Contemporary Fit Record – Leics vs Middlesex 2022

Middlesex 142 for two (Stoneman 80*) path Leicestershire 149 (Helm 3-23, Shaheen 3-54) by way of seven runs

The Seaxes, who disregarded Glamorgan cost effectively two times to protected an innings victory final week, bowled their guests out for 149, with Afridi repeating his debut feat from Cardiff by way of putting two times in as many balls to damage the Foxes’ best order.

The Pakistan paceman completed with figures of three for 54, whilst Helm bettered that go back with 3 for 23.

With cloud overhead, it used to be little marvel when house skipper Peter Handscomb opted to bowl after successful the toss – and his bowlers temporarily proved the knowledge of that call by way of lowering Leicestershire to 55 for six prior to lunch.

Afridi captured the primary 3 wickets as Hassan Azad nudged low to first slip and Colin Ackermann, putting the bat out, dragged his first supply onto the stumps prior to Louis Kimber used to be bowled by way of a ball that nipped again.

Helm additionally bowled with tempo and venom from the Nursery Finish, amassing wickets all sides of the period and alternating with Ethan Bamber (2-23), whose secure line accounted for Harry Swindells prior to Chris Wright used to be blank bowled.

Then again, final guy Beuran Hendricks (22) performed some productive pictures, surviving a pointy slip likelihood off Luke Hollman and clubbing each the leg-spinner and Afridi to the fence as he and Callum Parkinson (25 no longer out) constructed a partnership of 39.

That stand, the very best of the innings, sooner or later ended when Hendricks used to be bowled swinging at Hollman and lacking, however it had no less than given the Foxes some impetus going into the sector.

Wright in an instant discovered the threshold of Sam Robson’s bat and, despite the fact that the ball dropped narrowly wanting 3rd slip, he and Hendricks to start with saved Middlesex’s opening pair underneath a decent rein.

Stoneman threw off the shackles within the tenth over, doubling the whole with a succession of obstacles off Hendricks and strode in opposition to his half-century, dispatching Wiaan Mulder for 4 extra during the covers to achieve the landmark.

Ed Barnes made the step forward, pinning Robson (16) leg prior to – and Leicestershire may additionally have got rid of Robbie White with out scoring, Ackermann shelling an opportunity off Wright at 2nd slip.

Having taken 40 mins to get off the mark, White complicated to 23 prior to Mulder had him stuck within the slips off the general ball of the day.