Middlesex (H)

[dazedpenguin]

Middlesex won the toss and put Essex into bat (time to set a decent score lads).

Unchanged team from the Hampshire game. Sams is ill apparently.

Rossington, Khushi, Pepper, Critchley, Walter, Westley, Harmer, Nijjar, Snater, Allison, Cook

[nat]

Middlesex won the toss and put Essex into bat (time to set a decent score lads).

Unchanged team from the Hampshire game. Sams is ill apparently.

Rossington, Khushi, Pepper, Critchley, Walter, Westley, Harmer, Nijjar, Snater, Allison, Cook

but hopefully a different batting order.

[nat]

good win. Still not maximising our resources but on we go.

[dazedpenguin]

I enjoyed that win, especially after the poor start when it didn't look likely. Khushi may have been dropped 4 times, but it's great to see him get his first T20 fifty. Walter is becoming ever more dependable. A fine all round bowling performance, particularly Cook, Critchley, Allison and Harmer. And the fielding was impressive, in contrast to recent seasons. Rossington is having a bad T20 season with the bat, but that was a sharp stumping. I don't think the batting order is quite right yet though.

[SirChef26]

Middlesex should have won that but didn't hold their catches. Clearest indication yet I think that not having crowds was factor in us being so bad at home the last couple of years, their fielders would have held those chances in an empty Chelmsford.

Sidenote, Kevin Hand is comfortably one of my favourite county commentators. Doesn't toe the party line unlike most of the other BBC shills.

[ytsejam1]

Good victory tonight, perhaps a bit flattering in some respects but it’s not Essex’s fault if Middlesex produced a fielding performance that would have embarrassed a Sunday pub team!!
Lots of individual good bits and pieces performances are keeping us in with a shout, but a few really aren’t producing anything (Rossington, Westley and Nijjar).
Still, it’s nice to be in with a chance still at the halfway stage of the competition.

[Valentines Park]

Middlesex should have won that but didn't hold their catches.

They don't win any game where Eskinazi doesn't score big.

[Reddevil]

Full marks to Harmer(and coach?) for getting the team up for last night, after such a disappointing performance at Hampshire.

Khushi  obviously has something about him. If he improves his shot selection we could see an exciting more consistent player providing the initial impetus so important in T20.

Middlesex must have been watching England’s woeful fielding efforts at Trent Bridge.

Do we know when Lawrence will be  returning?

[bwildered]

Production of this Middlesex horror show, was very amateurish until ten overs in, suggest they stick to home movies.
Or is this a cost cutting exercises ?
Must have been one of the worst visitor displays in the last few years.

Lawrence unavailable for another couple of weeks, does not want to return to early like last time, so can then play some cricket.

[essexfan548]

Full marks to Harmer(and coach?) for getting the team up for last night, after such a disappointing performance at Hampshire.

Khushi  obviously has something about him. If he improves his shot selection we could see an exciting more consistent player providing the initial impetus so important in T20.

Middlesex must have been watching England’s woeful fielding efforts at Trent Bridge.

Do we know when Lawrence will be  returning?

Lawrence was on commentary in the Essex innings - worth a listen.