Morning Session

A fine start to the morning session for the Welsh county as an unchanged Glamorgan XI were put to bat first by Middlesex at the Home of Cricket. Opening the batting, Eddie Byrom and Zain ul Hassan made a fine start to the innings, putting away lose balls and surviving some really dangerous deliveries from Toby Roland-Jones and Dane Paterson. After a solid 42-run partnership, Eddie Byrom was given out caught behind off a full-and-wide Dane Paterson delivery, much to the disappointment of the Zimbabwe-born opening batter who stood in front of his wickets in silence, disapproving of the umpire's decision. 

Record-holder Sam Northeast walked in to bat at no. 3, for the first time in red-ball cricket since the 335 not out a year earlier. ul Hassan and Northeast saw off the opening spell of Paterson and Roland-Jones, and played with much caution as Ryan Higgins and Henry Brookes came in as first-change bowlers. However, towards the end of the session, run-scoring became easier and the two settled batters took on the Middlesex bowler, particularly Zain who brought up his half-century in the last over before lunch. At lunch on Day 1, Glamorgan 92-1.

Teatime Report

A sensational comeback from Middlesex bowlers saw Glamorgan lose six wickets in the afternoon session. Dane Patterson started it all with the big wicket of captain Northeast, before Ryan Higgins and Henry Brookes carried on with the momentum to dismiss the entire middle-order of the Welsh county. Ben Kellaway and Chris Cooke looked to tide the storm, but Ryan Higgins' perfect delivery the Cooke's off-stump bail as the South African-born wicketkeeper-batter had to make the walk back. 

Ben Kellaway and Ned Leonard managed to add 24 runs for the 8th wicket, but Zafar Gohar's wicket off the final over of the afternoon meant that the Middlesex bowlers went off for a well-deserved 20-minute rest with 32.5 overs remaining to bowl in the evening session. Glamorgan's tail will look to stretch the innings to the first batting point at 250, with Kellaway leading the charge, as the score reads 171-8 at tea on Day 1. 

Stumps Report

Middlesex wasted no time in getting the final two wickets, despite a counter-attacking fight from Ben Kellaway who brought up his maiden career first-class half-century. Asitha Fernando was the last wicket to fall, as captain Toby Roland-Jones caught the Sri Lankan international LBW with Ben Kellaway remaining not out 54. After being 108-1, Glamorgan were all out for 199. 

Walking in to open for the hosts, Stephen Eskinazi and Nathan Fernandes put up a solid defensive display against Glamorgan new-ball bowlers Timm van der Gugten and Asitha Fernando. After seeing off the first few overs, the left-hand right-hand combination started to play some attacking strokes to average deliveries, much to the pleasure of the Middlesex supporters at Lord's. Ned Leonard and Zain ul Hassan trying their luck with the ball but could not dismiss any of the opening pair. At the end of a cloudy and overcast Day 1, Middlesex are 63-0 in reply to Glamorgan's first-innings score of 199.

Morning Update

It had certainly been a Good Friday for Toby Roland-Jones and his team yesterday at Lord’s as his attack dismissed Glamorgan for 199 in overcast conditions after opting to bowl first, before his opening batters – Stevie Eskinazi and Nathan Fernandes – shared a half-century stand as Middlesex ended the opening day of the contest 136 runs in arrears. The visitors needed early wickets this morning as Ned Leonard and Timm van der Gugten resumed the bowling. Eskinazi edged Leonard just wide of third slip during a disciplined spell from the young seamer but the batter was not so fortunate with the total on 75 as he played uppishly at the Dutchman and became his 400th victim in all 1st XI games for the Welsh county as Ben Kellaway dived low at backward point to hold the ball inches above the famous turf.

