Richmond have been knocked off the top of the Middlesex County League Division One table despite claiming an important winning draw at title rivals Ealing on Saturday.

They have been replaced at the summit by Hampstead, who now lead by a single point.

Ryan Higgins (139), above, and Alex Griffiths (53*) helped Richmond to 285-5 dec, and despite the best efforts of David Burton with the ball (5-37), they could not dislodge Ealing, who ended on 200-7.

Twickenham beat North Middlesex winning by 59 runs on The Green to stay 21 points off the top.

Parminder Singh was the star with the ball taking 6-38 as Twickenham defended 189.

Elsewhere, James Ladd-Gibbon (4-35) and James Keightley (4-13) were the stand-out Teddington bowlers in a seven-wicket win at Finchley.

FIXTURES: Richmond v Twickenham; Teddington v Southgate.