ESSEX EAGLES V SURREY BROWN CAPS at Chelmsford (FPT),
25 MAY 2008
If you believe the weather forecast - experience tells me you never should -
tomorrow's match at Chelmsford will be abandoned without a ball being bowled. A
point apiece might well be enough for Essex to qualify for the last eight, but
with Middlesex to play on Wednesday, the Eagles may even fancy a 15-over slog if
it comes to it given that Surrey haven't exactly lit up this year's competition.
As the Brown Caps discovered on 11 May, Essex's strength in the short form of
the game rests with the bat. Jason Gallian, Ravi Bopara and Mark Pettini have
all featured strongly in the FPT; so have James Foster and Ryan ten Doeschate
when they have been given opportunities to put runs on the board.
With the ball, David Masters and James Middlebrook - not an obvious
match-winning duo - have been in superb form in one-day cricket and have been
ably backed up by Graham Napier and Chris Wright, not to mention some excellent
ground fielding by the Eagles.
Click here for the Surrey
v Essex List A Records sheet at at the start of the 2008 season.
Jonathan Batty has 199 List A dismissals and is four runs away from his 2,500th
List A run. Alistair Brown has 19 one-day hundreds. Jade Dernbach has 46 wickets
in List A cricket. Mark Ramprakash has 14 one-day hundreds against his name.
Twenty-year-old all-rounder, Matthew Spriegel and wicketkeeper Gary
Wilson are both set to make their Surrey debuts, with Jonathan Batty and Jade
Dernbach (from the side that lost to Kent a week ago) most likely making way.
With no Neil Saker in the squad, Surrey may well opt to play the extra batsman
again, thus leaving the door ajar for Scott Newman to return to one-day
action.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Kent |
18 May 2008 |
FPT |
Lost By 17 Runs |
Canterbury |
320 (49.4) |
337-3 (50) |
Essex |
11 May 2008 |
FPT |
Lost By 156 Runs |
The Oval |
235 (38.2) |
391-5 (50) |
Sussex |
8 May 2008 |
FPT |
Won By 67 Runs |
Hove |
346-3 (50) |
279-8 (50) |
Kent |
5 May 2008 |
FPT |
Lost By 90 Runs |
The Oval |
192 (42.4) |
282-7 (50) |
Middlesex |
4 May 2008 |
FPT |
Won By 5 Wickets |
Lord's |
236-5 (47) |
233-8 (50) |
Over the years Surrey have tended to be a better championship outfit than a
one-day one and this season it's no different. It would be sweet if they could
avenge the 156-run defeat at the Oval, but, realistically, Essex will probably
be too much of a handful for the Brown Caps again.
M Pettini (capt), J Gallian, V Chopra, R Bopara, G Flower, R ten Doeschate, J
Foster (wk), J Middlebrook, G Napier, D Masters and C Wright.
Steve Garratt and John Holder.
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
ESSEX |
11
May 2008 |
FPT |
Lost
By 156 Runs |
The Oval |
Essex |
Bat |
235
(38.2) |
391-5
(50) |
28
Jun 2007 |
T20 |
Lost By 3 Wickets |
Chelmsford |
Surrey |
Bat |
174-4
(20) |
175-7
(18.5) |
3
Jun 2007 |
FPT |
Lost By 8 Runs |
Whitgift School |
Essex |
Bat |
240
(49.4) |
248
(47.3) |
1
Jul 2006 |
T20 |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
188-7
(20) |
189-6
(18.2) |
25
Jun 2006 |
C&G |
Lost By 6 Wickets |
Chelmsford |
Essex |
Field |
128 (39) |
131-4
(15.3) |
5
Jul 2005 |
T20 |
Lost By 1 Run |
Chelmsford |
Surrey |
Field |
70-2 (5) |
71-3 (5) |
25
Aug 2004 |
NL |
No Result |
Chelmsford |
Essex |
Bat |
- |
135-5 (25.1) |
7
Jul 2004 |
T20 |
No Result |
Chelmsford |
No toss made |
- |
- |
- |
23
May 2004 |
NL |
Won By 31 Runs |
The Oval |
Essex |
Field |
268 (43.3) |
237 (42.5) |
14
Jun 2003 |
T20 |
Won By 44 Runs |
Imber Court |
Essex |
Field |
182-9 (20) |
138 (18.5) |
8
Jun 2003 |
NL |
Won By 3 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
221-7 (42.5) |
220 (44.2) |
27
Apr 2003 |
NL |
Won By 15 Runs |
Chelmsford |
Essex |
Field |
268-8 (45) |
253 (43) |
8
Sep 2002 |
NL |
Won By 2 Runs |
Chelmsford |
Essex |
Field |
162 (43.3) |
160 (38.2) |
28
Jul 2002 |
NL |
Won By 73 Runs |
Guildford |
Essex |
Field |
310-7 (45) |
237 (40.1) |
2
May 2002 |
B&H |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Chelmsford |
Essex |
Field |
223 (49.2) |
224-6 (45.2) |
5
May 2001 |
B&H |
Won By 6 Wickets |
The Oval |
Essex |
Bat |
223-4 (47) |
222-8 (50) |
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