DERBYSHIRE V SURREY at Derby (LVCC2), 15-18 JUNE 2014
It's astonishing to think it has been nearly three
years and 22 games since
Surrey last won a four-dayer other than at
the Oval, where their
record during the same period is a relatively respectable five
victories and four defeats from seventeen.
Derbyshire have missed Shivnarine
Chanderpaul, who was averaging 50.00 with the bat before he had to fly
off for the West Indies v New Zealand Test series. Since then,
Chanderpaul's temporary replacement, Australia's Marcus North has only
eked out 54 runs from four visits to the crease in the County
Championship. On the plus side, Wayne Madsen has posted 356 runs at an
average of 39.55, Stephen Moore has enjoyed a new lease of life - following his move from Lancashire
- and Borrington and Hughes have provided further batting cheer on occasions.
No, the real concern centres
around Tim Groenewald's announcement that he no longer wants to remain
at Derbyshire, which has resulted in him being dropped indefinitely.
Prior to that the 30-year-old was averaging a decent 29.00 with the
ball in championship cricket. The fallout is that only Mark Footitt
(30 wickets at 19.40 runs apiece) and Tony Palladino look capable of
consistently pestering opposition batsmen. With Mark Turner averaging
230 runs per wicket in this season's championship, there's every
chance 19-year-old seamer Tom Taylor will be given another opportunity
to capture his maiden first-class wicket.
The in form Jason Roy will start the match with
1,912 first-class runs to his name, but, actually, it's skipper Gary
Wilson (1,933) who is currently closer to the 2,000-mark. Derbyshire
also have a couple of players approaching 2,000 f-c career runs -
Paul Borrington (1,945) and David Wainwright (1,960). Meanwhile,
with the ball, Surrey's Jade Dernbach (245) is edging closer and
closer to his 250th f-c wicket.
Surrey take the same eleven to Derby as started against
Gloucestershire plus Tom Curran, who has now completed his A-levels.
Curran's recent performances in all formats seem impossible for coach
Graham Ford to ignore. In terms of who might be left out, the
candidates
would appear to be either Jade Dernbach (eight championship wickets at
64.87 runs apiece this term) and Matt Dunn, who has only seven wickets
at an average of 47.28 to show from his last three outings. You can
bet that whoever misses out won't be "dropped", just "rested".
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Gloucestershire |
9-12 Jun 2014 |
Match Drawn |
Bristol |
626-6d |
112 & 506-6 |
Worcestershire |
1-4 Jun 2014 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
206 & 240-5 |
476 |
Essex |
25-28 May 2014 |
Match Drawn |
Chelmsford |
261-7 |
228 |
Gloucestershire |
11-14 May 2014 |
Won By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
132 & 267-6 |
168 & 230 |
Kent |
4-7 May 2014 |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Canterbury |
285 & 203 |
435 & 54-2 |
Surrey's trips to Derby invariably produce a result. Last year's
corresponding fixture was hampered by the weather, not to mention a
dogged 72 by Richard Johnson; which meant that after two days Surrey
had only batted for an hour. But prior to last year's visit, the
previous eleven Derbyshire-Surrey clashes at the county ground had
yielded four wins to Derbyshire, five to Surrey and just one draw,
in 1997. This week, the weather looks set fair, which means I can't
just sit on the fence. Despite the fact the hosts go into this
game on the back of their first championship victory of the season,
Surrey look a much stronger outfit on paper. Prediction - a win for
the visitors.
S Moore, P Borrington, W Madsen (capt), M North, S Elstone, A
Hughes, G Cross (wk), D Wainwright, T Palladino, T Taylor and M
Footitt.
David Millns and Martin
Saggers.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
DERBYS |
29 Aug - 1 Sep 2013 |
Won By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
289 & 218-6 |
219 & 286 |
30 May - 2 Jun 2013 |
Match Drawn |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
553-8d |
452 & 164-3 |
12-14 Sep 2011 |
Won By An Inns & 126 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
468 |
190 & 152 |
29 May - 1 Jun 2011 |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Derby |
Surrey |
Field |
358 & 142-3 |
400-9d & 99 |
28 Jun - 1 Jul 2010 |
Won By 42 Runs |
Chesterfield |
Surrey |
Bat |
391 & 253 |
237 & 365 |
9-12 Apr 2010 |
Lost By 208 Runs |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
352 & 165 |
451 & 274-6d |
6-9 Aug 2009 |
Match Drawn |
Whitgift School |
Surrey |
Bat |
362 & 320-4d |
334 & 232-5 |
22-25 Apr 2009 |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
Derby |
Surrey |
Bat |
131 & 360 |
274 & 220-5 |
20-23 Sep 2006 |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
275-8d & 273-5 |
385 & 162-8d |
19-22 Apr 2006 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
308 & 476-8d |
492 |
16-17 Aug 2000 |
Won By An Inns & 45 Runs |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
260 |
118 & 97 |
7-9 Jun 2000 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Derby |
Surrey |
Bat |
138 & 218 |
191 & 167-3 |
24-27 Aug 1999 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Field |
350-9d & 1-1 |
154 & 196 |
6-8 Aug 1998 |
Won By 226 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
333 & 238-9d |
139 & 206 |
7-10 May 1997 |
Match Drawn |
Derby |
Surrey |
Bat |
267 |
158-3 |
30 May - 3 Jun 1996 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Field |
477 & 345-3d |
469 & 246-9 |
24-26 Aug 1995 |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Derby |
Derbyshire |
Field |
350 & 167-3 |
181 & 333 |
12-16 May 1994 |
Won By An Inns & 138 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
570-6d |
208 & 224 |
19-21 Aug 1993 |
Lost By 6 Wickets |
Ilkeston |
Derbyshire |
Field |
205 & 332 |
438-9d & 100-4 |
2-4 Jun 1992 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Derbyshire |
Bat |
253-9d & 69-3 |
249 & 244-1d |
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