DEPARTING midfielder Julian Sills left his mark on the club when he hit his second brace in two games, this time to secure victory for Basingstoke over the Ryman premier league's bottom team.

Town have now bounced back from the disappointing defeat at home to Farnborough with two impressive wins in a row - with the senior of Basingstoke's two brothers finding form in front of goal.

Manager Ernie Howe was pleased to bag another three points and to have unearthed a goalscoring midfielder in the process - sadly, just as he is about to depart for foreign shores.

Howe said: "Julian's got a new lease of life and he took his goals tremendously well.

"We felt Dulwich were vulnerable in certain areas and Julian made sure that he pushed forward and got in behind their defence.

"We defended well when they put us under pressure, but we have that bit of quality and it came through for us."

Basingstoke started brightly and had the first opportunity inside a minute when Dominic Naylor played in Mark Lisk on the left, but his shot from a tight angle was gathered by 'keeper Les Cleevely.

Former Town player Gus Hurdle was prominent in the Dulwich midfield in the early stages and had their first chance on eight minutes when he gained control of the ball on the edge of the Basingstoke box before chipping just over the bar.

Tim Sills was looking dangerous for Town with the ball at his feet and had a shot deflected over the bar from 30 yards on 24 minutes.

Five minutes later, the Basingstoke striker had time to spot the run of his brother Julian and fed the ball into the inside right channel.

The midfielder collected the pass inside the box and unleashed a low drive which the 'keeper touched but couldn't prevent from finding the back of the net. On 31 minutes a powerful cross from the left was met by striker Sean Gorman, who was unable to direct his header on target.

Five minutes before the interval, Scott Tarr, in the Town goal, was forced to work for the first time as he blocked Sheldon Brown's shot from distance before gathering the ball at the second attempt.

The Sills brothers combined again before the break as Tim flicked on Steve Baker's long ball forward, allowing Julian to volley low into the 'keeper's arms.

In the second half, the introduction of substitutes Gwynne Berry and Declan Perkins added an extra spark to Dulwich both in defence and in attack.

Just before the hour Perkins played the ball through to Kevin Webb, but Tarr was on his toes and advanced quickly to block with his feet.

Six minutes later, the home side looked certain to grab an equaliser as the ball ricocheted in the Town box.

The chance eventually dropped to Perkins inside the six-yard box, but Tarr threw himself in front of the ball to produce a brave but vital save.

The crucial second goal for Basingstoke arrived 16 minutes from time and it was another example of clinical finishing from Julian Sills.

Naylor fed the ball into the area and Sills beat two players in working the ball on to his right foot before burying a low shot past the Dulwich 'keeper.

Within 60 seconds of scoring, Basingstoke had two further opportunities to increase their lead.

Lisk robbed Al-James Hannigan on the edge of the Dulwich box and took no time before striking a ferocious right-foot shot just wide of the target.

Stuart Girdler then floated the ball in to Gorman 12 yards out, but the unmarked striker completely mis-kicked his effort and the chance was gone.

Basingstoke were never seriously threatened in the closing stages and only a Perkins free kick in injury time came close to testing Tarr.