Backing Up - Part 2: Middlesex's 2016 title success, 10 years on
09.03.26, 08:30 Updated 09.03.26, 11:03 4 Minute Read
Ben Kosky
Who can forget that sultry September evening, the drama of a winner takes all scenario and the moment Toby Roland-Jones’ hat-trick sealed Middlesex’s first County Championship title for 23 years?
Almost a decade on, we revisit that glorious 2016 campaign – the culmination of a gradual progression for the Seaxes as they eventually dethroned back-to-back champions Yorkshire in that thrilling climax at Lord’s.
Joining us for the second of a three-part series is former Middlesex off-spinner Ollie Rayner, who claimed 51 wickets in that Championship season – more than any other bowler for the county until Roland-Jones’ dramatic late triple strike.
Although you’d been in the Sussex squad that won back-to-back County Championships earlier in your career, did 2016 – a title success you played a bigger role in – feel more satisfying?
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