Max Holden

And they're up at Durham at the moment.

Uh, Max Holden's captain of the team, which is nice to see.

And um, yeah, they, they had Durham at 160 odd for nine I think earlier, and, uh...

But again, as I think we spoke about it last week, didn't we? About the, the tail enders digging in, and there's mo- not many rabbits anymore.

Who's the batter? The left-hander?

Max Holden.

Oh, it was Max Holden.

Okay.

And, um, talk us through that, that delivery, 'cause you nipped the top of his off stump.

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Max, Max Holden got done by an absolute seed.

But like-

Yeah

Um, uh, I mean, I guess they won eight out of nine games, right? Because obviously they, they won the semifinal as well.

And I think it's important to note that there's every chance they can get stronger for the final, because, um, uh, Lewis Du Plooy and Max Holden theoretically could be eligible for the...

Well, they are eligible.

Theoretically, they could be picked for the final, and I'd read that if The Hundred had worked out differently, they would have been, um, picked in the semifinal.

And with a really young side, say vast majority academy graduates, they've-- A-and also Middlesex suffered another-- a real blow before that Durham game in that Manchester Supergiants beat Sunrisers Leeds.

So if-- Had Supergiants lost that game, Middlesex were basically penciling in Lees, De Kock, and Max Holden to, to bat at probably three and four for them in, um, or four and five in, in, i-in that semi-final, um, which would've given the two teams a, a, a closer look in terms of pedigree, I suppose.

But, um, but no, they were 140 for seven chasing 250.

Um, and Luke Holman played one of the ballsier, I'd say, 50 Over knocks you'll see on a, uh, really like hostile conditions, batting with a tail, knowing that Nav Sharma is a phenomenally talented bowler, it-- but he is at the moment a bit of a number 11.