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Match Reports Saturday 24th May 2003 Result: Dulwich won by 126 runs Dulwich 167 (A.Rycroft 59) in 44.1 overs Dulwich crushed a weak Esher side fielding two boys yet to reach their teens on Saturday. Esher were even further troubled when, in the second over, their keeper went over on his ankle and had to be whisked off to hospital. Similarly, Dulwich got off to a poor start, tumbling to 20 for 3 against some good bowling. With the top three all back in the pavilion, the pressure was on Andy Rycroft and Chris Smith to pull things round. Batting sensibly and running aggressively, they put on more than forty runs before Chris was out. Indeed, Chris had his first (but not last) disagreement when he was run out by the bowler for backing up too early, only for the Esher captain to withdraw the appeal. Andy and David Woods then put on more than fifty to take the score to 126 for 6, when Andy was out for an excellent 59. Lusty hitting at the end by Glen Bowley and Rohan Karat, who, in a tactical masterstroke by Stewart Harmer, was kept back to No 11 when the opposition would never expect someone to play such glorious shots, took the score to 167 all out. With only eight wickets to take, including the two boys, on an uncertain track, Dulwich were strong favourites to win. In his third over David Woods took three wickets, peppering the leg stump with balls of varying length and watching on as Esher lobbed the ball to square leg and the grateful hands of David Begg. Bowling with fire and pace, Chris Smith took a wicket in his next over and Esher were 12 for 4. Fortunately, he saw the funny side when a no-ball was called some time after the ball had reached the keeper. By then the game was essentially over, with only the threat of rain to cause any fears. A brief rally by Esher was brought to its inevitable end when Rohan Karat and Ian Marshall took two wickets each to dismiss the side for a feeble 41. They both benefited from fine catches at third slip by Chris Smith, the first off Rohan being particularly spectacular. Next week Dulwich host Weybridge when they should be able to put out an even stronger side and so continue their challenge at the top of the table.
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