Sat 14th June - 1st XI v Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON 262 (63.3) beat DULWICH 138 (40.2) by 124 runs

Dulwich travelled to Wimbledon in the Premier Division of the AJ Sports Surrey Cricket Championship, but an injury-wracked side went down to defeat by 124 runs.

Dulwich put their opponents in to bat, but were unable to make an early breakthrough as the openers put on 107 in 17.3 overs for the first wicket. Surrey batsman Ryan Patel led the way with a sparkling 78 off just 57 balls. But his dismissal, lbw to Dale Shaw, sparked an unexpected collapse as four wickets went down in six overs for just nine runs. Wimbledon went into lunch at 117-4 after 24 overs. After the interval the lower order batsmen exerted themselves and raised the total to 262 before being dismissed after 63.3 overs. Dulwich were hampered by the loss of three bowlers to injuries, with Shaw coming off after 6.5 overs with a leg injury after taking an impressive 3-23; Kaif Ramzan suffering an ankle injury after just 2.3 overs in which he took 1-5; and Joe Payne injuring his hand after bowling 4.1 overs. With three bowlers incapacitated it was left to Harvey Booth and Ahmed Khan to put in long spells, with Booth bowling 18.3 overs to finish with 3-76 and Khan 19.3 overs for 1-60.

James Schofield and Harrison Perry launched the reply confidently, putting on 43 in 13 overs for the first wicket before Schofield fell for 14. Perry took his score to 40, off 46 balls, before becoming the second wicket with the score on 69. But two more wickets fell quickly, with skipper Ollie Steele going at the same score for 13, and overseas player K.S. Bharat falling to a brilliant diving catch after making just 4. Shaw came in with a runner to score 5, and Sam Seecharan made 25 off 33 balls. Khan (19), and Booth (7) lifted the score to 133-6 after 38 overs. But both were out in the next over along with Jacob Emler, who was run out without scoring. The innings ended in a farcical manner with Payne trying to bat one handed and Ramzan hobbling with a runner. Payne was bowled, to see Dulwich dismissed for 138.

Dulwich take just three bowling points from this match and slip to ninth place in the table. Next week they have a home fixture against Ashtead, who are currently sixth.