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Middlesex's County Championship rivals assessed

Ahead of curtain up on the new season, Up The Middle presents part one of our assessment of Middlesex’s rivals for the County Championship Division Two title.

23.03.26, 09:00 Updated 21.03.26, 20:16 5 Minute Read

Jon Batham

Jon Batham

The countdown is on to the start of Middlesex’s 2026 County Championship season.

The first block of seven fixtures between the Easter weekend and the middle of May will do much to shape the title race, meaning everyone is after that quick start to put them among the promotion frontrunners before the Vitality Blast hits town.

In the first of a two part analysis, we look at four of Middlesex’s rivals in the Division Two race.

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