Middlesex 553 for two (Holden 211, du Plooy 196, Fernandes 103) drew with Northamptonshire 552 for six declared (Homosexual 261, Gross sales 113*, Procter 73)

Heavy rain and blustery winds dominated out any play on the ultimate day of this Vitality County Championship match between Northamptonshire and Middlesex at Wantage Highway, each groups taking away eight factors for a high-scoring draw.

The gamers took an early lunch however with winds buffeting the covers and darkish clouds circling the bottom, the umpires known as the sport off shortly after 1pm. The early end prevented Leus du Plooy from including the 4 runs he wanted to convey up what would have been the second double hundred of his profession, whereas Max Holden completed unbeaten on 211.

The groups had 1105 runs between them for the lack of simply eight wickets, main each head coaches to query the value of trialling the Kookaburra ball within the early months of the English season.

“I feel tactically you are able to do issues later within the season [with the Kookaburra]. I feel it is more durable to try this early within the season. So, for the Kookaburra you’ll be able to go on a bit extra worn pitches and used pitches and use your spinners much more. But it surely’s fairly onerous to try this with a humid ball early season, damp, inexperienced outfield. It simply goes gentle so shortly.”

“It is booked in for 2 video games later within the season, so we’ll fear about that then. However even from the batters, I feel there is a welcome again to the Dukes. Our view, definitely down at Sussex [in our] first sport, was as quickly because it bought moist, that was it. There was no likelihood of reverse swing or something like that. It bought moist and it form of ballooned up a bit bit.”