Martin Andersson hundred units up crushing Middlesex win over Notts
Middlesex 365 (Andersson 100, Higgins 88) beat Nottinghamshire 231 (Loten 44, Bamber 3-32, Higgins 3-40) by 134 runs
Middlesex’s Martin Andersson hit a maiden profession century to assist his aspect register their first victory of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup by routing Notts Outlaws at Radlett.
The 26-year-old allrounder, promoted to bat at No. 6, produced a knock of precisely 100 from 81 balls to place the Seaxes again on monitor alongside Ryan Higgins, whose 88 from 58 was additionally a career-best efficiency in 50-over cricket. The pair’s effort enabled Middlesex to publish 365 all out after being put in – and that focus on proved far too steep for the Outlaws, who might solely muster 231 from 40.1 overs in reply.
Higgins and Ethan Bamber picked up three wickets apiece and the 134-run victory margin – Middlesex’s highest towards Notts in limited-overs cricket – would have been larger however for a spirited eighth-wicket stand of 74 between Tom Loten and Calvin Harrison.
Asked to bat first, Middlesex skipper Mark Stoneman set off at a brisk tempo, driving Brett Hutton excessive for six and discovering the boundary often as he dominated a gap stand of 40 with Joe Cracknell, reaching 35 from 27. However, Hutton had the final phrase, breaching Stoneman’s defences with a straight one and the Outlaws seamer additionally picked up the wicket of Sam Robson, who dragged a ball again onto his off stump.
Cracknell focused left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White instantly with two profitable sweeps to the fence, however a 3rd try proved his undoing as Dane Schadendorf took a tumbling bat-pad catch behind the stumps.
When Jack Davies was caught at cowl, the house aspect had slumped to 136 for 4 – however the choice to maneuver Andersson up the order paid off as he and Higgins shared a partnership of 129 from 78.
Higgins was productive towards seam and spin alike, wanting effectively set for a maiden 50-over hundred till he skied Lyndon James to mid-off, however Andersson took full benefit of being dropped when he sliced to deep third on 18.
He progressed to his half-century with a boundary, punching Patterson-White off the again foot by way of cowl and, aided by Luke Hollman (35 from 34) steered Middlesex past the 300 mark. On 90 at the beginning of the ultimate over, Andersson carved James for successive fours after which scrambled two to succeed in his milestone earlier than being caught on the fence subsequent supply because the Seaxes posted 365.
In reply, Notts misplaced three wickets throughout the powerplay overs, with each openers falling to Bamber – but essentially the most eye-catching dismissal was Stoneman’s beautiful one-handed catch at midwicket to intercept James’ full-blooded pull off Ishaan Kaushal.
Outlaws captain Haseeb Hameed, who dispatched his first ball from Kaushal to the duvet boundary, had begun to restore the injury when Bamber uprooted his center stump to go away the guests reeling at 60 for 4.
Andersson was unfortunate to not add his identify to the checklist of wicket-takers when Patterson-White’s edge narrowly eluded John Simpson and, when Montgomery lower him to gully later in the identical over, Higgins spilled the catch.
Higgins made amends as he whizzed by way of the center order with three fast wickets, together with the scalp of Montgomery, who was caught at backward level for 40 – however Notts’ eighth-wicket pair thwarted any hopes of a swift end. Loten struck a career-best 44 earlier than Robson had him caught behind and the legspinner completed proceedings when Harrison, chasing a maiden half-century, was taken at long-off for 41.