Lee Deller smashed a brilliant century for Wickford but still finished on the losing side at Brentwood.

Batting first, Wickford amassed 230-2 before declaring, with Deller's unbeaten knock of 107 the highlight.

But that target proved to be within the reach of Brentwood, with David Smith (84) and Nigel McKay (68) scoring the bulk of the runs in their winning reply of 231-4.

Wickford earned nine points in defeat.

Published Tuesday, August 5, 2003

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