Middlesex 284 for 8 (De Caires 75, Geddes 62, Robson 57, Ashutosh 4-54) beat Hampshire 124 (De Caires 6-35) by 160 runsDe Caires, the son of former England captain Michael Atherton, set the tone with a 75 opening the batting, with Sam Robson and Ben Geddes also reaching half-centuries for Middlesex. De Caires and Nathan Fernandes delicately amassed runs in the face of Kyle Abbott's accurate powerplay bowling, putting on 103 in the first 22 overs. Their template was replicated, albeit with slightly more impetus, over the following 14 overs by Robson and Geddes. But once De Caires was handed the ball, the 56-run stand was culled and Hampshire collapsed. Only Chad Keegan's six for 33 against Nottinghamshire in 2005 bettered De Caires' haul in the 21st century for Middlesex.