KENT
V SURREY at Canterbury (LVCC)
11-14 JUNE 2023
Top versus ninth in Division One. A three-and-a-half week break
in the County Championship ends with a repeat of the last round
match-up, albeit Kent now host.
Since beating Northants in the opening week, the hop county have
had a couple of months they would probably care to forget.
In red-ball, only Ben Compton (436 runs in 10 championship
innings), Zak Crawley (now on England duty) and Joey Evison have
enjoyed any real form with the bat; while, with the ball, the
Spitfires' inability to field a settled attack has been a
significant handicap.
The T20 Blast has provided a route back to form for Daniel
Bell-Drummond and Tawanda Muyeye (a couple of half-centuries
apiece), but a record of two wins from seven in the 20-over stuff
tells an all too familiar story.
If one thing epitomises where Kent now find themselves, it's
their decision to drop skipper Sam Billings, who is averaging 9.19
with the bat in this summer's championship and just 12.00 in the
Blast. To quote their website: "After mutual discussions around
form, Sam Billings will not play in this match."
On the flipside, India left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh is set to
join the bustling Wes Agar (12 championship wickets at 28.41 apiece)
to make up the hop county's overseas contingent, while Matt Quinn is
fit again following a groin injury.
Surrey v
Kent - First-Class Records Sheet
Tom Latham looks set to
make his Surrey debut. Rory Burns (11,990) will start this contest
within touching distance of 12,000 first-class runs, while Will
Jacks (1,965) is on the cusp of 2,000. Ben Foakes (395 as keeper and
fielder) needs five more dismissals for 400 in f-c cricket and Dan
Worrall is three victims shy of 300 first-class career wickets. In
the home dressing room, Arshdeep Singh will be playing for the first
time for Kent, while Ben Compton (2.920) is eyeing up a 3,000th f-c
run.
New Zealand batter-wicketkeeper Tom Latham
(who replaces Windies' seamer Kemar Roach for Surrey's five County
Championship matches in June and July) comes into the squad. Also
included are Dan Moriarty, Ryan Patel and Cameron Steel, all of whom
failed to make the cut for the corresponding fixture at the Oval
last month.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
VENUE |
RESULT |
Kent |
18-20 May 2023 |
The Oval |
Won By 10 Wickets |
Middlesex |
11-14 May 2023 |
The Oval |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Essex |
4-7 May 2023 |
Chelmsford |
Match Drawn |
Warwickshire |
27-30 Apr 2023 |
Edgbaston |
Won By 9 Wickets |
Hampshire |
13-16 Apr 2023 |
The Oval |
Won By 9 Wickets |
With the weather set fair for this summer's
Canterbury Festival, much will depend on the pitch that's about to
be served up by the Kent groundsman. The Spitfires need to start
winning if they are to stave off relegation, but whether that begins
against the championship leaders is debatable. Still, Surrey haven't
won a four-day contest at the St Lawrence Ground since 2007.
Prediction: The Oval outfit are on a high in all forms at the moment
while the contrast with Kent's fortunes couldn't be much starker.
The best the hosts can hope for is a flat-track stalemate.
B.Compton, J.Denly, D.Bell-Drummond,
T.Muyeye, J.Leaning (capt), J.Cox (wk), J.Evison, Hamidullah Qadri,
W.Agar, Arshdeep Singh and M.Quinn.
James Middlebrook and Russell
Warren.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
KENT |
18-20
May 2023 |
Won By 10 Wickets |
The Oval |
362 & 58-0 |
278 & 141 |
26-29
Jun 2022 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
673-7d |
331 & 361-4 |
12-15
May 2022 |
Match Drawn |
Beckenham |
671-9d |
230 & 114-1 |
22-25
Aug 2020 |
Lost By 17 Runs |
The Oval |
278 & 174 |
342 & 127 |
7-10
Jul 2019 |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
271 & 218 |
369 & 124-5 |
20-23
May 2019 |
Match Drawn |
Beckenham |
439 & 280 |
294 & 352-8 |
13-16
Jul 2015 |
Won By 6 Wickets |
The Oval |
311 & 128-4 |
336 & 99 |
24-27
May 2015 |
Won By 3 Wickets |
Beckenham |
292 & 196-7 |
282 & 204 |
20-23
Jul 2014 |
Lost By 89 Runs |
Guildford |
398 & 213 |
408 & 292 |
4-7
May 2014 |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Canterbury |
285 & 203 |
435 & 54-2 |
10-12
Aug 2011 |
Lost By 265 Runs |
Canterbury |
127 & 104 |
266 & 230 |
10-13
Jul 2011 |
Won By 21 Runs |
The Oval |
387 & 184 |
250 & 300 |
28-31
Aug 2009 |
Lost By 6 Wickets |
Canterbury |
423 & 293 |
517 & 200-4 |
10-13
Jul 2009 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
386 & 170-3 |
620-7d |
4-7
Sep 2008 |
Match Drawn |
Canterbury |
307-9d |
160-1 |
29
Jun - 2 Jul 2008 |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
397 & 130 |
270 & 260-6 |
8-9
Aug 2007 |
Won By 4 Wickets |
Canterbury |
215 & 108-6 |
150 & 171 |
30
May - 2 Jun 2007 |
Lost By An Inns & 79 Runs |
Whitgift Sch |
166 & 319 |
564-5d |
20-23
Jul 2005 |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Guildford |
452-8d & 350 |
572 & 232-6 |
25-28
May 2005 |
Match Drawn |
Tun Wells |
324 & 333-4 |
262 & 467-4d |
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