DURHAM DYNAMOS V SURREY LIONS at the
Riverside (CB40), 17 JULY 2011
First meets third in Group B of the Clydesdale
Bank 40. While Durham have dropped a couple of matches, it would
take a brave man to write-off their chances of progressing to the
knockout phase.
Before the CB40 broke up at the end of May, the
Dynamos' strength was with the bat. Gordon Muchall was averaging
98.00, having struck five fifties in six visits to the crease. Ben
Stokes - who is sidelined for this game - had hit a hundred and two
half-centuries, while Dale Benkenstein and Gareth Breese were both
averaging well over fifty. Add the dangerous Ian Blackwell and a
rejuvenated Paul Collingwood into the mix and it all adds up to a
frightening combination.
With the ball, Blackwell and Graham Onions had
been economical, but injuries meant they rarely played in tandem.
Benkenstein, who leads Durham in one-day cricket while Phil Mustard
takes over the reins in the championship, had also turned his arm
over to good effect. But two of the Dynamos' lesser known seamers,
Mitchell Claydon (12 wickets at 18.50 runs apiece) and Chris
Rushworth, had proven to be the partnership breakers.
Click here for the Surrey
v Durham List A Records sheet as at the start of the 2011 season.
Durham's Ian Blackwell goes into this match with 198 List A career
wickets.
Apart from Kevin Pietersen and Chris Tremlett, who are in the
England party for this week's opening Test against India, Surrey
have a full hand from which to choose. Surprisingly, Yasir Arafat
has been named in the Lions' 14-man squad for this game and Matthew
Spriegel, who currently tops Surrey's CB40 batting averages and has
conceded less runs per over than Arafat in this competition, is
missing. Very strange.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Hampshire |
22
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 36 Runs |
Whitgift Sch |
311-7
(40) |
275
(38.4) |
Scotland |
15
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 48 Runs |
Edinburgh |
257-7
(40) |
209-9
(40) |
Leicestershire |
8
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 17 Runs |
The Oval |
206-8
(40) |
189
(38.3) |
Hampshire |
2
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 4 Wickets |
Rose Bowl |
142-6
(33.3) |
141
(30) |
Scotland |
1
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
200-3
(33) |
196-9
(40) |
If Ben Stokes were fit, you would have to back Durham. Even without
him they appear to have enough weapons to cause the Lions problems.
The weather forecast isn't good, but if we get a game it will be
interesting to see if Surrey are able to bounce back after missing
out on a place in the last eight of the FLt20. My heart says Surrey,
but my head says Durham, who, after all, have won five out of the
last six one-day meetings between these two sides..
P Mustard (wk), G Muchall, P Collingwood, D Benkenstein (capt), I
Blackwell, G Breese, C Rushworth, L Plunkett, S Borthwick, M Claydon
and G Onions.
Steve O'Shaughnessy and George Sharp. (Third umpire - Martin
Bodenham.).
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
DURHAM |
15
May 2009 |
FPT |
Lost By 60
Runs |
The Oval |
Durham |
Bat |
227
(47.2) |
287-4
(50) |
3
May 2009 |
FPT |
Lost By 1
Run |
The
Riverside |
Durham |
Bat |
265-6
(50) |
266-7
(50) |
29
Jul 2007 |
NL |
Lost By 7
Wickets |
Guildford |
Durham |
Field |
248-6
(40) |
249-3
(36) |
30
May 2005 |
NL |
Won By 43
Runs |
The Oval |
Durham |
Field |
219-7
(38) |
176
(34.1) |
24
Apr 2005 |
NL |
Lost By 138
Runs |
The
Riverside |
Surrey |
Field |
86
(30.1) |
224-8
(45) |
10
Sep 2000 |
NL |
Lost By 59 Runs |
The Oval |
Durham |
Bat |
192 (40.3) |
251-5 (45) |
6
May 2000 |
NL |
Won By 66 Runs |
The Riverside |
Durham |
Field |
230-7 (45) |
164 (41.3) |
29
Aug 1999 |
NL |
Won By 2 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
221-7 (45) |
219-8 (44) |
18
Apr 1999 |
NL |
Won By 3 Runs |
The Riverside |
Surrey |
Bat |
175-7 (26) |
186 (25.4) |
13
Sep 1998 |
NL |
Won By 101 Runs |
The Riverside |
Surrey |
Bat |
237-6 (40) |
136 (32.1) |
10
Aug 1997 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
190-3
(38.3) |
189-9 (40) |
24
Jun 1997 |
NWT |
Won By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
251-5
(48.5) |
247-7 (60) |
23
Jun 1996 |
NL |
Won By 59 Runs |
Stockton |
Durham |
Field |
268-8 (40) |
209 (35.4) |
14
May 1995 |
NL |
Won By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
Durham |
Bat |
190-3
(35.1) |
189-8 (40) |
3
Jul 1994 |
NL |
Won By 2 Runs |
Darlington |
Durham |
Field |
222-8 (40) |
220-9 (40) |
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