Rain dominates second day at Lord's
12 May 2018
Only 26 overs were possible before rain arrived 10 minutes before the scheduled lunch interval and prevented any further play at Lord's with Middlesex 455-8.
The morning session however did produce drama, notably when the hosts missed out on a fifth batting point after failing to score the four runs required from the last 15 balls.
Harris (24) was first to perish. Aiming a shot to leg off Craig Miles, the former Glamorgan quick instead got a leading edge and ballooned a catch to Daniel Worrall at mid-off.
Following a tight over from Ryan Higgins, Simpson (32) ratcheted up the tension another notch when he nicked a wide ball from Miles (2-85) into the gloves of wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick.
New batsman Tom Helm’s efforts to score the three runs needed from the final five balls foundered and despite a scrambled single off the last delivery, Middlesex came up two runs short.
Middlesex declared at lunch and Gloucestershire will be commencing the innings tomorrow morning – assuming the weather gods ever relent.
