After losing the toss and being sent into bat, Captain Daniel Solway showed his class with a brilliant 97 to help stem the tide as others’ wickets fell around him – some were good balls while others were poor shot selection.
However, Solway was well supported by speedster Liam Marshall with an excellent 61 and Zeeshaan Ahmed contributed with 33.
Unfortunately, new English U19 recruit George Bell was among the batsmen who did not trouble the scorers, but the Dogs’ faithful know he will deliver once he settles into the Kennel.
The Dogs’ total will be difficult to defend, however opening bowler Ayden Brown struck late in the day and the Panthers are 1 for 19.
Bulldogs skipper run rate keeps hope high
THE Bulldogs struggled to reach 239 against the Penrith Panthers at Bankstown Memorial Oval, in a return to two-day cricket in the NSW Premier Cricket competition.
