The South Group match of the Vitality Blast in the 2025 season is set to be played between Middlesex & Gloucestershire at Merchant Taylor's School Ground, Northwood. Both teams are placed in the bottom half of the table in the South Group.
Day & Date: Friday, 11th July 2025
Venue: Merchant Taylor's School Ground, Northwood
Timings: 9:30 PM (IST)
Categories | Middlesex | Gloucestershire |
---|---|---|
Matches Played | 22 | 22 |
Matches Won | 4 | 18 |
Tied | 0 | 0 |
No Result | 0 | 0 |
The pitch at Northwood is bowling-friendly, as it has good bounce and the ball swings around for an extended period, making batting a difficult task, especially against the new ball. The extreme bowling-friendly conditions would prompt the captains to opt for bowling after winning the toss.
The weather in Northwood is expected to be good. There are no chances of rainfall on the matchday, and temperatures will hover around 31°C.
Gloucestershire has a better chance to beat Middlesex & win this match as they have a favorable head-to-head record against them.
Middlesex (MID): Stephen Eskinazi, Kane Williamson, Max Holden, Ben Geddes, Leus du Plooy (c), Ryan Higgins, Joe Cracknell (wk), Luke Hollman, Zafar Gohar, Tom Helm, Noah Cornwell
Gloucestershire (GLO): D Arcy Short, Miles Hammond, Cameron Bancroft (wk), Oliver Price, Jack Taylor (c), Ben Charlesworth, Graeme van Buuren, David Payne, Matt Taylor, Josh Shaw, Ajeet Dale
Middlesex (MID): Kane Williamson & Zafar Gohar
Gloucestershire (GLO): D Arcy Short & Matt Taylor
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
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D'Arcy Short | Gloucestershire | 783.0 | 10 |
David Payne | Gloucestershire | 700.0 | 10 |
Tom Helm | Middlesex | 646.0 | 9 |
Ollie Price | Gloucestershire | 605.0 | 10 |
Stephen Eskinazi | Middlesex | 604.0 | 9 |
Miles Hammond | Gloucestershire | 567.0 | 10 |
Luke Hollman | Middlesex | 530.0 | 9 |
Kane Williamson | Middlesex | 517.0 | 9 |
Jack Taylor | Gloucestershire | 510.0 | 10 |
Josh Shaw | Gloucestershire | 505.0 | 5 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
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D'Arcy Short | Gloucestershire | 344 | 10 |
Stephen Eskinazi | Middlesex | 310 | 9 |
Kane Williamson | Middlesex | 245 | 9 |
Miles Hammond | Gloucestershire | 233 | 10 |
Jack Taylor | Gloucestershire | 223 | 10 |
Max Holden | Middlesex | 216 | 6 |
Ollie Price | Gloucestershire | 200 | 10 |
Cameron Bancroft | Gloucestershire | 187 | 10 |
Ben Geddes | Middlesex | 146 | 9 |
Ben Charlesworth | Gloucestershire | 130 | 10 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
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Tom Helm | Middlesex | 17 | 9 |
David Payne | Gloucestershire | 14 | 10 |
Josh Shaw | Gloucestershire | 13 | 5 |
Luke Hollman | Middlesex | 10 | 9 |
Ajeet Dale | Gloucestershire | 9 | 6 |
Matt Taylor | Gloucestershire | 9 | 9 |
Noah Cornwell | Middlesex | 9 | 8 |
Zafar Gohar | Middlesex | 9 | 9 |
Ryan Higgins | Middlesex | 5 | 9 |
Ollie Price | Gloucestershire | 4 | 10 |