Max Holden, who had been discomforted yesterday by a stomach upset, became Fernandes’ new partner and after a period of quiet reconnaissance he found the ropes as he leg-glanced Asitha Fernando in the Sri Lankan’s opening over from the Nursery End. After reaching his fifty, Fernandes had a moment of good fortune as he thick-edged Zain ul Hassan just wide of the slip cordon before van der Gugten returned in tandem with Leonard for another salvo shortly before lunch. The accuracy of the Dutchman was duly rewarded as he struck iagain n the final over of the session as Fernandes edged to the safe hands of Carlson in the gully.

Afternoon Update

Middlesex had lost their second wicket on the stroke of lunch, having reached 118 and a deficit of 81 at the interval. The new batter, Leus du Plooy, began by sweeping Shoaib Bashir for four with Holden heartily following suit next over as he harpooned the spinner for six. Next over, he repeated the stroke for four before edging Bashir for four. du Plooy then square-drove Asitha Fernando through backward point when the Sri Lanka returned at the Pavilion End.

Holden also swept Bashir to the ropes at mid-wicket before taking fours from successive balls from Fernando en route to a 125-ball fifty. He then celebrated by pulling and cutting him for further boundaries in his next over before greeting the return of Zain ul Hassan by drilling him through mid-off. With du Plooy happy to play second fiddle, Holden also off-drove Bashir for four as Middlesex went into the lead during the 71st over with Holden pulling Ned Leonard, who had returned at the Nursery End, behind square-leg for four.

Bashir then switched to the Pavilion End before Leonard was cover driven for four by du Plooy. After Holden had survived a loud appeal for caught behind against Leonard he cover-drove Bashir to bring up the century stand. Ben Kellaway had a brief spell before the new ball was taken after 80 overs in a bid to break the stand between the two left-handers. Holden responded by cover-driving Leonard before Holden completed his hundred by playing a rasping pull for four later in the over. But in the penultimate over of the session he lofted van der Gugten into the hands of ul Hassan at deep extra-cover before in the final over before tea Higgins edged Leonard down the leg-side and was caught by Cooke.

Close of Play Report

Two wickets had tumbled in the closing overs before tea with Middlesex having a lead of 5. runs and six wickets in hand when the final session began. Ben Geddes announced his arrival in the middle with a booming straight drive against Leonard followed shortly afterwards by a cover-driven four against van der Gugten. Later in the over, though, he edged just short of Cooke.

Du Plooy completed his patient fifty from 107 balls after nearly three hours at the crease before Geddes drove Fernando through the hands of Ben Kellaway at backward point for a fortuitous boundary. He then on-drove Zain ul Hassan before du Plooy late cut Bashir to the ropes when he briefly returned at the Nursery End.

Du Plooy also steered Leonard for a pair of fours through the offside as the seamer strove to make further inroads but Middlesex reached 330-4 at the end of the 110th over and the availability of bowling points. Geddes continued to work the ball around to further extend Middlesex’s lead as the ground was bathed in glorious sunshine, unlike last night’s murk and low cloud. Geddes also straight drove Fernando for three before outside edging Kellaway for another three before reaching his half-century in the final over.

Morning Report

Glamorgan bowlers dusted off their frustrations from the evening session on Day 2 to pick up five wickets in the first hour and a half of Day 3, thanks to Ben Kellaway's spell from the Nursery End. The Newport-born all-rounder picked up the crucial wicket of Ben Geddes early on, before taking one of the finest wickets ever Lord's, dismissing Leus du Plooy with what can be described as a dream ball for any off-spinner. Bowling round-the-wicket to the left-hander, Kellaway pitched the ball between middle and leg stump, and turned the ball on a pitch which wasn't doing much, to kiss the bail on top of the off stump to complete a perfect off-spinners' wicket-taking delivery.  

Chris Cooke made the commentators applaud his craft after taking a stunning one-handed diving catch to his right, leaping to catch hold of a thick edge produced by Ned Leonard off Toby Roland-Jones, who was looking to threaten the Welsh county with his attacking strokes. With 20 minutes to go for lunch, Middlesex declared with the score on 470-9, building a healthy lead of 271 runs. Zain ul Hassan and Eddie Byrom opened the innings for Glamorgan for the second time, and saw off the three overs with the new ball before umpires called for lunch on Day 3 with Glamorgan's score on 12-0, trailing the hosts' first-innings score by 259.

