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Match ReportsDulwich 3rd XI v Camberley 3rd XI (home) 28 June 2003 Result: Dulwich losing draw Dulwich 207 for 9 in 53.5 overs With top-of-the-table rivals Old Wimbledonians finally having dropped points last week, Dulwich had the chance to increase the pressure on the top side against fifth-placed Camberley. Instead, they gave their most disappointing performance of the season, and could easily have lost the match. Put in to bat, Dulwich got off to their usual brisk start with an opening partnership of 42 in under 10 overs. Tony Cable announced his intentions with a massive six off his second ball into a neighbouring garden. After he was out for 25, Peter Rice and Andy Rycroft got bogged down and it wasn't until the 34th over that the fifty partnership was reached. Both men fell in quick succession, Rice for 36 (101 balls) and Rycroft for 29 (72 balls). With the pressure on the middle order, wickets tumbled as Dulwich collapsed to 126 for 7, with only Jesse Johnson adding runs (19), batting with a rare aggression that seemed to suit him. Fortunately there was batting in depth, and Alistair Sykes (15) and Clive Saunders (36), both on their debut for the side this season, then put on 54 for the eighth wicket. A few more blows from the tail took Dulwich to a decent 207 for 9 when the captain declared after 53.5 overs. As so often in recent weeks, Dulwich dismissed one of the openers for a duck. What was unusual was that by then, five overs in, the score was 33 - had Tony Cable switched sides? No, it was Mills, who carried on hitting to make 72, despite being dropped at least twice (it was Dulwich's worst performance in the field this year) and chipping the fielders on numerous other occasions. With neither David Woods nor Ian Marshall quite on top form, the runs kept on coming, and it took a brilliant catch by Stewart Harmer to give Marshall one of his two wickets in his opening spell. Rohan Karat was the tidiest of the bowlers, and picked up a couple of wickets, and Woods came back to pick up two more. Suddenly Camberley were struggling on 112 for 7 with 21 overs to bat out. Gradually gaining in confidence, and surviving some very confident appeals for LBW, Camberley fought back as the three bowlers used began to tire in the heat. The only wicket to fall was a superb run out from Karat. Captain Harmer decided against bringing himself on, and with three overs to go Camberley needed 21 to win. Happily, they seemed to settle for a winning draw, turning down several easy singles. It was a fortunate decision, as Lynch hit the last ball for six, taking him past fifty and leaving Camberley just six short of a victory. Next week Dulwich host Chessington and will need to return to winning ways, as the following two fixtures are against Old Wimbledonians and Guildford, currently lying first and third in the table.
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