WORCESTERSHIRE ended their pre-season tour of Abu Dhabi on a winning note as they overcame Middlesex by 77 runs in convincing fashion at the Zayed nursery ground.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Ross Whiteley made 90s as the County topped the 300 mark in 50 overs.

Then the bowlers effectively worked their way through the Middlesex batting before Joe Leach rounded off proceedings with three wickets in an over.

Kohler-Cadmore and Whiteley came together at 40-2 and featured in a partnership of 180.

James Harris ended the stand at 220 when he bowled Kohler-Cadmore (93) in the 38th over and the same bowler struck again when he trapped Whiteley lbw for 97.

Tom Fell (10) put on 31 with fellow opener Kohler-Cadmore before being bowled by Tim Murtagh and Alex Gidman fell to new-ball bowler Tom Helm for a duck.

Alex Hepburn and wicketkeeper Ben Cox were dismissed for five and 14 respectively by left-arm spinner Ravi Patel.

Ed Barnard was run-out for 11 but late-order hitting from Brett D’Oliveira and Leach steered the total past the 300 mark.

Leach (19) became Patel’s third victim with D’Oliveira unbeaten on 36 out of 320-8.

In reply, first change Barnard (1-43) made the breakthrough in dismissing Dawid Malan (26) with 53 on the board.

Opener Sam Robson (43) was run-out by D’Oliveira and Nick Compton made 60 before he was trapped lbw by spinner Shaaiq Choudhry.

Jack Shantry (1-34) returned to account for Ryan Higgins (30) before two wickets fell for two runs.

Choudhry (2-47) had Neil Dexter (39) adjudged lbw and Whiteley held onto a return catch from John Simpson to leave Middlesex on 221-6.

Whiteley (2-27) bowled Nick Gubbins (30) with the total on 239-7 in the 45th over.

Leach (3-39) ended the contest in quick-fire fashion with three wickets in an over, accounting for Toby Roland-Jones (1), Harris (3) and Helm (0).