Glamorgan beat Middlesex by three wickets
T20 report from Lord's
by Layth Yousif

ON A SUNNY evening at Lord’s, veteran Sam Northeast steered his Glamorgan side to a three wicket T20 victory over perennially frustrating Middlesex.

In front of a decent-sized attendance in St John’s Wood on a rare night of pleasant summer weather, the 34-year-old hit a fast-paced 67 off 45 balls, supplemented by Kiran Carson’s lively 54 off only 24. 

Northeast, arguably the finest English batter on the circuit never to have been recognised by England, made it more than 400 runs at the Home of Cricket this season, following the right-handed bat’s remarkable 335 not out during the side’s county championship match in April. 

Earlier, Middlesex made a redoubtable start, easing to 108 without loss, powered by Martin Andersson's first T20 half century (57 off 34 balls), which allied with Steve Eskinazi's combative 48 off 29 gave hope to the club's loyal supporters.

However, the home side only managed a further 65 runs — restricted by Timm Van der Gugten’s impressive triple-wicket maiden — as the Seaxes stumbled to a total of 173. Josh De Caires was last man out, run out on the final ball of their allotted 20 overs.

Leaving the experienced Northeast and captain Carson to help the Welsh side to their first-ever T20 victory at Lord’s — ensuring Middlesex are yet again mired at the bottom of their group.