	5	0	45.6
Sam Robsonc Chris Benjamin b Ekansh Singh	36	53	7	0	67.9
Max Holdenb Ekansh Singh	13	27	2	0	48.1
Leus du Plooy (c)b Matt Milnes	40	64	5	0	62.5
BG Ben Geddesc Matt Parkinson b Keith Dudgeon	37	26	8	0	142.3
Ryan Higginsb Matthew Quinn	13	22	2	0	59.1
JC Joe Cracknell (wk)not out	65*	97	7	0	67.0
Zafar Goharlbw b Matthew Quinn	1	10	0	0	10.0
Toby Roland-Jonesb Keith Dudgeon	8	12	1	0	66.7
Tom Helmc Daniel Bell-Drummond b Matt Parkinson	33	53	5	0	62.3
NC Noah Cornwellb Matt Parkinson	0	1	0	0	0.0
Extras	27 (b 5, lb 15, w 3, nb 4)
Total	309 (all out, 73.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Matt Milnes2 wd	23	2	81	1	3.52
Matthew Quinn	15	4	44	2	2.93
ES Ekansh Singh1 nb	13	2	62	3	4.77
Keith Dudgeon1 wd, 1 nb	14	0	80	2	5.71
Matt Parkinson	8.4	1	22	2	2.54

Match details

Toss: Kent, bat
Ground: Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Start: Thu 20 Aug, 11:00 UK
Competition: County Championship Division Two 2026

Middlesex vs Kent Questions

When is Middlesex vs Kent?

Middlesex vs Kent starts at 11:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Thursday 20 August 2026, at Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood, part of County Championship Division Two 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.

What is the Middlesex vs Kent head to head?

Kent lead the Middlesex vs Kent head to head at 3-2 from 5 FirstClass meetings, and the latest, on 20 August 2026 at Merchant Taylors' School Ground, was won by Kent.

What is Middlesex's recent form?

Middlesex have won 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 2, newest first W D L W D; most recently they beat Northamptonshire on 24 Sep, 255 & 134/3 to 103 & 285.

What is Kent's recent form?

Kent have won 3 and lost 1 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 1, newest first W W L W D; most recently they beat Gloucestershire on 24 Sep, 353 & 120/2 to 229 & 241.

What is a good score at Merchant Taylors' School Ground?

A good first-innings score at Merchant Taylors' School Ground is around 360, the average over its last 4 FirstClass matches, and the side batting first has won 100% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.

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