MIDDLESEX COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION THREE
Barnes 122 all out
Uxbridge 232-8
UXBRIDGE WON BY 110 RUNS
UXBRIDGE are celebrating promotion to Division Two after an emphatic victory on Saturday.
The nerves were jangling, as Uxbridge knew a win would secure a top two place, but with third-placed North London only managing a draw against Enfield, promotion was guaranteed as they bowled out their hosts for just 122.
Uxbridge lost the toss and were put in to bat, and quickly put on runs as opener Andre Jason hit 78 off 107 balls, including 12 fours. Fellow opener Malkeet Dhaliwal fell for just 10, but the second-wicket partnership added plenty to the score, Tony Stephens putting up 60 runs of his own, including nine boundaries.
Nishil Patel added 27 runs, and there were useful contributions from Prabhjot Singh (12) and Scott Doody (13) as Uxbridge finished on 232-8 in 53 overs.
Barnes lost quick wickets as John Somerville-Hendrie took two for 15 in five overs and Matt Dampier took another two for 37 in eight overs. Patel also put in figures of 4-31 in his 11.1 overs (five of them maidens) as Uxbridge limited the home batsmen to a top score of 37 from their number six. Two Barnes players were dismissed for ducks as the visitors strolled to an easy win.
The IIs were also playing Barnes and faced a similar situation, needing a win and other results to go their way for promotion.
Monty Jivraj led the way with 3-48 as Barnes were restricted to 219-8 in 55 overs, before opener Mike Stafford’s solid 83 meant Uxbridge needed just 35 overs to reach 223 for the loss of only three wickets.
The IIIs made it a clean sweep, finishing the season with an emphatic 247-run win over Shepherd’s Bush.
They made a league record 435-9 in 50 overs before declaring, led by opener Leo Fernandes’ remarkable 171 and 87 from Simret Mangat. Junaid Khan then took 4-25 as Uxbridge bowled their opponents out for 181.
In Division Two, Mike Olsen and Rob Berti both scored half-centuries as Ickenham signed off with a nail-biting one-wicket win over North Middlesex.
Richard Crompton hit the winning boundary after a David Gibson single had levelled the scores.
