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Match Reports Saturday 7 May 2005 Dulwich (149 all out) lost to Normandy (150 -5) by five wickets. Newly promoted Dulwich got off to a disappointing start to their first game in the Premiership of the Surrey Championship on Saturday by losing to Normandy (who finished fifth last year) by five wickets. The match certainly did see saw between the two teams but Normandy's greater experience saw them home. Winning the toss, Dulwich elected to bat and got off to a steady start as Richard Farrow and Steve Hale added 36 before Hale was given out lbw for 14. Skipper Farrow was joined by in -form batsman, Jack Lusk and together they took the score to 63 after twenty overs before Farrow was dismissed for 26. Lusk was joined by Mark Kelly who made ten runs before being dismissed just before lunch with a mistimed drive. Adam McDonagh survived the pre-lunch attack and at 93 for 3 Dulwich looked well set. After lunch Dulwich advanced to 116 before McDonagh's dismissal precipitated a collapse in which four wickets fell for just six runs in seven overs including Jack Lusk who contributed a gritty 54. With the middle order blown away, a still confident Anil Mahey with 17 shepherded the lower order batsmen to 149 all out off 59 overs. Normandy's medium pacer Chris Cornell taking 4-34 while left arm spinner Mahboob Elahi had a crucial 3-36 off nineteen overs and Junior Simpson weighed in with 3-43. In reply Dulwich fought back strongly with Kervin Marc taking the first wicket in the seventh over and Mark Kelly snapped up two wickets (both lbw) to have Normandy reeling at 16 for three wickets. Bobby Howell and Howard Grice survived testing spells first by Kelly and first change quick bowler, Dave Burton followed by a stiff examination from medium pacer, Adam McDonagh and off spinner, Graeme Hough. As Normandy consolidated, the total moved to 75 before Anil Mahey's leg spin accounted for Grice who made a fighting 33. Howell reached his first fifty for the first team and took his score to 60 before McDonagh accounted for him lbw. The win for Normandy was secured by Elahi whose innings of 33 saw some lusty blows at just the right stage of the game. Of the Dulwich bowlers Kelly returned a creditable and attacking 2-28 off ten overs while McDonagh took 1-11 and Hough put in his usual accurate spell conceding only 11 runs off eight overs. Farrow's men next take on champions Weybridge at home on Saturday and with some lessons learnt should enjoy their first season in the Castle Surrey Championship Premier Division.
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