A walrus disappointed in love

RAIN STOPPED PLAY. Middlesex 153 for 7 (58 overs). Scott 33, Richardson 0.

Scott and Kartik added 44 in 12 overs before the latter, having scraped his way to 17 in highly unconvincing fashion, had a big mow at Maddy and sent up a skier to Woakes at extra cover.

Mizzling drizzle was falling then and seconds later, after former Bear Alan Richardson lumbered in at the unusually lofty position of nine, it intensfied and, yet again, the players left the field.