LEICESTERSHIRE V
SURREY at Leicester (LVCC2), 24-27 AUGUST 2010
When Surrey visited Lord's, Middlesex were in
disarray. When the Brown Caps travelled to New Road, Worcestershire
had just changed their captain. Both Middlesex and Worcestershire
were no doubt grateful to Surrey for raising their spirits when they
did. So, it will be interesting to see whether Leicestershire will
also benefit from playing host to the south Londoners.
With the bat, James Taylor has led the way for the
Foxes in the championship this year with 835 runs at an average of
43.94, including two hundreds. Greg Smith, Matthew Boyce and Jacques
du Toit have also been amongst the runs recently, though without
being outstanding. But, despite dropping back down the order, Paul
Nixon has continued to struggle. With James Benning fit again,
perhaps the veteran will be asked to sit out this contest.
In their most recent championship outing, at
Lord's, Leicestershire bowled Middlesex out for 219 and 255. Prior
to that, Derbyshire could only muster 182 and 262 at Grace Road. So,
the Foxes attack is producing the goods. Slow left-armer Claude
Henderson tops their averages with 46 championship scalps at 20.82
runs apiece, while the lead seamers, both with 39 wickets, have been
Nathan Buck and skipper Matthew Hoggard, who are averaging 25.64 and
26.41 respectively.
Arun Harinath has 997 first-class career runs. Mark Ramprakash is
119 runs away from equaling Graeme Hick's county championship run
tally of 28,776. Hick is 21st in the all
time list, while Ramprakash is currently 22nd. For the Foxes,
James Benning and Nadeem Malik start this game with 1,938 f-c career
runs and 195 f-c career wickets respectively.
With Stewart Walters dropped, Jason Roy looks likely to make his
County Championship debut. Chris Tremlett, who was rested for last
Sunday's visit to Wormsley, returns to the fold. But following
Steven Cheetham's 4-32 against the Unicorns, Stuart Meaker's place
in the side could be under threat.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Worcestershire |
16-19
Aug 2010 |
Lost By 238 Runs |
Worcester |
259
& 130 |
308
& 319 |
Sussex |
9-12
Aug 2010 |
Match Drawn |
Guildford |
292 |
217
& 275-6d |
Middlesex |
29
Jul - 1 Aug 2010 |
Lost By An Inns &
44 Runs |
Lord's |
167
& 212 |
423 |
Northamptonshire |
20-23
Jul 2010 |
Won By An Inns &
175 Runs |
The Oval |
620-7d |
240
& 205 |
Derbyshire |
28 Jun - 1 Jul 2010 |
Won By 42 Runs |
Chesterfield |
391
& 253 |
237
& 365 |
The weather forecast for day two is dreadful and day three could
also catch some wet stuff, so a draw seems to be a nailed on
certainty (if I say that, hopefully the rain will stay away!).
G Smith, M Boyce, J du Toit, J Taylor, J Benning, T New (wk),
J Naik, C Henderson, N Buck, M Hoggard (capt) and N Malik.
Ian Gould and Vanburn Holder.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
LEICS |
4-7
Jun 2010 |
Lost By An
Inns & 60 Runs |
The Oval |
Leics |
Bat |
236
& 183 |
479 |
31
Jul - 3 Aug 2009 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Leics |
Bat |
608-4d |
593-5d
& 23-0 |
16-19
Jun 2009 |
Match Drawn |
Leicester |
Leics |
Bat |
329 |
165
& 487-5d |
7-10
Jun 2006 |
Won By An
Inns & 158 Runs |
The Oval |
Leics |
Bat |
668-7d |
251
& 259 |
26-29
Apr 2006 |
Won By 99
Runs |
Leicester |
Surrey |
Bat |
370
& 287-7d |
244
& 314 |
21-24
Aug 2003 |
Match Drawn |
Leicester |
Surrey |
Bat |
501
& 117-2 |
166
& 636-4d |
14-17
May 2003 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Leics |
Bat |
560-8d |
200
& 185-8 |
18-21
Sep 2002 |
Won By 483
Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
494
& 492-9d |
361
& 142 |
14-16
Aug 2002 |
Won By 7
Wickets |
Leicester |
Surrey |
Bat |
540
& 42-3 |
290
& 289 |
4-7
Jul 2001 |
Match Drawn |
Leicester |
Leics |
Bat |
102
& 478-9 |
165
& 472-8d |
16-19
May 2001 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Leics |
Bat |
190 |
246
& 94-5 |
19-21
Jul 2000 |
Won By 10
Wickets |
Guildford |
Leics |
Bat |
288
& 119-0 |
318
& 87 |
7-9
Jul 2000 |
Won By An
Inns & 178 Runs |
Oakham
School |
Surrey |
Bat |
505 |
143
& 184 |
9-12
Jun 1999 |
Match Drawn |
Leicester |
Leics |
Bat |
501 |
272
& 239-4 |
17-19
Sep 1998 |
Lost By An
Inns & 211 Runs |
The Oval |
Leics |
Bat |
146
& 228 |
585-6d |
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