KENT V SURREY at Canterbury (LVCC1), 4-7 SEPTEMBER 2008
Surrey will not need to be told that the key to beating Kent is to account
for Martin van Jaarsveld early on. Perhaps that is why the Brown Caps have
drafted in Shoaib Ahktar, although they will be hoping that when he steps off
the plane today he is match fit and not too jet-lagged. Van Jaarsveld made
back-to-back unbeaten hundreds against Surrey in the first championship
encounter between these two sides this season. Apart from him, no other
recognised batsman is averaging more than 33.50 for the hop county in four-day
cricket this year, and only one other player - Joe Denly - has so far scored
more than 550 runs.
It will come as no surprise, therefore, that Kent owe the fact that they
currently occupy third place in the table to their bowlers. Robbie Joseph (49
wickets at 24.51 runs apiece in the championship) and Ryan McLaren (42 at 22.59)
have led the way, but, when they have played, Azhar Mahmood and Yasir Arafat
have been just as effective. Luckily for Surrey both are doubtful for this
fixture, though Amjad Khan is by no means the worst man to have up your sleeve
if they are missing.
Again, there doesn't appear to be any significant milestones approaching for the
players likely to be on show, perhaps the most likely is Scott Newman passing
1,000 f-c runs for the summer. So far, Scotty has made 862. For Kent, Robbie
Joseph is one away from 50 championship wickets this season.
To follow...
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Lancashire |
27-30
Aug 2008 |
Match Abandoned |
Blackpool |
- |
- |
Sussex |
20-23
Aug 2008 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
455 & 171-7d |
328 & 154-3 |
Somerset |
12-15
Aug 2008 |
Match Drawn |
Taunton |
406-9 |
401-3d |
Yorkshire |
30
Jul - 2 Aug 2008 |
Match Drawn |
Headingley |
204 & 264-3 |
414-9d |
Durham |
16-19
Jul 2008 |
Lost By 10 Wickets |
Guildford |
220 & 323 |
410 & 134-0 |
If the pitch has something in it for the bowlers, you would have to say that
Surrey are in with a chance. The key, as I say, is van Jaarsveld, who can't
carry on taking hundreds and fifties off the Brown Caps, surely. I'm optimistic
- am I ever anything else? - that said I am not suggesting for one moment that
Surrey will avoid the drop. With Blackpool being completely washed out, it's too
late for that I am afraid.
J Denly, R Key (capt), M van Jaarsveld, D Stevens, M Walker, G Jones (wk), R
McLaren, J Tredwell, A Khan, R Joseph and M Saggers.
Graham Burgess and Peter Willey.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
KENT |
29
Jun - 2 Jul 2008 |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
397 &
130 |
270 &
260-6 |
8-9
Aug 2007 |
Won By 4 Wickets |
Canterbury |
Kent |
Bat |
215 &
108-6 |
150 &
171 |
30
May - 2 Jun 2007 |
Lost By An Inns & 79
Runs |
Whitgift School |
Kent |
Field |
166 &
319 |
564-5d |
20-23
Jul 2005 |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Bat |
452-8d
& 350 |
572 &
232-6 |
25-28
May 2005 |
Match Drawn |
Tunbridge Wells |
Kent |
Bat |
324 &
333-4 |
262 &
467-4d |
18-21
Aug 2004 |
Match Drawn |
Canterbury |
Kent |
Bat |
402-8d |
226 &
234-8 |
25-28
May 2004 |
Won By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
479 &
174-3 |
239 &
413 |
4-6
Sep 2003 |
Lost By An Inns &
155 Runs |
Canterbury |
Kent |
Bat |
125 &
255 |
535 |
2-5
Jul 2003 |
Won By 186 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
401 &
251-3d |
352-5d
& 114 |
19-22
Jul 2002 |
Won By 2 Wickets |
Canterbury |
Kent |
Bat |
225 &
410-8 |
374 &
260 |
12-14
Jun 2002 |
Won By 9 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
361 &
61-1 |
153 &
268 |
16-19
Aug 2001 |
Match Drawn |
Canterbury |
Surrey |
Bat |
258 &
193-8 |
301 |
20-23
Apr 2001 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Kent |
Bat |
473 |
456-8d |
23-26
May 2000 |
Match Drawn |
Canterbury |
Surrey |
Bat |
348-8 |
- |
11-14
May 2000 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Kent |
Field |
417 &
17-0d |
115-2d
& 255-8 |
2-5
Jun 1999 |
Won By An Inns & 28
Runs |
Tunbridge Wells |
Kent |
Field |
271 |
71 &
172 |
29-31
May 1998 |
Won By An Inns & 30
Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
342 |
86 &
226 |
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