County Championship: Tim Murtagh takes 900th wicket as Middlesex keep in management at Lord’s

Tim Murtagh played three Tests for Ireland – the last against England at Lord’s in 2019

LV= County Championship Division Two, Lord’s, London (day two):

Middlesex 401: Eskinazi 118, De Caires 80, White 65

Derbyshire 177-4: Masood 91

Middlesex (4 pts) lead Derbyshire (2 pts) by 224 runs

Scorecard.

Tim Murtagh claimed the 900th first-class wicket of his career but Derbyshire made decent progress as they replied to Middlesex’s 401 on day two at Lord’s.

The acting skipper brought up his landmark 7,961 days after he had taken his first wicket in 2000, thudding a ball into Billy Godleman’s off stump via an inside edge.

It was also a landmark day for Josh de Caires as the son of former England captain Michael Atherton took his maiden first-class wicket.

Shan Masood’s 91 for Derbyshire allowed the visitors to reach 177-4 after bowling out the hosts on the stroke of lunch, Alex Thomson (4-103) returning his best figures in County Championship cricket.

Middlesex resumed on 307-4 with eyes on a fourth…

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