County cricket: Gloucestershire beat Middlesex on day of rain

Gloucestershire found time to beat Middlesex on a day where rain limited the action across the country 7.14pm BST A biblical overnight deluge, that continued through most of the morning, ruled out play in most of yesterday’s Championship games. Only at Lord’s were two sessions possible, which was more than enough time for Gloucestershire to complete their seven-wicket defeat of Middlesex. David Payne, who missed the last round of games for the birth of his first child, skedaddled thr