KENT V SURREY at Canterbury (LVCC2),
28-31 AUGUST 2009
Kent have been the class outfit in Division Two this year, so, coming off a
demoralising defeat at the hands of Essex last weekend, Surrey are likely to
have to dig deep to get anything out of this contest. Mind you, Middlesex were
facing a pretty similar set of circumstances when they travelled to Canterbury
three weeks' ago and the North Londoners came away with a 47-run victory, which
they completed
within three days.
Had it not been for Darren Stevens's first innings 67 for the
home side, Middlesex might have rolled Kent over with ease. As the game wore on, spin came into the equation, which would appear to
favour Kent on this occasion given the contrasting fortunes of James Tredwell
and Chris Schofield in this year's County Championship.
Tredwell is Kent's leading wicket-taker in the champo, with 57 victims at
twenty runs apiece. He is also averaging 35.36 with the bat. 32-year-old seamer
Simon Cook has come to the fore this term with 25 wickets at 23.76, but, when he
has played, Azhar Mahmood has been an inspiration with the ball for the hop
county.
Martin van Jaarsveld currently sits at the top of Kent's championship batting
averages, with 1,091 runs at an average of 68.18, including five hundreds. Below
him, Rob Key, Geraint Jones and Joe Denly have all struck three championship
centuries and average over forty.
Usman Afzaal goes into this contest with 99 catches in first-class cricket,
while Jonathan Batty has 495 f-c dismissals. With the bat Afzaal needs 81 runs
for a thousand for the season and, career-wise, Stewart Walters has 952
first-class runs. Of the Kent contingent, Geraint Jones has 398 f-c
dismissals.
The on loan duo of James Anyon (Warwickshire) and Tom Smith (Sussex) are named
in Surrey's squad of thirteen for this match, as is Mark Ramprakash even though
the Brown Caps' leading batsman tweaked a hamstring in tonight's Pro40 loss to
the Spitfires. Jade Dernbach, who was rested for today's game, also makes the
squad.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Essex |
19-22 Aug
2009 |
Lost By 9 Wickets |
Colchester |
428 & 190 |
545 & 74-1 |
Derbyshire |
6-9 Aug
2009 |
Match Drawn |
Whitgift Sch |
362 & 320-4d |
334 & 232-5 |
Leicestershire |
31 Jul - 3 Aug 2009 |
Match Drawn |
Brit Oval |
608-4d |
593-5d & 23-0 |
Essex |
15-18 Jul 2009 |
Match Drawn |
Guildford |
352-8d |
401 & 201-3 |
Kent |
10-13 Jul
2009 |
Match Drawn |
Brit Oval |
386 & 170-3 |
620-7d |
The weather looks set fair, which is a turn up for an August Bank Holiday
weekend. If we do get four full days' worth, though, I can only see the Division
Two leaders dominating, especially if the pitch turns - Kent have included two
front-line spinners in their eleven.
R Key (capt), S Northeast, G Jones (wk), M van Jaarsveld, D Stevens, J Kemp,
Azhar Mahmood, J Tredwell, S Cook, R Ferley and P Edwards.
George Sharp and Peter Willey. See also The
Dreaded Finger
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
KENT |
10-13 Jul
2009 |
Match Drawn |
Brit Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
386
& 170-3 |
620-7d |
4-7
Sep 2008 |
Match Drawn |
Canterbury |
Kent |
Field |
307-9d |
160-1 |
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 |
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