NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STEELBACKS V SURREY LIONS at Northampton
(CB40), 15 AUGUST 2011
With Durham now level, on points, with Surrey at
the head of the Group B table, the Lions travel to Wantage Road
seeking to maintain their unbeaten record in this season's
Clydesdale Bank 40. Their opponents, Northamptonshire, might be
riding high in Division Two of the County Championship, but the
Steelbacks have now suffered four successive defeats in the CB40;
the last one being at the Oval when these two sides met eleven days
ago.
Northamptonshire's attack has struggled, certainly
of late, to give their batsmen something to chase down. With
Chaminda Vaas likely to be rested for tomorrow's encounter, only
Andrew Hall (16 wickets at 21.06 runs apiece) will go into the
contest with any real CB40 form behind him with the ball.
The Steelbacks' batting has fired on occasions.
Eight batsmen have recorded half-centuries in this summer's CB40.
Niall O'Brien (393 runs at an average of 56.14), who has made three,
also struck 121 against Hampshire - his one-day career best. If Mal
Loye, Stephen Peters and Rob White had also come to the party with
the bat, Northants might now be entertaining thoughts of progressing
to the knockout phase.
Click here for the Surrey
v Northamptonshire List A Records sheet.
Matthew Spriegel is on the brink of making his 1,000th run is
one-day cricket. He currently has 997. Of the Northants contingent,
Andrew Hall is one scalp away from 350 List A career wickets.
If there's one thing Chris Adams has put right, it is that Surrey
have had precious few injuries this summer. There are no real
surprises in the 13-man squad for tomorrow.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Northamptonshire |
3
Aug 2011 |
NL |
Won By 12 Runs |
The Oval |
273-9
(40) |
261-9
(40) |
Warwickshire |
24
Jul 2011 |
NL |
Won By 3 Wickets |
Guildford |
227-7
(38.5) |
225-8
(40) |
Durham |
17
Jul 2011 |
NL |
Abandoned |
The Riverside |
- |
- |
Hampshire |
22
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 36 Runs |
Whitgift Sch |
311-7
(40) |
275
(38.4) |
Scotland |
15
May 2011 |
NL |
Won By 48 Runs |
Edinburgh |
257-7
(40) |
209-9
(40) |
At the moment, the only thing that's predictable about Surrey is
that they're unpredictable. Moreover, the Lions' recent one-day
record at Northampton isn't good. So, the fact Surrey are likely
start as the clear favourites means nothing. I'm going for a
Steelbacks win.
M Loye, S Peters, N O'Brien (wk), A Wakely, R White, A Hall (capt),
J Middlebrook, D Willey, D Lucas, J Brooks and L Daggett.
Richard Kettleborough and Steve O'Shaughnessy.
DATE |
COMP |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
NORTHANTS |
3
Aug 2011 |
NL |
Won By 12
Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
273-9
(40) |
261-9
(40) |
13
Sep 2009 |
NL |
Lost By 8
Wickets |
Northampton |
Northants |
Field |
134
(35.2) |
135-2
(15.3) |
17
Aug 2008 |
NL |
Won By 63
Runs |
The Oval |
Northants |
Field |
268-6
(40) |
205
(36) |
29
Aug 2004 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
Northampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
179-7 (41) |
191-5
(39.5) |
27
Jul 2004 |
NL |
Won By 39 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
265-6 (45) |
226 (41.3) |
3
Aug 2002 |
NL |
Lost By 102 Runs |
Whitgift Sch |
Northants |
Bat |
162 (27) |
277-5 (40) |
4
Jun 2002 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Runs |
Northampton |
Northants |
Bat |
224 (44.2) |
229-6 (45) |
22
Jul 2001 |
NL |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Guildford |
Northants |
Field |
195 (41.1) |
176-2
(30.2) |
3
Jun 2001 |
NL |
Won By 4 Wickets |
Northampton |
Surrey |
Field |
217-6 (43) |
213-6 (45) |
28
Jul 1999 |
NWT |
Won By 7 Wickets |
Northampton |
Northants |
Bat |
156-3
(35.3) |
152 (35.5) |
13
Jun 1999 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Runs |
Northampton |
Northants |
Bat |
230-9 (45) |
235-8 (45) |
25
Apr 1999 |
NL |
Lost By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
207-9 (45) |
211-6
(43.2) |
19
Apr 1998 |
NL |
No Result |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
- |
162-5 (34) |
27
Jul 1997 |
NL |
Lost By 5 Wickets |
Northampton |
Surrey |
Bat |
206-7 (40) |
208-5
(38.3) |
8
Sep 1996 |
NL |
Won By 2 Wickets |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Field |
237-8 (40) |
234-9 (40) |
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