Teatime Report

Glamorgan openers stitched together a 93-run partnership in the afternoon session, much to the delight of the Welsh county fans. However, Zafar Gohar and Ryan Higgins struck right before tea on Day 3 to sway the match back in the favour of the hosts. Zafar Gohar tested Zain ul Hassan's defence and technique after forcing the opener to play a false shot, resulting in a sweep shot top-edged straight to the square leg. 

In the very next over, Eddie Byrom, who looked highly disciplined and patient, had to play at a Ryan Higgins delivery that swung back into the left-hander, taking Byrom's outside edge as the left-hander was trying to take his bat away from the ball. Sam Northeast and Kiran Carlson found themselves in the middle to see off the afternoon session, which the experienced duo did, to bring Glamorgan's score to 103-2 at tea, trailing Middlesex's first-innings score by 168 runs.

Stumps Report

Middlesex end Day 3 on top after bad light forces play to close 4 overs ahead of schedule. Kiran Carlson's half-century brought Glamorgan fans some much-needed joy after a mini-collapse from the middle-order saw the Welsh county's score from 93-0 to 148-5, after Middlesex captain Toby Roland-Jones picked up two wickets in as many deliveries to derail Glamorgan's batting line-up. 

However, the vice-captain Carlson looked is very fine form, carrying on from his hundred in the opening game of the season, while Chris Cooke provided Kiran some support for the 6th wicket partnership to close the Easter Sunday Day 3 of play at Lord's. With the forecast looking grim tomorrow PM, Glamorgan batters will try to bat through the morning session and get to a lead before lunch. At close of play on Day 3, Glamorgan are 186-5, trailing by 85 runs.

Morning Report

It was a cold and wet morning in north London on a bank holiday Monday, as Kiran Carlson and Chris Cooke walked out into the middle to save the match for Glamorgan. However, ten minutes after play commenced, Kiran Carlson was given out caught behind to a Toby Roland-Jones, much to the disappointment of the vice-captain as he walked off with a nod of disapproval. Timm van der Gugten came in at no. 8 and looked comfortable in the middle, batting well over an hour in an attempt to take Glamorgan out of an innings defeat situation. 

Dane Paterson struck half an hour before the lunch break to dislodge van der Gugten's off-stump bail with a nip-backer, completely deceiving the Australia-born Dutchman. Ned Leonard, in at no. 9, did not mind playing his expansive cover-drives on the shorter off-side from the Nursery End, as the Somerset Academy product and Chris Cooke saw off the morning session to a bright sunshine at Lord's. At lunch on Day 4, Glamorgan are 269-7 at lunch on Day 4, trailing by 3 runs. 

End of Match Report

Middlesex took the final three wickets of Glamorgan's innings rather easily, despite Chris Cooke and Ned Leonard's long stay at the crease. Chris Cooke was adjudged LBW to a Henry Brookes delivery which seemed to be missing leg stump, while Ned Leonard was bowled while attempting to be a reverse sweep/switch hit to left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar, who was warned by the umpires after whacking the stumps in frustration.

Middlesex completed the comfortable run-chase of 59 runs at Lord's, but only after a long and frustrating delay for the home side. The umpires called off play around 3:30pm due to bad light, as Lord's was covered with a dark grey cloud. It soon started raining but the weather cleared up after an hour of delay. However, the umpires were hesitant to resume play and after much delay, play finally resumed at 5:25pm, much to the delight of the remaining Middlesex supporters at the Home of Cricket. Stephen Eskinazi and Leus du Plooy scored the runs after an early wicket of Max Holden who top-edged a Ned Leonard short-ball in an attempt to pull the ball into the stands of the shorter leg-side. Middlesex register their first wicket of the season, as Glamorgan lose their second game of the opening three games.