LANCASHIRE LIGHTNING V
SURREY LIONS at Old Trafford (TSL1), 31 AUGUST 2004
I don't know why it has taken this long, but yesterday I
suddenly thought to myself: "I can't remember seeing Surrey win away from home
this summer." So, I checked. Apart from in the Twenty20 Cup, the Ovalites have
had only one success on the road in 2004 - against Kent in the totesport League.
Forget the recent upswing in our championship performances, that rates as a
truly lamentable record. The relevance, naturally, is that Surrey's run-in is
exclusively on detached duty.
For the visitors, the only man averaging more than thirty
with the bat in one-day cricket this year, who's certain to start, is Adam
Hollioake; for whom this will be his last ever appearance for the club he led to
seven major titles in as many summers. In the opposition dressing room, there
will be four such batters - Dinesh Mongia (48.20), Mark Chilton (553 runs at
39.50), Carl Hooper (36.87) and Iain Sutcliffe (33.53).
Continuing the head-to-head theme, the Lightning will
probably field five bowlers who are currently giving away five or less runs per
over, compared with two, maybe three, by the Lions. The dangermen for Lancashire
are Sajid Mahmood (28 List A wickets at 20.85 runs apiece), Glen Chapple and
Dominic Cork.
Milestones for tomorrow night - Alistair Brown is set to make
his 300th one-day appearance for Surrey. Azhar Mahmood still has 47
limited-overs wickets for the club, so requires three more for his 50th. If he
plays, Alex Tudor is three away from 100 one-day league wickets, while Martin
Bicknell is closing in on his 250th such scalp. He needs three more to achieve
that particular landmark.
Seven out of the last nine limited-overs meetings between these two sides have
been won by the team batting last. But, away from home, against the opponent
that whopped us at Whitgift and who have generally been difficult for Surrey to
break down on the road in one-day cricket in recent years... Shall I simply say,
diplomatically, I'm not hopeful.
Once again, your guess is as good as mine. But this time it's because Steve
Rixon and Jonathan Batty are waiting to assess the fitness of the 15 players
they will be taking to Old Trafford - the eleven that lost to Northants
yesterday plus Mark Butcher, Tim Murtagh, Scott Newman and Alex Tudor.
M Chilton, I Sutcliffe, D Cork, D Mongia, C Hooper (capt),
C Schofield, G Chapple, K Hogg, J Haynes (wk), S
Mahmood and P Martin.
15 Aug 2004 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Whitgift School |
7 Aug 2004 |
T20 |
Won By 1 Run |
Edgbaston |
30 Jun 2002 |
NL |
No Result |
Old Trafford |
12 May 2002 |
NL |
Won By 6 Wickets |
The Oval |
26 Jul 2000 |
NWT |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
The Oval |
17 Jun 1998 |
NL |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
Old Trafford |
27-28 May 1998 |
B&H |
Won By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
14 Sep 1997 |
NL |
Won By 5 Wickets |
The Oval |
11 Aug 1996 |
NL |
Won (Scoring Rate) |
Old Trafford |
3 Sep 1995 |
NL |
Lost By 6 Wickets |
The Oval |
6 Jul 1994 |
NWT |
Won By 125 Runs |
The Oval |
8 May 1994 |
NL |
Won By 1 Run |
The Oval |
6 Jun 1993 |
NL |
Won By 165 Runs |
The Oval |
11 May 1993 |
B&H |
Lost By 6 Runs |
The Oval |
26 Jul 1992 |
NL |
Lost (Scoring Rate) |
Old Trafford |
27 May 1992 |
B&H |
Won By 75 Runs |
The Oval |
18 Aug 1991 |
NL |
Won By 21 Runs |
Old Trafford |
30 May 1990 |
B&H |
Lost By 46 Runs |
Old Trafford |
6 May 1990 |
NL |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
The Oval |
24 Apr 1990 |
B&H |
Lost By 76 Runs |
Old Trafford |
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