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Match Reports

Saturday 12th July 2003
Dulwich 1st XI vs. Brook

Dulwich 280-7 declared and Brook 184 all out

Another fine all round performance brought Dulwich a 96 run victory at Brook and gave them their tenth win in eleven matches to consolidate their position at the top of Division Two of the Castle sponsored Surrey championship.

Put into bat on a good batting pitch, Dulwich got off to a rapid start with 26 off 26 balls by Raj Tulsiani. The opening pair putting 39 on the board in the first eight overs. Skipper Richard Farrow was then joined by Aussie Ty Hopes, and together they put on 88 for the second wicket in 23 overs before Farrow was unfortunate to be run out when the bowler deflected a Hopes straight drive on to the stumps. Farrow had just reached his 50, his fifth of the season in only eleven innings. Hopes went on to make 81 off just 100 balls, his championship 50.

The stage was set for some fast scoring and the Dulwich middle order provided! Jack Lusk made 24 off 15 balls, Mark Kelly 35 off 29, Ray Tudor 30 off 16 and Allen Blackford 21 off 11 balls enabling a Dulwich declaration on 280 for 7 wickets after 49 overs. 101 runs came off the last eleven overs of the innings.

Brook started their reply with a stand of 43 off the first 12 overs before the openers fellk, losing a wicket each to Mark Kenlock and Mark Kelly. The spinners then worked their way through the middle order with Ty Hopes and Graeme Hough picking up a wicket each and Phil Eldridge taking two. Dulwich were then held up by a seventh wicket stand of 45 before the openers returned to take two wickets each and polish off the last four wickets in nineteen balls. Brook were all out for 184 ninety six runs short.

Kelly finished with 3-39 to take his season total to 35 wickets at 12 runs apiece. Kenlock had 3-30 to move to a season total of 26 at 9.9 each.

Top of the table, Dulwich entertain fourth placed Horsley and Send in the Castle Lager Surrey Championship next week.

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