By Jeremy Blackmore
GOOD times have been rare at Middlesex so victory over Leicestershire against the odds tasted even sweeter.
This was only the Seaxers’ second Championship win of a desperate summer, which has seen them firmly rooted to the bottom of Group Two.
When captain Peter Handscomb pulled out following a positive Covid test and in-form batsman Stevie Eskinazi picked up a groin injury, home fans feared the worst.
Sam Robson posted an excellent 154 before an all-too-familiar Middlesex collapse set the hosts back.
Stand-in captain Tim Murtagh though made early inroads wi...
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