Uxbridge 152 Finchley 106-8

Grolsch Middlesex County League Division One

Poor batting saw leaders Finchley crash to 38-6 before they recovered to salvage a point from a drawn game against Uxbridge on Saturday. Their ten-point lead was cut to three points over Winchmore Hill.

Skipper Jason Poole (41) and Jake Milton (26 not out) stopped the rot with a stand of 60.

Earlier, Daminda Wijesekera (5-29) had Eastcote struggling at 78-6. But they were let off the hook, totalling 152.

On Sunday, they reached the last eight of the Evening Standard Trophy with a 112-run win at West Herts.

Wijesekera (6-23) boosted his weekend haul to 11-52 as bemused West Herts were dismissed for 137.