▁Series . ▁ ▁However ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁also ▁saw ▁M idd les ex ▁suffer ▁re leg ation ▁in ▁the ▁Pro 4 0 ▁Division ▁One ▁( fin ishing ▁in ▁last ▁place ). ▁And ▁in ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁their ▁final ▁stand ings ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁M idd les ex ▁both ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁past ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁Prov ident ▁Tro phy ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁ 3 rd ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁Championship ▁Division ▁Two , ▁again ▁missing ▁out ▁on ▁promotion ▁by ▁just ▁one ▁position . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁M idd les ex ▁changed ▁their ▁limited ▁o vers ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁Cr us aders , ▁to ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁Pan thers , ▁following ▁compla ints ▁made ▁by ▁Muslim ▁and ▁Jewish ▁communities . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁club ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁limited ▁o vers ▁name ▁will ▁revert ▁to ▁M idd les ex ▁County ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁( M idd les ex ▁C CC ), ▁with ▁immediate ▁effect . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁saw ▁a ▁dram atic ▁improvement ▁in ▁form ▁for ▁M idd les ex , ▁as ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁L V = ▁County ▁Championship ▁Division ▁Two ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁their ▁history , ▁se aling ▁promotion ▁to ▁Division ▁One ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season . ▁They ▁narrow ly ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁C B 4 0 ▁semi