By Jeremy Blackmore

Captain fantastic: Middlesex’s Tim Murtagh
PICTURES: Alamy

Half century: John Simpson

TIM Murtagh led the celebrations as he became the first Middlesex captain to lead the Seaxes to four consecutive County Championship wins in a season since 1995.
But while the 101-run victory against Worcestershire puts Middlesex on course to win Division Three, Murtagh was most pleased to see the progress made by the side since a disastrous start to the summer.
He has overseen a major reversal of fortunes after Middlesex won just two games out of 10 in the group stages an...