. ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁Com pton ▁and ▁Ed rich ▁made ▁their ▁record ▁un be aten ▁stand ▁of ▁ 4 2 4 ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁w icket ▁against ▁Som erset ▁at ▁L ords . ▁ ▁M idd les ex ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁period ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁captain cies ▁of ▁Mike ▁Bre ar ley ▁and ▁Mike ▁G atting ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Bre ar ley ▁proved ▁as ▁ast ute ▁for ▁his ▁county ▁as ▁he ▁did ▁for ▁his ▁country ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁His ▁team ▁included ▁G atting ▁and ▁England ▁spin ▁bow lers ▁John ▁Emb ure y ▁and ▁Phil ▁Ed mond s , ▁and ▁over se as ▁fast ▁bow lers ▁such ▁as ▁Wayne ▁Daniel . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁history ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁M idd les ex ▁had ▁mixed ▁fort unes ▁in ▁Dom estic ▁Cr icket . ▁In ▁the ▁ 4 - Day ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁club ▁finished ▁ 3 rd ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁teams ▁in ▁Division ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁Victoria ▁County ▁Championship , ▁narrow ly ▁missing ▁out ▁on ▁promotion . ▁However , ▁ 3 rd ▁place ▁in ▁Division ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Nat West ▁Pro ▁ 4 0 ▁League ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁ear n ▁them ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁play - off ▁final ▁against ▁North am pt ons hire ▁Ste el back s . ▁M idd les ex ▁won ▁that ▁game ▁comfort ably ▁and ▁therefore ▁gained