And so within 48 hours the County Championship swung from the damply ridiculous to the calamitously camp. The wickets were shared between Gloucestershire’s bowlers, with Matt Taylor’s four for 20, and Craig Miles’ three for 11 the pick. Over at Lord’s where Friday’s play had promised something rather more strong and stable, 26 wickets fell in the day. Northamptonshire were bowled out for 71, with James Harris pocketing wonderful season-boosting figures of 5.2 overs, five wickets for nine. In their second innings Middlesex folded to 159 all out with Max Holden top scoring with 33 and Murtagh swinging the bat at the end for 31.

Source: The Guardian April 14, 2018 19:24 UTC