Middlesex hard done by software

LONDON, April 20: Middlesex walked off the Canterbury pitch believing their first match in the English 40-overs cricket league this season h...

LONDON, April 20: Middlesex walked off the Canterbury pitch believing their first match in the English 40-overs cricket league this season had ended in a tie, only to discover they had lost to Kent by one run.

Captain Mark Ramprakash thought he had kept a careful check on the complex scoring method used to calculate the result of rain-affected limited overs matches.

But his sheet had not calculated to enough decimal points and when the official scorers checked their computer software, they ruled that Kent, last season’s league runners-up, were the victors.

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Middlesex batted first and made 206 for seven off their 40 overs, Jason Pooley scoring 94 and new Australian recruit Justin Langer 41. When bad light and rain drove the players off, Kent were 115 for three off 26 overs, with West Indies all-rounder Carl Hooper making 45 and Alan Wells 46 not out.

The scoring method for rain-hit games, regarded as being the fairest way of settling such matches, was introduced last season.

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