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Blast in the Past: Durham

Middlesex's T20 campaign hits new low in Durham thrashing at Richmond.

29.06.26, 12:00 Updated 29.06.26, 10:49 3 Minute Read

Jon Batham

Jon Batham

Middlesex were hoping this game played in the shadow of the Kew Gardens pagoda would bring a change of Feng Shui. Instead their return to Richmond Cricket Club for the first time in seven years brought their worst performance yet in an already dreadful season in the format.

Here’s our take on events at Old Deer Park.

Choosing to bowl first Middlesex found themselves on the receiving end of a swashbuckling innings from former England Test opener Alex Lees, whose 108 from 61 balls propelled Durham to 218-6.

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