County Championship Finale

[Frutos]

WHAT a final ball.

Roland-Jones finishes it with a hat-trick.

 

[Titanic]

Middlesex are COUNTY CHAMPIONS

RJ Sidebottom b Roland-Jones 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Yorkshire 178 all out (35.2 overs). Middlesex win by 61 runs.

Roland-Jones wins it with a HAT-TRICK and 10 wickets in the match



#cricketisthewinner

 

[jimhigham]

Et voila.

 

[Mackenzie]

Well done Middlesex, unlucky Yorkshire and Somerset.

 

[Zawn Kellys]

feel sorry for Somerset. Fantastic championship though

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Nice last couple of hours at work

 

[Peter Grummit]

Unbelievable scenes, Ritchie.

Quite a game, quite a cricket season. Well done to Middlesex, really pleased for Mike Selvey, his last day after being let go by The Guardian after 31 years. Yorkshire gave it their best shot. Somerset would have been the romantic winners. 141 years of hurt.

PG

 

[Peter Grummit]

Indeed. It's up for grabs now

Toby went one better than Michael Thomas, with a hat-trick!

PG

 

[Hampster Gull]

Just got back from the home of cricket. What a game, well done Middlesex. Great turn out also. Still, would have been so much more if teo of the days had been over the weekend

 

[Farehamseagull]

Gutted for Somerset but overall county championship cricket was the winner - take note ECB.

And Hampshire got relegated, tremendous scenes!

 

[Gwylan]

Just got back from the home of cricket. What a game, well done Middlesex. Great turn out also. Still, would have been so much more if teo of the days had been over the weekend

There was a great crowd today but reckon it would have been a sellout if it was on a Saturday. Great game though, I thought the Middlesex declaration was generous but I was so wrong.

Feel for Somerset though, that's twice in six years they've been denied in the last half hour of the season.

 

[Hampster Gull]

There was a great crowd today but reckon it would have been a sellout if it was on a Saturday. Great game though, I thought the Middlesex declaration was generous but I was so wrong.

Feel for Somerset though, that's twice in six years they've been denied in the last half hour of the season.

Did you go Gwylan? Which stand?

 

[Berty23]

Gutted. This shows what a farce the contrived game was. How is this allowed.

https://twitter.com/jacktpearson/status/779316245778800641

 

[Gwylan]

No, sadly I was working. But I saw the pictures of the crowded Compton and Edrich stands. If I didn't have a deadline to hit I'd have been tempted

 

[Hampster Gull]

Can't see Middlesex winning it. If they lose early wickets this morning, they may try and shut up shop and play for 2nd prize money. Hit out for show, defend for dough.

All shire England surely wants Somerset to win, not least to make a point to the city franchise hawks at the ECB. Rural England remains the beating heart of cricket in this country.

PG

Franklin is no coward, just a master tactician

 

[LlcoolJ]

Possible points deduction for Durham....

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1059329.html

Would seem rather unfair. Surely if they did impose a deduction it should be applied to next season rather than rewriting what's already happened this season?

 

[Marshy]

I thought it all ended in a bit of a farce which was dissapointing, was bound to happen i guess.

its not how i like to seee County championships decided.