Martin Andersson hit a maiden career century to help his Middlesex to victory over Notts Outlaws at Radlett.

The 26-year-old produced a knock of exactly 100 from 81 balls to put the Seaxes back on track after the hosts had lost wickets to Brett Hutton, Liam Patterson-White and Tom Loten.

The pair’s effort enabled Middlesex to post 365 all out, with the Outlaws totalling 231 from 40.1 overs in reply, including a spirited eighth-wicket stand of 74 between Loten and Calvin Harrison.

Asked to bat first, Middlesex skipper Mark Stoneman set off at a brisk pace, driving Hutton over the top for six and finding the boundary regularly as he dominated an opening stand of 40 with Joe Cracknell, reaching 35 from 27.

However, Hutton had the last word, breaching Stoneman’s defences with a straight one. And the Outlaws seamer also picked up the wicket of Sam Robson, who dragged a ball back onto his off stump.

Cracknell targeted left-arm spinner Patterson-White immediately with two successful sweeps to the fence, but a third attempt proved his undoing as Dane Schadendorf took a tumbling bat-pad catch behind the stumps.

When Jack Davies was caught at cover, the home side had slumped to 136 for four – but the decision to move Andersson up the order paid off as he and Higgins shared a partnership of 129 from 78.

Higgins looked well set for a maiden 50-over hundred until he skied Lyndon James to mid-off, but Andersson progressed to his half-century with a boundary as Middlesex moved past 300.

On 90 at the start of the final over, Andersson reached his milestone before being caught on the fence next delivery as the Seaxes posted 365.

In reply, Notts lost three wickets during the powerplay overs, with both openers falling to Bamber – yet the most eye-catching dismissal was Stoneman’s stunning one-handed catch at midwicket to intercept James’ full-blooded pull off Ishaan Kaushal.

Outlaws captain Haseeb Hameed, who dispatched his first ball from Kaushal to the cover boundary, had begun to repair the damage when Bamber uprooted his middle stump to leave the visitors at 60 for four.

Higgins took the scalp of Montgomery, who was caught at backward point for a composed 40, but Notts’ eighth-wicket pair thwarted any hopes of a swift finish.

Loten, who has enjoyed a productive time in Notts' Second XI with the bat, struck a List A career-best 44 before Robson had him caught behind. And the leg-spinner finished proceedings when Harrison, chasing a maiden half-century, was taken at long-off for 41.

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