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7 days ago
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Kent sign Middlesex bowler Gilchrist on loan
Kent bowler Nathan Gilchrist has joined Middlesex on loan for the remainder of the One-Day Cup. The 25-year-old will complete a permanent move to Warwickshire at the end of the season after signing a three-year deal with the Division One club. Gilchrist has taken 28 wickets in 27 list A matches at an average of 36.53. He will feature for Middlesex in Group B, but will be unavailable for selection against Kent Spitfires on Tuesday, 19 August. "With a number of our pace bowling unit currently out with injuries and others returning to fitness, it's important that we manage the workloads of the quick bowlers in the squad," Middlesex's director of cricket Alan Coleman told the club's website. "Adding someone of Nathan's quality allows us to do that and we are delighted to have added him to the pace ranks. "He adds genuine pace, plenty of experience, and gives our attack something different, as we look to build on a promising performance and victory against Sussex at Lord's on Sunday." Middlesex are next in One-Day Cup action at Durham on Wednesday.
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7 days ago
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Kent sign Middlesex bowler Gilchrist on loan
Kent bowler Nathan Gilchrist has joined Middlesex on loan for the remainder of the One-Day 25-year-old will complete a permanent move to Warwickshire at the end of the season after signing a three-year deal with the Division One has taken 28 wickets in 27 list A matches at an average of will feature for Middlesex in Group B, but will be unavailable for selection against Kent Spitfires on Tuesday, 19 August. "With a number of our pace bowling unit currently out with injuries and others returning to fitness, it's important that we manage the workloads of the quick bowlers in the squad," Middlesex's director of cricket Alan Coleman told the club's website, external."Adding someone of Nathan's quality allows us to do that and we are delighted to have added him to the pace ranks."He adds genuine pace, plenty of experience, and gives our attack something different, as we look to build on a promising performance and victory against Sussex at Lord's on Sunday."Middlesex are next in One-Day Cup action at Durham on Wednesday.
BBC News
09-07-2025
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Du Plooy named Middlesex captain
Middlesex have named Leus du Plooy as captain of the club's County Championship and T20 Blast 30-year-old has taken over the roles with immediate effect ahead of his side's Blast fixture against Hampshire Hawks on Eskinazi has stepped down as T20 captain due to personal reasons, while former red-ball skipper, Toby Roland-Jones, has left his role by mutual consent, Middlesex Plooy moved to Middlesex from Derbyshire ahead of the 2024 season and has scored 1,601 runs in 36 appearances across both formats for the club."I am extremely proud to have been asked to captain Middlesex in both formats and am very much looking forward to a strong finish to this season and to working with the leadership group ahead of 2026," he told the club's website, external."I've been lucky enough to be a part of the Middlesex playing squad since the start of last season and have high hopes for what this talented group of players can achieve."Alan Coleman, Middlesex's director of cricket, said Du Plooy had shown himself to be a "natural leader at all times" and a "terrific influence" on young players."Appointing Leus as captain allows us to build for the long-term, as we look to develop this group of players and continue to build a successful and winning team in all formats."
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19-06-2025
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Vilas appointed interim Middlesex coach
Middlesex have appointed former Lancashire captain Dane Vilas as interim coach for the rest of the 40-year-old South African replaces Richard Johnson, who left this week after a disappointing start to the season in both red and white-ball watched his new side register their first T20 Blast win at Lord's in exactly three years on Thursday, as Middlesex beat Essex by one run off the final will take charge after Friday night's London derby in the Blast against Surrey at The Kia Oval, in time for Sunday's County Championship Division Two trip to scored more than 10,000 first-class runs in an 18-year career, making 25 centuries, and played six Tests for South spent the final seven years of his career with Lancashire, captaining the Red Rose for four seasons and eventually retiring in 2023. Middlesex's director of cricket, Alan Coleman, told the club website, external: "Dane has a wealth of experience to offer our squad, and I believe that we will all benefit from his presence and leadership across the rest of this season."Though Dane is still early in his coaching career, having only finished playing for Lancashire in 2023, I am confident that his leadership presence, competitive edge and experience of all formats, including franchise cricket, will have a huge impact on our squad."Vilas skippered Lancashire to promotion to Division One of the County Championship in his first season and two runners-up finishes in the top flight during his four years in the role."It is the leadership qualities that were evident when he captained Lancashire that drew me towards Dane," added Coleman."The teams that he has led played hard, committed, never-say-die cricket and I believe that is a style that will resonate well with our players, staff group and members."Vilas, who will be supported by Rory Coutts, Tim Murtagh and Ian Salisbury, said: "It's an absolute honour to be here. Lord's is such a special place and I'm looking forward to getting started with the squad."The potential is endless for the group and I'll be keen to harness that and help grow their careers."
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17-06-2025
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'Time right' for Middlesex to part ways with Johnson
Middlesex have parted ways with first-team coach Richard Johnson as "results have fallen below expectations".The 50-year-old has been at the helm since the start of the 2022 season, having previously worked as assistant coach under Richard Scott and taking over the lead role on an interim basis in guided Middlesex to promotion from Division Two of the County Championship in his first season but they were relegated at the first attempt in 2023, finished third in the second tier last season, and are sixth, five points off the bottom, after three defeats in their opening seven have also lost three of their opening six fixtures in this season's T20 Blast to lie off the pace in seventh in a tightly fought South Group, and have failed to reach the knockout stage of either white-ball competition since Johnson's Coleman, Middlesex's director of cricket, told the club website, external: "Jono has put his heart and soul into the role and we thank him for all his hard work."Ultimately cricket is a performance business, and we do not feel that the results this season have matched the expectations that we have for the team at our disposal."Jono is due a lot of credit for leading the team through the most difficult off-field period that we have had and has embraced the challenge of working within the financial constraints placed upon the club during his time."Coleman added: "We do though have high expectations for the playing group that has been assembled, and we do feel that the time is right for a change to try and maximise the talent and performances from our squad."Jono is a modern Middlesex cricketing great and has served the club exceptionally well during his time as a player, assistant coach and first-team coach."
