County Championship: Middlesex batters get well in opposition to Leicestershire

John Simpson

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John Simpson came in with Middlesex struggling on 91-4
LV= County Championship Division Two, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester (day one)
Middlesex 293-8: Simpson 92; Finan 3-54
Leicestershire: Yet to bat
Leicestershire 2 pts, Middlesex 2 pts
Match scorecard

Half-centuries from John Simpson, Steve Eskinazi and Ryan Higgins combined to give Middlesex what they will regard as a satisfactory opening day’s work as they seek to clinch promotion from Division Two of the County Championship with two matches left.

Middlesex, who started the penultimate round on 188 points – 27 behind leaders Nottinghamshire but 12 ahead of third-placed Glamorgan, finished the day on 293-8 with Simpson falling for 92 after Eskinazi had scored 64 and Higgins 53.

Leicestershire, who put Middlesex in on a pitch that made batting tricky for much of the day, mostly bowled well as Michael Finan finished with 3-54, with Tom Scriven and Callum Parkinson taking two wickets each. However, they paid for some sloppy fielding,…

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