Middlesex v Nottinghamshire

Date released: 1 September 2007

The LV County Championship fixture between Middlesex and Nottinghamshire at Lord's ended in a draw.

• Read the match report on Middlesex CCC's website

Today (Saturday 1st September) is this game's final day.

Tickets cost £12 for adults and £6 for Over-65s. Under-16s are being admitted free as part of the annual 'Kids 4 Free' initiative, organised jointly by MCC and Middlesex CCC.

Match information

The gates at Lord's will open at 10 o'clock, with play due to start one hour later.

At the start of play today, Nottinghamshire will resume on 96-1 in their second innings - 97 runs ahead of Middlesex.

Andrew Strauss wearing his Lord's headset As ever, there will be ball-by-ball commentary available via the Lord's headsets - as modelled by Andrew Strauss (left) - for blind and partially sighted visitors.

For this match, the commentary comes courtesy of BBC London, but MCC ensures that all matches at Lord's are covered by commentary - either from BBC Test Match Special, BBC London or our own team of volunteer commentators.

The reverse fixture at Trent Bridge ended in a rain-affected draw. With Notts in second place and Middlesex fourth, the home team will be chasing victory to keep alive any faint hopes of promotion.

Middlesex

It was the familiar names who lead the way for Middlesex when these teams last met, back in early May.

Tim Murtagh took six wickets as Notts ended their first innings on 336.

Ed Joyce in one-day action for Middlesex A first innings collapse saw Middlesex teeter on the edge of defeat. However, Ed Joyce occupied the crease for 103 balls scoring just 36 in a patient innings - but Middlesex fell to 176 all-out and were made to follow on.

A combination of rain and an exciting 120 from 152 balls (including 14 fours and three sixes) from Andrew Strauss saw Middlesex bat out the remainder of the match to salvage a draw.

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire owed a large part of their first innings lead to Paul Franks. Batting at eight, the one time England one-day international scored an impressive 92, including 12 fours and a six.

Middlesex's first innings failings were prompted by some inspired bowling from Charlie Shreck. The tall, right-arm quick has taken five-wickets or more on four occasions in the LV County Championship this season and is the bowler Middlesex will do well to guard against.

Franks himself and another familiar name and former England player, Mark Ealham, were the other first innings wicket-takers.