Middlesex

American

[mid-l-seks] / ˈmɪd lˌsɛks /

noun

a former county in SE England, now part of Greater London.
a borough in central New Jersey.

Middlesex British

/ ˈmɪdəlˌsɛks /

noun

Middx. a former county of SE England: became mostly part of N and W Greater London in 1965

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Born in Middlesex, Durde began playing American football in Finsbury Park and played in the now-defunct NFL Europe League, as well as spending time on two NFL practice squads.

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Mike 'Pasty' Harris:, external Batter scored more than 20,000 runs for Nottinghamshire and also played for Middlesex.

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Martin Olley:, external Batter played for the likes of Northamptonshire, Middlesex and Cambridgeshire.

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I played one pink-ball match, for Middlesex away to Essex in the County Championship in 2017.

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He broke down in a one-day game against Middlesex in June.

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