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Franklin leads way to peg back Essex
- Updated: July 31, 2016
Middlesex 219 for 8 (Franklin 55, Lawrence 3-35) beat Essex 215 for 9 (Browne 79, Roland-Jones 4-40) by four runsScorecard
Middlesex maintained their interest in an unlikely treble with a dramatic victory against Essex in the Royal London Cup at Lord’s. Defending 219 for 8 they looked to be heading for defeat when Essex reached 100 for 1 in the 22nd over. However, with boundary-hitting increasingly difficult on a used pitch they squeezed the life from the visitors’ innings to win by four runs.
Nick Browne launched the Essex innings with a flurry of fours on his way to 79 in 94 balls but his team-mates were unable to build on the platform. Toby Roland-Jones took 4 for 40 and James Franklin 3 for 25 as Essex, who would have booked a home quarter-final with a win, were restricted to 215 for 9.
Middlesex, already in the quarter-finals of the NatWest T20 Blast and leading the Specsavers County Championship, now need to beat Surrey at …
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