Middlesex 340 & 377-8 Northants 377

Middlesex finished day three of the County Championship match at Uxbridge in a strong position thanks to a career best 141 not out from Ben Scott.

However, they will have one eye on the weather at Park Road today (Wednesday) as they lead Northants by 340 runs going into the final day of the match.

Having slumped to 105-6 Scott and Eion Morgan (93) shared a stand of 128 and Scott, who was batting down at number eight, went on to make a superb century after Johann van der Wath had rattled the early Middlesex batsmen with his second five wicket haul of the match.

Play is due to resume at 11am today.